Women’s soft tennis quintet gives PH first Asian Games medal

MANILA, Philippines–Nygel Gonzales knows he has a long way to go before he can return to the court, but the San Beda guard is confident he is on the right track. The Season 101 MVP has been sidelined since tearing his ACL during the offseason, forcing him to watch from the sidelines as the Red

MANILA, Philippines—It’s no secret that Letran’s Chad Gammad has been under the bright spotlight of the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament. But after the Knights’ 99-62 drubbing of San Sebastian at San Juan Arena on Friday, Gammad made it clear that the attention disappears once he steps on the court. “For me, there’s pressure

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines —Juliana Gomez is tempering her expectations for her Asian Games debut but vows to give her all for the Philippines in the Aichi-Nagoya fencing tournament from September 22 to 27. Gomez will compete in the women’s individual epee and team events

MANILA, Philippines—Letran kept San Sebastian winless in Group B with a 99-62 win in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament at San Juan Arena on Friday. The Knights’ 37-point rout of the Golden Stags also fueled the Season 101 finalists to a 2-0 start to the young season following their opening win over Perpetual.

NAGOYA–Asian Games organizers played the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men’s hockey team on Friday, later apologizing for the blunder. South Korean officials were left angered by the latest mishap to hit the Games ahead of Saturday’s opening ceremony in Nagoya. READ: Asian Games 2026: Athletes ‘can’t take it any more’ as

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Team Philippines sees action in the Asian Games 2026 triathlon competitions in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Races will be held at the Gamagori City Triathlon Venue in Aichi Prefecture. The triathlon team of the Philippines is composed of Fernando Casares, Inaki Lorbes, Kim Mangrobang,

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Team Philippines assured itself a breakthrough medal finish in soft tennis a day before the formal opening of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. Princess Catindig, Bien Zoleta, Christy Sanosa, Shyryn Salazar and Hilary Paas secured a top two finish in Group B

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines– Memories of her historic Olympic gold medal in Tokyo came flooding back for Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo as she served as one of the torchbearers for the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games on Thursday. After completing her segment of the relay, Diaz-Naranjo was met

The Asian Games in Japan were facing more accusations of poor organization Friday with a world champion gymnast “totally exhausted,” the public drafted in to rescue stranded athletes and South Korea lodging a complaint about a Japanese warlord. The continent’s premier sporting spectacle opens in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture on Saturday, but the build-up has

Check the Team Philippines schedule at the 2026 Asian Games, including dates for basketball, boxing, swimming, athletics, weightlifting and other sports.

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Two-time Olympic weightlifter Elreen Ando is determined to add the Asian Games medal to her collection in the Aichi-Nagoya edition, which formally opens on Saturday. “I’m really excited, and hopefully, I can win another medal at the upcoming Asian Games,” Ando said

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine men’s U-23 football team absorbed a 2-0 loss to Vietnam on Friday in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 at Minato Soccer Field. Two goals courtesy of Nguyen Thanh Nhan and Nguyen Le Phat crushed any hopes of the Philippines getting a famous result as it ended up losing a second straight match