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Saclag enters MMA finals, eyes PH’s first Asiad gold
JEAN Claude Saclag got himself and the Philippines a shot at a gold medal after advancing to the 20th Asian Games mixed martial arts men's traditional -65kg final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center in Japan on…
PH squads stumble in Chess Olympiad
THE Philippines ran into tougher foes and fell to host Uzbekistan 2 and Spain that derailed its bid of gatecrashing into the top 10 after the fifth round of the 46th World Chess Olympiad at the Silk Road International…
Tabanas carries PH youth to Taiwan
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Isabella Tabanas gets her first taste of professional golf when she joins fellow ICTSI-backed amateurs Lisa and Mona Sarines in the Kenda Tire Cup, which gets under way Wednesday at the Taichung…
Eala on collision course with Anisimova, Andreeva
FILIPINA tennis ace Alex Eala faces a formidable path at the 2026 Singapore Open in Kallang, Singapore, with potential high-stakes matchups against America’s Amanda Anisimova in the semifinals and reigning French Open…
Braves clinch division title; Red Sox reach MLB playoffs
HOUSTON — Mike Yastrzemski smacked a game-winning three-run homer to lead Atlanta over Houston, 4-2, on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as the Braves clinched their seventh Major League Baseball division title in nine…
Bridgeman bags PGA Biltmore title
WASHINGTON, United States — Jacob Bridgeman birdied four of the last six holes on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to hold off fellow American Ben James and win the PGA Biltmore Championship by two strokes. Bridgeman fired a…
Cowboys, Vikings score big wins in NFL
LOS ANGELES — The Dallas Cowboys beat arch-rivals Washington, 37-20, in a game marred by a gruesome injury to Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, while the Chicago Bears lost their own signal-caller Caleb Williams…
Teqball gets its kicks at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan — You had to move quickly to see teqball, one of the new sports on view at the Asian Games. Competition wrapped up Sunday in the sport — the official opening day of the games. Several other new sports in…
Asian Games: Yulo brothers, Besana advance to gymnastics finals; MMA's Alvarez bags PH's 2nd bronze
Carlos and Karl Eldrew Yulo, Juancho Miguel Besana advance to gymnastics finals as MMA"s Carlos Alvarez secures bronze for Team Philippines in the second day of the 2026 Asian Games.
Leylah Fernandez praises Alex Eala and ‘beautiful’ PH crowd they share
SINGAPORE–Alex Eala won’t be making her much-awaited debut in the Singapore Open main draw until Wednesday night. But Filipino fans will have someone to root for as early as Monday night when Leylah Fernandez hits…
