Asian Games: Kacey Dela Rosa, Gilas women start 3×3 campaign

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Norlan Petecio advanced to the next round of the men’s 70-kilogram boxing competition at the Asian Games, beating Cambodia’s Sophor Vy by unanimous decision Monday at Nishio Gymnasium. Petecio, the brother of Olympic boxer Nesthy, earned 30-27 scores from four

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA–Thai women’s badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh became the first known doping case at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday, testers said. The 19-year-old returned a positive sample for the banned substance furosemide and has been provisionally suspended, the International Testing Agency said.

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas advanced to the ninth-place battle after sweeping Mongolia, 25-13, 25-11, 25-20, in the Asian Games women’s volleyball classification round on Monday at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium. Angel Canino, coming off a rest, returned to action and led

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team was relegated to a presumptive quarterfinal matchup with defending champion Japan after being handed a 5-1 loss by China in its final Group G match in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Hopes of getting at least a draw

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Gymnastics Association of the Philippines president Cynthia Carrion is cutting short her Asian Games stint after her husband died of cancer on Monday. Carrion said she would fly back to the Philippines on Monday night, leaving the national gymnasts as they continue

SINGAPORE–Southeast Asian star Janice Tjen was forced to withdraw from the Singapore Open a day before the main draw kicked off. Tjen, Indonesia’s top player, pulled out on Sunday due to a right wrist injury. The injury didn’t stop her from pushing through with her meet-and-greet at Kallang sports complex on Monday morning. READ: Globetrotting

The rise of China's teenage sensation Yu Zidi is emblematic of an exciting trend where younger swimmers are breaking through at the highest level, four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey said on Monday.

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo advanced to three apparatus finals–floor exercise, parallel bars and vault–and the team event in the 2026 Asian Games men’s artistic gymnastics competition despite a shaky qualification round Monday. His younger brother, Karl Eldrew, meanwhile,

The Philippines will officially secure its third medal in the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday as MMA"s Jean Claude Saclag battles in the men"s traditional -65kg final.

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines—Kayla Sanchez reset the national swimming record twice in the Asian Games 2026 women’s 50-meter backstroke, but it wasn’t enough to reach the podium Monday at Tokyo Aquatics Center. Sanchez settled for fifth in her pet event despite setting a new Philippine

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut — Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark’s WNBA record for points by a rookie in a season on Sunday in the Minnesota Lynx’s 101-89 victory over the Connecticut Sun. Miles, who finished with 21 points, was tied with Clark at 769 points coming into the game and moved atop the list when she made

MANILA, Philippines —  Jones Llabares Inso settled for sixth place in the men’s taijiquan and taijijian final, as the medal remained elusive for the Philippine wushu team in the Asian Games. Inso garnered a total score of 19.403 in two events, as China’s Dewen Liu got the gold as the runaway winner with 19.560 points.