MANILA, Philippines–Coach Jimmy Alapag made his feelings known after a rough first-half showing by NLEX in its 147-115 victory over Titan Ultra in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. A moment early in the contest encapsulated Alapag’s frustrations when the game’s broadcast caught him telling the Road Warriors to play

MANILA, Philippines–NLEX flipped the switch in the second half and pummeled Titan Ultra into oblivion with a 147-115 victory to close in on the top seed in Group A of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Import Deonte Burton had 21 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two

WUHAN–A frustrated Aryna Sabalenka suffered a second successive early exit as her bid for a fourth Wuhan Open title was foiled by American world number 31 Ann Li 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in round two on Wednesday. The top-seeded Sabalenka fell to Nikola Bartunkova in the third round at the China Open last week and

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines— Adamson coach Nash Racela questioned the handling of the game’s final play after the Soaring Falcons fell to University of the Philippines, 69-67, in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday. Racela said a foul–or at least, a review–should have been called

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas forward Mark Llemit showed out in the squad’s 81-69 win over Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Aside from wanting to recover from the Growling Tigers’ overtime loss to National

MANILA, Philippines–June Mar Fajardo moved five points shy of becoming the 19th player in history to reach the 10,000-point club after scoring 25 in San Miguel Beer’s 135-105 win over Terrafirma in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup. Fajardo’s conference-high allowed him to move closer to the exclusive list, but he elected not to go for

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WUHAN, China — Jessica Pegula squandered three match points and lost to Jelena Ostapenko in three sets at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday in the American’s first match in more than a month. Ostapenko won 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-3 in an unlikely last-32 comeback that included saving match points on three occasions in the second

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines unloaded a fourth quarter masterclass to score a 69-67 come-from-behind win over Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. After trailing for most of the game, the Fighting Maroons used the payoff period

MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer bounced back from its stinging loss to TNT by running roughshod over Terrafirma, 135-105, on Wednesday in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. George King dropped 44 points while June Mar Fajardo had his best game of the conference with 25 points and 12 rebounds as the Beermen