SHANGHAI–Rising Spanish star Rafael Jodar was warned for unsportsmanlike conduct after shouting an expletive at a ballboy in the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Jodar, 20, was trailing Botic van de Zandschulp after losing the first set on a tie-break when he shouted in Spanish: “Give me the fucking towel!” He had

MIAMI– Giannis Antetokounmpo ran off the floor about an hour into the first Miami Heat training camp session of the NBA season. He had already sweated through his practice uniform and wanted to change into a fresh one. Someone let him into an adjacent room, and he found a place to change. “Much better,” Antetokounmpo

MANILA, Philippines — Nxled coach Ettore Guidetti is relishing the luxury of having a deep, talent-rich roster in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series, where the all-to-play format has played to his team’s advantage. With three-time MVP Brooke Van Sickle returning from her shoulder injury, Nxled flexed its depth by sweeping Invitational bronze medalist PLDT,

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—NBA legend Dwyane Wade was in attendance during the match between University of Santo Tomas and Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Wade did a little bit of everything courtside, from watching the game

MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas returned to its winning ways in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament after stopping streaking Far Eastern University, 81-69, at Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. With Dwyane Wade sitting courtside, the Growling Tigers snapped the Tamaraws’ four-game winning streak to climb to 3-2 following a heartbreaking overtime loss to National

MANILA, Philippines–Meralco knows anything can still happen, even as it gained ground in the wild chase for the three remaining quarterfinal spots in Group B of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup. The Bolts came away with a 120-115 win over the Blackwater Bossing on Tuesday to climb into fourth with a 4-5 record going into

MANILA, Philippines — NLEX stepped on the gas in the last two quarters to pulverize Titan Ultra, 147-115 for its ninth win in 11 starts, putting the team in a better position to seal the top seed in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup playoffs. The Road Warriors exploded for 37 and 45 points in the second half, thanks to their firepower that came from the bench that sent the Giant Risers reeling to their ninth loss against just two victories, thus tying the Macau Giant Pandas at the bottom of the Group A standings. Deonte Burton, playing in just his second game in an NLEX uniform since replacing injured DeQuan Jones, led the Road Warriors with 21 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in a huge all-around effort. Robert Bolick added 20 points, five rebounds and eight assists, Kevin Alas added 19, while rookie LJ Gonzales and Robert Herndon chipped in 17 and 16, respectively. NLEX outrebounded Titan Ultra, 55-40, scored 30 off its opponents’ 16 turnovers. The boys coach coach Jimmy Alapag also held a massive 82-37 advantage in bench points. Titan Ultra, already out of playoff running, drew 33 points from Joshua Munzon, while import Tirrell Brown scored 29.