Good friends Alex Eala and Zeynep Sonmez saw their on-court partnership fall short, losing to Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina and Dayana Yastremska, 6-2, 6-3, in the Wuhan Open doubles Round of 32 on Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino tennis Alex Eala ended her WTA 1000 Wuhan Open campaign after she and Turkish partner Zeynep Sonmez bowed to the Ukrainian tandem of Dayana Yastremska and Anhelina Kalinina in the doubles first round, 2-6, 3-6, in China Tuesday evening. World No. 19 Eala thus suffered back-to-back early exits after a shock loss to No. 217 and Chinese qualifier Shi Han in the singles first round, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, Monday night. Eala looks to recover from a string of upset defeats as she competes next at the 500 Ningbo Open slated from October 19 to 25 still in China.

Alexandra "Alex" Eala and Zeynep Sonmez, who share a close friendship off the court, will look to bring that chemistry to the doubles court as they link up for the WTA1000 Wuhan Open in China.

STAMFORD, Connecticut — Carmelo Anthony believes the New York Knicks made the right decision in halting contract negotiations with some of their players to focus solely on basketball. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart eligible for extensions but talks going nowhere, the Knicks said last week they were pausing discussions until later in the season and would devote their attention entirely to defending their NBA championship. Anthony, an All-Star for the Knicks during his Hall of Fame career, said Monday he wasn't alarmed by what he was hearing from a team that should be enjoying happy times. “I think it’s happier times, I just think things just move so fast now that you get a chance to celebrate the championship, then it's business as usual, right? Business has got to go on,” Anthony said. “I think it was big for them to stop the conversations, and just, we’ll get to that. We’ll get to that at the end of the season.” Anthony spoke at NBC Sports studios, where he is preparing for his second season as an analyst for the network's “NBA Showtime” studio show. He will be at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20 to watch the Knicks raise their championship banner when NBC televises their season opener against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers. Anthony and the rest of the team of Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and host Maria Taylor will begin the day at Rockefeller Center, where the studio show will set up on the “Today Show” plaza for the 3 p.m. EDT tipoff of Boston at Detroit. Towns is eligible for a four-year, $276 million deal. He is due to make $57 million this season and has a $61.1 million player option for 2027-28. He has been disappointed in the progress of talks after being an All-Star in both seasons since coming to New York and told reporters that the Knicks' statement Friday that they were cutting off negotiations “was news to me.” Hart will make $21 million this season and the Knicks have an option for 2027-28 at $22.4 million. He said he wasn't frustrated but had previously noted what it could mean for players at the trade deadline in February if there hadn't been progress. Anthony was represented by Leon Rose, who is now the Knicks president, when he was traded to New York in 2011. A frequent spectator during the team's title run, he believes the players and management will be able to work things out respectfully. “But whatever’s going to happen is going to happen,” Anthony said. “But right now, let the be all be the be all, which is basketball. Let’s go defend this championship. And I think both parties understand.”

The inaugural marathon has also laid a foundation for future editions, bringing together mass participation, competitive racing and a shared commitment to environmental responsibility.

Lyceum of the Philippines University weathered a back-and-forth battle against University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 98-89, to halt its four-game slide in NCAA Season 102 on Tuesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.

MANILA, Philippines -- Lyceum of the Philippines University ended its 4-game skid after stopping University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 98-89, in the NCAA Season 102 men's basketball tournament at the San Juan Arena Tuesday. Leading by four at 84-80 in the last three minutes, the Pirates cruised to an 11-3 run punctuated by a Jonathan Daileg to take a 95-83 lead with 26 seconds left. Mark Gojo Cruz and Leobert Casinillo each drained a trey to pull Perpetual within six, 89-95, but Daileg drilled a pair of free throws with nine seconds left to seal the win for Lyceum. Following a Cruz missed trey, Axl Manuel got fouled and split his charities with 0.5 seconds left for the final count. The Pirates improved to 2-5 at the bottom of Group A. Perpetual suffered its fourth straight loss to fall to 2-5 and share the Group B third place with Emilio Aguinaldo College.

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After eight years, the Skating Federation of Việt Nam enters its third term (2026-31) with greater focus on standard training systems, youth athlete development and stronger performance on the global stage

Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth praised his coaching staff for playing their part in turning the game around at Rotherham on Saturday.