BEIJING–Homegrown hero Zheng Qinwen pulled out some of her best tennis to beat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) at the China Open on Friday and storm into a semi-final against Belgium’s Elise Mertens. Zheng, a wildcard entry in Beijing, finally notched her first straight-sets win of this year’s tournament, having needed more than 10

NEW YORK— The New York Liberty return home trying to keep their season alive after a loss to Atlanta in Game 2 of their best-of-five WNBA semifinals series left the team in a major hole and confused about whether they had a timeout at the end of the game. The eighth-seeded Liberty trail 2-0 after

SAN FRANCISCO–Becky Hammon is blunt and brutally honest. Her Las Vegas Aces are on the brink of their offseason arriving earlier than hoped if they can’t get it together in a hurry back home. The defending WNBA champions are down 2-0 to the upstart Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA semifinals. Hammon fully believes Las

MANILA, Philippines—Justine Sanchez stepped up in the College of St. Benilde’s 94-82 win over Arellano in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament at Philsports Arena on Friday. The veteran guard led the Blazers with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists as they improved to a league-best 6-1 record in Group A. READ: NCAA:

MANILA, Philippines–Magnolia extended its winning streak to four straight games in the resumption of its 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup campaign after holding off Blackwater, 107-101, on Friday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Jerom Lastimosa leaned on a strong first half on his way to 24 points and seven assists while import KJ Buffen produced 24 points

CEBU CITY —Bella Belen has shown she was born for the bright lights, and the Premier Volleyball League’s 10th anniversary celebration offers another chance for her to prove she is one of Philippine volleyball’s biggest stars. Belen and the Capital1 Solar Spikers test their offseason recruitment coup against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the

MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Youth team finished in sixth place in the Fiba U18 Women’s Asia Cup 2026 and missed out on a spot in next year’s Fiba U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup. Gilas girls lost to Chinese Taipei, 86-55, on Friday in the fifth-place classification match, which dangled the last  Asian berth to the

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala has arrived in China for the upcoming Wuhan Open, marking her return to the WTA Tour. Photos from the official tournament Instagram showed Eala hitting the practice court on Thursday. READ: Alex Eala tells Sharapova she has ‘capacity to suffer’ as she chases ‘crush’ The World No. 18 Eala is projected as

SHANGHAI— U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday Friday by advancing to the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over Daniel Altmaier in the ATP 1000-level tournament. Shelton played Davis Cup for the United States after the U.S. Open, losing both his singles matches, after withdrawing from

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark still wants Kelsey Mitchell as a teammate — even though Clark understands that’s not always easy. In her final interview of the WNBA season, Clark denounced the hateful messages Mitchell says she’s received on social media and urged the soon-to-be free agent to stay with the Indiana Fever for one more