Reigning IBF minimumweight king Pedro “Kid Heneral” Taduran will put his world title on the line on November 8 (Philippine time) as he takes on undefeated Spanish challenger Brandon Moreno in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Alex Eala will look to keep her Ningbo Open campaign rolling, but standing in her way is Russian powerhouse Diana Shnaider in their second-round showdown set on Wednesday at the Ningbo Tennis Center.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 32 points as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder built a huge first-half lead and held on for a 116-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday in the season opener between last year's top two teams in the Western Conference.

NAGOYA—Team Philippines got a second gold in the pool on Tuesday after Ariel Joseph Alegarbes seized the men’s 100-meter backstroke S14 title in the Asian Para Games, coming a day after another shark, Ernie Gawilan, broke the ice for the determined Filipino contingent. After having the second-fastest time in qualifying, the 21-year-old native of Victoria

Despite playing a big role in Capital1’s second straight win, Vanie Gandler was quick to deflect all credit to “ever-reliable” teammate Bella Belen after the Solar Spikers survived another five-set thriller in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series. “I’m very grateful, of course, that Bella’s able to hold our ground while I’m still trying to

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round University of the Philippines seeks a repeat over a University of Santo Tomas side that could be coming in at full force for their rematch on Wednesday as second-round action in Season 89 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament starts at Mall of Asia Arena. Hot

Gab Manotoc hasn’t opened a pro tournament in this swashbuckling way before, but swears he’s had better ball-striking days. “Scoring was pretty good out there for me today; that’s the difference,” the 29-year-old Manotoc told the Inquirer after carving out a bogey-free six-under-par 66 on Tuesday as the P2.5-million ICTSI South Pacific Championship got underway

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Japan won the men's team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam on Tuesday, with Daiki Hashimoto producing a standout display as he helped his country finish ahead of Russia and China. The battle for gold went down to the final of six rotations, with Japan and China separated by a mere one-tenth of a point, while Russia remained in contention, a further half point back. Japan prevailed under pressure, thanks in large part to an excellent routine from Hashimoto on the horizontal bar. China's hopes were damaged when Yang Haonan made two costly mistakes in the floor exercise, stepping out of bounds before landing on his hands. The errors opened the door for Russia to snatch silver, led by the consistency of Daniel Marinov across the parallel bars, vault and floor. The top three teams secured the first qualification places for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Britain missed out on the podium after finishing in fourth place. The team final also offered a glimpse of Thursday's individual all-around competition, where a much-anticipated duel is expected between defending world champion Hashimoto and his Japanese teammate Shinnosuke Oka, the Olympic champion. With China's Zhang Boheng, who beat both Japanese gymnasts at last month's Asian Games, sidelined by injury, the Russians could emerge as the main challengers. Marinov and 18-year-old Arsenii Dukhno, who finished third in qualification behind the two Japanese gymnasts on his senior world championship debut, both delivered solid performances in Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena. The competition continues on Wednesday with the women's team final, where China and the United States start as the favourites. The USA are bidding to extend a team winning streak that began at the 2011 world championships.