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READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA–First there was a record deluge, then a shortage of beds and now Asian Games 2026 organizers in Japan are “praying” that a typhoon does not play havoc with a cruise ship housing thousands of athletes. More than 17,000 athletes and officials are
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks said Thursday they are pausing ticket sales after a mistake caused them to be listed for amounts that were too high. The NBA champions put individual game tickets for the 2026-27 season on sale this week. The get-in price for the Oct. 20 season opener against Philadelphia was more than $1,000. “We are pausing Knicks individual ticket sales due to a mistake in our pricing. We are rolling back to last year’s prices plus an average increase of 12%. We will restart sales with new prices shortly, and anyone who already purchased individual tickets will be refunded the difference," Madison Square Garden Sports said in a statement. There is generally a ticket increase after seasons when the Knicks made the playoffs. Owner James Dolan has not raised them when the team does not. “Our intention was never to overcharge our loyal fans, and we thank everyone for their support of the Knicks and their patience as we get this right,” MSG said. The process for purchasing season tickets began months ago and was not affected. "Fan first" sales for those who sign up to get priority for single-game tickets at face value was on Monday and Tuesday, and general public sales began Wednesday.
NEW YORK — New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson will make a guest-starring appearance on “Law & Order: SVU” this fall. NBC announced Thursday that Brunson will appear in the season’s fifth episode, which is scheduled to air Nov. 5. Details on Brunson’s exact role weren’t revealed. Brunson already is set to host the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” on Sept. 26. He made an appearance Monday in the opening of the Emmy Awards telecast that was hosted by “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay. Hargitay is a Knicks fan who attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals as New York rallied from a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106, a victory that sparked the franchise to its first title since 1973. Hargitay and Brunson hugged on the court after the game.
MANILA, Philippines – Five Filipinos carry the Team Philippines’ medal hopes in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 weightlifting competition. The weightlifting tournament is scheduled from September 23 to September 29 at Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center. SOURCE: Asian Games official website. Information is subject to change. SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Asian Games 2026 weightlifting
MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team boosted its chances of reaching the quarterfinals of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 after defeating Hong Kong, 2-0, on Thursday at Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium. Skye Leach scored her first international goal early in the first half before Mallie Ramirez doubled the lead past the hour mark as the Filipinas
MANILA, Philippines – Led by Olympic double gold medalist Carlos Yulo, Team Philippines competes in the women’s and men’s artistic gymnastics competition in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. The qualification events and the apparatus finals are scheduled from September 21 to September 25 at Rainbow Hall of Nagoya City General Gymnasium. SOURCE: Asian Games official
(Updated as of September 17) MANILA, Philippines–Seven boxers fight for a medal finish for Team Philippines in the Asian Games 2026 boxing tournaments in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The men’s and women’s boxing competition will run from September 21 to October 12 at Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi. SOURCE: Asian Games official website. Information is subject to change.
MANILA, Philippines — Team captain Jia De Guzman and Angel Canino remain determined to help Alas Pilipinas women to finish strong in the Asian Games 2026 volleyball tournament despite bombing out of medal contention. The Philippines was eliminated from the quarterfinal race after a 29-27, 24-26, 23-25, 19-25 loss to Kazakhstan on Thursday at Okazaki
MANILA, Philippines–Coach Yeng Guiao signed a contract extension to remain with Rain or Shine until 2030, the PBA team announced on Thursday. The Elasto Painters posted a photo of the veteran mentor being flanked by team executives led by co-owners Raymund Yu and Terry Que. His new deal, however, won’t take effect until 2028 as
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is projected to be the No. 3 seed in the 2026 Singapore Tennis Open, which starts September 21 at OCBC Arena. Eala is currently the third-highest-ranked player in the WTA 500 tournament player list at No. 18 in the world. READ: Alex Eala mania heads to Singapore Tennis Open next
SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas women at Asian Games 2026 5×5 basketball MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas blew out Kazakhstan, 86-58, on Thursday for a blazing start to its campaign in the women’s basketball 5-on-5 competitions of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. Naturalized player Beth Means fired 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting to lead Gilas to a lopsided victory
MIAMI— Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, heading in a cross from Luis Suárez for his 100th goal in 115 appearances across all competitions
