Defender Andy Smith admitted the Gills had let themselves down last weekend but was pleased with their response against Port Vale.
ANTIPOLO—San Miguel Beer overcame a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun NLEX, 135-133, but missed out on the No. 1 spot in Group A of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. A goaltending violation called on Robert Bolick for touching the net while George King was going for
MANILA, Philippines — RK Medino, a 17-year-old incoming UAAP rookie, got his full-circle moment when he led National University past VNS Laticrete–the club that discovered him–in the 2026 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference. Medino delivered 15 points for NU-Archipelago Builders in their 25-14, 25-13, 20-25, 25-12 win over VNS on Tuesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—La Salle will take extra precautions with star Jacob Cortez after he suffered a scary fall during the Green Archers’ overtime win over University of the East on Wednesday. Cortez was helped off the court in the second quarter of La Salle’s 97-88 victory over
MANILA, Philippines — Allain Ganapin of taekwondo and Alyana Nunez and Wilson Sante Jr. of athletics fell short of the podium on a quiet Wednesday for the Philippines at the 5th Asian Para Games in Japan. Ganapin bowed to Iranian Paralympic silver medalist Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad in the quarterfinals of the men’s K44 under-80-kilogram division before
MANILA, Philippines—Defending champion La Salle needed five more minutes to fend off winless University of the East, 97-88, in overtime at the start of the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball second round on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. Tied at 80 with 3:21 remaining, the Green Archers went on a 17-6 surge to close
ANTIPOLO—June Mar Fajardo became the 19th player in history to reach the 10,000-point club during the first quarter of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup game between San Miguel Beer and NLEX. A turnaround hook over Dave Marcelo with 2:22 left in the opening period gave Fajardo his fifth and sixth points, enough to secure his
MANILA, Philippines — Clearskiiin found a much-needed spark from Angela Gayud to stay unbeaten in two games in the 2026 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference after turning back the AEP Cabstars, 25-18, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, on Wednesday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre. After losing the second set, the UV Smashers turned to Gayud, who proved his
MANILA, Philippines–The NBA announced that 125 international players from 43 countries across six continents are on opening-night rosters for the 2026-27 season, tying the league record for countries represented. Opening-night rosters also feature a record more than 60 players who were born in Africa or have at least one parent born on the continent, while
MANILA, Philippines–The 2026-27 NBA season tipped off today, October 21 (October 20 in the US) with the Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder starting their campaign on a high note. NBA scores today: October 21 Pistons vs Celtics Javonte Green scored 19 points after not playing in the first half and Cade Cunningham
Defending world champion Aurora Gaming avoided a major blunder after surviving the gritty Smart Omega, 3-2, in the MPL Philippines Season 18 play-ins on late Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO— Well before tipoff, Atlanta coach Karl Smesko could see it in his superstar’s face: a sheer focus and fierce determination fixed on a single purpose to take over in every aspect. Angel Reese fully realized her team couldn’t afford to fall behind by two games to the Golden State Valkyries in the best-of-seven
ROTTERDAM–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