NBA: Undermanned Wizards score upset over Pistons

DETROIT — Will Riley scored 20 points, Sharife Cooper added 18 and the Washington Wizards upset the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons 126-117 in the NBA on Thursday night. The Wizards only dressed 10 players — Cooper was one of three on two-way contracts — a day after a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, but beat a Pistons team that had won five of six. The Wizards improved to 14-36, while Pistons fell to 37-13. Justin Champagnie and...

Big guns await Alex in Doha

MANILA, Philippines — A bigger mountain awaits Alex Eala in the nearby Doha City after being drawn into a tough bracket featuring Grand Slam champions and Top 10 players for the prestigious WTA 1000 Qatar Open starting today at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. After campaigning in both singles and doubles play of the WTA500 Abu Dhabi Open marked by a roaring Filipino crowd backing, Eala was bracketed with world No. 2 and...

PBA: Glenn Khobuntin says finals tensions stayed on the court

MANILA, Philippines–If the handshakes and congratulations after the PBA Philippine Cup Finals weren’t enough, TNT forward Glenn Khobuntin was quick to stress that whatever transpired in the six-game series was purely competitive. Khobuntin, who had several heated moments with players from eventual champion San Miguel Beer, made it clear he’s leaving all the Finals animosity on the court. The reason was simple: he, his Tropang 5G teammates, and...

Inside the staggering menu prices for the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium

As fans gear up to takeover Levi's Stadium for Super Bowl LX, the staggering menu that will be on offer has been revealed - with some dishes costing up to $180.

PBA welcomes Black Bears

MANILA, Philippines — The Macau Black Bears Sports Club are finally taking their act to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. PBA officials and management of the Macau-based ballclub formally signed a memorandum of agreement making the Black Bears as the special guest team in the mid-season conference kicking off on March 11. The contract signing was held in Macau yesterday with PBA Board vice chairman Alfrancis Chua and commissioner Willie Marcial...

Gilas needs to play full strength vs NZ, Australia — Chua

MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas team manager Alfrancis Chua is convinced that playing with a complement of a full 12-man roster will give the Philippines a fighting chance against former Oceania basketball powerhouse squads New Zealand and Australia. The Philippines hosts New Zealand on February 26, followed by Australia on March 1 in the second window of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. Both games will be played at the SM Mall of...

Eala tests mettle in Qatar Open

MANILA, Philippines -- Following a stint in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, Alex Eala is turning her attention to the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2026, with the main draw set to kick off Sunday (Manila time). The Filipina, ranked World No. 45 in the Women’s Tennis Association, will face a qualifier in the round of 64 of the WTA 1000 event. The winner of the first round between Eala and the qualifier will take on either World No. 35 Jaqueline Cristian...

Japan taps Meta to help search for abuse of Olympic athletes

TOKYO, Japan — Japan's Olympic committee said on Friday it was working with tech giant Meta to monitor social media around the clock to protect athletes from online abuse at the Milan-Cortina Games. The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has designated six staff members in Milan and a further 16 in Tokyo to scour social media 24 hours a day, using artificial intelligence tools to help detect malicious material. The JOC said it was partnering with...

Pistons end Knicks' NBA winning streak, Celtics edge Heat

LOS ANGELES — The Detroit Pistons ended the New York Knicks' eight-game NBA winning streak on Friday, routing the Knicks 118-80 in a top of the table Eastern Conference clash. Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points off the bench while Tobias Harris and Isaiah Stewart added 15 points apiece for East leaders Detroit. The Pistons, coming off an embarrassing loss to the lowly Washington Wizards on Thursday, took control in the first quarter and never...

Thomas Frank breaks silence over Cristian Romero's future at Tottenham

Thomas Frank gave a pre-match press conference before their away game against Manchester United in the Premier League.

Tabuena 8 shots off

MANILA, Philippines — Miguel Tabuena failed to sustain an early charge in the second round and settled for a second straight one-under 71 in the LIV Golf Riyadh yesterday (Manila time). Tabuena, who is making his maiden appearance in the rich circuit under the 4Aces GC squad, birdied the 14th and 18th holes in a promising start. He dropped a shot on No. 2 but quickly bounced back with a brilliant eagle on the par-3 fourth. Putting woes, however,...

JD and Usha Vance's four-year-old daughter steals the show with cheeky display at Winter Olympics

Vice President JD Vance and his family joined the festivities at the Winter Olympics on Friday - but no one appeared to have more fun than his young daughter.

Pep vowed he was staying after the 115 charges ... three years on and even Man City are in the dark

Pep Guardiola turned and grinned up at the executive level of the Etihad Stadium's huge Colin Bell and held two clenched fists in the air after Man City scored against Newcastle.

Cristiano Ronaldo with Messi, Salah as a replacement?

A possible earthquake is brewing around Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward could leave Al Nassr...

'You have a responsibility!': Virgil van Dijk opens fire on ex-player pundits who enable 'bullying'

Van Dijk, 34, has been vocal on the subject of criticism from pundits this season, as the Premier League champions have endured a second-season slump under head coach Arne Slot.

Football is just the excuse... Super Bowl Sunday is really about the snacks, and here's why!

In the U.S., the Super Bowl isn’t just a game, it’s a full-blown national ritual. For one Sunday, the country practically pauses: friends gather, couches fill up, and the TV becomes the altar where football, food, and commercials all share the spotlight. And honestly? For a lot of people, the vibe matters more than the final score. The Super Bowl is snacks, dips, chicken wings, pizzas, beers...

South Korea’s Wooyoung Cho cops first-ever Asian Tour title

MANILA, Philippines — Wooyoung Cho of South Korea emerged victorious in the Philippine Golf Championship after a stellar performance on the final day of the tournament on Sunday at the Wack Wack Golf Country Club in Mandaluyong City. Closing with a stellar 5-under 67, Cho finished at 11-under par (277) to claim his first Asian Tour crown. Despite his up-and-down performance across four rounds (69-70-71-67), Cho came in clutch on the final day....

Jahns, Ko remain in contention in crowded Philippine Golf Championship

MANILA, Philippines -- Keanu Jahns failed to sustain a surprising strong start in the afternoon wave but scrambled to salvage a second straight 71, enough to keep him in contention halfway through the crowded Philippine Golf Championship at Wack Wack’s East course Friday. First-round solo leader Sarut Vongchaisit of Thailand shook off a wavering start and rallied with a string of birdies on the back nine to likewise save a one-under card. But...

Alex Eala, Janice Tjen reach Abu Dhabi Open doubles semifinals

LIVE: Alex Eala at Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinals – singles, doubles MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala quickly bounced back from a quarterfinals exit in the Abu Dhabi Open singles, teaming up with fellow Southeast Asian rising star Janice Tjen of Indonesia to march into the doubles semifinals. Just an hour removed from her singles match, Eala shrugged off fatigue and joined Tjen in ousting the second-seed pair of Cristina Bucsa and Zhang Shuai, 6-3,...

Meet Team GB’s medal hopefuls at the Winter Olympics 2026

After Valientes run, Nick Demusis eyes PBA comeback, coaching job

Demusis believes he's still got plenty left in the tank

Andi Eigenmann, Philmar Alipayo’s child Lilo wins at Palawan surfing competition

Lilo, the six-year-old daughter of Andi Eigenmann and Philmar Alipayo, showed off her surfing skills once again at a competition in Palawan, where she was hailed the champion in her category. The couple and their fellow surfers cheered for Lilo during the awarding ceremony, as seen in the video shared by the organizers of San Vic Surf Fest on its Instagram page on Thursday, Feb. 5. In the clip, Alipayo carried his daughter up on his shoulders...

Gotterup shoots 63 at Phoenix Open

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Chris Gotterup seems to have figured out TPC Scottsdale, giving him a chance to finally see the Saturday spectacle of the Phoenix Open. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will need to go low in his next round if he’s going to get to the weekend. Gotterup shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take a two-shot lead Thursday (Friday in Manila) in the first round of the Phoenix Open on a rare day when Scheffler struggled. “I don’t know if...

Jacob Lacson officially commits to Ateneo Blue Eagles

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jacob Lacson, a Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagle alumni, will head to the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in the UAAP. The Cebuano bigman, a 6-foot-7 center, played throughout his elementary and high school career as a Magis Eagle and won with the team in Cesafi and other tournaments. He officially committed to the Blue Eagles, as announced by officials of the SHS-AdC Magis Eagles earlier...

How far you should be able to run, based on your age

Unbeaten teams Chameleons, Solar Spikers clash in PVL

NXLED aims to continue its hot start in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference as the Chameleons take on the dangerous Capital 1 Solar Spikers on Saturday at the Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal. Game time is 6:30 p.m. with Nxled and Capital 1 gunning for a 2-0 start. The Chameleons, the league’s perennial bottom-dweller, opened the conference with a hard-fought five-set victory against the Farm Fresh Foxies last...

PVL: Savi Davison overcomes nerves vs 'intimidating' Creamline

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in her PVL career, Savi Davison faced a complete Creamline, with Jia De Guzman as the main setter. Davison admitted she was intimidated seeing the Alas Pilipinas captain De Guzman come out of the locker room with Bernadeth Pons and the Cool Smashers. READ: PVL: Savi Davison leads PLDT sweep of full-force Creamline But the Filipino-Canadian hitter stayed focused and fired 13 of her 26 points in the first...

Eala, Biado, Obiena top Philippine sports achievers for January

MANILA, Philippines -- The big guns hit the ground running for Philippine sports in 2026. Tennis darling Alex Eala, carrying a her highest WTA ranking of 49th, made a major impact at the Australian Open, while world 10-ball titlist Carlo Biado played true to form in the Asian tilt and pole vault star EJ Obiena struck gold in Germany for a fiery start to the new year. Eala, fresh from her semifinal run at the ASB Classic in New Zealand, packed...

Rachael Blackmore reveals first snaps of wedding to jockey partner

Irish sporting legend Rachael Blackmore shared her first images from her wedding to partner Brian Hayes. Blackmore and Hayes were wed last month in a ceremony in Cork with their family and friends in attendance. Blackmore retired from horse racing last year after a 16-year career where she became one of the most decorated Irish […]

Peter O’Mahony breaks down Ireland’s loss and the lingering impact of Lions tour

Thursday night was a body blow of a result for Andy Farrell’s Ireland team as they were comfortably dismantled by France 36-14 at the Stade de France. Ireland were far and away second best in almost every aspect of the game, with ironically the three things people were most worried about, lineouts, scrums and penalty […]

Desert golf, scenic hotels and 30°C sunshine: A golfer's guide to Scottsdale

Where is somewhere you can go to play golf that is guaranteed to have nice weather, nay, glorious sunshine, virtually all year round?

Aussie NFL star Michael Dickson's epic journey to Super Bowl stardom after brutal AFL rejection

Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson is one game away from being a Super Bowl champion - and it comes after his AFL dreams were crushed as a youngster.

Antetokounmpo remains with Bucks as NBA trade deadline passes

(UPDATE) GIANNIS Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday (Friday in Manila). An extremely busy deadline, at that: There were 28 trades made in the week leading up to the deadline, the most that the NBA has seen in over that timeframe in the last 20 years — with 18 of those trades getting finalized by teams Thursday in the hours before the deadline....

How Drake Maye channeled his inner Tom Brady ahead of Super Bowl debut

Once again, the New England Patriots' Super Bowl dreams are riding on the younger brother of three high-level athletes - someone who grew up counting wins and losses with siblings.

Huang tames winds with vintage frontside assault, wins by 4

MANILA, Philippines – Ching Huang once again proved that when the wind howls and conditions turn exacting, she is in her element. Eight years after conquering the blustery terrain of Tagaytay, the veteran Taiwanese campaigner delivered another masterclass in wind golf, dominating the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters Friday with a closing 66 in a performance that underscored her rare ability to thrive when others merely try to survive. Tied for...

The Milan Cortina Olympics officially open with a multi-site ceremony for a spread-out Winter Games

MILAN, Italy — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started Friday. Allowing athletes to participate in the Parade of Nations at the mountain locales for...

Man places $1million bet on Seahawks to win the Super Bowl

The Seattle Seahawks are the betting favorite heading into Super Bowl LX and one gambler is feeling confident that they will beat the New England Patriots.

Emerging talents get the spotlight at Women's Amateur Asia Pacific golf tilt

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship will showcase the depth of emerging female golf talent when it is staged at Royal Wellington Golf Club from February 12-15. As the renowned New Zealand venue prepares to host four days of world-class amateur golf, the WAAP highlights the talent, ambition and diversity that define the region’s future stars. Among those returning is Singapore’s Chen Xingtong, who will...

PH athletes should undergo heart screening before games — PHA

The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) Council called for the development of a national framework for preparticipation cardiovascular screening for the health and safety of Filipino athletes. In a statement, PHA said that cardiovascular disease was one of the common causes of sudden cardiac death and arrest in athletes. However, no standardized national recommendations have been made for Filipino athletes on all levels. “Although rare, such...

Obiena wins pole vault gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

MANILA, Philippines -- It's another gold medal finish for EJ Obiena. Obiena ruled the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Saturday in Tianjin, China. The gold-medal finish came after the Olympic pole vaulter also struck gold in Germany late last month. On Saturday, Obiena cleared 5.70 meters to clinch the gold medal, defeating China’s Li Chenyang. Li cleared 5.40 meters and 5.60 meters before using up all of his three attempts at 5.70...

Oleksandr Usyk relaunches promotional company

Oleksandr Usyk has officially relaunched his boxing promotion company, Usyk17 Promotions, with plans to build a global organisation aimed at developing the next generation of fighters

Brownlee leads Meralco in crucial EASL clash as Romero stays on

JB out to bring his magic for Meralco while the controversial Romero remains with the team

NXLED, Capital1 square off

MANILA, Philippines — Nxled coach Guidetti Ettore will try to juggle his deep roster anew as the Chameleons face off with the Capital1 Solar Spikers today in the PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Ynares Center Montalban. With new players in the fold, Ettore found a way to pull off a pulsating 25-23, 13-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-12 win over the Farm Fresh Foxies last Tuesday at the Filoil Arena. “It was difficult to find the correct combinations,”...

Frayna still on top in Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship after 7th round

MANILA, Philippines —Janelle Mae Frayna escaped with a draw to remain at the helm while Ruelle Canino carved out a hard-earned victory to climb to solo second in the seventh round Thursday night of the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship in Malolos City, Bulacan. Frayna found herself in trouble at the face of a vicious kingside attack by Queen Pamplona but found a way to neutralize it in snatching a 39-move standoff of a razor-sharp...

Why the Melbourne Storm might have to pay Zac Lomax's legal bill as he looks to leave Parramatta

A high-stakes court spat over NRL star Zac Lomax could mean the Melbourne Storm end up with a hefty legal bill.

PBA: Kris Rosales thrives by embracing his role at San Miguel

MANILA, Philippines—Entering a franchise as storied as San Miguel Beer, Kris Rosales had some struggles fitting in. But once he fully established his role for the Beermen, he left his ego at the door and did anything and everything his squad needed to reach greatness. Just look at San Miguel’s latest Philippine Cup title. Known as a dynamic scorer and spark plug whenever called upon, Rosales saw his minutes wind down more than usual this...

She's back! Emma Raducanu reaches her first final since that 2021 US Open triumph

When Emma Raducanu speared an ace wide of Leylah Fernandez to complete the most extraordinary Grand Slam victory, few would have thought it would be 1,610 days before she was in a final again.

Peter O’Mahony announces exciting new career move following retirement

The Six Nations kicked off on Thursday night, and it marked the first Six Nations tournament since the retirement of Peter O’Mahony. The Munster and Ireland legend bowed out alongside Munster teammate Conor Murray and Cian Healy after Ireland’s win against Italy in Rome to round out the historic tournament last year, finishing off his […]

PSG vs OM – A fan zone in Paris for the Classico!

This Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) faces Olympique de Marseille (3rd) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 8:45 pm, CET) to close out Matchday 21 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. According to La Source Parisienne, PSG will be setting up a Fan Zone for this match. “INFO | PSG fans, get ready! A fan zone with a giant screen from Qatarairways will be organized for the PSG/OM derby, starting at 5:45 pm around the Parc des Princes, near the Jean...

Dan Biggar: Here's what Wales must do to stand a chance against England

DAN BIGGAR: It's been a weird build-up to this game. There hasn't been the usual hype, predominantly because all the focus in Wales has been on what is happening in the boardroom.