What happens if Chelsea win the Club World Cup?

Chelsea are into the final.

Real Madrid: Modric Says Goodbye, Xabi Alonso Pays Tribute

Luka ModricLuka ModricEnd of an era in Madrid. After twelve magical seasons at the heart...

Manila clouters eye PONY 3-peat

MANILA, Philippines — Team Manila-Philippines aims to score a three-peat in the PONY International Girls Softball World Series set July 17-20 in McAllen, Texas. The team of coach Sheirylou Valenzuela admitted all eyes will be on the Filipina softbelles, who retained the U18 championship last year following an eight-game sweep of the tournament, including a 6-0 shutout of home bet Glory Adkins Bejar in the title game. Valenzuela specifically...

England 4-0 Netherlands: Lionesses bounce back from opening game defeat in style

TARA ANSON WALSH AT STADION LETZIGRUND: James, whose name has long been uttered in tones reserved for the greats, turned the Letzigrund Stadium into her personal playground.

PSG/Real Madrid – The best player is elected!

On Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain took on Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium in New York, winning 4-0 (video highlights PSG/Real Madrid) in the semi-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup. After the match, FIFA elected the best player. A far from surprising choice, given that he was one of the masters of the midfield with his Paris team-mates and scored a brace. Inevitably, this counts as a milestone. A fine reward for this invaluable player, who was...

What transport options do GAA fans have for this weekend’s football semi-finals?

The culmination of the Senior Football season is almost upon us as Kerry, Tyrone, Meath and Donegal all vy for places in the All Ireland final in two weeks time. All roads lead to Croker this weekend as Kerry take on Tyrone on Saturday and Meath face Donegal on Sunday in the semi-final stages. Many […]

Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek? Martina Navratilova’s prediction for ‘close’ Wimbledon final

Hernandez keys Batangas stunner vs Pampanga in MPBL

MANILA, Philippines — Levi Hernandez cut loose and drove in with 1.1 seconds left to lift Batangas City Tanduay past Pampanga, 65-64, on Tuesday in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Batangas City Coliseum. Hernandez got the ball from Ced Ablaza on a well-executed drawn-up play that reversed the outcome after Archie Concepcion gave Pampanga back the lead with a one-handed floater from the corner. The Rum Masters, the 2018...

Defending champion MacIntyre not ready to give up his Genesis Scottish Open title just yet

Bob MacIntyre insists he can play without any pressure at the Genesis Scottish Open - and has warned his rivals he won't give up his title without a fight.

Gani Stevens ready to rumble with La Salle's formidable frontline

The odds may be against them, but the Fighting Maroons' anchor is ready to turn the tide

Ross' Game 7 heroics help Jericho shake off hangover from Tenorio winner

Cruz admits losing sleep after Tenorio won Game 6 by scoring over him. But he's sleeping better now

De Brito eyes stronger Alas Pilipinas core

ALAS Pilipinas made a statement after flaunting its pedigree in international pocket tournaments, one historic silver in the 2025 AVC Volleyball Nations Cup, and another bronze finish in the 2025 VTV Cup. Climbing in the FIVB Senior Women World Rankings, the Philippines rose to 46th, a huge leap from its 66th place in 2023. For national team head coach Jorge Souza de Brito, he wants to top Alas Pilipinas’ recent feats, and he believes that with...

Norris brand Quadrant sells majority stake to Veloce

The McLaren F1 driver retains over 20% of Quadrant as Veloce Media Group invests

Carl Tamayo savors electric PBA Game 7 atmosphere as a spectator

Amid struggles in attendance, Tamayo is happy seeing the country's premier pro league still have games like this

Second try at a Grand Slam is last thing on Chot Reyes' mind

TNT coach isn't even thinking about the rare feat

Misiorowski dominates as Brewers down Dodgers

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Jacob Misiorowski bounced back after allowing a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani by striking out 12 in six innings as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). The NL West-leading Dodgers have lost five straight. Ohtani opened the game by connecting on a 0-2 curveball from Misiorowski and delivering a 431-foot shot over the center-field wall. Misiorowski (4-1)...

Hamilton speaks out on Verstappen to Mercedes

Will Mercedes pull off the huge transfer?

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum hold private talks with Lord's officials over pitch

Mail Sport understands that a 20-minute discussion starting around 8am also involved Lord's head groundsman Karl McDermott and MCC's director of cricket operations Rob Lynch

Xabi Alonso explains Rodrygo snub amid Arsenal links

The Brazilian has now been benched for the last five games.

Tennis player ends 21-year career and retires at Wimbledon – after John McEnroe advice

Colm Cooper proclaims David Clifford ‘as good as any player that we’ve had in Kerry’ ahead of semis

Heading into All-Ireland semi-final week is never easy. Even more so nowadays with less time taking place between the quarters and semis in the condensed season. Kerry are red hot heading into their clash with Tyrone off the back of another monumental season from David Clifford. Clifford has been his unplayable best in this Championship, […]

Ginebra battles SMB one last time for PBA Finals berth

Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone joked that he had mapped out an evil plot to let San Miguel Beer star June Mar Fajardo attend the first day of Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for the Fiba Asia Cup and run him ragged before Game 7 of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series. “I tried to get him and insist that he come,” Cone said before smiling. “I [was] gonna make him do wind sprints. But coach Al [San Miguel Corporation sports director Alfrancis...

Philippines to send record 1,600 athletes to Thailand SEA Games

MANILA, Philippines — With full backing from the government, the Philippines is fielding in its biggest delegation to date in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games set December 9-20 in Thailand—a 1,600-strong squad mostly coming from team sports. “This is our biggest SEA Games delegation,” said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino. The number of athletes, who will see action in 574 events in 50 sports, is almost double the...

Alas Men open SEA V.League on a high with rout of Vietnam

Our men extended their winning run against Vietnam to three

Eala millions richer for first-round Wimbledon stints

MANILA, Philippines — Despite not winning a match in her Wimbledon debut, Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala will still have millions of reasons to smile. And millions of pesos worth of prize money is one of them. Eala, who bowed out of the first round of both singles’ and doubles’ play at Centre Court, will still receive prize money despite her early exits. According to Wimbledon, those who play in the first round of the Grand Slam competition...

My life as a footballer and global icon: Cristiano Ronaldo honoured in new Hong Kong museum

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the Nations League championship at Munich's Allianz Arena, 8 July 2025

Meet the 17-year-old dubbed 'the next Usain Bolt': Gout Gout is the A-grade student with 'no limits'

DAVID COVERDALE: From the razzmatazz of a major athletics meet in Monaco, to the monotony of a school classroom in Queensland. The coming days offer a window into the double life of Gout.

Sabalenka looks unstoppable but here's how to beat her

Slices, drop shots and a slow pace of play.

Knights tame Lions to seize top NCAA spot in FilOil cagefest

MANILA, Philippines — Rampaging Letran fended off fierce rival San Beda, 75-68, and clinched the No. 1 seed in the NCAA bracket of the 2025 Playtime Cares Filoil EcoOil 18th Preseason Cup Wednesday at the Playtime Cares Filoil Centre in San Juan. Jimboy Estrada fired 25 points on a torrid 11-of-13 clip laced by four rebounds and two steals as the Knights preserved a 12-point lead entering the fourth period amid repeated rallies by the Red Lions....

Carlo Ancelotti handed one-year sentence

Former Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has been given a one-year prison sentence in Spain for failing to pay tax on his image rights revenues in 2014. The 66-year-old, who left Madrid at the end of last season to become the head coach of Brazil’s national team, has also been acquitted of a separate alleged personal income tax fraud in 2015. ...

Wimbledon umpire forced to stop match after another glitch as crowd boo

Four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker agrees record-breaking $145million contract

The NBA star still had three seasons left on the four-year supermax extension - worth $222 million - which he signed back in 2022.

Mascariñas seeks repeat as Sunrise Sprint heats up in Bohol

MANILA, Philippines — Lord Cedric Mascariñas looks to capitalize once again on his superb biking prowess as he aims for back-to-back victories in the men’s division of the Sunrise Sprint (S2), a sub-category of the centerpiece Sun Life 5150 Bohol, which unfolds on July 13 at the scenic Panglao Island. Mascariñas dominated last year’s staging of the short-distance race series, using a powerful bike leg to clinch the overall title in the 750m...

Alba charges up Akari in PVL

MANILA, Philippines — Setter Marionne Angelique “Mars” Alba has officially joined the Akari Charges, signaling the team’s clear intent to go deep in the coming PVL conference. The management warmly welcomed the former La Salle ace into their family, convinced that the 5-foot-7 could be the missing link in the team’s desire to win its first ever title in the premier league after near misses in the past. Alba was signed to a multi-year year...

36 teams vie in Sinag Liga Asya cagefest

MANILA, Philippines — All roads led to Cagayan de Oro City as the Sinag Liga Asya sets the spotlight on a historic number of delegates here and abroad for the World Junior Showcase, much to the warmest of welcome by locals in Northern Mindanao. A total of 36 teams got the ball rolling for the week-long tourney, championing diversity and Filipino pride at its fullest with representation from overseas, including the United States, Canada and...

Thunder sign second NBA champion to blockbuster contract as offseason spending reaches $535m

The Oklahoma City Thunder have nailed down another of their NBA championship victors - and have forked out another massive sum to do so.

Scribe’s dad, ex-boxer Petronilo Caluag, passes away at 92

MANILA, Philippines — Petronilo Agustin Caluag, father of assistant sports editor and national kickboxing coach Randy Caluag, passed away peacefully at his home on July 7, 2025. He was 92. A proud native of Manila, Caluag made his mark in the local boxing scene during his youth, winning the prestigious Manila Golden Gloves title before turning professional. After hanging up his gloves, he dedicated over three decades of service to Cosmos...

Wimbledon: Aryna Sabalenka battles back to reach semis

World number one Aryna Sabalenka fought back from the brink of a shock Wimbledon exit to reach the semi-finals with a gutsy 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win against Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Tuesday. Sabalenka twice trailed by a break in the final set on Centre Court and was two games away from crashing out before staging a dramatic revival to win in two hours and 54 minutes of unrelenting tension. READ: Wimbledon: Sabalenka downs ex-doubles partner to...

Tottenham 'agree £55m deal for Premier League star' as Thomas Frank nears first big signing

Spurs' transfer budget has been boosted by virtue of their qualification for the Champions League, which they achieved with victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final back in May.

NBA icon and former Coach of the Year dead at 93: Tributes pour in for 'beloved figure'

The NBA icon spent seven years as the head coach with one franchise - during the 1980s - and was named the 1984 NBA Coach of the Year.

World Matchplay Darts draw sees legends collide

What a draw at the Winter Gardens!

Emma Raducanu's coach admits that British No1 could be forced to replace him

Murray's ex-coach first began working with the 2021 US Open champion during the Miami Open, after Raducanu's previous coach, Vlado Platenik, held the position for just two weeks.

Djokovic breaks Wimbledon record ahead of semi-final

The best player in the world, at least according to the rankings, faces arguably the best player in history in a Wimbledon semi-final that has been described as ‘mouth-watering’. All eyes will be on Centre Court on Friday afternoon as world number one Jannik Sinner takes on seven-time champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the Wimbledon final. If t...

The sad fall of Wimbledon line judges explained

They've had a dramatic demotion.

Reyes: We will give ourselves a fighting chance

Chot Reyes knows TNT will begin its PBA Philippine Cup Finals series against powerhouse San Miguel Beer with a big disadvantage of having an injury-riddled roster. The Tropang 5G had to dig deep into their bench to outlast a fighting Rain or Shine team, 4-2, in their semifinal series last week. Veteran gunner Roger Pogoy remains doubtful when the title series begins this Sunday due to a hamstring injury he sustained in the early goings of the...

PSG to Cash In €30M with Double Transfer Deal

Marco Asensio ©PSGMarco Asensio ©PSGPSG is parting ways with two unwanted players—and they’re heading to...

Revealed: Lord Seb Coe to spearhead Man United's plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium

Mail Sport understands that the appointment of the London 2012 supremo is a huge boost, with the club at loggerheads with a nearby business over a piece of land vital to the vast project.

How much did Christian Horner make as Red Bull chief?

Horner had been in the role for 20 years.

Djokovic ready to go the distance vs Sinner

LONDON — Novak Djokovic has warned world No. 1 Jannik Sinner that he is ready to go the distance in their blockbuster Wimbledon semifinal on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Djokovic beat Italian 22nd seed Flavio Cobolli 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday to reach a record 14th men’s semifinal at the All England Club. The 38-year-old is bidding to win a record 25th Grand Slam title and a record-equaling eighth men’s Wimbledon...

Alba joins Akari after leaving Choco Mucho

AFTER parting ways with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans, setter Mars Alba has joined the Akari Chargers in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). Alba, a dynamic player known for her ability to both set and spike, joins Akari to fill the void left by the retired floor general Michelle Cobb, significantly boosting the Chargers’ need for a playmaker. Just a week after announcing her exit from Choco Mucho via Instagram, Akari posted on its social media...