Baseball

Mets acquire World Series-winning pitcher in trade

The New York Mets continue to load up on experienced arms.

What Sergio Perez said after trailing Max Verstappen at Spa as Red Bull axe looms

Sergio Perez was around a second slower than Max Verstappen in both FP1 and FP2 at Spa...

Former Premier League winner announces his retirement from football aged 37... and claims 'playing with Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney' was a 'dream come true'

The defender played for nine different clubs across the Premier League and EFL during a career that stretched over 18 years.

Belgian GP: McLaren strike back against Max Verstappen as Daniel Ricciardo encounters ‘strange’ issue

McLaren issued the perfect response to Max Verstappen in the second Belgian GP practice session...

Marketa Vondrousova withdraws from Paris Olympics tennis

PARIS — Tokyo 2020 tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday because of a hand injury. Also pulling out of the tennis competition in Paris was Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who hurt his knee at Wimbledon this month. Vondrousova, a 25-year-old from the Czech Republic, won Wimbledon last year despite being unseeded and was the runner-up at the French Open — played at Roland Garros, the same site being...

Adrian Newey ‘approach’ theory ruled out as Red Bull told it’s ‘far too late’

Adrian Newey is set to leave Red Bull in early 2025...

What country is RSA in the Olympics? Explaining the abbreviation for South Africa's Olympic team

Here's why South Africa uses the abbreviation RSA in the Olympics.

F1: Max Verstappen defends ‘childish’ expletive-filled rant

Max Verstappen was handed a public rebuke by his own engineer on Sunday when he blamed Red Bull’s strategy for finishing a frustrated fifth after surviving a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The drivers’ championship leader and three-time world champion crashed into Hamilton on lap 63 of the 70-lap race. Verstappen, 26, then remonstrated on team radio and was told not to “be childish” by his race engineer. READ: Piastri...

PH gymnast Levi Ruivivar recovering after anaphylactic reaction

MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines gymnast Levi Jung-Ruivivar had an unforgettable experience even before the Paris Olympics 2024 officially opened. Jung-Ruivivar, the youngest athlete in the Team Philippines delegation this Summer Games, shared that she had an anaphylactic reaction that needed medical attention in her first week inside the Olympic Village. The 18-year-old Filipino-American bet uploaded a video on Instagram journaling the...

F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen fastest in FP1 from Piastri

Verstappen on top in opening Belgian GP practice ahead of Hungarian GP winner Piastri as Perez struggles for pace

Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, boxers top hopes for Team Philippines

The Philippines was the latest among five Southeast Asian (SEA) nations to win a gold medal in the Olympics. The country is hoping to become the third in that list to win a gold in the Summer Games following its breakthrough triumph when the 22-person delegation opens its bid in the Paris Olympiad. And fittingly, Carlos Yulo will be the one kicking off the Philippines campaign in the French capital. The world champion gymnast and rower Joanie...

Kumong Bol-Anon 17: PH vs China Showdown in Tagbilaran set

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL—The highly anticipated clash between Virgel “Valiente” Vitor and China’s Yeerjialahashi Laayibieke is set for this Saturday, July 27, at the Bohol Wisdom School gymnasium. This fight serves as the main event of the “Kumong Bol-Anon 17” card promoted by the PMI Bohol Boxing Promotions. READ MORE: Cataraja surges to top of WBO super flyweight rankings Japanese boxer refuses win, apologizes to Filipino foe in Japan Paris...

Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner light Olympic cauldron

Paris — France's most-decorated track athlete Marie-Jose Perec and three-time Olympic gold medal-winning judoka Teddy Riner jointly lit the Paris Olympics cauldron on Friday (early Saturday in Manila). France's torchbearers Judoka Teddy Riner and sprinter Marie-Jo Perec light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. AFP PHOTO Torchbearer former French cyclist Charles Coste (3L)...

SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 (PH TIME)

With a 22-strong delegation, the Team Philippines kicks off its campaign in the Paris Olympics 2024 Summer Games on Saturday, July 27. The Philippines will be competing in several events across nine sports–athletics, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, golf, judo, rowing, swimming, and weightlifting–in Paris for the competition scheduled from July 27 to August 11 (Philippine time). Team Philippines will be represented by: EJ Obiena (pole vault), Lauren...

Why Verstappen won’t change his tone after radio rant criticism

The Formula 1 world champion says he will not alter his direct approach when speaking to Red Bull given the success it has previously provided the team - despite being criticised for his behaviour

10 Filipino Athletes Who Brought Home Olympic Medals

We've had exactly 10. Manifesting way more in the future!

Yankees could repeat their Jordan Montgomery move with risky Nestor Cortes trade

The New York Yankees could trade from their current rotation, dealing Nestor Cortes Jr. at the MLB Trade Deadline.

Binotto brought in to "change speed" of Audi F1 programme

Former Ferrari team boss Binotto will have "full responsibility" to streamline Audi's Formula 1 decision-making as it takes over Sauber

Lewis Hamilton casts alarming ‘completely different’ Mercedes W15 verdict after ‘pretty bad day’

Lewis Hamilton: "It has been feeling great in the past couple of races. That just felt completely different today."

Slot reveals which Liverpool star was ‘acting too slow’ in friendly as Reds sweat over Jones injury

Liverpool boss Arne Slot is unsure how serious Curtis Jones' injury is after he was forced out of the club’s pre-season friendly against Real Betis.

Nadal, Djokovic fighting time and new generation

PARIS — Rafael Nadal will bid farewell to the Olympics on the clay courts of Roland Garros — scene of his greatest moments — as Novak Djokovic attempts to prevent the sun setting on tennis's golden generation. Nadal has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles in Paris but at 38 time is ticking for the Spaniard, who last month suffered his earliest exit from the French Open. Battered by exhausting, career-long battles with injuries, former world...

De La Salle stuns Converge for first win in Kadayawan tournament

Green Archers stay in title mix in Davao pocket tournament

Durant ‘feeling good’ ahead of Team USA’s Paris Olympics bid

Kevin Durant, who missed all five of Team USA’s warm-up games with a calf strain, practiced on Wednesday upon the Americans’ arrival in France ahead of the defense of their Olympic basketball title. The Phoenix Suns star, a former NBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist, suffered the injury in June, but coach Steve Kerr has said there was no thought of replacing Durant on the roster. “The plan is for him to get in the scrimmage and see how...

Sabotage at the Olympics: Russian revenge?

Friday morning five electricity installations of high-speed lines around Paris were set on fire in France. Military experts do not rule out that Russia was behind this sabotage. The sabotage, just before the start of the Paris Olympics, could be the work of groups affiliated with or inspired by Moscow, according to a Belgian military expert. "After all, Russia has been excluded from the Olympics, and may be taking revenge for that." Russia also...

Delgaco joins short list of PH rowers who have made Olympic grade

Joanie Delgaco kicks off the Philippines’ campaign in the Paris Olympics Saturday as one of a few Filipino rowers to participate in the pinnacle of athletic competition. If very few people are aware of that, it’s understandable. And even the former volleyball standout who competed in the Palarong Pambansa was in disbelief when she made the Paris grade. “At first, I really couldn’t sleep because I was qualified. I thought, ‘Is this it, am I...

Albon: Verstappen and Hamilton both "aggressive" in Hungary F1 collision

The Williams driver had the best view of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s crash in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix

China win first gold medal of Olympics in 10m mixed team shooting

CHATEAUROUX, France — China's Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting won the first gold medal of the Olympic games on Saturday, defeating South Korea's Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun in the final. Sheng, a silver medallist in the individual 10m air rifle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Huang, a two-time gold medallist at the 2022 World Championships, outscored the Korean duo 16-12 to seal victory.

ESPN Computer Formula Predicts 2024 SEC Standings

College football's best conference will look a lot different in 2024. The SEC has dominated the college football landscape for the better part of the last two decades, and that dominance has allowed it to add two major programs this season. Oklahoma and Texas, powerhouses of the Big 12, will join ...

Paris Olympics: Hergie Bacyadan faces tall order in boxing opener

SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 MANILA, Philippines—Hergie Bacyadan may be facing a tougher route in the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s boxing tournament compared to her Team Philippines compatriots. Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial earned byes into the Round of 16 but Bacyadan will have to work a bit harder as her first opponent in Olympic debut is China’s Li Qian. In contrast to Bacyadan, Li is as seasoned as a veteran could get....

Christian Horner takes action with Red Bull meeting held at Belgian Grand Prix

Christian Horner orchestrated a sit down in the build-up to the Belgian GP weekend.

What Pacquiao's exhibition fight means

IT is only an exhibition bout and the result will not be reflected in the record books, but just the same it will be used as a barometer to see just how much is left in the fuel tank of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao, pro boxing's only eight-division world champion, is booked to trade punches with former K-1 champion Rukiya Anpo in a three-round boxing exhibition at Super Rizin 3, set for Sunday, July 28, in Saitama, Japan. Anpo is a...

Maroons star Lopez says camps open doors for young talents

UP standout Francis Lopez took a little while before responding to a question, his gaze locked on the bunch of youngsters trying to keep their dribbles tight on a sweltering Saturday afternoon. “A lot of pressure,” he then blurted out in a chat with the Inquirer at Gatorade Hoops Gym in Mandaluyong City recently. “But you know, camps like these teach you to face that. That’s a challenge they will be dealing with while still young.” Long before...

Martin Brundle hits out at ‘cuddly F1’ in brutal Sergio Perez ‘fail’ verdict

Sergio Perez is under serious pressure to retain his Red Bull seat...

Unforgettable: Comaneci's perfect 10, Biles' 'twisties' and more

Paris — Gymnastics has emerged as one of the showstopping Olympic sports. AFP Sport takes a look at five unforgettable moments served up by some of the world's greatest athletes on the journey to this summer's Games in Paris with action getting underway on Saturday: Alberto Braglia - London 1908 The first athlete to put gymnastics on the map was self-taught in a barn in his native Modena in Italy. Taking time-out from his job at a tobacco...

Paris Olympics: Rower Joanie Delgaco places fourth, stays in medal hunt

SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 MANILA, Philippines—Rower Joanie Delgaco kicked off Team Philippines’ campaign in the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday in France. Delgaco got off to a strong start but faltered in the end to finish in fourth place in the women’s single sculls heat at Nautical St. – Flat Water. The 26-year-old Delgaco, the first Filipina rower to qualify for the Olympics, reached the finish line with a time of...

Paris Olympics begins with ambitious, sprawling opening ceremony

PARIS — Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy, showcasing the city’s resilience as authorities dealt with suspected acts of sabotage that targeted France’s flagship high-speed rail network. Widespread travel disruptions triggered by what French officials said were coordinated arson attacks on...

PVL: MJ Perez, Cignal stay hot with win over Capital1

MANILA, Philippines–Cignal remained on top of the PVL Reinforced Conference Pool B standings after dragging Capital1 back to Earth, 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-13, on Saturday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. MJ Perez made that happen with 23 points, 20 attacks, two aces and a block for the HD Spikers to improve to 3-0. Her performance was highlighted with 12 excellent digs and 15 excellent receptions. “Very thankful and proud of the team because...

Paris Olympics: Rafael Nadal could meet Djokovic in second round

PARIS — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could meet in the second round of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics — which might end up being the last event of Nadal’s career. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebden in the first round, and Nadal faces Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, with the winners of those matches meeting next. The Summer Games’ tennis competition begins Saturday at Roland Garros, and Djokovic’s opening...

NBA: 76ers welcome Paul George, welcome back Tyrese Maxey

CAMDEN, New Jersey — Tyrese Maxey was asked to wait. Be patient, and the millions will come. Maybe an NBA championship, too. Maxey had some doubts a year ago when the Philadelphia 76ers asked their guard — who was not yet an All-Star, who had not yet dropped 50 points in a game three times — to hold off on signing a contract extension until this summer. The 76ers’ reasoning was solid: Maxey would open the offseason with a salary cap hold of $13...

MLB Trade Grades: Red Sox beat out Yankees and Orioles for veteran starter

James Paxton is headed back to Boston.

Keely Hodgkinson: The new golden girl of British athletics

Friday favourite: The “perfect” team-mate who bucked a single-seater trend

Junior single-seater racing is a cut-throat environment where truly opening up to team-mates is rare, as all opponents represent an obstacle to be overcome on the path to Formula 1. That Tomas Enge adopted an altogether different approach with Bjorn Wirdheim is a significant factor in him picking the Czech as a favourite team-mate

Man Utd pair worth £159m told ‘it’s all over’ with sales urged as third star with ‘attitude issues’ gets lifeline

Ratcliffe has been told he needs to rid Man Utd of the club's bad apples if they are to return to the top four, with only one of three problem players told he should be given a chance to prove himself

Apolinar, Nakagawa make weight for Japan 8-rounder bout Sunday

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol— Pete “Prime Time” Apolinar from the Prime Fight Boxing Stable in Talisay City, Cebu and Japanese Matcha Nakagawa are all set foe their fight in Japan on Sunday. The Apolinar-Nakagawa clash will be an eight-round non-title fight, serving as an undercard event for the Pedro Taduran vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka world title bout in Otsu, Japan, on Sunday, July 28. During Saturday’s official weigh-in, Apolinar tipped the scales at...

Where is Andrew Wiggins? Why Warriors forward isn't on Canada Olympics basketball roster for 2024 Paris Games

Here is why Golden State's forward is not on Canada's Olympic basketball roster in 2024.

Liverpool ‘renegotiate’ with Newcastle over Gordon deal as Magpies issue swift response

Liverpool have re-opened negotiations with Premier League rivals Newcastle United over the signing of Anthony Gordon, according to reports.

Mercedes abandons new floor after Spa practice struggles

Mercedes is going back to its old floor specification for the rest of the F1 Belgian GP weekend

Historic river parade launches Paris Olympics

Paris — A historic boat parade down the River Seine launched the Paris Olympics with spectacular French flair Friday, as the City of Light welcomed the world's greatest athletes for a sporting extravaganza. Attendees wearing rain covers pose with a flag of the Philippines' in the stands at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. AFP PHOTO...

US basketball stars are Olympic fans, too

PARIS — The US men's basketball team is headed to the athletes village on Friday to mingle with fellow Olympians before the opening ceremony. Next week, the group wants to see Simone Biles compete. Stephen Curry hopes to watch beach volleyball and swimming. And most of the players have sponsor-related obligations. It's a busy couple of weeks. Also, there are games to play. Such is the challenge of the Olympics for some of the biggest stars in...

Cataraja surges to top of WBO super flyweight rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Unbeaten Cebuano sensation Kevin Jake “KJ” Cataraja is poised for a blockbuster showdown as he ascended to the No. 1 spot in the WBO super flyweight rankings. With this ascent, Cataraja is on the verge of securing a mandatory challenger position against his former sparring partner, the current WBO super flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka of Japan. READ MORE: KJ Cataraja is WBO’s No. 1 super flyweight contender Japanese boxer...