Philippine News

BASEL, Switzerland, October 31 ------ Novak Djokovic won’t be matching Roger Federer’s 103 career titles at the Swiss icon’s hometown tournament this week. Djokovic had a tough loss, at the Swiss Indoors, going down 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (5) to 47th-ranked Jan-Lennard Struff. Top-seeded Ben Shelton won't be winning his eighth career title in Basel. He lost to 222nd-ranked Swiss wild card Jerome Kym 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1) in a shocking night session. Djokovic lost when his 36-year-

October 31 ------ Weightlifters Rosegie and Rose Jean Ramos capture the Philippines' first two medals at the 2026 IWF World Championships in Ningbo, China. In the women's 53kg division, Rosegie lifted 97kg in snatch to land a podium finish and clinch the country's second bronze medal. The elder Ramos lifted 114kg in clean and jerk for a total of 211kg to rank fifth overall in her category. Her younger sister Rose Jean bagged the Philippines' first medal in the IWF World Champ

October 30 ------ The Milwaukee Brewers won the first World Series title in franchise history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1, to clinch victory in Major League Baseball's championship showcase. Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt drove in one run, plated another with a sacrifice fly and scored as the Brewers — denied a sweep by the Rays' thrilling extra-innings comeback win on Tuesday — celebrated a four games to one victory in the best-of-seven series at Tropicana Field in St. P

October 30 ------ Creamline and PLDT snagged straight-set wins in the Santiago stop-over of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Siklab series. The Cool Smashers ended with a 25-18, 31-29, 25-16 triumph over Capital1, while the High Speed Hitters drubbed Zus Coffee, 25-20, 25-18, 25-16, earlier in the day at the Santiago Sports Arena. Jema Galanza, an ever- reliable Creamline warrior, led the charge with 16 points and 11 excellent receptions, while

MINNEAPOLIS, October 30 ------ Stephen Curry scored a season-high 44 points, rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had 26 and Golden State Warriors held, for a 119-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were without injured guard Anthony Edwards. The Warriors have won two straight after opening 0-3, while Minnesota has dropped two in a row after starting 3-0. Wednesday was the first test for Minnesota to see how its lineup would look without Edwards. The Timberwolves announced Tue

October 30 ------ San Juan outlasted Caloocan Batang Kankaloo, 82-78, in overtime to advance to the North Division Finals of the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Ynares Center Montalban in Rizal Province. The defending champion Abra Solid North Weavers, meanwhile, secured their place in the Finals earlier in the day by sweeping the Pasay Voyagers, 77-69, to complete their semifinal series victory. Michael Calisaan delivered six points

MANILA, October 29 ------ Filipina tennis star Alex Eala showed impressive grit in battling back from a frustrating start to defeat Australia's Talia Gibson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, in the round-of-16 of the 2026 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The Filipina ace endured a slow start and struggled to deal with Gibson's serve in the opener, but grew into the match and eventually dominated the deciding frame. With the result, Eala is now headed to the quarterfinal where she will play Russia's

ANTIPOLO, October 29 ------ The duo of Schonny Winston and Robert Bolick combined for a huge scoring night to steer the NLEX Road Warriors closer to the PBA Season 50 Governors Cup semifinals. Winston and Bolick dropped 31 points each to lift NLEX past a gritty Phoenix Fuel Masters team in Game 2, 124-117, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. It was a back and forth affair with no team taking a double digit lead until the third quarter, as both teams had an answer for each other

October 29 ------ Biñan Tatak Gel leaned on Nic Cabañero and Carlo Lastimosa to beat Rizal XentroMall, 81-67 and arrange a rematch with Quezon Province in the South Division Finals of the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna. The Quezon Huskers, meanwhile, battered the Cebu Greats, 83-55, in the other semifinal encounter to keep their bid for a third consecutive division crown alive. The 23-year-old Ca

NEW YORK, October 29 ------ The NBA reigning champion New York Knicks finally got their first win of the season, beating the Detroit Pistons 111-97 Tuesday with 27 points from Karl-Anthony Towns and 23 from Jalen Brunson. The Knicks, who broke a five-decade title drought in June but had lost their three opening games this season, overcame another slow start at Madison Square Garden to pull clear in the second half. They avoided the ignominy of being the first reigning champio

MANILA, October 28 ------ Barangay Ginebra pulled away in the second half to defeat San Miguel Beer, 104-95, and take the early lead in their 2026 PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinal series at the Araneta Coliseum. The Beermen were within striking distance, 76-70, after three quarters but went cold in the final frame. Ginebra led by as many as 20 points, 94-74, before a late push by San Miguel's bench mob made the final score more respectable. Import Jordan Murphy paced the Gin K

MANILA, October 28 ------ Choco Mucho kept Galeries Tower in the hunt for its first win in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series. The Flying Titans recovered from a slow start to claim a 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-15 triumph against the Highrisers at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. With the result, Choco Mucho improved to 3-1, while Galeries dropped to 0-4 in the competition. It was a bounce-back result for the Flying Titans as well, as they were com

LOS ANGELES, October 28 ------ The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the Minnesota Timberwolves' perfect start to the NBA season, winning 127-125 in an overtime thriller despite 47 points from Anthony Edwards. Donovan Mitchell and James Harden led the scoring for the victorious Cavs, with 26 and 19 points apiece, as Cleveland moved to 2-1. "Tough win for us, especially early in the season," said Harden, who added four rebounds and nine assists. The Timberwolves, having won their open

LONDON, United Kingdom, October 28 ------ Harry Kane became England's first Ballon d'Or winner in 25 years in his native city of London, beating Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe. Alexia Putellas claimed the women's prize for a third time to extend Spain's domination of the award, thanks to her role in leading Barcelona to last season's Champions League before moving to London City Lionesses. The first ever Ballon d'Or ceremony on English soil got off to an inauspicious start as

MANILA, October 27 ------ Filipina tennis star Alex Eala marched to the second round of the 2026 Toray Pan Pacific Open after a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 victory over Great Britain's Mika Stojsavljevic at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. Eala, who is seeded 8th in the tournament, put together an impressive performance against the British wildcard, dropping just three games and completing the win in an hour and 15 minutes. It was a promising start for the world No. 19 after a poor str

LOS ANGELES, October 27 ------ Luka Doncic scored a monster 52 points as the Los Angeles Lakers maintained their perfect start to life after LeBron James with a 132-123 defeat of the Utah Jazz. Now the undisputed superstar of the Lakers since James departed this summer for Philadelphia, Doncic also provided 10 assists and eight rebounds in a masterful performance, with eight three-pointers and two steals. Doncic was supported by Austin Reaves, who had 29 points, as the visito

MANILA, October 27 ------ Aurora Gaming PH (RORA) claimed the MPL Philippines Season 18 title after dispatching Team Falcons PH (FLCN), 4-2, in grand finals at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The Northern Lights secured the final three games of the best-of-seven series to claim the league crown, capping their championship run with a dominant Game 6 performance led by Jan Dominic “Domeng” and Nathanael “Nathzz” Estrologo. Domeng secured the Finals MVP after putting up stea

October 27 ------ KIMI Antonelli is on the verge of conquering Formula 1, with the Mercedes prodigy now within touching distance of a historic maiden world title after a dominant United States Grand Prix victory. The 20-year-old Italian tightened his grip on the Drivers’ Championship with his ninth Grand Prix win of the 2026 season at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, leaving him just two points away from becoming the youngest world champion in F1 history. Starting from

MANILA, October 26 ------ The TNT Tropang 5G claimed a dominant win in Game 1 of their quarterfinals series, overpowering Magnolia 92-70 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. A pivotal 14-4 run to end the second quarter turned what had been a slim 29-28 lead by Magnolia into a 42-33 advantage for the Tropang 56. TNT poured it on from there, out-scoring the Hotshots 26-18 in the third quarter and pulling away by as many as 25 points. The result snapped Magnolia's six-game winning

CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 26 ------ Brandon Miller scored 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the winless Miami Heat 115-110, bouncing back from one of the worst losses in franchise history a night earlier. Charlotte’s 128-81 loss to Atlanta on Friday in its home opener was the fifth-largest in franchise history. Miller missed 12 of 14 field goal attempts and 10 of his 11 3-point tries in a six-point effort that came four days after he had signed a five-year, $209 million