Philippine News

MANILA, November 5 ------ Alas Pilipinas Girls will open their Final 8 campaign against unbeaten Chinese Taipei in the 2nd Asian Volleyball Confederation Women’s U16 Championship today at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall in Amman, Jordan. Coming from a breakthrough 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 win over Iran to finish second in Pool B, the national youth team continues its dream run with an acid test against Chinese Taipei, which swept Pool D, at 6:30 p.m. (Philippine time). Team captain

November 4 ------ FOLLOWING a solid run at the 2025 Hong Kong Tennis Open to close out her Asian swing, Alex Eala has officially broken into the world’s Top 50 for the first time in her career. The Filipina rose one spot from her previous career-high of No. 51 in the latest WTA rankings, tallying 1,143 points to reach another landmark for Philippine tennis in her trailblazing career. Eala’s climb came after her first-round victory over Britain’s Katie Boulter in the WTA 250 P

PARIS, France, November 4 ------ Jannik Sinner won the Paris Masters for the first time by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) as the four-time Grand Slam champion reclaimed his position atop the world rankings. The 24-year-old's maiden crown in Paris, coupled with incumbent world number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain crashing out early in the tournament, will see Sinner return to the pinnacle of men's tennis when the ATP rankings are updated on Monday. The Italian fi

November 4 ------ Unheralded Jonas Magpantay shocked the entire field — and even himself — by capturing the Qatar 10-Ball World Cup championship, defeating 2022 World Junior Champion Szymon Kural of Poland, 13-9, in the finals in Doha. Magpantay built a commanding cushion early, racing to an 11-6 lead against the 21-year-old Kural. The Polish cue artist mounted one last push, taking the next three racks to close in at 11-9. But a dry break in the 21st rack halted his rally an

November 4 ------ DWIGHT Ramos and Ray Parks split their weekend series when Levanga Hokkaido visited Osaka Evessa at Ookini Arena Maishima in the ongoing 2025-26 Japan B.League season. Osaka ended Hokkaido's four-game win run with an 84-69 victory on Saturday where Parks registered 12 points, four rebounds, an assist, and a steal compared to Ramos' 13 points, three assists, and two boards. But the Levanga had the final say, routing the Evessa, 102-82, on Sunday behind Ramos'

TORONTO, Canada, November 3 ------ The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in extra innings of a decisive seventh game of the World Series to become Major League Baseball’s first repeat champion in 25 years. The Dodgers, who were down to their final two outs when Miguel Rojas hit a game-tying homer in the ninth inning, got what proved to be the winning run in the 11th inning when Will Smith hit a solo homer off Shane Bieber. “I was fired up. I knew

MANILA, Philippines, November 3 ------ Barangay Ginebra rediscovered its winning form following a 104-74 romp of NLEX in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal. Japeth Aguilar and Stephen Holt showed the way as the Gin Kings got back on track after dropping three of their first four games of the conference — a tough stretch that included losses to Magnolia, Meralco, and San Miguel. And the victory came at the expense of a red-hot Red Warriors side that

MANILA, November 3 ------ The Alas Pilipinas girls put up a strong effort against defending champion Japan before falling in four sets in their opening game of the 2nd AVC Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship. The Alas Girls stunned Japan in the second set but could not sustain their form, absorbing a 17-25, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25 loss at Princess Sumaya Hall. Xyz Rayco and Nadeth Herbon introduced themselves on the Asian stage by leading Alas girls' impressive debut in the

MANAMA, Bahrain, November 3 ------ The Philippines wrapped up its finest campaign in the Asian Youth Games with a seven-gold, seven-silver, 10-bronze haul. From a two-gold finish in the previous edition in 2013 in Nanjing, China, the Philippines more than tripled its golden loot thanks to strong performances by athletes in athletics, jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts, muay, and pencak silat. The last of those golds came on the final day of competition on Thursday, October 30, cou

November 2 ------ JIA de Guzman will again be at the forefront of Alas Pilipinas’ bid to end a 20-year medal drought at the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand in December. The PNVF formed a 20-player pool featuring PVL standouts, UAAP top guns and overseas-based aces. Leading the Nationals’ offense come the biennial meet are decorated outside hitters Angel Canino, Bella Belen, Shaina Nitura, Eya Laure, Vanie Gandler and Alleiah Malaluan. A newcomer in Kat Tolentino

November 2 ------ More than 10 years after facing unbeaten Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, Filipino boxing legend and senator Manny Pacquiao is still eyeing a rematch with his former rival. Pacquiao said his camp is in talks with several potential opponents, including Mayweather. The two boxing icons previously clashed on May 2, 2015, with Mayweather winning via unanimous decision. Netflix, the giant streaming company, had earlier reported on the potential rematch. Pacquiao, w

November 1 ------ GILAS Pilipinas will play a home game at the refurbished Blue Eagle Gym on December 1 when it takes on Guam in the Fiba World Cup Asian qualifiers. The Nationals will see action in the facility located inside the Ateneo de Manila campus that recently played host to UAAP games following its renovation. The December 1 tiff is the second for the Philippines after their road showdown against Guam on November 28 in their bid to qualify for the FIBA Basketball Wor

November 1 ------ Interim titleholder Nonito Donaire finally gets his much-awaited shot at history as he takes on "champion in recess" Seiya Tsutsumi to become the full-fledged World Boxing Association bantamweight champion – and the oldest ever in the division. The Donaire-Tsutsumi bout will headline the expected tripleheader in Tokyo on Dec. 17 – an event that is promoted by Teiken Promotion, according to multiple reports. Tsutsumi, who sports a perfect 12-0-3 record with 8

LOS ANGELES, October 31 ------ Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered on Blake Snell’s first and third pitches, the first consecutive homers to start a Series game. Yesavage, a precocious 22-year-old right-hander who sta

October 31 ------ Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets posts up against Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans during the third quarter at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Nikola Jokic bagged his fourth straight triple-double to start the NBA season on Wednesday to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-88 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans. Serbian star Jokic, a three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, joined Oscar Robertson in 1961 and Russell Westbrook in 2020 as the only players to

ANTIPOLO, Rizal, October 30 ------ Rey Nambatac was clutch for TNT, draining the game-winning jumper as the Tropang 5G completed a 100-98 escape of Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center here. He made up for a missed four-pointer before the end of regulation that could have expanded their cushion from the 90-87 mark, as Chris Newsome pounced on that void and put the game into an extended period with a gutsy triple, 90-apiece. As both squads exchanged

October 30 ------ There's no other perfect way to celebrate the golden anniversary of the iconic “Thrilla in Manila” but to delight the crowd with a night of high-caliber boxing and Filipinos winning. Melvin Jerusalem fulfilled hus mission as he wrapped up the the action at the Big Dome with a successful defense of his WBC Minimumweight crown against South African challenger Siyakholwa Kuse in their main event duel. The 31-year-old Jerusalem showed relentless spirit to overco

October 30 ------ Just when it seemed the Philippine Women’s National Football Team was on the verge of a historic home victory—their first in over three years—Uzbekistan dashed those hopes with a 2-2 draw at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva emerged as the hero for the Uzbeks, scoring twice in the 67th and 81st minutes to spoil the Filipinas’ homecoming match, which drew 3,106 fans to the Manila venue. Her late heroic erased what had looked like a comforta

ISA TOWN, Bahrain, October 30 ------ Southeast Asian rival Thailand denied Alas Pilipinas a podium finish in the 3rd Asian Youth Games here, scoring a hard-fought three sets win. The hard-hitting Thais turned back to the challenge of the hard-fighting Filipinas, 26-24, 25-20, 26-24, to clinch the bronze medal in the girl's division. A huge Filipino crowd drove its way at the Isa City Sports Stadium here to cheer and lift up the spirits of the Alas U18 team that is composed of

LOS ANGELES, October 29 ------ Freddie Freeman blasted a walk-off home run in a record-equaling 18-inning World Series classic to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Freeman -- who had smashed an iconic walk-off grand slam in the Dodgers' 2024 World Series win over the New York Yankees -- launched a mammoth solo shot to settle a marathon 6hr 39 min battle at Dodger Stadium. The victory puts the Dodgers 2-1 up in the best-of-seven Major Leagu