Philippine News

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 21 ------ Jannik Sinner barely broke sweat in launching his quest to win a third Australian Open in a row on Tuesday as Naomi Osaka stole the show with a bold fashion statement. Popular Frenchman Gael Monfils meanwhile bid farewell to Melbourne Park with an epic defeat and thanks for "an amazing ride". The Italian Sinner strolled into round two when French opponent Hugo Gaston retired on Rod Laver Arena with the second seed in full control at 6-2

LOS ANGELES, January 21 ------ Tobias Harris scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons held off the Boston Celtics to score a 104-103 victory in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference showdown. Harris was one of four Detroit players to finish in double figures, with Jalen Duren adding 18 points and point guard Cade Cunningham scoring 16 points with 14 assists. The win sees Detroit extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference to 31-10, 5.5 games ahead of second-plac

January 21 ------ AFTER an early exit in singles, Alex Eala’s 2026 Australian Open campaign also came to a close in the women’s doubles as she and partner Ingrid Martins bowed to Shuko Aoyama and Magda Linette, 6(3)-7, 6-2, 1-6 at Court 14 of Melbourne Park after two hours and 38 minutes. Eala, WTA no. 135 in doubles, and Martins, no. 80, stormed to a 4-0 opening in the first set before the experienced pairing of Aoyama, no. 52, and Linette, no. 140, clawed back to level at 5

January 21 ------ For the first time ever, the Philippine national women’s 3x3 wheelchair basketball team will vie for the gold medal in the 13th ASEAN Para Games. The Pilipinas Lady Warriors booked a ticket to the final after a hard-fought 8-4 victory over Laos at Hall 1 of Terminal 21 Korat in Thailand. Reaching the final was no easy task for the squad of Patricia Camille Castro, Jean Delos Reyes, Cecella Wells, Rhebylyn Aniban, and Lorna Lilagan after three straight losses

January 20 ------ Filipina tennis star Alex Eala made an early exit from the Australian Open. The 20-year-old absorbed a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to Alycia Parks of the United States in their first round encounter in Melbourne. The match, watched by a capacity crowd in Court 6, marked Eala's debut in the Australian Open. She gave the Filipino fans plenty to cheer about in the opening set, when she utilized a variety of shots and pounced on Parks' errors to zoom to a 6-0 victory. Bu

LOS ANGELES, January 20 ------ Luka Doncic had 25 points and seven assists, LeBron James added 24 points and seven assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers returned to form with a 110-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 13 rebounds in his impressive return from a knee injury for the Lakers, who won for just the second time in seven games while playing their final home game before an eight-game, 15-day road trip. Ayton had his highest-scoring perfor

January 20 ------ AURORA Gaming PH secured a spot in the upper bracket semifinals by beating Team Liquid, sending the Golden Road-seeking squad to the lower bracket with a 2-1 victory on Day 1 of the M7 World Championship Knockout Stage in Jakarta. The two Pinoy representatives went toe-to-toe in a gripping 23-minute Game 1 before the Northern Lights prevailed to claim the opening win of the best-of-three quarterfinals. After stacking his Sky Piercer, Dominic “Domengkite” Del

January 20 ------ Khevin Yu brought pride to the Philippines after winning gold in the Mixed Amateur Division 2 of the 2026 Asia Disc Golf Open, part of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) Asia Tour, held in Taiwan. Yu, who holds a current PDGA rating of 910, finished with a total score of 206 (+17). He posted identical scores of 71 in Rounds 1 and 2 before closing strong with a 64 in Round 3. Cheng-Jun Li (850) placed second with 209, while Bo Cheng Chen rounded ou

LOS ANGELES, United States, January 19 ------ Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame a magical career-high 55-point display from Anthony Edwards to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-123 in the NBA. French prodigy Wembanyama was backed by 25 points from De'Aaron Fox in a high-scoring heavyweight duel against the Edwards-inspired Timberwolves. Minnesota had clawed their way back from a 25-point half-time deficit, with Edwards leading an astonis

MANILA, Philippines, January 19 ------ Miguel Tabuena brings a more compelling dimension to this year’s The Country Club Invitational – not as a former champion chasing a repeat, but as a player who has fully established himself as a bona fide world-class contender. While he fell just short of securing a spot in the lucrative LIV Golf League, Tabuena’s strong finish to the 2025 season and his gritty showing in the LIV Golf Promotions underscored his resilience, maturity and r

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 19 ------ No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini got the dominant start she wanted, defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-1, 6-2, in just over an hour at the Rod Laver Arena as the Australian Open got started. Paolini took the first set in just 27 minutes on the main show court at Melbourne Park, giving the crowd what they wanted as the first Grand Slam of the season got underway. On the men’s side at Melbourne Park later Sunday, No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev fac

MANILA, January 19 ------ The national 3x3 wheelchair basketball and cerebral palsy football teams will compete for the Philippines in the 13th ASEAN Para Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The men's squad will be the first in line as it faces Indonesia while the women's side will take on hosts Thailand. Both games will be held in the fourth floor of the Terminal 21 Korat as both squads look to dominate the preliminary rounds. Pilipinas Warriors head coach Vernon Perea sai

January 18 ------ EFREN "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante will banner the WNT Legends alongside fellow pool greats Earl Strickland and Ralf Souquet for a landmark three-day showcase at Gateway Mall, Quezon City, under the World Nineball Tour banner and in partnership with Puyat Sports. Daily play starts at 10 AM.   Designed as a celebration of legacy, rivalry, and personality, WNT Legends reunites four of the most influential figures the sport has ever known. Fro

MANILA, January 18 ------ Rising Filipina tennis star Tennielle "Tenny" Madis is relishing the opportunity to compete in her first-ever WTA 125 tournament later this month. Madis and Filipina ace Alex Eala were granted wildcard slots in the inaugural Philippine Women's Open, since they are the top two-ranked players from the Philippines. "I'm so very grateful for the wild card. It's a great opportunity to compete at this higher level and gain valuable experience. So I see it

January 17 ------ Alexandra “Alex” Eala is set to face American Alycia Parks in her Australian Open main draw debut. Parks, 25, is currently ranked No. 100 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and previously reached a career-high ranking of No. 40 in 2023.   She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open and has enjoyed her best run at the Australian Open, where she reached the Round of 32 in 2024. In 2025, Parks competed in the Round of 128 at the French Open, Wimbledo

MANILA, Philippines, January 17 ------ Nxled continued to surround new franchise player Brooke Van Sickle with key pieces, the latest being her former Petro Gazz teammates Bang Pineda and Nicole Tiamzon   Pineda and Tiamzon reunite with Van Sickle, Jonah Sabete, Djanel Cheng, and Ranya Musa as they try to bring the same championship culture they built with the Angels, who topped last year’s All-Filipino and Reinforced Conferences. The Chameleons have also acquired Aby Maraño

MANILA, Philippines, January 16 ------ A blockbuster rematch against early finalist TNT offers defending champion San Miguel Beer a tantalizing prospect. But before they could entertain thoughts of Round 2 against the Tropang 5G, the Beermen must first take care of the closeout business against defiant Barangay Ginebra tonight in Game 6 of PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.   And looking back at last season’s Final Four against the sa

BERLIN, Germany, January 16 ------ German forward Franz Wagner hit his stride late to help the Orlando Magic rally for a 118-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday (Friday Manila time) in the first NBA regular-season game ever played in Germany.   The Grizzlies did their best to spoil the return of Orlando's Wagner brothers, Franz and Moritz, to their home country in the showcase game in Berlin. Memphis led by as many as 20 points in the first half before the Magi

January 16 ------ Nxled continued its recruitment frenzy with its most spectacular haul yet and then embraced the expectations that came with the latest additions to its vastly revamped roster.   The star-filled signings, in fact, produced a beautiful dilemma for Chameleons’ coach Ettore Guidetti—nothing that will cause him sleepless nights, though. “Honestly, I faced worse problems in the last 10 to 15 years,” the Nxled mentor said in a press conference where the Chameleons

January 16 ------ TROY Rosario would continue to battle through a pulled groin if Barangay Ginebra would utilize him in an all-important Game 6 against San Miguel in their PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals.   Coach Tim Cone can’t say for sure whether Rosario would be available for Friday’s Game 6 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, as the Gin Kings are on the verge of elimination following a 115-109 loss on Wednesday night. “He’s having an MRI to find out the extent of his t