Philippine News

November 20 ------ Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-125 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz. After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, James took the court to become the first player in NBA history to play in 23 consecutive seasons. Austin Reaves scored 26 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 points with 14 rebounds,

November 20 ------ TNT star and Gilas Pilipinas forward Calvin Oftana has been ruled out in the first window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, head coach Tim Cone revealed at the end of the team’s first practice at the Blue Eagle Gym. The 6-foot-5 sharpshooter has been dealing with some hamstring issues – an injury that also prompted the Tropang 5G to play without him in the team’s close 91-89 loss to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in Cagayan de Oro. Oftana was

PARIS, France, November 20 ------ Injury-time wonder-goals by Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean handed Scotland a stunning 4-2 win over Denmark to qualify them for the 2026 World Cup, while Spain also booked their ticket with a 2-2 draw against Turkey. Belgium thumped Liechtenstein 7-0 to reach next year's tournament as Switzerland and Austria ground out draws to secure their places in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Scotland's late show in Glasgow means Steve Clarke's si

MANILA, November 20 ------ Eldrew Yulo, the brother of double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, will take the spotlight as the 3rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships commences at the Manila Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom within the Newport World Resorts in Pasay City. Yulo, who came home after months of training from Japan under the tutelage of renowned coach Munehiro Kugimiya, will be leading the charge for the home bets, and will be joined by his counterpart

RODRIGUEZ, Rizal, November 19 ------ Zus Coffee wrapped up its two-round preliminaries campaign in the 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference on a high note. This, as the Thunderbelles made quick work of Nxled, 25-13, 25-21, 25-21 at the Ynares Center here, bouncing back after absorbing their first loss of the tournament at the hands of the Cignal Super Spikers. Thanks to the duo of import Anna DeBeer and rising standout AC Miner, they will enter the quarterfina

November 19 ------ Josh Giddey posted 21 points and 14 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu also finished with 21 points, and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 130-127. Kevin Huerter scored 20 points, Jalen Smith added 16, Jevon Carter contributed 15 and Matas Buzelis rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 for Chicago, which snapped a five-game skid. The Bulls, who lost in double overtime in Utah on Sunday night, played without Coby White, who was out due t

MANILA, November 19 ------ The Philippine Men's National Football Team kept a clean sheet against Maldives, 2-0 in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. The Philippines dominated possession in the first half at the Maldives National Football Stadium, going against the home team that has yet to get a win in the qualifiers. Jefferson Tabinas headed in the breakthrough goal in the 24 minute to give the Philippines a 1-0 lead over Maldives. Just like in their match against Tajikist

November 19 ------ Four-time World Cup champion Germany finally secured their place in the 2026 edition with a 6-0 rout over Slovakia. It will be Germany's 21st appearance in the World Cup, with the only two editions the country has missed being the inaugural 1930 World Cup it didn't enter and the 1950 tournament it was not allowed to enter. European rival the Netherlands also qualified on Monday with a 4-0 win over Lithuania to complete an unbeaten run through group play. Th

TURIN, Italy, November 18 ------ Italy’s Jannik Sinner retained his ATP Finals title sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6 (4), 7-5, in the decider to the season-ending championships. Sinner, backed by a raucous Italian crowd, fell to the floor after breaking his rival’s serve in the final game before racing to celebrate with his team as chants of “Ole, Ole, Ole, Sinner, Sinner’ rang around the Inalpi Arena. “Finishing in fron

HOUSTON, November 18 ------ Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Alperen Sengun had 30 points and 12 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets rally for a 117-113 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. Orlando led by a point when Amen Thompson put the Rockets on top on a dunk with an assist from Durant with less than a minute left in overtime. Jabari Smith Jr. blocked a layup by Franz Wagner and Durant’s step-back jumper made it 113-110 with 9.2 seconds left. Wagner made two free t

November 18 ------ RAY Parks made sure that Osaka Evessa will head to the FIBA break on a high after the Osaka Evessa swept the Toyama Grouses this past weekend in the 2025-26 Japan B.League season at Kurobe City Sports Center. Building confidence heading into his Gilas Pilipinas stint in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, Parks was in his element for Osaka, first erupting for 25 points and four rebounds in their 102-97 win on Saturday and had a 20-point encore in th

November 18 ------ BLACKLIST International advanced to the Honor of Kings International Championship 2025 Knockout Stage after a decisive 3-0 sweep against Indonesia’s Vesakha Esports in the Group A upper bracket finals at Shooting Gallery Studio in Makati City. The Philippines still has a long journey ahead before claiming the coveted KIC trophy. Let’s take a look at how Blacklist and other PH squads continue the climb, one step at a time. Blacklist International and Vesakha

November 17 ------ ROBERT Bolick bailed NLEX out with crucial plays in a 92-83 win over Titan Ultra - its second straight win in the PBA 50th Season Philippine Cup at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion. Bolick scored 36 points including a three with 1:21 left to break an 83-83 deadlock. He also had 10 assists including a forward pass that led to Dominick Fajardo's fastbreak lay-up with 43.7 seconds left to increase the gap to five. Those plays proved enou

November 17 ------ JUAN Gomez de Liano will be joining Gilas Pilipinas practice when it starts its build-up for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. Just two days after impressing in a Converge win over Barangay Ginebra, Gomez de Liano, Gilas coach Tim Cone confirmed, will take part in practice and will be up for consideration for the two games between Guam in Window 1 of the Asian Qualifiers. Gomez de Liano's surprise call-up comes in light of news rhat Kevin

LOS ANGELES, November 17 ------ Luka Doncic scored 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder kept rolling. Austin Reaves added 25 points and eight assists and Deandre Ayton chipped in 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who wrapped up a five-game road trip and headed home hoping to see superstar LeBron James make his season debut soon. Star forward Giannis Ant

November 17 ------ PETRO Gazz completed the eight-team playoff cast in one go with a 25-27, 25-13, 25-10, 25-13 victory over Capital1 in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference at the Ynares Center II in Montalban, Rizal. The win snapped the 3-3 deadlock between the two teams entering the match and allowed the Angels to force a three-way tie for fifth place with Akari and Cignal. It also ended a concerning two-game skid that saw them get swept by ZUS Coffee and routed by Farm Fres

MANILA, Philippines, November 17 ------ Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co claimed that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez threatened to kill him if he “talked” about his involvement in the flood control scam or even returned to the country. Co made the allegation in the third part of his video statement, saying Romualdez threatened him as early as March 2025 during a supposed meeting. “As early as March 2025, the speaker hinted to me in our meeting that he will shoot me if I

MANILA, November 16 ------ Filipina tennis star Alex Eala has been named among the athletes set to play in the 2025 MGM Macau Tennis Masters. Set from December 27 to 28 at the Macau Forum, the exhibition tournament will feature Eala alongside Grand Slam champions Li Na and Conchita Martínez, who will serve as team captains and select their players ahead of the competition. Joining them on court are Mirra Andreeva, Shang Juncheng, Jack Draper, and Jakub Menšík. Eala will be wi

November 16 ------ The Alas Pilipinas Girls have at least seven months to prepare for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in Chile. According to the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF), the girls may train overseas while their player pool can also be expanded. The Alas Girls qualified for the U17 worlds after a fifth place finish in the 2nd Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship, beating Thailand on Satur

TURIN, Italy, November 15 ------ When it came down to it, Carlos Alcaraz needed less than 90 minutes to secure the year-ending No. 1 ranking in men's tennis. Alcaraz needed one more win at the ATP Finals to beat Jannik Sinner to the No. 1 spot and the Spaniard duly got that as he eased to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Italian Lorenzo Musetti to sweep his group at the season-ending event for the top eight players. “It means the world to me to be honest,” Alcaraz said in his on-court