Philippine News

February 19 ------ Alex Eala's campaign in the Dubai Tennis Championships is still going strong. The Filipina tennis star marched to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament after a 7-5, 6-4 victory over veteran Sorana Cîrstea of Romania at center court in the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai. It was yet another superb display for the 20-year-old, who showed great poise in the closing stretch of the second set when Cîrstea looked to be mounting a comeback. "The key to

February 19 ------ It’s all systems go for Gilas Pilipinas Men in the remainder of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers, as the final two pieces of their player pool have officially committed. Quentin Millora-Brown has pledged his commitment to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, rejoining the national team starting with Window 2 of the qualifiers. The development was first reported by Homer Sayson of Spin.ph and later confirmed by Gilas head coach Tim Cone. “We’re heari

February 19 ------ CREAMLINE dug deep to turn back ZUS Coffee, 22-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-18, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Playtime Filoil Centre. Rattled by the Thunderbelles’ late first-set surge, the Cool Smashers quickly regrouped and seized control the rest of the way, unleashing a decisive 14-4 run in the fourth set to seal the victory. Jia de Guzman posted a unique double-double with 25 excellent sets and 10 points, handing Creamline its second straight

MANILA, February 19 ------ Filipino-American alpine skier Tallulah Proulx capped off her historic campaign at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, after completing the women's slalom course. The 17-year-old from Utah finished 50th overall with a combined time of 2:08.48, which is +29:38 behind the gold medalist. Proulx clocked 1:02.93 in the first run placing her at rank 61, while she improved her placing after the second run with a time of 1:05.55 at number 50. The Filip

LOS ANGELES, United States, February 18 ------ Chris Paul, a 12-time NBA All-Star point guard, announced his retirement in a social media post after the 40-year-old American was released by the Toronto Raptors. "This is it! After 21 years I'm stepping away from basketball," Paul posted on Instagram after being dropped following his trade to Toronto by the Los Angeles Clippers last week. Paul has averaged 16.8 points, 9.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals a game over 1,370

MANILA, Philippines, February 18 ------ Filipino Winter Olympian Francis Ceccarelli finished 54th overall in the men’s giant slalom event at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy. The Fil-Italian had a total time of 2:48.23 across two runs, which was 23.23 seconds behind the gold medalist, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil. Ceccarelli, a first-timer in the Winter Olympics, tallied 1:27.36 in the first run but improved in the second run with a time of 1:20.87. “I'm so happy,

MANILA, Philippines, February 18 ------ Gilas Pilipinas, Barangay Ginebra and now Meralco. Resident player Justin Brownlee has found a new home in Meralco, saying he will grant a request to play and represent once again for the PBA and the country any given time after a short-lived but meaningful time together in the East Asia Super League (EASL). “I really enjoyed the EASL and I definitely would go and play for Meralco again,” said the 37-year-old American-Filipino as the Bo

February 18 ------ GYMNAST Carlos "Caloy" Yulo and netter Alexandra "Alex" Eala are set to be recognized as the male and female Athletes of the Year at the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel Manila. This marks the first time in 22 years the PSA named a male and female co-Athletes of the Year since boxing great Manny Pacquiao and golfer Jennifer Rosales shared the honor back in 2004. Yulo's sustained excel

LOS ANGELES, United States, February 17 ------ Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey sparked the USA Stars over USA Stripes, 47-21, in final of the 75th NBA All-Star Game tournament. Maxey scored nine points while Edwards and Chet Holmgren added eight each as young Stars talent overwhelmed the veteran-laden USA Stripes in the championship game at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. "We chose to compete today and we came out on top," said Edwards, the Minnesota Timbe

February 17 ------ THE Yokohama B-Corsairs completed a weekend sweep of Nagoya Fighting Eagles with an 87–78 victory in the Japan B.League. Kiefer Ravena stood out with 14 points, four rebounds, and four assists for the B-Corsairs as he outclassed Nagoya's Francis Lopez, who was limited to just two points and three rebounds. The Gunma Crane Thunders, on the other hand, suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of Nagasaki Velca. After falling 97–80 in their first encounter, G

MANILA, Philippines, February 16 ------ It may not be how she wanted it to be, but Alex Eala is heading to the next round of the Dubai Tennis Championships after her opponent, Hailey Baptiste, retired in their first-round matchup. Baptiste, who took the first game of the second set, had to bow out of their clash and hand Eala the victory. As she waved the white flag, the American, ranked 39th in the world, was heard telling Eala that her abdomen was “messed up”. The Filipina

ANTIPOLO, February 16 ------ Coming off back-to-back losses to open the tournament, Farm Fresh finally broke through, claiming its first win at the expense of Galeries Tower, 25-14, 25-15, 25-12, in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Ynares Center here. The Foxies came out assertive against the Highrisers, taking command from the first set and never relinquishing control, notching their first win and improving to 1-2 in the standings. Trisha Tubu spe

INGLEWOOD, USA, February 16 ------ Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers has not played a game this season, Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat has not started in one, and yet, both made their impact on All-Star Weekend. Johnson delivered the defining moment of his short, two-season NBA career so far when he won the Slam Dunk Contest over rookie Carter Bryant of the San Antonio Spurs to close out the prelude of events to the All-Star Game. In the Three-Point Contest, vete

DOHA, Qatar, February 16 ------ Former French Open finalist Karolina Muchova ended a six-year trophy drought when she beat Canadian Victoria Mboko 6-4 7-5 to win the Qatar Open and clinch her first WTA 1000 title. The Czech Republic's Muchova, who has struggled with multiple injuries and was sidelined for 10 months after a wrist injury suffered in 2023, had not won a title on the WTA tour since the Korea Open in September 2019. But the 29-year-old Muchova kept mistakes to a m

February 15 ------ Alex Eala is all set to make her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship debut, joining a stacked field headlined by world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Eala's Australian Open tormentor, Elena Rybakina. World No. 2 Iga Swiatek, who Eala beat in a breakthrough run to the Miami Open semifinals last March, along with Coco Gauff and reigning champion Mirra Andreeva are also in the main draw. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will run from February 15 to 21. The

February 15 ------ NOTHING is final yet as far as the composition of Gilas Pilipinas in Window 2 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers is concerned, according to head coach Tim Cone. There is already an assumption on social media that a Final 12 has been determined, based on the names and photos that appeared on the Fiba web page of the games pitting Gilas against New Zealand on February 26 and Australia on March 1. The FIBA web page bared a Gilas lineup composed

February 14 ------ Milwaukee's Ousmane Dieng starred against his former team as the Bucks beat the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, 110-93 in a morale-boosting win ahead of the NBA All-Star break. The game in Oklahoma City lost some star power with OKC's reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missing a fifth straight contest with an abdominal strain and Milwaukee's two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting out a ninth straight game with a calf strain. F

February 14 ------ Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece toppled No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha. Swiatek wasn't alone in the early exit, as Canadian No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko knocked out No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. The semifinals of the WTA 1000 event will feature two unseeded players, as Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko will meet Mboko and Sakkari will face Czech 14th seed Karolina Muchov

MANILA, February 13 ------ PLDT's towering net defense was too much to handle for Capital1. The High Speed Hitters, who flexed their might on the net, turned back the Solar Spikers, 25-20, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17, in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. They spoiled Bella Belen's 28-point explosion for the other side, her best scoring output by far in just her rookie year in the professional league. The wards of coach

February 13 ------ Cade Cunningham finished with 28 points as the Detroit Pistons shrugged off the suspensions of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart to cruise past the Toronto Raptors, 113-95. Duren and Stewart were both handed multi-game suspensions for their part in a mass brawl during Monday's stormy victory over the Charlotte Hornets. But the absence of the two centers had little effect on Detroit as they coasted to a wire-to-wire victory in Toronto. Detroit's balanced offens