Philippine News

February 7 ------ Victor Wembanyama dominated with 29 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots to carry the visiting San Antonio Spurs past the Mavericks in a 135-123 win in Dallas. Cooper Flagg had 32 points and became the youngest player in NBA history with 30 or more points in four consecutive games, etching his name alongside Michael Jordan as the first rookie with 30 points and at least five rebounds in four games in a row. The Spurs were up 11 at halftim

February 7 ------ GILAS Pilipinas coach Tim Cone gets his wish for a 10-day preparation for the next window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. Cone disclosed the initial plan was to bring the players together by Feb. 11, only to have it moved back by a week. Still, the Feb. 16 start is still within Cone's wish for at least a 10-day window for the national team. “Our initial date was Feb.11, but we could only secure four players for practice,” the Gilas mentor related to

February 6 ------ The Philippines' Alex Eala and Indonesia's Janice Tjen advanced to the semifinals of the Abu Dhabi Open doubles after beating the second-seed tandem of Zhang Shuai and Cristina Bucsa, 6-3 6-4. Eala, ranked No. 45 by the WTA, is teaming up for the first time with Tjen, who is at No. 47. Eala and Tjen earlier made a winning start in the Abu Dhabi tournament, claiming a dramatic 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 triumph over Leylah Fernandez and Kristina Mladenovic on Court 1, ea

February 6 ------ Savannah Davison powered PLDT to a statement victory over traditional powerhouse Creamline, leading the High Speed Hitters to a straight-set, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23 win to open their 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference campaign at the Filoil Centre. Davison set the tone early, delivering 13 crucial points in the first set to give her team a confidence boost and momentum for a winning start in the all-local clash. The Fil-Canadian star finishe

February 6 ------ Jonathan Kuminga reportedly is on his way out of Golden State, and the Warriors hope his departure brings them an inside presence he could never consistently provide. The Warriors sent Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for center Kristaps Porzingis, multiple media outlets reported. Golden State also reportedly is sending center Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 2026 second-round draft pick that originally belonged to the Los

February 6 ------ Sarut Vongchaisit made his campaign felt after carding a four-under-par 68 to seize the clubhouse lead in the opening round of the Philippine Golf Championship presented by the Philippine Sports Commission at the East Course of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong City. The Thai ace stayed solid on his back nine despite battling windy conditions, firing six birdies against two bogeys to grab an early two-stroke lead among the morning flights. “

February 5 ------ ALEX Eala's run in Mubadala is far from a fable. The Filipina ace, ranked no. 45 in the WTA rankings, clawed her way back from a 0-4 hole in the decider, flipping the script when it mattered most to stun Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), in a near three-hour thriller to barge into the WTA500 Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinals. Up against the 31-year-old veteran and WTA no. 109, the 20-year-old Eala showed poise beyond her years, fighting point for point unt

February 5 ------ The Dallas Mavericks are sending 10-time All-Star forward Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards in an eight-player trade, ESPN reported. The Mavericks will receive Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham and Marvin Bagley III plus two first-round draft picks and three second-round selections, per the report. The Wizards are also acquiring Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. ET. Davis, sidelined sin

MANILA, Philippines, February 5 ------ Miguel Tabuena takes the big stage as he debuts for the 4Aces GC team in the LIV Golf League. Tapped as a reserve in the powerhouse squad skippered by two-time major champion Dustin Johnson upon the departure of Patrick Reed, Tabuena will get his first start in the $20-million LIV Golf Riyadh Wednesday night in Saudi Arabia. Tabuena is slated to tee off on No. 10 of the Riyadh Golf Club in Group 11, alongside Yosuke Asaji, the Japanese w

February 5 ------ Promising player Alexis Ferrer snared the crown in the 2026 WWW Billiard 9-Ball Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ferrer earned his way to the finals where he produced a superb performance to hack out a 9-5 title win against hometown bet Bachrain Rauf. The Paniqui, Tarlac native wrested the trophy and pocketed the champion’s purse of IDR 60,000,000 (around P200,000). “Naka isa din! Maraming salamat po!” Ferrer wrote on his social media post. “Gumana na ‘yo

February 4 ------ Alex Eala and Indonesian star Janice Tjen created magic on court, defeating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and France’s Kristina Mladenovic, 7-5, 3-6, 10-6, in a thrilling opening-round doubles match at the WTA Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre.   The Southeast Asian duo entered the match as heavy underdogs against their accomplished opponents. Fernandez, 23, ranked 68th in the world in doubles, has reached th

February 4 ------ Nxled turned back Farm Fresh for a winning debut in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday.   But that’s the story on the surface. Behind the 25-23, 13-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-12 triumph was the clash between the former coach and players of Petro Gazz, the tournament’s defending champion, that left the throne unoccupied after filing a leave of absence.   In the wake of the Angels’ departure, Brooke Van Sickle, Myla Pablo and the core of the reigning qu

February 4 ------ CALVIN Abueva is heading to Converge. Sources told SPIN.ph on Tuesday that 'The Beast' is being shipped to the FiberXers by Titan Ultra in exchange for Rey Suerte, King Caralipio, and Mark Denver Omega.   The trade is already awaiting approval from the PBA Commissioner’s Office, according to a source. The trade will reunite Abueva with Dennis ‘Delta’ Pineda, his longtime patron who is concurrently the coach of Converge and Pampanga vice-governor.   The move

MANILA, Philippines, February 4 ------ The NBA trade deadline frenzy has begun.   James Harden has been traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Darius Garland and a second round pick, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. Harden will now be teaming up with another explosive scorer in Donovan Mitchell, who is leading the Cavaliers, currently holding a 30-21 win-loss record. Cleveland is fifth in the standings in the East.   Garland, the fifth

February 3 ------ It couldn’t get any more poetic than Ramon Fernandez awarding the PBA Finals MVP trophy — named after him — to one of his former students.   ‘El Presidente’ personally handed the golden hardware to June Mar Fajardo after the latter was hailed as the Season 50 Philippine Cup Finals’ best player for powering San Miguel to a successful title defense at the expense of TNT.   It was a sight to behold at the Mall of Asia Arena center court. Two of the league’s gre

February 3 ------ THE stage is set as more than 130 players vie for the Philippine Golf Championship presented by the Philippine Sports Commission to start the Asian Tour season on Feb. 5 to 8 at the East Course of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong City.   Among the top golfers expected to see action are former Order of Merit (OOM) winners John Catlin and Sihwan Kim of the US as well as Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand in the event offering a total purse of $500,

NEW YORK, United States, February 3 ------ LeBron James was selected on Sunday (Monday Manila time) to his 22nd consecutive NBA All-Star Game, the 41-year-old Los Angeles Lakers forward being named among reserves from the Western Conference.   James was not selected as a starter but was chosen among seven reserves from both the Eastern and Western conferences made by NBA head coaches.   The 75th NBA All-Star Game will be contested on February 15 in Los Angeles with a new tour

February 3 ------ Novak Djokovic leaves the Australian Open still stuck on 24 Grand Slam titles and with fresh doubts about how many more tries he will have at winning an outright-record 25th.   The 38-year-old has consistently dismissed talk of retirement and said he is eyeing the defense of his Olympic gold at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. But after losing to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the final on Sunday, the Serb suggested he may not be back in Melbourne. “God knows

February 2 ------ JUNE Mar Fajardo carried San Miguel on his broad shoulders with a monster double-double on Sunday night, helping the Beermen win the PBA 50th Season Philippine Cup title with a 92-77 win over TNT at the Mall of Asia Arena.   Fajardo's 29-point, 23-rebound night with his old mentor Ramon Fernandez watching from courtside enabled the Beermen to close the best-of-seven series, 4-2, in a game where they led by 21 points but came under siege in the final quarter.

February 2 ------ Carlos Alcaraz overcame Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major.   The Spaniard was imperious after a slow start in dismissing the 38-year-old, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 on Rod Laver Arena to claim a seventh Slam title and cement himself as undisputed world number one. In doing so, he became the youngest man in the Open era to win all