Philippine News

MANILA, Philippines, October 22 ------ Alex Eala’s finishing woes came back to haunt her early in the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open as world No. 305 Claire Liu pulled off a monumental 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 opening-round upset. Already up 3-1 in the deciding set after giving up her one-set lead in the second, Eala — currently on a career-high world No. 53 rank — still gave the 25-year-old Liu an open window to capitalize, as she broke her serve that bridged the gap to 3-2 and paved the way f

October 22 ------ WORLD No. 1 Fedor Gorst coasted through to the Last 64 of the Philippines Open Pool Championship at Gateway Mall in Cubao. The American cue master was hardly challenged by Billy Jay Garcia, cruising to a 10-1 victory in the single-elimination tournament as he led the first 40 players to get through to the next round. Carlo Biado gained an automatic bye after his opponent Toby Alcantara failed to show up, and so did Hong Kong-raised Pinoy Robbie Capito, Hanoi

MANILA, Philippines, October 22 ------ Alas Pilipinas men seek to return to the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) final in December after turning heads in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. The Alas official page has revealed the groupings in the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand with the men’s national volleyball team being grouped with three-peat champion Indonesia, fast-rising Cambodia, which reached the 2023 final and won bronze in 2022, and Myanmar in Pool B. Pool A

MANILA, October 21 ------ Alex Eala brings with her a new career-best ranking ahead of her return to action in the WTA250 Guangzhou Open on Tuesday after she improved to World No. 53. Despite her early exit in the WTA250 Kinoshita in Japan, the 20-year-old Eala still managed to jump a place higher from her previous ranking of No. 54. This is a much-needed boost for Eala, who has now earned 1131 points, as she will be competing both in the singles and doubles tournament of the

October 21 ------ PENCAK Silat rising star Kram Airam Carpio won the first gold medal for the Philippines at the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain. A silver medalist at the Asian Championships, Carpio proved to be too much for her youth counterparts as she swept all her assignments in the event which will officially open on Wednesday. The soft-spoken pride of Laguna dismantled Qiken Dwi Tata Olifia of Indonesia, 33-19, in the gold medal round. Carpio’s victory was a st

October 21 ------ DWIGHT Ramos and Francis Lopez split their first faceoff in the Japan B.League as the Levanga Hokkaido hosted the Fighting Eagles Nagoya this weekend at Hokkai Kitayell. Ramos anchored Hokkaido's 90-74 victory, putting up 13 points, eight assists, one rebound, and one steal against Lopez' two boards, an assist, and a block in 13 minutes. The former University of the Philippines forward drew first blood on Saturday as Nagoya took the 91-74 win, finishing with

October 21 ------ With LeBron James sidelined, Luka Doncic opens the new NBA season as unquestioned leader of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Slovenian superstar eyeing a long-awaited MVP and hoping to turn his dominance into silverware for the storied franchise. The 26-year-old guard enters his first full season in purple and gold after signing a three-year, $165- million extension over the summer. He is in top form, having led Slovenia to the EuroBasket quarterfinals, where he

MANILA, Philippines, October 20 ------ The Meralco Bolts lost an 18-point lead but made key plays down the stretch to win their third straight game in the PBA Philippine Cup at the expense of Magnolia, 78-76, as they handed LA Tenorio his first defeat as head coach.   The Bolts, playing in their third game in five days, held on against the gritty Hotshots as they now turn their attention to their EASL game in Japan later this week. CJ Cansino continued his dazzling display th

October 20 ------ CARLOS Yulo booked a place in the vault and floor exercise final of the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday.   The two-time Olympic champion topped the qualification round of the vault with a total of 14.750, and finished second in the floor exercise with a score of 14.700. Yulo will first compete for the gold medal in the floor exercise on Friday, followed by the vault on Saturday.   The 25-year-old Yulo is only comp

MANILA, Philippines, October 20 ------ Not a few raised their eyebrows on the selection of teenager AJ Manas to the star-studded Team Asia side ahead of its title defense against the equally talented Team Rest of the World (ROW). “Hayaan ko na lang sila, basta ako gagawin ko na lang ‘yong best para ma-prove na karapatdapat ako rito,” the 19-year-old Manas confidently said last Wednesday.   True to his words, Manas anchored the Asian bets with a dominating 11-3 win over ROW to

October 20 ------ The stardust had barely settled over Dodger Stadium before the debate got under way. Was this the greatest performance by the greatest player in baseball history? Shohei Ohtani wrote another entry into his ever-expanding catalogue of the improbable on Friday, blasting three home runs and recording 10 strikeouts to send the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series.   The Japanese superstar’s sensational display in a 5-1 victory that completed a series swe

October 19 ------ THE FILIPINAS will play a friendly against Uzbekistan on October 29 as part of the collaboration between the Philippine Football Federation and GoTyme Bank. The friendly, dubbed as the ‘GoTyme Bank Match Up,’ will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium and serves as tune-up for the Nationals' participation in the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia. Uzbekistan, ranked No. 52 in the world, will also be in action in the Asian Cup. “This international friend

October 19 ------ Erik Spoelstra is expected to be named as the new head coach of the United States men’s national basketball team, ESPN reported. The Miami Heat coach will succeed Steve Kerr for the 2027 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics. Spoelstra, 54, joined Mark Few and Tyronn Lue as assistants on the Americans’ gold-medal winning squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Spoelstra — who traces his roots to San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines — has guided the Heat to two NB

MANILA, Philippines, October 18 ------ Chezka Centeno became the second player to win the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship twice after defeating Rubilen Amit, 4-1, 2-4, 4-2, 3-4, 4-2, recently in Bali, Indonesia. Centeno battled her way through the loser’s bracket before edging out her friend and mentor to repeat the title run she pulled off two years ago in Austria. The 26-year-old defeated Amit, who was the first cue artist to rule the competition twice back in 2009 in Qu

OSAKA, Japan, October 18 ------ Naomi Osaka pulled out of the Japan Open ahead of her quarterfinal after the four-time Grand Slam champion failed to recover from a leg injury. The former World No. 1 was tearful after struggling through her last-16 match against defending champion Suzan Lamens in Osaka. Top seed Osaka, who turned 28 this week, was supposed to face Romania's Jaqueline Cristian in the last eight. "We regret to announce that Naomi Osaka has not recovered from a l

MANILA, Philippines, October 17 ------ Team Asia got its Reyes Cup title defense to a smashing start after building a commanding 4-0 lead over Team Rest of the World at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. From singles to doubles to team duels, the quintet of Filipinos Carlo Biado, Johann Chua, AJ Manas, Singaporean Aloysius Yapp, and Vietnamese Duong Quoc Hoang were simply superior as they swept the opening-day matches to gain headway in the race-to-11 contest. The Asians swiftly took

MANILA, Philippines, October 17 ------ After an unconventional start to her PVL career, 2025 top overall pick Bella Belen finally has a pro league win in her bag as the Capital1 Solar Spikers downed the Nxled Chameleons in four sets, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25, 25-12, at the Araneta Coliseum. The young UAAP legend out of National University tallied 15 points and 14 excellent digs to support Ukrainian import Sasha Bytsenko’s season-high 39-point explosion, as Capital1 got into the 20

October 17 ------ AJ Edu emerged victorious in his battle with Gilas Pilipinas teammate Dwight Ramos when their respective teams met in the 2025-26 Japan B.League season. Edu commanded the defense in the Gunma Crane Thunders' 99-72 home win over the Levanga Hokkaido at Openhouse Arena Ota, finishing with six points, nine rebounds, six assists, and two blocks to push his team's record up to 3-2. Ramos only had six points and two assists, as Hokkaido slipped to 3-2. Ray Parks w

October 17 ------ Former MVP Russell Westbrook is joining the Sacramento Kings, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the deal. Westbrook's agent, Jeff Schwartz, confirmed the deal to ESPN earlier Wednesday. Schwartz did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP. The 36-year-old Westbrook is entering his 18th season in the league. He's the all-time leader

MANILA, Philippines, October 16 ------ Well-rested Barangay Ginebra stomped rival TNT down a huge first-half hole before hanging on to a 92-77 blowout breakthrough win in the 2025-2026 PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum. Ten days after their lackluster Manila Clasico conference debut against another rival in Magnolia, the Gin Kings this time fired on all cylinders, led by their big-man battalion of Japeth Aguilar, Troy Rosario, and Norbert Torres to mount a 24-point l