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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