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August 26 ------ Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime made a quick exit from the US Open mixed doubles, losing comprehensively to Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils. The husband-and-wife tandem needed just 39 minutes to claim a 4-1, 4-1 win at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York and advance to the quarterfinals. The tournament features a unique format, with pairs needing just four points to win a set. Eala and Auger-Aliassime started brightly, as the Canadian world No. 4 hel

MANILA, Philippines, August 26 ------ Quezon Province leaned on Judel Fuentes to thwart Pasay, 67-59 and move closer to South Division pacesetter Batangas City in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Pasay Astrodome. Fuentes fired 25 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to power the Quezon Huskers to a 15-3 record in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division, 26-team tournament. The Huskers, triggered by Fuentes' th

August 26 ------ THE Gilas Pilipinas team for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers defeated the Asian Games-bound squad in their second inter-squad tune-up game. Kai Sotto was one of the players who led Gilas' FIBA team to the victory, according to a source, as their preparations get in full swing for crunch home qualifiers against Jordan on Friday and Iran on Sunday. The Gilas all-PBA team that is gearing up for the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan beat that

August 26 ------ MIGUEL Tabuena ended his LIV Golf campaign almost the same way he began it: right near the bottom of the pack. But he has no regrets. The experience and the money from this LIV stint, even as a wild card with no team affiliation, go beyond his wildest dreams. Tabuena shot a final round even par 70 in Indianapolis, the last event of the season for LIV, and stayed at 2 under for the tournament at a tie for 45th place with three others. His take home pay was a g

August 25 ------ Alex Eala carved out another historic milestone in her flourishing career, rising to a career-high No. 18 in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. The 20-year-old Filipina star jumped two notches from No. 20 ahead of the US Open scheduled this week where she is slated to compete in the singles and the mixed doubles with Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime. Eala’s latest ranking made her the highest ranked female player from Southeast Asia in histor

August 25 ------ JUSTIN Brownlee will likely be out for Gilas Pilipinas in the fourth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Head coach Tim Cone revealed the development on Monday, saying that Brownlee 'isn't healthy enough' for the two games in the next window against Jordan and Iran. “The big elephant in the room right now is Justin is not here and will most lilkely not play,” Cone said during Monday’s press conference at the Mall of Asia Arena. “So we wi

August 25 ------ LANDO Norris started the second half of the 2026 Formula 1 season the same way he ended the first: by converting pole into victory. The reigning world champion survived a chaotic final Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, beating Mercedes duo Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in a race that featured an early red flag, Max Verstappen's heartbreaking home-race exit and a late strategic battle for the podium. Norris' victory was his second of the season, making it two in

MANILA, Philippines, August 25 ------ Former NBA star Derrick Rose will be returning to the Philippines, this time in Cebu, as he holds a two-day basketball event this week. Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, will head to the Queen City of the South for the “Rose Meets the Queen: Derrick Rose in Cebu”. Rose will first have an exclusive Champion’s Circle Appreciation Dinner, where select ArenaPlus players will get the rare opportunity to meet and interact with the basket