Alex Eala will make her French Open main draw debut on Sunday, May 25 (Philippine time) when she takes on Colombia’s Emiliana Arango in the first round of the women’s singles tournament. Arango, 24 years old, is currently ranked 88th by the Women’s Tennis Association. The 19-year-old Filipina ace, meanwhile, recently moved up to her career-high …
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Jose, Meralco wallop Blackwater in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Meralco Bolts snapped a two-game losing streak with a convincing 103-85 win over the Blackwater Bossing in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Wednesday night, May 21. Negrense Raymar Jose finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists as the defending champion Bolts …
Negrense Monares, 2 others return to UP Fighting Maroons
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons will have three of their key players back for another year in the upcoming UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament next year. Negrense Joan Marie Monares, Antiqueña Irah Jaboneta and three-time UAAP Best Middle Blocker awardee Nina Ytang have all agreed to play …
Pacers roar back to stun Knicks in Eastern Conference finals opener
The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks, 138-135, in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals yesterday (Philippine time). The Knicks, playing in the conference finals for the first time in 25 years, had been in charge of the contest at Madison Square Garden …
TNT overcomes Rain or Shine for 4th straight win
The TNT Tropang 5G stretched its win streak to four after overcoming the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 111-103, on Wednesday, May 21, in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. The Tropang 5G erased an early 14-point deficit as the Elasto Painters led 31-17 later in the first period. However, TNT recovered …
Perfect Skin, JRS rule Bacolod summer league
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Perfect Skin and JRS emerged victorious in their respective divisions in the Perfect Skin Summer Basketball League held recently at the Creekside Basketball Gym in Bacolod City. Perfect Skin bagged the 12-and-under category championship following a 79-73 win over LJS in a closely-fought finals match. Season MVP Prince David Cornelia and …
Negrense Nietes bows to younger foe in Japan
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense boxer Donnie Nietes suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Japanese fighter Jun Ikegawa in a non-title clash at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday night, May 20. The Negros Occidental’s Murcia-native was unable to keep in step with the younger Ikegawa in his first fight in Japan since …
Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout Wolves in opener
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overcame a slow start to score 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals yesterday (Philippine time). It was Gilgeous-Alexander’s fourth consecutive game with 30 or more points and his eighth in 12 playoff games …
History aside: Pacers, Knicks reset for Eastern Conference finals
The Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks are no strangers to each other in the postseason, given the former eliminated the latter last season to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Now, a case could be made that this year’s conference final matchup is an unexpected one, given the massive roadblocks that each team …
Abra mauls Bacolod in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Abra Solid North Weavers walloped the Bacolod Tubo Slashers, 108-77, to gain solo second in the MPBL Season 2025 at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan on Monday night, May 19. Led by the tandem of Dave Ildefonso and Joshua David, the Weavers took control of the game since the opening …