By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipina rising star Alex Eala bowed out of the 2026 Madrid Open women’s singles after a straight-sets loss to Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-2, 6-1, in the Round of 64 in Madrid, Spain. Mertens, seeded 19th, controlled the match from the outset, capitalizing on her efficiency on serve and dominance in return …
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Ordiales powers NU to No. 2 seed
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Leo Ordiales delivered a standout performance as the National University (NU) Bulldogs secured the last twice-to-beat incentive with a 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 28-26 victory over the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Spikers in the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, April 25. …
Shai pours in 42 as Thunder beats Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 road win over the Phoenix Suns yesterday (Philippine time). The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player finished 15-of-18 from the floor with eight assists to give the Thunder a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. …
Rain or Shine surges past Magnolia
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters bounced back after a bitter loss last time around, surging past the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, 91-82, in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. It was a quick recovery for the Elasto Painters after they were dealt their first defeat of the tournament by the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 83-87. …
Creamline rules PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Creamline Cool Smashers reclaimed the PVL All-Filipino Conference title after surviving a fierce challenge from the Cignal Super Spikers, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-11, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday night, April 23. Diana Carlos delivered the decisive blows in the closing stretch, firing a crucial attack before sealing …
Timberwolves shut down Nuggets
Jaden McDaniels led a spirited defensive effort, reserve Ayo Dosunmu delivered a team-high 25 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held the Denver Nuggets to a season-low shooting percentage en route to a 113-96 victory in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series in Minneapolis yesterday (Philippine time). The Timberwolves hold a 2-1 edge …
Barnes, Barrett help Raptors halve Cavs’ series edge
Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett each scored 33 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 126-104, in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). Reserve Jamison Battle scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to ignite a Toronto surge that reduced Cleveland’s series lead to 2-1. …
Eala, Sönmez cruise into Madrid Open doubles
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Alexandra Eala and partner Zeynep Sönmez turned in a dominant performance to advance to the Round of 16 of the Madrid Open women’s doubles, sweeping past Hao-Ching Chan and Fanny Stollár, 6-2, 6-2, in Spain on Thursday, April 23 (Philippine time). The Eala-Sönmez tandem controlled the match from the outset …
Eala advances in Madrid Open
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense tennis standout Alex Eala opened her Madrid Open campaign in emphatic fashion, dispatching Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3, 6-3, in the women’s singles Round of 128 on Wednesday, April 22 (Philippine time). Eala delivered a composed and efficient performance at the Arantxa Sanchez Stadium, controlling key stretches of the match to …
Converge survives TNT scare for 3rd win
The Converge FiberXers fended off the TNT Tropang 5G’s comeback, 97-92, for only its third win in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. After leading by as much as 14 early in the payoff period, the FiberXers lost the huge cushion as the Tropang 5G eventually cut it down to …