By ADRIAN STEWART CO Fresh off the finest Grand Slam performance of her young career, Filipina tennis star Alex Eala returned to the Philippines to a warm reception following her historic run at the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday, July 12. The 21-year-old Negrense arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where she was welcomed by …
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NLEX dodges Terrafirma scare after lead nearly slips away
Coming off the biggest win in franchise history, the NLEX Road Warriors were pushed to the limit this time, hanging on to edge the Terrafirma Dyip, 101-100, and stay unbeaten in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Sunday, July 12, at the Ynares Montalban. The Road Warriors, who opened the Jimmy Alapag era with …
Bacolod Tay Tung clinches Kolasa Cup Spikefest title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts captured the Kolasa Cup Spikefest championship after defeating University of St. La Salle – B in straight sets, 26-24, 25-16, in the finals at The Hangar in Bacolod City. The Thunderbolts weathered a tightly contested opening set before taking command in the second frame …
France faces Spain in World Cup blockbuster
Spain will attempt to neutralize one of the most potent attacking arsenals in World Cup history on Tuesday, July 14, when they take on France in a heavyweight semi-final showdown. The reigning European champions and Didier Deschamps’ French team face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in what is seen by many as …
Deloria leads way as Galeries stuns Foxies
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Galeries Tower Highrisers opened their 2026 PVL On Tour Showdown campaign with a 25-17, 24-26, 25-19, 26-24 victory over the Farm Fresh Foxies at the Batangas City Sports Center on Saturday night, July 11. Negrense Erika Jin Deloria starred for the Highrisers with a triple-double, finishing with 24 points, 13 …
Negrense Celis, SJI secure early win in SSL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO St. John’s Institute (SJI), University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Arellano University High School came away with impressive victories as the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Junior National Invitationals got underway at the Playtime FilOil Arena in San Juan City on Saturday, July 11. SJI opened its campaign with a 25-21, …
Bellingham double fires England past Norway
Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England ground out a 2-1 victory over a battling Norway side at Miami Stadium to reach the World Cup semifinals for the fourth time. The teams were locked up 1-1 at the end of regulation time after Andreas Schjelderup had opened the scoring for Norway with …
Phoenix flips switch in H2 to beat Magnolia
The Phoenix Fuel Masters turned things around in the second half to complete a 98-86 win over the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots and open its PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup campaign on a winning note on Saturday, July 11, at the Ynares Montalban. The Fuel Masters overcame a slow start then torched the Hotshots in …
Cebu rips Bacolod, boosts playoff drive
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Cebu Greats broke free in the second quarter and proceeded to rout Bacolod Masskara, 97-67, to extend their winning run in the SportsPlus MPBL 2026 Season at the Strike Gymnasium in Bacoor, Cavite on Thursday, July 9. Behind after the first quarter, 20-23, Cebu got going after returning Jun Manzo …
Asian Games buildup continues for Alas women
The buildup for the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games continues for the Philippine women’s national volleyball team. The Alas Pilipinas Women training pool, led by captain Jia de Guzman and supervised by Japanese coach Taka Minowa, has trained for three days already. Joining the training are De Guzman, Dawn Catindig, Jen Nierva, Dell Palomata, Thea Gagate, …