PHOTOS: MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net, PHILIP FONG, JOEL NITO/AFP, PNVF If you’re wondering why volleyball fans of a certain age demographic let out a collective squeal in various Titos and Titas group chats, blame it on a 90s–2000s Brazilian icon who first lit the flames of the country’s love affair with volleyball in the Grand Prix days. […]

Alex Eala of the Philippines reacts against Clara Tauson of Denmark during their Women’s Singles First Round match on Day One of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 24, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines

UST point guard Forthsky Padrigao during a game against FEU in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net University of Santo Tomas will be putting on a literal show to open Season 88 of the UAAP. But when men’s basketball action starts, Forthsky Padrigao won’t be on the floor to serve a mandatory suspension incurred from the Growling

PLDT coach Rald Ricafort’s post-game talk wasn’t just about the High Speed Hitters’ rise from heartbreaks to winning back-to-back PVL titles. It was bigger than any of their two championship trophies that they earned from sweeping a total of 13 games to rule the PVL on Tour and Invitational. Moments after their title-clinching 21-25, 31-29,

Michael Bibat fires six birdies in a bogey-free 64. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Michael Bibat played with Aidric Chan for the first time and was so impressed with the rising local pro star that it brought out the best in him. And after the first 18 holes of the P2 million ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge that was

Alex Eala of the Philippines returns against Clara Tauson of Denmark during their Women’s Singles First Round match on Day One of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 24, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines

Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball against the Indiana Pacers during their game at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2012 in New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by AL BELLO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese-American guard whose 2012 heroics

Gilas Youth huddle up during a game against New Zealand in the Fiba U16 Asia Cup.–FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Youth was unable to keep its momentum going on Tuesday night after dropping its final group game in the Fiba U16 Asia Cup at Buyant Ukhaa Sport Complex in Mongolia. New Zealand denied the Philippines an

Japan and USA, ranked No. 5 and 6 respectively, are among the 32 nations competing in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Fan favorites USA and Japan are tagged as darkhorse contenders in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship from September 12 to 28 at Mall of Asia Arena and Smart

UST guard Forthsky Padrigao during a game against Ateneo in UAAP Seaosn 87 at UST’s Quadricentennial Pavilion.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—UAAP Season 88 host University of Santo Tomas will be without one of its main men in the first game of the men’s basketball tournament. In the curtain opener of Season 88, the Growling Tigers will