Alas Pilipinas women’s players, members of the organizing committee, representative of participating nations and Philippine sports leads during the official launch of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. –HANDOUT PHOTO MANILA, Philippines —True to the theme, the Philippines’ historic hosting of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship kicked off in electrifying fashion Wednesday […]

Sha’Carri Richardson reacts after the first heat of the women’s 200-meter semifinal at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson addressed her recent domestic violence arrest in a video on social media and issued an apology to her boyfriend Christian Coleman. Richardson posted a

Venus Williams celebrates her win over Peyton Stearns during a match at the Citi Open tennis tournament Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Two-time former champion Venus Williams is set to make her 25th US Open appearance after receiving a wild card into the women’s singles. The 45-year-old American recently returned from

A general view is seen at Moda Center during an NBA game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns on October 21, 2022 in Portland, Oregon.   Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, has agreed to buy the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers at a valuation $4.25 billion from the

FILE – Boston Celtics’ NBA championship banners hang from the rafters at TD Garden, Wednesday, March. 27, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) BOSTON  — The NBA on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to a group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm, a deal that values the franchise at

FILE–Zianbeau Edoc Zianbeau Edoc won a second straight leg in the ICTSI Junior PGT series on Wednesday after closing out with a two-under-par 70 for the Pradera Verde crown that allowed him to stay in the running—albeit in a slim way—of making the final roster for the Elite Finals in two months. Edoc tallied a

La Salle coach Topex Robinson Robinson believes his charges won something entirely different, something that will help them in great stead for what is the big picture of their calendar year—the UAAP Season 88 campaign. “While the outcome may not have been what we hoped for, this campaign has been a valuable learning experience for

Savi Davison (left) is looking to soar anew in the Finals. —PVL IMAGES A year ago, Savi Davison was sidelined with a knee injury when PLDT, on the cusp of reaching the PVL Reinforced Conference finals, suffered a heartbreak at the hands of Akari in the fifth set of a game mostly remembered for a

Kevin Quiambao rises for a jumper. The do-it-all forward had 17 points to lead all Gilas scorers. —FIBA.BASKETBALL It doesn’t matter where Kevin Quiambao plays. In one-off outings as a guest player in barangay courts. In the UAAP’s polished courts or in the Korean Basketball League, where he sees club-level action. In international arenas with

Gilas Pilipinas against Australia during the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup quarterfinals. –FIBA PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas’ campaign in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup came to an end after being battered by Australia, 84-60, in their quarterfinal match on Wednesday at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Philippines didn’t have answers to Australia’s torrid