FILE–A pair of boxing gloves are seen at the sports and boxing hall at La Busserine neighbourhood in the northern Marseille on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny following the deaths of two […]

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (C) passes the ball during the first half of the friendly football match between English Premier League side Liverpool and Japan’s J-League team Yokohama F. Marinos in Yokohama on July 30, 2025. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has criticized Europe’s football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute

Former Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid.– UEFA PHOTO Former Palestine national team player Suleiman al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele”, has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip, the sport’s local governing body said. Obeid, 41, was killed Wednesday when Israeli forces “targeted people waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip”, the

Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) drives against Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, left, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP) LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson scored 32 points and tied a career-high with 20 rebounds to become the

Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson, left, and forward NaLyssa Smith, right, celebrate after their team defeated the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP) LAS VEGAS — There was only one way Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon could describe reigning

Alas Pilipinas’ Justine Jazareno.–SAVA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Justine Jazareno earned her first international award in her first Alas Pilipinas’ major tournament. Jazareno was crowned the SEA V-League second leg Best Libero on Sunday night in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. Article continues after this advertisement READ: Alas claims another bronze but loses Alyssa Solomon to injury

Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, slips and falls off his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP Rising NASCAR racing star Connor Zilisch broke his collarbone, he said,

Josh Ferris: Men’s champ.—CONTRIBUTED PHOTO In scorching heat and under driving rain for quite a few instances, Australia’s Josh Ferris and New Zealand’s Amelia Watkinson ruled the Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu presented by Megaworld on Sunday in Mactan, Cebu, where the locals showed them a lot of love that made their respective victories unforgettable. “My ears

The Cool Smashers play as one when the going gets rough. —PVL IMAGES Creamline may have had a roller coaster ride in the PVL on Tour preliminaries, but its battle-tested team chemistry has remained the ace up the Cool Smashers’ collective sleeves when the going gets rough. “Most of us have been together for about

AJ Edu has his Filipino mother for extra boost against tough competition. —FIBA.COM As if playing for the country wasn’t enough motivation, AJ Edu had the biggest reasons to play his heart out watching from the stands in Gilas Pilipinas’ only win that kept the Filipinos in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup fight. Ranged against