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SEATTLE: Elias Díaz hit a two-run homer off Félix Bautista in the eighth inning, and the National League (NL) snapped a nine-game losing streak in the All-Star Game with a 3-2 win over the American League on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). The NL won for the first time since an …

LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz stayed on track for a Wimbledon title showdown against defending champion Novak Djokovic on Wednesday as Ons Jabeur avenged her painful defeat in last year’s final. Spanish world number one Alcaraz was in imperious form as he swept aside his friend Holger Rune 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-4 …

What’s the plan for Kai Sotto? This was the common question of many Filipino fans as Kai Sotto again did not see action in Orlando Magic’s game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday (Manila Time) in the NBA Summer League 2023 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. …

GILAS Pilipinas shifts its preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup into high gear come August as it flies to China for a five-day pocket tournament. The national squad arrived in Manila on Monday after spending more than two weeks in Europe where the team played six tune-up matches against …

MAGNOLIA’S young slotman James Laput is enjoying every bit of the PBA On Tour. And it reflects on the way he plays for the Hotshots who remain unbeaten in eight preseason games. The 6-foot-10 Laput is averaging over 13 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes of playing time per …

Petro Gazz staved off a gutsy fight from Farm Fresh en route to a 25-21, 31-29, 25-17 victory for its second straight win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, July 11. Marian Buitre (11) and KC Galdones (12) of Petro Gazz tried …

EXPECTATIONS will be high on pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and his Filipino teammates, led by sprinter Kyla Richardson, long jumper Janry Ubas and the 400-meter relay teams in the women and mixed events during the coming 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. A big chunk of the …

Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto logged another DNP (did not play) in the score sheet as the Orlando Magic bowed to the Indiana Pacers, 86-106 in the NBA Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, July 11 (Manila time). Kai Sotto  Sotto, who …

Manila: In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women’s team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation’s World Cup debut. Long minnows in the sport, the Philippines have never played at a FIFA World Cup, either the men’s or women’s. All …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will lead the distribution of cash incentives to more than 500 national athletes on July 20 at the Malacañang Palace in recognition to their outstanding achievements at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and 12th ASEAN Para Games (APG) held recently in Cambodia. President Ferdinand …