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Reigning MVP Angel Canino powered De La Salle past University of the East, 25-21, 25-18, 25-11, in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday, March 6, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The defending champions were dominant in all fronts and …

BACK IN THE GAME. Former Grand Slam champion Simona Halep will soon see action after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the four-year doping ban imposed on her. The court granted her appeal Tuesday, allowing her to immediately return to the game. (Anadolu) ANKARA – The Court of Arbitration for Sport …

MANILA, Philippines — Ronald Chavez Jr. wasn’t even born yet when his father and boxing mentor Ronald Sr. and uncle Arlo made it to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. That’s why the 24-year-old son and nephew of the former Asian Championship and Southeast Asian Games gold medalists knows how heavy the …

All is set for a night of celebrating women empowerment when the inaugural All Women Sports Awards Night unfolds on March 20 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. (From left to right) Triathlete Nikko Huelgas, PSC commissioner Bong Coo, Judith Staples and Taekwondo coach Stephen Fernandez  It will be …

Damian Lillard of Milwaukee (Stacy Revere / Getty Images / AFP)  LOS ANGELES – Damian Lillard produced a dazzling 41-point display as the Milwaukee Bucks shrugged off the injury absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-106, on Monday (Tuesday Manila time). With Antetokounmpo ruled out just …

Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway (right) edges out Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia (left) in the Men’s 3000m during the 2023 Prefontaine Classic and Wanda Diamond League Final at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Scientists have developed a mathematical model based on performance data gathered from elite athletes, including Ingebrigtsen. AFP  Paris—Scientists …

The #SM2SMRun12 kicks off early Sunday at SM Seaside Cebu with an #aweSM turnout of 13,000 runners, breaking its own record and making it the biggest marathon in Cebu City to date.  The #SM2SMRun12 kicks off early Sunday at SM Seaside Cebu with an #aweSM turnout of 13,000 runners, breaking …

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Manila Southwoods rode on a hot start to overcome a five-point deficit and cruise to a 13-point victory in the 75th Philippine Airlines Men’s Regular Invitational at the Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club on Monday, March 4. “I have to give it to our …

Aidric Chan MANILA, Philippines — Aiming for a triumphant leap from the amateur to the professional ranks, former Junior World champion Aidric Chan trekked from Cagayan de Oro to Davao to compete in the Philippine Golf Tour Qualifying School unfolding Tuesday, March 5, at the South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates. …

LeBron James (Anadolu file photo) BEIJING – LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career points in his side’s 124-114 regular season loss to the Denver Nuggets in Los Angeles on Saturday. James got his 40,000th point through a driving layup with …