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Strong Group head coach Charles Tiu sees a championship contender in his current squad as it vies for the title in the 33rd Dubai International Championship. Tiu, whose first stint with the Filipino squad last year ended with a quarterfinal heartbreak, is feeling so much confident this time around that …

French skipper Armel Le Cleac’h sails his Banque Populaire Ultim multihull after the start of the Arkea Ultim Challenge, a solo round-the-world race on a multihull, off the coast of Brest. The Arkea Ultim challenge around-the-world-solo sailing race started in Brest, western France on January 7 as the first solo …

Former NBA star Dwight Howard couldn’t help but poke fun at the Detroit Pistons, saying that his Strong Group Philippines crew can beat the NBA’s cellar-dwelling team. Dwight Howard (Strong Group Athletics/ Dwight Howard’s X post)  Howard, through a post on his X account (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Jan. 9, …

Francis Arnaiz (right) and Marte Samson. Basketball legend Francis Arnaiz has always embraced what life has sent his way. From intensely playing basketball and football as a child in Bacolod and Iloilo, to getting spotted by the Ateneo Blue Eagles at a national high school championship in Marikina, it seemed …

Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his men’s singles match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on January 2, 2024. (William West / AFP)  MELBOURNE — Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal on Sunday pulled out of the Australian Open with a “micro tear on a muscle” …

CONTRACT SIGNING. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announces on Monday (Jan. 8, 2023) the appointment of Erika Dy (center) as SBP executive director. SBP and vice president Ricky Vargas (left) and president Al Panlilio witness the signing. (SBP photo) MANILA – The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has appointed Erika Dy as executive …

Alex Eala will have her hands full at the 2024 Australian Open when she clashes with Rebecaa Peterson of Sweden in the first qualifying round in Melbourne. Alex Eala is competing in the qualifying round of the 2024 Australian Open. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook)  The 18-year-old Eala hopes to eclipse …

The Country Club Invitational, the forerunner of each Philippine Golf Tour season, is set to kick off its 19th staging on Jan. 23 with a stellar cast made up of the Top 30 in last year’s PGT Order of Merit creating an intense competition for both substantial prizes and coveted …

NEW RECRUIT. PLDT has acquired former F2 Logistics star Kim Kianna Dy to boost its campaign in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League season. She will be joined by Kim Fajardo and Majoy Baron, her teammates at disbanded F2. (Photo courtesy of PLDT)  MANILA – PLDT has acquired former F2 Logistics star Kim Kianna …

Draymond Green  Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green’s indefinite NBA suspension in the wake of violent on-court actions is over after 12 games, the league said Saturday. The league issued a statement saying Green had been reinstated. He was suspended on December 14 after he was ejected for violently swinging …