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Alex Eala (Facebook / Alex Eala)  MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is headed to the semifinals of the W40 Petange in Luxembourg after beating the Netherlands’ Jasmijn Gimbrere, 6-3, 6-2, Friday night (Manila time). The two tennisters started the first set at a 2-2 deadlock. The Filipina tennis ace, however, …

Defending champion Ateneo eyes the last Final Four seat when it takes the only undefeated squad in the second round De La Salle in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Game time is at 6 p.m. as the main event of the …

PSC chief Richard Bachmann  The Philippine Sports Commission is getting a boost from the Senate in the government agency’s bid to secure P3.7 billion in funding for the complete rehabilitation of the decades-old Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. In the PSC’s corner with supportive arguments are Sen. Christopher ‘Bong’ Go, chairman …

Alex Eala during her semifinals match in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (PSC / POC pool photo)  MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala is off to the doubles semifinals of the W40 Petange in Luxembourg after she and partner Turkiye’s Zeynep Sonmez defeated the pair of Serbia’s Katarina Kozarov …

KINGSTON (AFP) — Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with her coach, eight months before she attempts to defend her sprint titles at the 2024 Paris Games, her agent said on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Jamaica’s five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (AFP)  Thompson-Herah has parted company with Shanikie Osbourne …

Tony Lascuña  In A shift from stroke play battles, the country’s leading pros and rising stars go head-to-head in the ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational which gets going on Nov. 21 at the challenging TCC layout in Laguna. The four-day championship will showcase those who excelled in the …

The Manila Southwoods and ICTSI, two of the biggest entities involved in golf in the country, will present the ninth edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Cup at the well-manicured Legends course in Carmona on Friday, Nov. 17. This will be the first staging of the event since 2019, …

MANILA, Philippines – Four months after the Filipinas’ historic stint in the global stage, the Philippine Azkals begin their own journey to a targeted spot in the FIFA World Cup. The Pinoy booters take the first step as they open their campaign in Round 2 of the WC Asian Qualifiers …

A new leadership and a new brand for the country’s triathlon federation. Ramon Marchan vowed to continue and enhance the programs and projects of his predecessor Tom Carrasco following his ascension as the new president of the rebranded Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP), now known by its new name …

In the wake of strong performances by Canadian athletes at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, it’s time for the country’s top Para athletes to compete, with the seventh Parapan Am Games opening Friday in the Chilean capital.  Opening ceremony Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBCSports.ca, CBC Sports app, …