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Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and skateboarder Margielyn Didal will be carrying the Philippine flag to the opening ceremony of the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Saturday, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino announced on Monday. EJ Obiena (left) and Margielyn Didal AFP PHOTOS  …

MIAMI: The Los Angeles Dodgers got an assist — and perhaps a run — due to a faux pas by a Miami Marlins ball boy. The Dodgers led 3-0 in the sixth inning and had Mookie Betts on first when Freddie Freeman hit a hump-back liner that landed just beyond …

Canada’s run at the FIBA World Cup ended Friday after a disappointing 95-86 loss to Serbia in the semifinals Friday in Manila.  Canadian men will face loser of U.S.-Germany in bronze-medal game on Sunday. No Nikola Jokic, no problem. Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is …

June Mar Fajardo, Scottie Thompson, Japeth Aguilar and naturalized player Justin Brownlee have been named to the Gilas Pilipinas final 12 for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which begins on September 23, 2023. After playing for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup, June Mar Fajardo will carry …

Veteran Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) head coach Tim Cone will assume duties as the head coach for Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games slated in Hangzhou, China later this month. Tim Cone PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO  The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced the selection of the Barangay Ginebra mentor …

New York: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka plans to return to tennis in time for the 2024 Australian Open, saying Wednesday her break from the sport “really fueled a fire in me”. The 25-year-old Japanese star gave birth to daughter Shai in July and hasn’t played since September 2022, …

Unshaken by a wobbly frontside stint, Velinda Castil battled back in a fashion rarely seen in a junior golfer, birdying two of the last four holes to salvage a second straight 73 and back to where she was at the start – on top of the ICTSI Del Monte Championship …

Chelsea Bernaldez raised the girls’ 18-and-under trophy for the second straight week and added the 16-and-U crown for good measure as she emerged the lone “double” winner in the PPS-PEPP City of Mati national junior tennis championships at the Sainz and Clergy courts in Davao Oriental last weekend. Chelsea Bernaldez …

Justin Quiban came out on top after a searing hunt for birdies in a frontside finish coming off a brief rain delay, storming past Reymon Jaraula and Jhonnel Ababa for a one-stroke lead with a second 67 halfway through the ICTSI Del Monte Championship on Wednesday in Bukidnon. Justin Quiban …

Officials of the SBP and the PBA hold a meeting on Monday at the Makati Diamond Residences to discuss the formation of the Philippine men’s basketball team for the 19th  Asian Games from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China. Present at the gathering are (from left) PBA chairman …