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Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play for Greece at the Basketball World Cup that starts later this month, with the Milwaukee Bucks star saying Friday (Saturday in Manila) he and his medical advisers decided that he’s simply not ready to compete. Antetokounmpo had surgery on his left knee earlier this summer. …

Philippine national ice hockey forward Kenwrick Sze was able to do some practice with National Hockey League (NHL) forward Nathan Walker in Australia on Friday. PH HOCKEY MEETS THE NHL Philippine national ice hockey team forward Kenwrick Sze (left) skates with St. Louis Blues forward Nathan Walker in Sydney, Australia …

A young chess player from Antique takes a huge step forward in his bid to earn a title as he joins the 2nd AQ Prime FIDE Standard Chess Open Tournament on August 19-21 at the Robinsons Metro East Level 3 in Pasig City. Hans Lee Villorente CONTREIBUTED PHOTO  Here, 13-year-old …

Carlos Alcaraz Toronto—Carlos Alcaraz won his 13th ATP match in a row as the world number one began the Toronto Masters by defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Wednesday. The second-round battle of the two 20-year-olds went to the Spaniard, who is bidding for Canadian success after winning successive …

NBA star Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz had his first practice with the Philippine men’s basketball team behind closed doors Wednesday night at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The Utah Jazz shooting guard hit the ground running with the national squad, less than 48 hours after arriving in …

IT’S not over until it’s over. The Adamson Lady Falcons understood this adage and embraced it Wednesday night. Down by nine points at 11-20 in the fourth set against the La Salle Lady Spikers, the Lady Falcons mustered the strength to extend Game 1 of the Shakey’s Super League National …

The strength of the Filipino spirit came came out when Filipino athletes competed and won medals during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said this on Wednesday when he presented cash incentives, which he doubled, to the medalists of the SEA …

MELBOURNE—Colombia captain Catalina Usme is “dreaming big” and coach Nelson Abadia wants to “make history” as the last team standing from the Americas plots the downfall of England in the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals. The 25th-ranked South Americans have never made the last eight before but they are brimming with …

Team Philippines will have to play its best to have a chance of winning when it opens its 2023 FIBA World Cup campaign against the Dominican Republic on August 25 at the Araneta Coliseum. Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes said this before supervising the first practice sessions of Utah Jazz …

Rianne Malixi cruised to the US Women’s Amateur Match Play with a second straight 70 she secured with a late frontside birdie as she tied for 18th after the 36-hole stroke play qualifying at the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Rianne Malixi CONTRIBUTED …