MANILA, Philippines–Capital1 notched its first-ever franchise victory in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The Solar Spikers kept fellow league neophyte Strong Group still searching for its own maiden win with a 25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20 triumph to improve to a 1-2 record. Jorelle Singh led Capital1, which broke
MANILA, Philippines—The string of Kai Sotto’s stellar games continued on Sunday in the Japan B.League. After his Gilas Pilipinas stint in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers’ first window, Sotto has been dominating for the Yokohama B-Corsairs as they zoomed past the Yokohama Brave Thunders, 84-73, at Kawasaki Todoroki Arena. The promising big man registered
MANILA, Philippines—Rhenz Abando impressed in his return to the Korean Basketball League as Anyang Jung Kwan Jang topped Goyang Sono on Sunday, 92-87, on Sunday at Anyang Stadium. Abando played his first game since suffering a spinal injury after a bad fall in December against the same team. The high-flying Abando was back like he
MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 16 rebounds for his 43rd double-double of the season, Michael Conley added 19 points and seven assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a four-game NBA season sweep of Portland, beating the Trail Blazers 119-114 Monday night. With the win, Minnesota (43-19) moved into first place in the
SACRAMENTO, California — Coby White had a career-high 37 points and DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 33 in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls rallied from 22 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 113-109 on Monday night in the NBA. “At this point in the season, however you can get wins, you’ve
TORONTO— The Toronto Raptors signed Canadian center Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension Monday, less than a month after acquiring him from Utah in a deal ahead of the NBA trade deadline. “We’ve been a fan of Kelly’s game for a long time and are thrilled he will continue his career in Toronto,” Raptors
The Phoenix Suns will be without NBA All-Star guard Devin Booker for another 7-10 days with a right ankle injury, The Athletic reported Monday. The four-time All-Star sprained his ankle with 1:15 left in Saturday’s 118-109 loss to the Houston Rockets. The Suns were on defense when Booker’s foot got tangled with teammate Royce O’Neale.
MANAMA–Jos Verstappen’s call for the sacking of Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner has raised questions about his son Max’s future just as the team and their triple world champion celebrate a truly crushing win in Bahrain. Saturday’s season-opening race at the Gulf kingdom’s Sakhir circuit offered fewer twists and turns, and considerably less
LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell hit five 3-pointers while scoring 26 points, and Anthony Davis added 24 points and 12 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in the NBA. LeBron James had 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the Lakers’ 10th victory in
AL AIN, United Arab Emirates — Cristiano Ronaldo returned from suspension and could not prevent Al-Nassr losing to Al-Ain 1-0 in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Monday. A first half goal from Moroccan forward Soufiane Rahimi was enough for one-time champion Al-Ain to have the advantage in the return leg
Rafa Nadal said one good thing about nearing the end of his career is that he will not have to face Carlos Alcaraz too many times after the 37-year-old Spaniard lost to his compatriot in an exhibition match in Las Vegas on Sunday. Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles, added that the future
LONDON–Renault-owned Alpine announced another managerial shake-up on Monday with three new bosses replacing technical director Matt Harman and aerodynamics head Dirk de Beer, who have left the Formula One team after a dismal start to the season. Alpine said in a statement that both had chosen to leave and seek new challenges. The three new
SALT LAKE CITY — Jordan Clarkson scored a season-high 38 points, including a 12-0 run down the stretch, to boost the Utah Jazz over the Washington Wizards 127-115 on Monday night in the NBA. Collin Sexton scored 29 points and John Collins added 17 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high six blocks for Utah (28-34),
MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook has undergone surgery on his fractured left hand, and the team describes his status as week to week. Westbrook broke his hand Friday in the Clippers’ 140-115 victory over the Washington Wizards. READ: Clippers’ Russell Westbrook breaks left hand Westbrook, the 2016-17 NBA MVP and nine-time all-NBA
MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard scored 41 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to rally past the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 on Monday night in the NBA for their sixth straight victory. Antetokounmpo missed his third game of the season as he deals with left Achilles tendinitis. The only other times
BOSTON — Steve Kerr spoiled the Boston Celtics’ last, best chance at another NBA title. And he thinks it would be harder this time around. “This is, I think, the best version of this team that I’ve seen,” Kerr said this weekend before his Golden State Warriors were ambushed by their 2022 NBA Finals opponent
University of Santo Tomas (UST) found its back against the wall after being two sets down and still trailing in the make-or-break third. And coach Kung Fu Reyes knew he needed a spark from the bench.He put his hopes on sophomore hitter Xyza Gula, a roll of the dice considering she would be coming in
NorthPort recently saw a bump in its collection of weapons with Will Navarro back in harness and rookie Zavier Lucero finally active. But its surplus in scoring options is not what will make this edition of the Batang Pier tick this PBA Philippine Cup. Joshua Munzon, one of the club’s heroes in the 112-104 overtime
CAGAYAN DE ORO—With the belief that it can be done, Manila Southwoods on Monday pounded the Pueblo de Oro layout here—and the latest pretender to its throne—to complete a rally from as many as 13 points down and win another Championship division title in the Regular Men’s tournament of the 75th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub.
Nesthy Petecio seeks nothing less than figuring in a gold-medal bout in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Filipino Olympic silver medalist has begun clearing the path toward the glamorous French city after knocking out Serbia’s Andela Brankovic at the start of the 1st World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Petecio, aiming to qualify in
A bolstered roster of freshly recruited Filipino and European riders will power the Philippines’ Victoria Sports Pro Cycling (VSPC) Team that eyes to compete in one local and 15 international races this year. Now on its second year as the Philippines’ third Union Cycliste Internationale squad, VSPC’s massive lineup overhaul is expected to strengthen the
Never say never. There’s a slim chance that someone will one day join LeBron James in the NBA’s 40,000-point club. James crossed the 40,000-point mark on Saturday night, extending the NBA all-time scoring record that he claimed from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last season. James has already added about 1,700 points of distance between himself and Abdul-Jabbar’s