Filipino pole vault star Ernest John Obiena clears the bar during competition. Obiena battled fatigue to capture the silver medal at the Domspringen Wesel Internationales Stabhochsprungmeeting in Wesel, Germany. FACEBOOK PHOTO

Weary Obiena takes silver in Germany pole vault meet

MANILA — Ernest John Obiena battled through fatigue from a punishing stretch of six competitions in 14 days to secure a silver medal at...
Lionel Messi has ended his two-decade international career with Argentina as the national team’s all-time leading scorer, most-capped player and a FIFA World Cup champion. AP

Messi ends Argentina career as record scorer, World Cup champ

MANILA – Lionel Messi has called time on his storied Argentina career, walking away as the national team’s all-time leading scorer, most-capped player and...
Alexandra Eala dispatches American qualifier Mary Stoiana in straight sets to advance to the second round of the 2026 US Open at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York. REUTERS

Eala cruises past Stoiana, reaches US Open 2nd round

MANILA — Alexandra Eala made an emphatic start to her 2026 US Open campaign, overpowering American qualifier Mary Stoiana, 6-1, 6-2, Tuesday night (Wednesday...
Creamline Cool Smashers’ Alyssa Valdez unloads a powerful hit against the defense of Ho Chi Minh City during their 2026 PVL Invitational Conference match at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. PVL

Cool Smashers crushes Ho Chi Minh, seizes PVL lead

MANILA — Creamline Cool Smashers seized the outright lead in the 2026 PVL Invitational Conference after dismantling Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City in straight...
San Beda University Red Lions face the challenge of defending their NCAA men’s basketball crown in Season 102 despite entering the campaign without the entire starting five from last year’s championship squad. NCAA

New-look San Beda faces uphill NCAA title defense

MANILA — Defending champion San Beda University will launch its NCAA Season 102 title defense without a single starter from last year’s championship squad,...
A player kicks the ball during the opening ceremonies of the CASAMA Cup at the Sagay National High School football field in Sagay City on Monday, August 31. SAGAY CITY PIO

CASAMA Cup kicks off hunt for Negros’ next football stars

BACOLOD City — The inaugural CASAMA Cup kicked off in Sagay City on Monday, August 31, launching a six-day hunt for promising football players...
Members of the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts celebrate another successful campaign after completing a four-peat in the 17-under division of the 4th Abanse Negrense Grassroots Volleyball Tournament in Bacolod City. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSE MONTALBO

Tay Tung High School rallies from 0-2 down, completes 4-peat in Abanse Negrense volleyball

BACOLOD City — Bacolod Tay Tung High School pulled off a stunning comeback from two sets down to capture its fourth consecutive 17-and-under championship...
Alexandra Eala opens her US Open campaign against American qualifier Mary Stoiana this morning, seeking to surpass her second-round finish at Flushing Meadows last year. AP

Alex Eala eyes deeper US Open run as No. 17 seed

MANILA — Alexandra Eala returns to the US Open carrying her highest Grand Slam seeding yet and a chance to extend her breakthrough run...
Gilas Pilipinas guard Earl Scottie Thompson pulls up for a shot against Iran during their 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers encounter at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. FIBA

Gilas completes window sweep, vanquishes Iran

MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas completed a perfect fourth window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, pulling away in the fourth quarter to...
Alexandra Eala sharpens her game ahead of her 2026 US Open women’s singles campaign, where the world No. 18 enters as the tournament’s No. 17 seed. PHOTO COURTESY OF KEATS LONDON

Top-20 Eala brings giant-killing form to US Open

MANILA — Alexandra Eala returns to the US Open no longer merely as a rising prospect but as a Top 20 player and proven...