Members of the Philippine junior fencing team pose after competing in the 2026 Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where eight Filipino fencers won individual medals and boosted their ranking points for next year’s Asian and World Junior and Cadet Championships. PSA

SEAFF medals fuel PH junior fencers’ World, Asian bids

MANILA — Eight Filipino junior fencers have strengthened their bids for berths in next year’s World and Asian Junior and Cadet Championships after collecting...
Alexandra Eala and partner Felix Auger-Aliassime bowed to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and France’s Gael Monfils in the round of 16 of the US Open mixed doubles. REUTERS

Eala shifts focus to US Open singles after mixed doubles exit

MANILA — Alexandra Eala will now turn her attention to the US Open women’s singles draw after her mixed doubles campaign with Canadian world...
More than 7,000 volleyball fans pack the Victorias City Coliseum in Negros Occidental for the final stop of the Premier Volleyball League On Tour. GRID SPORTS ATHLETIC PHOTO

Santiago’s PVL return highlights Victorias Tour finale

VICTORIAS CITY, Negros Occidental — Jaja Santiago-Minowa marked her long-awaited Premier Volleyball League comeback with an immediate impact as Creamline swept Galeries Tower before...
Some of the winners of the just-concluded 4th Southeast Asia Open Water Swimming Championships pose after the competition in Boracay. The successful staging of the meet has strengthened the Philippines' prospects of hosting bigger international open water swimming competitions, including Asian championships and World Cup events. PAI

Boracay meet boosts PH bid for bigger open water events

BORACAY — The Philippines has emerged as a potential host of Asian championships and World Cup-level open water swimming competitions after the successful staging...
Naturalized Filipino Justin Brownlee will miss playing at the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers. FIBA

Gilas faces crucial FIBA window without naturalized player

MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas will have to fight for its fading 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup hopes with an all-Filipino lineup after Justin Brownlee,...
Alexandra Eala faces a packed schedule at the 2026 US Open, where she is set to compete in mixed doubles, the Stars of the Open exhibition and the women’s singles main draw. GETTY IIMAGES

Eala takes on US Open mixed doubles, singles, exhibition

MANILA — Alexandra Eala will take on triple duty at the 2026 US Open, with the rising Filipina tennis star set to compete in...
Competitors prepare to plunge into the waters during one of the events of the 4th Southeast Asian Open Water Swimming Championships at Boracay Newcoast in Malay, Aklan. PAI

Talosig, Pobleto bag bronzes for PH in SEA Open Water tilt

BORACAY — First-time international campaigner Jie Angela Mikaela Talosig and young swimmer Julia Jewels Pobleto delivered bronze medals for the Philippines as the 4th...
Central Philippine University Golden Lions celebrate after capturing the women’s championship of the 2026 V-League Visayas at the City of Passi Arena. CPU also ruled the men’s division to complete a championship sweep. PHOTO COURTESY OF V-LEAGUE

CPU dominates V-League Visayas, sweeps women’s and men’s crowns

PASSI City — Central Philippine University stamped its dominance on the 2026 V-League Visayas by sweeping the women’s and men’s championships, highlighted by the...
Alexandra Eala climbed two spots to a career-high world No. 18 in the latest WTA rankings following her third-round campaign at the Cincinnati Open. GETTY IMAGES

Alex Eala rises to career-best No. 18 in World Tennis Association rankings

MANILA — Alexandra Eala continued her historic ascent in world tennis, surging to a career-high No. 18 in the latest World Tennis Association (WTA)...
Ilonggo Vernan Certeza, 85, became the oldest swimmer in the 3K festival event of the 4th Southeast Asia Open Water Championships at Boracay Newcoast in Malay, Aklan. PHOTO COURTESY OF PAI/PET SALVADOR

Della bags SEA Open Water tourney silver in Boracay

BORACAY — Palarong Pambansa standout Anton Paulo Dominick Della carried his winning form onto the international stage, capturing the silver medal in the boys’...