Alas Pilipinas Girls squandered a 15-5 advantage in the pivotal third set as Peru rallied to hand the Filipinas their second defeat in the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in San Felipe, Chile. FIVB PHOTO

Alas Girls squander 10-point lead, fall to Peru in FIVB U17 World Championships

MANILA — Alas Pilipinas Girls squandered a commanding 10-point lead in a pivotal third set as Peru rallied for a 26-28, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20...
Alexandra Eala is taking a brief break from tennis following her fourth-round exit at the National Bank Open in Toronto before returning to action at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open. AP

Alex Eala takes quick reset before Cincinnati campaign

MANILA — Alexandra Eala is hitting the reset button after a grueling stretch that produced seven consecutive victories, taking a brief break from tennis...
HISTORY MADE. Alas Pilipinas Women celebrate their first-ever silver-medal finish in the SEA V. Cup Women’s Division after beating Indonesia in four sets in Chiang Mai, Thailand. SAVA

Alas Pilipinas women make history with SEA V. Cup silver

MANILA — Alas Pilipinas Women carved out their best finish in SEA V. Cup history, outlasting Indonesia in a tense four-set battle, 25-13, 23-25,...
Alexandra Eala’s impressive National Bank Open campaign came to an end in the fourth round after a 6-4, 6-0 loss to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in Toronto, Canada. IMAGN IMAGES

Bencic halts Eala’s Toronto run in fourth round

MANILA — Alexandra Eala’s impressive National Bank Open campaign ended in the fourth round after Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic overpowered the 25th-seeded Filipina, 6-4, 6-0,...
Alas Pilipinas Girls celebrate after sweeping Tunisia, 27-25, 25-19, 25-16, for their second consecutive victory in the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in San Felipe, Chile. FIVB

PH seeps Tunisia for 2nd straight World U17 win

MANILA — Alas Pilipinas Girls continued their resurgence on the world stage, sweeping Tunisia, 27-25, 25-19, 25-16, on Sunday in San Felipe, Chile for...
Alexandra Eala battles through an ankle injury to defeat American Caty McNally, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, and advance to the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto. REUTERS

Eala survives ankle scare, McNally in Toronto thriller

MANILA — Alexandra Eala refused to let a troublesome ankle — or a determined Caty McNally — derail her Toronto charge, grinding out a...
San Miguel Beermen’s John Michael Calma goes for an easy basket against the Macau Giant Pandas’ defense during their PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup game at the Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal. PBA PHOTO

Beermen crush Macau by 52, close in on group a lead

MANILA — San Miguel Beer unleashed an 80-point first-half explosion and demolished the Macau Giant Pandas, 131-79, on Saturday night to move within striking...
Former Ateneo de Manila University head coach Tab Baldwin has been permanently banned from all UAAP competitions and activities following the Aurora team-building tragedy that claimed the lives of Blue Eagles players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili. UAAP PHOTO

Baldwin banned for life from UAAP over Aurora tragedy; Ateneo staff suspended; Blue Eagles...

MANILA — The UAAP has permanently shut the door on former Ateneo de Manila University head coach Tab Baldwin, imposing a lifetime ban from...
DOUBLE GOLDEN PERFORMANCE. Ilongga Philippine national team member Juliana Martha Uy proudly displays the form that propelled her to two gold medals in separate World Taekwondo ranking tournaments in South Korea and Indonesia. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Ilongga Uy strikes double gold in World Taekwondo ranking tilt

ILOILO City – Ilongga poomsae standout Juliana Martha Uy delivered a golden sweep for the Philippines, capturing two gold medals in separate World Taekwondo...
Filipino duo Rhimel Daniel Cabides and Antonette Amante celebrate after capturing the gold medal in the youth mixed pairs event of the 10th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships presented by the Philippine Sports Commission at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome in Tagaytay City. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

PH rookie duo wins Asian Aerobic Gymnastics gold

TAGAYTAY City – The Philippines celebrated a breakthrough performance on home soil after rookie tandem Rhimel Daniel Cabides and Antonette Amante captured the gold...