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Akari survived a gusty stand from Gerflor, 25-20, 22-25, 27-25, 25-27, 15-12, to end its preliminary round campaign with a victory in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, July 18. The Akari Chargers PVL PHOTO Put to the test by fellow eliminated …

F2 Logistics secured its semifinals spot in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference with a win over Foton, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14, at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, July 18. Majoy Baron took the Player of the Game honors with 12 points. The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers PHOTO BY …

(UPDATE) FILIPINO prospect Kai Sotto was held scoreless in the final NBA Summer League game of the Orlando Magic which fell to the Boston Celtics, 77-94, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, July 16 (Manila time). Sotto, 21, played a little more than eight …

THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), through the office of commissioner Olivia “Bong'' Coo, formally opened the Women's Indoor and Para Games Festival on Sunday, July 16, as part of the agency's early preparations for the 2024 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Aimag). With a slogan “123 Dash to the …

WIMBLEDON, England: Marketa Vondrousova came to the All England Club a year ago unable to play tennis at all. She had a cast on her surgically repaired left wrist, so her visit was limited to sightseeing around London with her sister and cheering for a friend who was competing at …

London: Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title on Sunday (Monday in Manila), shattering the Serb's dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz raises the winner’s trophy after beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their men’s singles final tennis match on …

London: Novak Djokovic believes Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz possesses the “best of all three worlds”, cloning the talents of himself, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. World number one Alcaraz defeated Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after four hours and …

Los Angeles: NBA superstar Stephen Curry made a hole-in-one on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in the second round of a celebrity golf tournament and ran to the green in celebration of the feat. Curry, a four-time NBA champion guard for the Golden State Warriors, is known as an avid golfer, …

London: Marketa Vondrousova admitted even she was stunned by her historic Wimbledon triumph as the injury-plagued Czech became the first unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era. Vondrousova upset the odds in Saturday's (Sunday in Manila) final on Centre Court as she powered to a 6-4, 6-4 …

London: Tearful Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur described her third defeat in a Grand Slam final as the “most painful” of her career as she vowed to learn from the tennis greats who were also jinxed at the majors. World number six Jabeur was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by unseeded Czech Marketa …