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KANSAS CITY: Jose Ramirez hit his fifth career grand slam and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 14-1 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), moving into first place in the AL Central despite a losing record. Ramírez lined a first-pitch cutter from Austin Cox into the left-field bullpen after …

No matter how good or how bad the ball is set, Sisi Rondina said she will always go for the kill. Rondina, who dominated the local beach volleyball scene for the past three or four years, played her first indoor volleyball game since 2019 on Thursday, June 29. Without missing …

(UPDATE) DEFENDING champion Creamline demolished newcomer Gerflor 25-18, 25-11, 25-12 for a 2-0 start in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the FilOil EcoOil Center on Thursday, June 29. The Creamline Cool Smashers celebrate a point against the Gerflor Defenders in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) …

(UPDATE) TRADITIONALLY, chess has been perceived as a male-dominated sport and women are often seen as weaker players. Not this time, though. On Wednesday, June 28, 22-year-old Geraldine Guyo, one of the three female players in the tournament, scored 6.5 points in seven rounds to emerge champion in the Sentro …

BARANGAY Ginebra guard Scottie Thompson is sticking to the positives after Gilas Pilipinas dropped its second straight tune-up match with an 85-89 loss to Finland in Tallinn, Estonia. Playing for the first time since missing the game against Estonia on Tuesday due to back spasms, Thompson contributed 10 points, four …

(UPDATE) THE Philippine men's softball team demolished Hong Kong, 7-0, to claim the bronze medal in the 12th Men's Softball Asia Cup on Wednesday, June 28, in Kochi, Japan. More importantly, the Cebuana Lhuillier-backed Blu Boys also secured the third and final berth at stake in the Men's Softball World …

(UPDATE) GILAS Pilipinas trailed by a big margin, mounting a comeback before falling short to Estonia, 81-71, in its first tune-up match Tuesday night, June 28 (Manila time), at the Kalev Sports Hall in Tallinn. Using the first of several scrimmage games as part of its build up for the …

(UPDATE) FILIPINO Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has clinched a bronze medal at the 2023 Golden Spike event in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Tuesday. Obiena cleared at 5.90 meters (m), as well as Australia's Kurtis Marschall, which is also the latter's personal best, but based on the results, …

Gilas Pilipinas mounted a strong comeback but Finland showed better team play as the Filipinos fell, 89-85, on Wednesday in a tuneup match in Tallinn, Estonia. With little time to adjust after its 81-71 loss to Estonia the previous night, Gilas trailed 25-11 at the close of the first period …

Traditionally, chess has been perceived as a male-dominated sport and women are often seen as weaker players. Not this time, though. On Wednesday, June 28, 22-year-old Geraldine Guyo, one of the three female players in the tournament, scored 6.5 points in seven rounds to emerge champion in the Sentro Artista …