MANILA, Philippines–NLEX officially secured the No. 1 pick in the 2027 PBA Rookie Draft following Blackwater’s elimination from playoff contention in the season-ending Governors’ Cup. Blackwater’s 101-96 loss to Ginebra on Friday at Ynares Center in Antipolo assured the Road Warriors of selecting first in the proceedings set for Jan. 17, followed by Titan Ultra

MANILA, Philippines— Carlos Yulo failed to secure a medal in the floor exercise at the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Yulo placed last in the apparatus final with a mark of 13.233, after falling on the mat during one of his executions. He scored 5.800 for difficulty and 7.633 in execution with

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—National University continued its dominance in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament, easing past Adamson, 79-43, on Saturday at Blue Eagles Gym. The Bulldogs barely broke a sweat en route to a 6-2 record, tying University of the Philippines atop the standings. “I give

SHANGHAI–Top-ranked Elena Rybakina closed in on her fourth WTA title of the year as she beat Diana Shnaider on Saturday to set up a Ningbo Open final against Leylah Fernandez. Three-time Grand Slam winner Rybakina, the number one seed and defending champion, defeated the 13th-ranked Russian 6-3, 7-5. Rybakina, who usurped Aryna Sabalenka as world

MANILA, Philippines — JM Ronquillo rallied ClearSkiiin back from two sets down beat VNS Laticrete, 31-33, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-9, and stay unbeaten in three games in the 2026 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference on Saturday at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Ronquillo fired 24 points in the  UV Smashers’ comeback win,  where they

SHANGHAI–Leylah Fernandez defeated Marie Bouzkova in straight sets on Saturday to reach the 2026 Ningbo Open final and is one victory away from her second WTA title in as many months. The Canadian world number 30 won 6-3, 7-5 and will face top-ranked Elena Rybakina or Russia’s Diana Shnaider in the championship decider in eastern

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala takes on British teen Mika Stojsavljevic in the round of 32 of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan. The match marks the first-ever meeting between Eala and the 17-year-old Stojsavljevic, who entered the WTA 500 event as a wild card. Stojsavljevic won the US Open girls singles in 2024, two

(Updated as of October 23) MANILA, Philippines–The 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup has reached the playoffs stage, with eight teams vying to advance in the title race. The matchups in the crossover quarterfinals pit the NLEX Road Warriors against Phoenix Fuel Masters; Magnolia Hotshots against TNT Tropang 5G; Rain or Shine Elasto Painters against Converge FiberXers

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo protected its home court with a 75-72 win over Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament at Blue Eagle Gym on Saturday. Jared Bahay, who finished with 15 points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal in 26 minutes, credited

MANILA, Philippines — With a lot of pressure on contender team PLDT, Savi Davison rediscovered her scoring touch to restore order and barge into the win column in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series. Davison unleashed 28 points as PLDT outlasted Capital1, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21, on Saturday at Filoil EcoOil Centre. “I honestly… It’s

ANTIPOLO—Coach Tim Cone summed up how Barangay Ginebra made the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals the hard way, and at the cost of having to face San Miguel Beer in a best-of-five series. “It’s consuelo de bobo,” Cone said after Ginebra secured the last ticket with Friday’s 101-96 win over Blackwater at Ynares Center here.

ANTIPOLO—Phoenix coach Charles Tiu lamented his team’s late swoon heading into the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals, where the Fuel Masters will face the NLEX Road Warriors. The Fuel Masters finished the group stage with a 5-5 record after dropping their last two games by blowout margins, including Friday’s 133-103 loss to the Rain or Shine