Tolentino shows worth with NorthPort Batang Pier
IT did not take long for Arvin Tolentino to feel right at home at NorthPort. A day after his transfer from Barangay Ginebra in a...
Why Brazilian football fans are ditching the yellow jersey
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Higor Ramalho, an ardent football fan, plans to resume his regular trips to football stadiums as worries over the spread...
Q&A: Ghana captain Ayew on team’s chances at Qatar World Cup
Doha, Qatar – Ghana’s national football team captain Andre Ayew is confident that the Black Stars will be a tough team to beat at the...
Mathieu van der Poel arrested on eve of world road race
WOLLONGONG, Australia—Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel, one of the title favorites for the men’s race at the road cycling world championships, has been arrested...
Retired Roger Federer offers advice to Laver Cup teammates
LONDON—Roger Federer’s tearful farewell to his playing career is over. True to his word, the 20-time Grand Slam champion did not say goodbye for good to tennis. A...
Federer, Nadal, Djokovic set new bar for next generations
LONDON—Here is one way to look at what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the now-retired Roger Federer accomplished: The group known as the Big Three of men’s tennis accumulated so many...
Laver Cup protester sets court, arm on fire, delays match
LONDON—A protester lit a portion of the court and his arm on fire during a match at the Laver Cup tennis event Friday, hours before Roger Federer was scheduled...
Mayweather says Japanese fans will ‘see the old pretty boy’
TOKYO—The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. says Japanese fans will be able to “see a glimpse of the old pretty boy” when he fights the Manny...
Wilson, Gray lead US to 77-63 win over China in World Cup
SYDNEY—A’ja Wilson admitted she was tired. The Women’s National Basketball Association MVP had just gotten to Australia less than 24 hours ago, fresh off a...
Kang helps South Korea wins 1st World Cup game in 12 years
SYDNEY—Leesuel Kang scored 37 points to help South Korea rout Bosnia and Herzegovina 99-66 on Saturday, giving the Asian country its first win in the...