Category : Sports News

GENEVA—The own-goals at this year’s European Championship are coming at a blistering—and record-breaking—pace. Two own-goals scored Wednesday by Slovakia in Spain’s 5-0 victory made it...

MIAMI—Erik Spoelstra and Gregg Popovich have often spoken of how much they enjoy coaching against one another. This summer, they’re teaming up—to coach with, and...

JOHNS CREEK, Georgia—Yuka Saso has come a long way in a short time. One week after winning the US Women’s Open, she turned 20. Now...

EIGHTH-DIVISION world champion Manny Pacquiao will be fighting undefeated unified welterweight king Errol Spence Jr. on August 21 aiming to cement a legacy bigger than...

VIETNAM asked for more time to decide on whether the 31st Southeast Asian Games will go on as scheduled in November or postponed to next...

AS the finest Grand Tour rider of his generation, Chris Froome is used to honors, awards and accolades. One thing he is not used to...

BIANCA PAGDANGANAN is paired with Americans Jennifer Kupcho and Brittany Lincicome in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship that starts on Friday at the Atlanta Athletic...

THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) will recognize personalities and organizations that supported women’s basketball in the Philippines during the opening ceremony of the 2021...

TOKYO—The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not for the Japanese...

ALL it took was an Instagram post. In a 59-second video Monday, Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active player in the National...

FOUR of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice....

TWO more athletes—both ladies—made the growing list of Filipino qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics following the entry of judoka Kiyomi Watanabe and runner Kristina Marie...

ERNIE GAWILAN returns to the Paralympics in Tokyo in August as a grizzled para athlete with a more intense desire to land a podium finish....

YOUNG tennis sensation Alex Eala will now be able to wear the Globe logo in her tournament outfits. The 16-year-old Eala, a two-time Grand Slam...

LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the National...

DESTINY will trump savvy predictions every time. When the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 2020-2021 season started, pundits named the teams most likely to win it...

JUVIC PAGUNSAN made the cut in men’s golf at the Tokyo Olympics, making him the country’s 13th official entry in the games that open in...

THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) reiterated its call to national sports associations (NSAs) to look for other ways and means as they prepare for the...

THE Araw ng Maynila Racing Festival returns to the Manila Jockey Club (San Lazaro) in Carmona in Cavite on Thursday with nine trophy races that...

GIVEN a gift horse in the mouth when the Camarines Soaring Eagles lost both matches last Saturday, the Cordova Dutchess Dagami Warriors blinked. Just like...

SAN BEDA ruled taekwondo’s speed kicking competition after pocketing three juniors division gold medals at the end of the four-day tournament on Monday in the...

WHO said the new Gilas Pilipinas basketball team isn’t quality-laden? Think again, fellas. It is now awash with class. It may not be world-class, if...

EUGENE, Oregon—Flat on her back, gasping for breath, Allyson Felix kept her eyes on the scoreboard. When her name came up in the second spot...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Laurel Hubbard hefted 628 pounds (185 kilograms) in two lifts on the way to qualifying in the women’s super-heavyweight division for the Tokyo...