Category: Sport

Philippines

Nxled Wins Must-Win Battle vs Farm Fresh—But Will It Be Enough to Reach the PVL Finals?

MANILA, Philippines — Nxled did its part. Now, the Chameleons can only wait. The Chameleons kept their hopes of reaching the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational finals alive on Sunday after defeating the already-eliminated Farm Fresh Foxies, 25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 25-22, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The victory was crucial for Nxled, which entered the final day of the preliminary round needing a win to remain in contention for one of the two championship berths. But despite comp

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Sport

MALI STUNS SPAIN AT THE WORLD CUP — AND NOW THE ENTIRE GROUP A IS WIDE OPEN

BERLIN, Germany — Mali produced one of the biggest shocks of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup so far, stunning powerhouse Spain 82-73 Saturday to claim a historic victory and throw Group A wide open. The result marked only the second World Cup victory in Mali’s history. Its previous win came against Senegal in overtime at the 2010 tournament. Mali had also entered the game having lost its opening match to Japan, 102-97, making Saturday’s turnaround even more remarkable. But this was no fl

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Entertainment

All Blacks Lose Savea and Two More Starters Before Baltimore — But One Match Can Still Deny South Africa the Series

JOHANNESBURG — The All Blacks were already facing a difficult assignment in Baltimore. Now they will have to attempt it without their captain — and two more men who started beside him in Johannesburg. New Zealand confirmed that Ardie Savea, Quinn Tupaea and Luke Jacobson will all miss the fourth and final Test against South Africa after suffering injuries during Saturday's bruising 29-24 loss at FNB Stadium. Savea dislocated his shoulder. Tupaea suffered damage to the medial collateral ligam

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Entertainment

NFL Is Shipping 59 Tons of Gear to Melbourne for Its Historic Australia Debut — But the Biggest Test Comes After Kickoff

MELBOURNE — The NFL has staged Super Bowls, drafts and blockbuster games around the world. But its next challenge may be one of its most ambitious yet. When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11, American football will finally stage its first regular-season game in Australia—inside one of the world’s most famous sporting venues and nearly 8,000 miles from the teams’ home cities. For the NFL, this is not simply another international

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South Korea

An Se-young Wins China Masters Before Asian Games — 33 Straight Wins Put Korea’s Star on Historic Path

SHENZHEN, China — South Korea's badminton queen An Se-young has delivered another warning to her Asian Games rivals. The world No. 1 defeated Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki 21-17, 21-6 in Sunday's women's singles final at the China Masters in Shenzhen, winning her third consecutive title at the tournament and extending her remarkable winning streak to 33 matches. The victory was completed in just 45 minutes, and An did not drop a single game throughout the five-match tournament. More importantly, th

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Entertainment

Zverev Finally Gets a Straight-Sets Night at the US Open — But His Next Opponent Already Beat Him This Year

NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev finally got the kind of night he desperately needed at the US Open. After surviving more than nine exhausting hours across his first two matches, the German top seed dispatched Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets, winning 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-2 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. For Zverev, the victory was more than another step toward the trophy. It was a badly needed physical reset. The 29-year-old had spent nine hours and 26 minutes on co

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Philippines

Alex Eala’s US Open Run Ends in Three-Set Thriller Against Iva Jovic

NEW YORK — Alexandra Eala’s historic 2026 US Open campaign came to a dramatic end Sunday morning in the Philippines after the 21-year-old Filipina fell to close friend Iva Jovic in a grueling third-round battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 17th-seeded Eala pushed the 14th-seeded American to the limit before Jovic prevailed 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 in a match that lasted three hours and three minutes. It was a painful ending for Eala, who had reached the US Open third round for the first time in her career

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Sport

Zheng Qinwen Was Down 0-5 and One Point From Defeat—Then Madison Keys’ US Open Dream Suddenly Collapsed

NEW YORK — Zheng Qinwen appeared to be on the brink of a stunning US Open exit. Instead, the Olympic champion produced one of the most remarkable comebacks of the tournament. The 23-year-old Chinese star erased a 5-0 deficit in the deciding set, saved a match point and then won seven consecutive games to stun No. 22 seed Madison Keys, 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5, in a dramatic third-round battle on Saturday. The victory sends Zheng into the fourth round of the 2026 US Open after she had been forced to fi

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Entertainment

Iga Swiatek Escapes the US Open Noise — But Her Next Opponent Could Bring Back a Painful Memory

Iga Swiatek is thriving at the US Open, but she appears to have little interest in the biggest spotlight New York can offer. The world No. 8 advanced to the fourth round Saturday with a hard-fought 7-6(3), 7-6(3) victory over 25th-seeded Marie Bouzkova on the Grandstand court — a venue that holds just over 8,000 spectators, far fewer than the nearly 24,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium. And Swiatek made it clear that she doesn't necessarily miss the noise and spectacle of Ashe. “Ashe is really ali

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Entertainment

Iva Jovic Beats Best Friend Alex Eala in a Three-Hour US Open Thriller — But What Happened in the Final Set?

NEW YORK — Friendship had to wait. American teenager Iva Jovic and Philippine tennis star Alexandra Eala walked onto Arthur Ashe Stadium as close friends. More than three hours later, only one could walk away with a place in the US Open fourth round. It was Jovic who survived. The 18-year-old American defeated the 21-year-old Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a dramatic third-round battle on Saturday, ending Eala’s run at the 2026 US Open while reaching the fourth round of the tournament for the first ti

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