Games on July 25 (Vigan, Ilocos Sur) 4 p.m. – Nxled vs Capital1 6:30 p.m. – PLDT vs Choco Mucho Galeries Tower hardly ever enjoys a winning start to a campaign, making Saturday’s breakthrough all the more significant. Using explosive starts in the first and third sets to seize early control before displaying poise in…

Jochelle Alvarez and Clarence Villaflor moved one win away from breakthrough singles titles after booking their spots in the women’s and men’s singles finals of the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026 on Saturday at Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Alvarez, the UAAP Season 86 co-MVP, outlasted University of the Philippines incoming sophomore and reigning…

MANILA, Philippines – July 2026 – After four days of competition involving ten teams from seven nations—the Philippines, India, Brunei, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, and Pakistan—the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) 2026 came to an official close in Manila. The tournament, which was organized by Padel Pilipinas, the officially-recognized National Sports Association (NSA) of the…

ILAGAN, Isabela — Creamline proved its depth remains one of its greatest strengths. Despite missing several key players, the Cool Smashers opened their 2026 Premier Volleyball League On Tour Showdown campaign with a 25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 25-19 victory over an Nxled squad also missing one of its biggest stars, Brooke Van Sickle, on Wednesday at…

ILAGAN, Isabela – ZUS Coffee made a strong start to its campaign in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League on Tour Showdown, with its offseason additions delivering immediately in a 25-11, 25-23, 26-28, 25-17 victory over Akari on Wednesday at Capital Arena here. Newly signed free agents Zam Nolasco and Jolina Dela Cruz wasted little time…

Akari-Rizal averted a major collapse, showing nerves of steel in overtime to survive Batangas-New Zealand Bluefire in Game 1, 92-88, and move on the cusp of the 2026 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League championship on Wednesday at Hoops Haven in Pasay City.  Mar Prado, the 2026 Draft top overall pick, made the big plays that…

July 8 TipOff (Hoops Haven) 4 p.m. – Biñan-Tatak Gel vs RK Hoops-Quezon City 10ACT (Battle for third) 6 p.m. – Batangas-New Zealand Bluefire vs Akari-Rizal (Finals) A year after Batangas-New Zealand Bluefire denied Akari-Rizal its championship dream, the two teams are on a collision course once again, setting the stage for a blockbuster rematch…