Rybakina triumphs in US Open, denies Sabalenka three-peat

NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina denied Aryna Sabalenka a third straight US Open title on Saturday, punctuating her rise to world number one with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over the player she’s replacing at the summit. Kazakhstan’s Rybakina, assured of supplanting Sabalenka atop the rankings by reaching the semi-finals in New York, won her

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PH Open to go on as scheduled at Southwoods’ Masters

The National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) on Saturday stressed that the Philippine Open—the oldest national championship in Asia—will push through as scheduled from Nov. 12 to 15 even after the withdrawal of BingoPlus as the main presenter. The Philippine Sports Commission and the Asian Tour have stepped in as the tournament’s new chief

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Gilas faces must-win games to make it out of group play at Asian Games

Gilas Pilipinas’ rough loss to Bahrain cast more doubt on its chances of retaining the gold medal in men’s basketball as the country’s campaign in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games officially got going on Friday. Coach Tim Cone refused to sugarcoat much of the 89-85 loss, a scoreline that wasn’t reflective of the difficulty Gilas endured

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Shelton-Tiafoe match-up has the limelight as men’s semis take center stage

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev is the only Grand Slam champion still standing as the US Open men’s singles hit the semifinal stage on Friday (Saturday in Manila), when all eyes will be on the all-American matchup between eighth-seeded Ben Shelton and 11th seed Frances Tiafoe. Shelton vanquished defending champion and seven-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz in

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Gilas faces ‘naturalized’-fueled Bahrain to start Asian Games defense

Coach Tim Cone kept it short when asked about Gilas Pilipinas’ first opponent in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. “We have researched them the best we can and prepared,” Cone said on the eve (noon Manila time) of Friday’s matchup with Bahrain that will kick off Team Philippines’ campaign in the continental showcase and open the

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Que now five ahead and with no plans of holding back

LIPA—Angelo Que has been in this position several times before and knows exactly what to do. “I am just going to play my normal game,” Que told the Inquirer after continuing to light up the ICTSI Summit Point Championship field here with a third straight six-under-par 66 for a five-shot lead over Justin Quiban. “Nothing

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Calvin Oftana, lone holdover from champion squad, joins Gilas in Japan

Coach Tim Cone weighed in on the pros and cons of tapping Calvin Oftana as a last-minute addition to Gilas Pilipinas for its defense of the gold in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. While Cone can offer a lot of positives of having Oftana fill the final spot originally reserved for Justin Brownlee, he does acknowledge

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