Rising triathlon star Kira Ellis has withdrawn from national team duty for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games due to knee injuries she sustained after getting hit by a car, she announced Friday, Aug. 21. Ellis, 19, said she was hit by a car and suffered a “few broken bones and bruises”...
HIROSHIMA, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press) -- A flame-lighting event for the torch relay for the upcoming Asian Games took place in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Thursday. Hideaki Omura (center), governor of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, Kazumi Matsui (second from left, back), mayor of the city...
Two-time Olympian Kiyomi Watanabe flies the flag once more as she headlines the Philippine national judo team in the coming 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan next month. The 29-year-old Watanabe spearheads the 8-strong squad together with several multi-medalists in the Southeast Asian Games,...
Annie Ramirez guns for a second straight gold medal when she spearheaded the Philippine jiu-jitsu team in the 2026 Asian Games in Japan next month. The three-time world and Asian champion will be competing in the women’s -52kg -- a lower weight division from -57kg where she won the gold medal in...
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Tommy Paul and Jessica Pegula notched three-set victories Wednesday, Aug. 19, highlighting a big day for Americans at the Cincinnati Open. Paul rallied from a set down to beat French Open champion and top seed Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, in a match delayed nearly 90...
Brothers Carlos and Eldrew Yulo are set to turn the 2026 Asian Games into a family affair when they spearhead the Philippine gymnastics team to the quadrennial regional meet next month. The Yulo brothers banner the national men 's artistic gymnastics squad that also has Juancho Miguel Besana,...
Olympic medalist and national record holder Kayla Sanchez banners the seven-athlete Philippine swimming team that will see action in the 2026 Asian Games in Japan next month. The two-time Olympian, who won one silver and one bronze medal in the relay with Team Canada before representing the...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is just as clueless as everyone whether Kai Sotto will be available for the crucial August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the country’s title defense in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. “No word,” said Cone. “Even for the Asian Games,...
The Philippine Rowing Association (PRA) continues to develop its athletes who could potentially represent the country in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The PRA, bannered by Paris Olympian Joanie Delgaco, recently recruited three foreign-based teen rowers in Enzo Elpidio Santos (17), Ross Geoffrey...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone has ruled out the participation of Bennie Boatwright in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but has kept a small window open for his possible stint in the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Cone said Boatwright’s naturalization papers simply...
Gilas Pilipinas is set for an early collision course with powerhouse China after being drawn together in the Group C of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men’s 5-on-5 basketball tournament. The Asian Games Organizing Committee officially unveiled the groups on Friday, Aug. 7, with the 12 teams...
Turning heartbreak into glory. This comes as the battlecry of the Philippine women 's softball team when it guns for a podium finish in the nearing Aichi-Nagoya 12th Asian Games in Japan this September. Composed of players who finished fifth in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima,...
