Chalk up one more achievement for women’s football in the Philippines for 2023. Already in the midst of a historic year, the Filipinas Under-17 squad produced another milestone by qualifying for the AFC Under-17 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in history after a stunning 1-0 win over host...
VANCOUVER (AFP) -- Team World won a second straight Laver Cup title on Sunday, Sept. 24, as Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe sealed a 13-2 victory over Team Europe with a 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) doubles win over Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev. Ben Shelton of Team World and Frances Tiafoe of Team World...
VANCOUVER (AFP) -- Casper Ruud put Team Europe on the board at the Laver Cup on Saturday, Sept. 23, beating Tommy Paul 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 to halt defending champion Team World's five-match win streak to start the event. Casper Ruud of Team Europe reacts in a match against Tommy Paul of Team World...
VANCOUVER (AFP) -- US Open semifinalist Ben Shelton and Francisco Cerundolo grabbed straight-set victories to give Team World a quick 2-0 lead on Friday, Sept. 22, in their Laver Cup title defense. Ben Shelton of Team World hits the ball in a match against Arthur Fils of Team Europe during day one...
ZHUHAI (AFP) -- Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said on Wednesday, Sept. 20, he is "still going in the right direction" and is determined to make a strong finish to an "up and down" year. Britain's Andy Murray (AFP) The 36-year-old former world number one was speaking at the Zhuhai...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Jeron Teng will no longer be part of the Converge FiberXers in the upcoming PBA Commissioner's Cup, the team announced on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Jeron Teng. (PBA Images) Teng’s contract expired last Aug. 31, with the Converge management opting not to sign him for the...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Striking Spanish internationals called up to the women's team reiterated their desire not to form part of the squad in a new blow for the shaken Spanish football federation (RFEF). Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso. (AFP) New coach Montse Tome called up 15 of the Women's World Cup...
PARIS (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic and Serbia will continue their bid for a second Davis Cup title against Britain in the quarterfinals after Tuesday's draw for the knockout phase in Malaga in November. Britain's Andy Murray (left) and Novak Djokovic of Serbia. (AFP) The 24-time Grand Slam champion...
PARIS (AFP) -- British doubles pair Dan Evans and Neal Skupski edged a white-knuckle duel with France to clinch one of the eight Davis Cup finals berths on Sunday, Sept. 17. Britain's Daniel Evans leaps into the arms of Britain's Neal Skupski after they beat France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin and...
PARIS (AFP) -- Finland wrote a new page in their tennis history on Saturday, Sept. 16, beating the United States 2-1 in Split to reach the last eight of the Davis Cup for the first time. Finland's Otto Virtanen. (AFP) Australia and defending champions Canada also qualified while Novak Djokovic...
MANCHESTER (AFP) -- Britain's Andy Murray delivered a Davis Cup victory for his team against Switzerland on Friday, Sept. 15, before revealing that he had missed his grandmother's funeral to play. Andy Murray. (X (formerly as Twitter) "Today is a tough day for me, it's my Gran's funeral today," an...
MADRID (AFP) -- The crisis within Spanish football deepened on Friday, Sept. 15, as the women's World Cup winners demanded more heads roll at its scandal-hit RFEF federation whose disgraced ex-boss appeared in court on sexual assault charges. Luis Rubiales. (AFP) Just hours after Luis Rubiales was...
