Carlo Biado led the Filipinos' surge in their respective race-to-four matches to advance to Round of 32 of the 10- Ball Las Vegas Open at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Feb. 22 (Manila time). Carlo Biado (77.Billiards) Biado, 40, displayed his prowess in his opening round...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Veteran striker Alex Morgan, a two-time World Cup winner with the United States, was called up on Tuesday, Feb. 20, for the first ever Women's Gold Cup after a serious injury to Mia Fishel. USA's Alex Morgan (AFP) Fishel, the 22-year-old Chelsea attacker, suffered a torn...
ROTTERDAM (AFP) -- Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner powered to his first Rotterdam Open title on Sunday, Feb. 18, breaking down a determined defensive effort from Australia's Alex De Minaur to win 7-5, 6-4 in a high-quality battle. Italy's Jannik Sinner (AFP) The win extended the...
Alex Eala is giving herself time to reach her career goals particularly this season after achieving impressive feats the past month. “I think I’m on track. Tama lang,” said the country’s top tennis player in Noli Eala’s Power & Play Program over the weekend. Alex Eala says she is on...
Alex Eala crashed out of the prestigious Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open after yielding to a more experienced rival in the opening round on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the United Arab Emirates. Alex Eala falls short against a higher-ranked rival in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open. (File Photo) Eala, who...
Alex Eala came up short on her quest for a fifth singles pro title after yielding to Russian Polina Kudermetova, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, in the W50 Indore International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in India on Saturday, Feb. 3. Alex Eala (File photo) The Filipina tennis ace recovered from her...
Alex Eala remained on track of claiming her fifth pro title after marching into the semifinal round of the 2024 W50 Indore with a 7-5, 6-2 victory against her Romanian counterpart Anca Alexia Rodoni in India on Friday, Feb. 2. Alex Eala (AFP) Eala broke out of a 5-all deadlock in the...
Alex Eala rose from a second-set hiccup and downed qualifier Ekaterina Yashina, 7-6 (1), 6-7 (4), 6-0, to storm into the quarterfinals of the W50 Indore International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in India on Thursday, Feb. 1. Alex Eala is on track of winning her first singles title this year....
Alex Eala soared to greater heights this week after reaching career-high rankings in the singles and doubles of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). The 18-year-old Filipina tennis sensation jumped three notches from No. 187 last week in the singles rankings, big thanks to her quarterfinal...
Alex Eala hopes to carry the momentum of her recent title feat when she competes in the star-studded Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open slated Feb. 5 to 11 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City in United Arab Emirates. Alex Eala will be competing against some of the world's best in the...
Alex Eala and Francis Casey Alcantara extended their Asian Games success with different partners after capturing doubles titles in their respective International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments on Saturday, Jan. 27. Competing in different cities in ITF events in India, Alex Eala and Francis...
Alex Eala's bid for a fifth pro title was cut short after suffering a quarterfinal exit in the 2024 W50 Pune women’s singles tournament in India on Thursday, Jan. 26. The Filipina tennis ace went blank in the second set against her Latvian partner turned foe Darja Semenistaja of Hungary,...