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NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek was given a mighty scare by little-known Jule Niemeier on Monday before the Polish top seed finally handed the 108th-ranked German a 2-6 6-4 6-0 reality check in the fourth round of the US Open.…

NEW YORK — American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday. It was the first time this year that…

RP Blu Boys, Philippine National Men’s Softball team — COACH APOL ROSALES FOLLOWING the series of matches in the Asian Cup qualifier held in Kochi, Japan, the Philippine softball team RP Blu Boys, supported by Cebuana Lhuillier, is now qualified…

ON its 100th celebration two years from now, the National Collegiate Athletics Association vowed to stage a season to remember that will be hosted by all 10 member schools. “We’re going to celebrate it big by all of us 10…

PBA MEDIA TNT, the winningest team in the inaugural season of the PBA 3×3, braces for tough battles in Season 2 against 11 rivals who all bulked up in the season. The Tropang Giga retained the tested group of Almond…

PHILIPPINES’ tennis ace Alex Eala — ALEX EALA FB PAGE ALEX Eala breezed through the Round of 16 of the US Open junior championships, churning out a 6-2, 6-3 win over Slovakia’s Nina Vargova yesterday at USTA Billie Jean King…

KATE BOBADILLA — FIBA GILAS Pilipinas girls kicked off its Division A promotion bid with a 65-50 win over Thailand in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asian Championship Division B play late Monday night at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bangalore,…

PSC CHAIR NOLI EALA — THE PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA THE GINTONG Alay, a successful “Godfather” sports program almost half a century ago, will make a return but with a twist. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair Noli Eala, in fact,…

REUTERS/YVES HERMAN COMPANIES in the Group of Seven (G7) economies are failing to meet Paris Climate Agreement objectives, non-profit disclosure platform CDP and global management consultancy Oliver Wyman said on Tuesday, based on current corporate pledges to cut emissions. Under…

Liz Truss arrives at the Conservative Party headquarters, after being announced as Britain’s next Prime Minister, in London, Britain, Sept. 5. — REUTERS LONDON — Liz Truss will replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday, traveling to see…