https://www.philstar.com/rss/sports Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:30:10 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561169/cuban-chinese-boxing-iconJoaquin M. Henson Filipino boxing fans will remember Cuban Raul Fernandez Liranza as the man who guided Onyok Velasco to a silver medal in the 48kg lightflyweight division at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Tue, 6 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561169/cuban-chinese-boxing-icon https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561172/pinoy-cuemasters-settle-secondJoey Villar The Philippines’ Carlo Biado and AJ Manas wilted under tremendous pressure late while Spain’s Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and David Alcaide showed incredible poise in pulling off a 4-1, 0-4, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2 victory yesterday to rule the WPA Men’s Doubles 10-Ball World Championship at the Heritage Garden of the Bali International Convention Centre in Indonesia. Tue, 6 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561172/pinoy-cuemasters-settle-second https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561175/blazers-respond-wakeup-callJoey Villar An atrocious start forced St. Benilde coach Paolo Layug to sound the alarm. Tue, 6 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561175/blazers-respond-wakeup-call https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561177/home-are-asiad-heroesOlmin Leyba Home are the heroes and heroines from the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Tue, 6 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561177/home-are-asiad-heroes https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561179/gregorio-cites-silver-medalistsJoaquin Henson PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio made special mention of the country’s nine Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games silver medalists in recognizing the achievements of the Philippine delegation because “they did their best and it hurt the most.” Tue, 6 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/06/2561179/gregorio-cites-silver-medalists https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561118/biado-manas-fall-short-world-doubles-10-ball-crownJoey Villar The Philippines’ Carlo Biado and AJ Manas wilted under tremendous pressure late, while Spain’s Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and David Alcaide showed incredible poise in pulling off a 4-1, 0-4, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2 victory to rule the WPA Men’s Doubles 10-Ball World Championship. Mon, 5 Oct 2026 18:29:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561118/biado-manas-fall-short-world-doubles-10-ball-crown https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561116/blazers-buck-flat-start-turn-back-stagsJoey Villar An atrocious start forced St. Benilde coach Paolo Layug to sound the alarm. The Blazers responded by dominating the second half and snatching a come-from-behind 73-66 victory over the luckless San Sebastian Stags. Mon, 5 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561116/blazers-buck-flat-start-turn-back-stags https://www.philstar.com/on-the-radar/2026/10/05/2561108/tale-two-athlete-moms-angelica-yulo-meets-rovelyn-baterboniaKathleen A. Llemit Two of Philippine sporting world moms cross paths.  Mon, 5 Oct 2026 16:33:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/on-the-radar/2026/10/05/2561108/tale-two-athlete-moms-angelica-yulo-meets-rovelyn-baterbonia https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561104/ncraa-quezon-city-fencing-discussion-psa-forum After a three-week break, the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum resumes its weekly session on Tuesday, October 6, with the new season of the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities, and the Quezon City fencing team up in its agenda. Mon, 5 Oct 2026 15:58:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561104/ncraa-quezon-city-fencing-discussion-psa-forum https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561089/feus-mangcopa-nus-pagdulagan-stand-out-uaap-basketball-week Kirby Mongcopa and Cielo Pagdulagan are only in their second UAAP campaigns, but both are already making every possession count. Mon, 5 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/10/05/2561089/feus-mangcopa-nus-pagdulagan-stand-out-uaap-basketball-week