FEU Lady Tamaraws during a UAAP Season 87 Final Four loss to NU Lady Bulldogs.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net LIVE: UAAP Season 87 volleyball FINAL FOUR MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University was set away from forcing a rubber match against defending champion National University in the UAAP women’s volleyball Final Four for the second straight year. But the Lady Tamaraws lost steam in the next two and fell short of completing an upset in the fifth frame as the Lady Bulldogs escaped with a 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 17-15 win for their fourth straight finals appearance on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.…

The first Saturday in May is one of the great events on the sports calendar, and this year finds a super horse that is already garnering Triple Crown buzz as 20 of the best thoroughbreds in the world head to Louisville for the most famous race in all of American sports. The Kentucky Derby is open to all three-year-old horses, though no fillies are running this year. Participants are going ten furlongs (or 1 1/4 mile), and $5 million is added to the prize pool for the Grade 1 stakes race — the largest pool in America outside the Breeders…

Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala reacts during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina MANILA, Philippines—Tennis is gaining more attention in the Philippines, and Alex Eala is glad to see the sport she loves reaching more Filipinos. Tennis is gaining traction in the Philippines, and Alex Eala is glad to see the sport she loves reaching more Filipinos. Article continues after this advertisement “I’m so happy with the attention that tennis is getting right now in Manila because I see so many people, especially on…

MIAMI, Florida — On one end of the paddock at Hard Rock Stadium Mercedes was celebrating Kimi Antonelli’s first pole position in Formula 1, as the young driver captured P1 for Saturday’s F1 Sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix. On the other end of the paddock, the driver whose seat Antonelli filled at the start of the 2025 season was looking for answers yet again, and struggling to find them. “It was a better session. P1 was probably a bit better, the car was a bit better, the car was a bit nicer to drive. We are just lacking…

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet (5) is hugged by center Alperen Sengun after the team’s victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Friday, May 2, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) SAN FRANCISCO — Fred VanVleet had 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Alperen Sengun contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept their season alive by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-107 on Friday night and forcing a deciding Game 7 in their first-round playoff series. Golden State went cold when it mattered most:…

MIAMI, Florida — Earlier in the day during the FIA Press Conference, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff praised his rookie driver Kimi Antonelli for “building up constantly.” As day turned to night at Hard Rock Stadium Wolff had another reason to praise the team’s young driver, as Antonelli delivered a thunderous lap at the end of Q3 to secure his first pole position, for tomorrow’s F1 Sprint race. “Congratulations to Kimi on his first Sprint pole position in F1,” said Wolff in the team’s post-session media report. “It was a great lap in a tight session and will be a…

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be on “full alert” starting Saturday, May 3, less than 10 days before the 2025 national and local elections, PNP Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said on Friday, May 2, 2025. (PNA file photo by Lloyd Caliwan) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be on “full alert” starting Saturday, May 3, less than 10 days before the 2025 national and local elections. This was according to PNP Chief Gen. Rommel Marbil in a Friday chance interview with reporters at Camp Crame in Quezon City. “We are 100 percent. We are on…

ARLINGTON, Va. — The wind is picking up, the sun is beginning to set and time is running out for the Eastern Eagles and the Marymount Saints in what will go down as the first-ever conference championship at the NCAA varsity level for women’s flag football. It’s halftime and the score is tied 0-0. Eastern, who back in January started its program with just six players, is proving to be a worthy adversary for undefeated Marymount. Just before the second quarter ended, the Saints were knocking on the door of the endzone, but Marymount sophomore quarterback Cara Vollmer’s throw was…

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine manufacturing activity made a solid comeback in April after posting a robust growth in both output and input-buying, thanks to the seasonal boost ahead of the midterm elections. But Filipino producers were less optimistic about demand conditions once the polls were over, sinking their confidence level to post-pandemic low. Article continues after this advertisement A survey of around 400 companies showed the Philippines’ Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)––a measure of factory performance––rose to 53 in April from 49.4 in March, S&P Global said in a report released on Friday. The latest PMI marked a return to growth…

The WNBA preseason is finally here, and for the first time, all games will be streamed on television for fans to watch back home. Game play begins on Friday, May 2nd, and will run through Monday, May 12th. All games, except an ESPN game between the Indiana Fever and the Brazil National Team, will be streamed on WNBA League Pass for free. The schedule includes several homecoming games for WNBA stars Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith, and the Chicago Sky will return to LSU on May 2nd for a game against the Brazilian national team. Arike Ogunbowale and the Dallas…