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University of Santo Tomas worked its way towards getting the shot to defend its UAAP women’s basketball crown. But there were no big on-court celebrations, just a team huddle after the final buzzer and a gingerly walk back to the dugout after the school hymn. That’s because the Growling Tigresses …

The grueling basketball tournaments of the UAAP Season 87 have reached the championship round. National University and University of Santo Tomas renew their rivalry in the women’s basketball finals while Univeristy of the Philippines and La Salle Green Archers also clash anew on the the men’s side. Article continues after …

Great Britain will open their Davis Cup qualifying campaign with a trip to Japan, soon after the Australian Open has finished. Leon Smith’s side will be seeded 11th for next year’s Davis Cup – which will see the Finals move from Spain to Italy in 2025 as the final eight …

Clint Escamis, middle, and the Mapua Cardinals in Game 1 of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball Finals.–NCAA PHOTO Clint Escamis was overly disenchanted during last season’s championship collapse that left the rookie-MVP scarred. Those wounds will heal quickly with another Mapua victory over College of St. Benilde in their …

Mapua’s JC Recto during Game 1 of the NCAA Season 100 Finals against Benilde.–NCAA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Mapua found itself back where it once was nearly exactly a year ago. The Cardinals moved a win away from ending a 33-year title drought, beating the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 84-73, in …

Quentin Millora-Brown (right) plucks down 19 rebounds for the Finals-bound Maroons, where he has a shot at a UAAP crown in a one-and-done season. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO . University of the Philippines waited all season long for another shot at redemption. The Fighting Maroons are now just two wins away from …

La Salle Green Archers’ CJ Austria during a UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four game. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament hasn’t been the kindest for La Salle guard CJ Austria. Once the Green Archers’ old reliable shooter during their Season 86 championship run, Austria …

Kevin Quiambao and the La Salle Green Archers are moving on to the Finals of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament after ousting Adamson Falcons. –UAAP PHOTO La Salle forged a Finals rematch against University of the Philippines after defeating Adamson, 70-55, in their Final Four pairing in the …

UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four against UST Growling Tigers. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons gets another shot at redemption after back-to-back runner-up finishes in the past two years that still haunt them to this day. UP turned …

Quezon’s Rhea Densing during the MPVA Finals.–MPVA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Quezon withstood the tough challenge of Biñan Tatak Gel 1-Pacman Partylist in a nip-and-tuck five-setter before eking out a 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 17-15 victory to inch closer to Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) crown on Monday night at …