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The official draw of the 2017 Asia Cup was released by Fiba on its official website on Tuesday, which will see Asian basketball giants China and the Philippines face each other at the group stage. 

Philippine Davis Cupper Francis Casey Alcantara marched into the quarterfinal round of the $15,000 Singapore Open men’s singles competition at the Kallang Tennis Center on Thursday. 

The Philippine-Turbo team proved its mastery over the Philippine-Envirotech with a convincing 13-6 win in the final to retain the title in the 2nd Pilipinas International Beach Sports Festival last Tuesday at the Baywalk Park in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. 

The Philippine Super Liga (PSL) will help raise funds for table tennis player Ian Lariba, who has acute myeloid leukemia. 

The Federation of School Sports Association (Fessap) announced last Monday the names of four more archers who will represent the country in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Chinese Taipei in August. 

By Jesse C. Ong  Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez reiterated his earlier stand against holding any event in Davao City when the country hosts the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the face of the mounting unrest in Mindanao. 

LeBron James scored 35 points and surpassed Michael Jordan to become the NBA’s all-time leading playoff scorer as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 135- 102 on Thursday night to win their third consecutive Eastern Conference title. 

Chinese tennis player Wu Di’s quest for a main draw berth in 2017 French Open was dealt with a huge blow as he lost 6-1, 6-2 to Uladzimir Ignatik of Belarus in men’s first-round qualifiers here on Monday. 

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has returned to the top-200 international players in the weekly ratings of the Women Tennis Association. 

Marie Joe Borres pulled off a stunning victory recently in the 115th Philippine Swimming League-2nd Gov. Miraflores Swim Cup in Boracay, Aklan.