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Jordan Clarkson and Dylan Harper, both with Filipino heritage, are set to face each other in the NBA Finals, with one player guaranteed to win a championship ring this month.

Filipino tennis player Alex Eala will face Alina Charaeva in the Round of 16 of the WTA 125 Birmingham Open on Thursday as she continues her grass-court season.

Victor Wembanyama will lead the San Antonio Spurs into Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday as the team faces the New York Knicks in a championship series featuring two franchises pursuing a title in different eras of drought.

The Philippines’ Gilas Pilipinas women’s 3×3 basketball team opened its campaign in the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Cup with two losses in Group C matches held Monday.

Philippine men’s national football team goalkeeper Neil Etheridge announced his retirement from international duty on Monday, ending a national team career that began in 2008.

The NBA announced Sunday that the Larry O’Brien Trophy logo and “The Finals” script will return to the court for the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks.

Alex Eala and her doubles partner, Nikola Bartunkova, bowed out of the Birmingham Open doubles competition after losing to second-seeded British pair Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden, 6-4, 2-6, 11-9, in the round of 16 on Monday in Birmingham, England.

Chess world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura arrived in Manila on Sunday to compete in the inaugural WR Bughouse Championship, which begins Monday at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points on Saturday in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, but the Oklahoma City Thunder lost 111–103 to the San Antonio Spurs, ending their bid to repeat as NBA champions.

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday at Paycom Center, securing a spot in the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks.