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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.

At the 2026 French Open, defending champion Coco Gauff was eliminated in the third round after losing a tight three-set match to Anastasia Potapova, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.

Tim Cone said Barangay Ginebra San Miguel remains focused on closing out its semifinal series against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters despite holding a 3-2 lead entering Game 6 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday at the Ynares Center.

The San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder are tied 3-3 in the Western Conference Finals, with Game 7 set to decide which team advances to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.