Zaragoza, Agustin post contrasting wins in sealing top rankings

Precious Zaragosa in action during the ICTSI Junior PGT Luzon Series 7 at Sherwood Hills. –HANDOUT PHOTO Precious Zaragosa fired a five-over-par 77 on Thursday, pulling away from Kendra Garingalao in the back nine to win girls’ 13-15 division the ICTSI Junior PGT Luzon Series 7 by nine shots at Sherwood Hills in Trece Martirez,…

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EJ Obiena slides to No. 3 in pole vault rankings after Olympics

EJ Obiena, of the Philippines, competes in the men’s pole vault qualification at Paris Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena slipped down to world No. 3 in the pole vault rankings after the Paris Olympics 2024 where he finished outside the podium. From being…

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Rankings don’t faze Justin Brownlee, Gilas in Latvia OQT

Justin Brownlee and Gilas Pilipinas during a tune-up game against Taiwan Mustangs ahead of the Fiba OQT. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Rankings are not even in Gilas Pilipinas’ minds heading into the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At least that’s how Justin Brownlee views it. After Gilas’ runaway 74-64 win over the Taiwan Mustangs at Philsports Arena…

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Iga Swiatek reinforces top spot in WTA rankings

Poland’s Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy the day after she won the women’s final match against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, on day fifteen of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris on June 9, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) French Open champion Iga Swiatek of Poland cemented her…

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Great Britain’s Katie Boulter eases into first WTA 500 final in San Diego and into top 40 in world rankings | Tennis News

Katie Boulter is into a first WTA 500 final after continuing her superb run at the San Diego Open with a dominant victory over third seed Emma Navarro. The British No 1 saw off second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round before knocking out seventh seed Donna Vekic in the quarter-finals and was…

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Gilas moves a spot higher in new Fiba world rankings

Gilas Pilipinas in the Fiba Asia Qualifiers. –FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The newest Fibaworld rankings saw Gilas Pilipinas improve one spot better than it was last year. From being the world’s 38th-best team, the Philippines hopped to No. 37 after its exemplary showing in the first window of the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers. Under new…

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Deloitte Football Money League: Real Madrid lead way as Liverpool, Man City and Man Utd slip down rankings | Football News

Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City have all slipped down the rankings in the latest Deloitte Football Money League as clubs from continental Europe – including new leaders Real Madrid – gained ground. Liverpool have had the biggest fall of any club in the top 20, from third place down to seventh, after Deloitte found…

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Alex Eala starts 2024 with new career high in WTA rankings

Alex Eala competes at the Asian Games.–ASIAN GAMES POOL MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala started the new year with a career-best ranking of No.185 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Eala on the first day of 2024 surpassed her previous career-high of World No. 189 October last year. “Starting the year with a new career…

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Filipinas rise to all-time best No.38 in Fifa world rankings

FILE–Philippines team enjoys the win with some post match photos. New Zealand vs Philippines. Fifa World Cup. (Joe Serci / SPP) The Philippine women’s football team will end a year to remember by climbing further at No. 38 in the women’s world rankings which was released by Fifa on Friday. It’s another marked improvement as…

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Novak Djokovic extends lead in ATP rankings

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic gestures during his men’s singles final match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov on day seven of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at the Accor Arena – Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy – in Paris on November 5, 2023. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) After winning a seventh Paris Masters at…

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