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Gauff Ends Eala’s Run at Dubai Tennis Championships

OUT. Filipino Alexandra Eala prepares to serve in the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates. She​ lost to third seed American Coco Gauff, 0-6, 2-6, in the quarterfinals early Friday morning (Feb. 20, 2026; PH time). (Photo courtesy of Mosh Lafuente)

MANILA – Coco Gauff lived up to her status as world No. 4, ending Alexandra Eala’s run with a 6-0, 6-2 victory in the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarterfinals early Friday morning (PH time) in the United Arab Emirates. The third-seeded American needed only one hour and seven minutes to beat the Filipino […]

Nuggets Mourn Doug Moe, The Motion-Offense Pioneer Who Helped Change The NBA

Nuggets coach Doug Moe on the sideline in 1988. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post)

DENVER (AP) — Before looking ahead to the remainder of the season, the Denver Nuggets spent some time Wednesday reflecting on what the late coach Doug Moe meant to the city, the franchise and the league and how his offensive innovations changed the NBA. Moe, an ABA original who will be remembered most for his motion offense […]

PH Team Caps Off Winter Olympics Campaign

WINTER OLYMPICS. Francis Ceccarelli and Tallulah Proulx holding the Philippine flag at the 25th Winter Olympics on Wednesday (Feb. 18, 2026). They will attend the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at Verona Arena in Verona, Italy. (Contributed photo)

MANILA – Team Philippines wrapped up its campaign at the 25th Winter Olympics with Tallulah Proulx placing 50th in the women’s slalom event of alpine skiing on Wednesday at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina, Italy. The 17-year-old Filipino-American clocked 1:02.93 on her first run and then 1:05.55 on her second and last run for […]

Eala marches to Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinals

Alexa Eala

MANILA – Filipino Alexandra Eala defeated Romanian Sorana Cirstea, 7-5, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in United Arab Emirates early Thursday morning. Eala, ranked No. 47 in the world, will be up against third seed and World No. 4 Coco Gauff of USA, […]

Eala Powers Way to Last 16 of Dubai Tennis

MANILA – Filipino Alexandra Eala ousted Italian sixth seed and world No. 8 Jasmine Paolini, 6-1, 7-6 (5), in the second round of the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships early Wednesday (PH time) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Centre in the United Arab Emirates. Eala, who previously reached a career-high world No. 40, will […]