Sports & Entertainment

Alex Eala served Manila its Sunday headline hot and early, with coffee brewing and pandesal fresh from the oven, dishing out a crisp 6-3, 7-6 win over Magda Linette to punch her ticket to the Round of 16 of the Miami Open.

The Philippine flags were back in full color at the Miami Open—and so were the handmade signs, louder now, prouder, and no longer surprised. Because Alex Eala isn’t sneaking up on anyone this time.

The Philippine women's national football team don’t do dull—and certainly not defeat for long. Shaking off a tense, chance-filled but scoreless first half, the Filipinas roared back from the break to dispatch Uzbekistan women's national football team, 2-0, and book a return trip to the FIFA Women's World Cup.

PhilWeb Corp., a listed electronic gaming company, has sealed a strategic partnership with Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. to roll out a new online gaming platform branded OKADA PLAY, marking a significant push into the country’s fast-growing digital gaming market.

“Au revoir,” said Gilas Pilipinas Women, and they made it ring less like a goodbye and more like a mic drop.