Sports & Entertainment

In the California desert, Alex Eala came searching for redemption. Two weeks after a straight sets defeat to Coco Gauff at the Dubai Tennis Championships, the Filipina star finally got it Sunday night at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

On a chilly Friday night in the California desert, with the clock creeping toward midnight, Alex Eala delivered a debut worthy of the glare and grandeur of the BNP Paribas Open.

Bloomberry Resorts Corp., the gaming venture of tycoon Enrique Razon Jr., closed 2025 in the red after a year marked by softer VIP demand, regulatory headwinds, and the costly ramp-up of its newest property, even as its northern expansion showed early promise.

Technology firm Pacific Online Systems Corp. has acquired a 2-percent stake in Belle Corp. for P280 million, a move that underscores continued investor interest in gaming- and leisure-linked assets.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) have sealed a landmark deal to build the John Hay Sports Center inside Camp John Hay in Baguio City, accelerating efforts to upgrade the country’s high-altitude training infrastructure.