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Alas Pilipinas wrapped up its pool campaign at the 2025 VTV International Volleyball Cup on a high note, sweeping Australia in straight sets Tuesday to finish with a 2-1 record and secure a quarterfinals berth in the eight-nation tournament in Vietnam.

Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, the reigning Rookie of the Year and a 2024 All-WNBA First Team honoree, and Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year and MVP runner-up, have been named team captains for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game. The selection comes following the conclusion of fan voting for this year’s event, which will take place on July 20 (Manila) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Clark’s home arena.

Under an overcast sky in Eastbourne, with flags snapping in the stiff seaside breeze and tension thick enough to cut with a knife, Alex Eala stood one point away from the biggest win of her young tennis career.

Shares of Nike Inc. surged 15 percent on Friday, as investors embraced the company's upbeat outlook and strategic “Win Now” plan, despite a steep drop in both quarterly and full-year earnings for the period ending May 31.

As the working day drew to a close Friday in Manila, Alex Eala was still hard at work halfway across the world in Eastbourne,...