World No. 42 Vondrousova is 2023 Wimbledon women’s singles champ

Czech Marketa Vondrousova beat Tunisian Ons Jabeur in two sets Saturday and became the 2023 Wimbledon ladies’ singles champion. The 24-year-old defeated the Tunisian, 6-4, 6-4. Both players fought for their maiden Grand Slam title in London. Jabeur, w…

PH squash player Buraga loses in Borneo Junior Open

Malaysian Altamis Aqhar Sallam A Sufian ended the hopes of Filipino Christopher Buraga in the 7th Borneo Junior Open Boys’ Under-17 squash tournament semifinal at the Squash Racquets Association of Sarawak courts on Saturday night. Sufian of Bukit Jal…

Japanese bets dominate Asian BMX Championships in Tagaytay

Japan dominated the men’s and women’s freestyle flatland competitions in the Asian Cycling Confederation BMX Road and Freestyle Championships here on Saturday. Moto Sasaki, a 38-year-old rider from Matsudo City in Chiba Prefecture, scored 90.725 point…

Ronaldo earns Guinness Record as highest-paid athlete of 2023

Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest annual earnings for an athlete in 2023, according to a statement released on the organization’s website. “For the first time since 2017 (and third t…

18 Filipino athletes to join World Jiu-Jitsu Championships

MANILA – The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of the Philippines is sending 18 athletes to the World Championships scheduled from July 14 to 20 at the Steppe Arena in Ulaabaatar City, Mongolia. Kimberly Anne Custodio, who ruled the women’s -45kg last year in Abu …

Olympic champion wins testosterone case at European court

ANKARA – South African 800-meter runner Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has won an appeal against track and field’s testosterone rules at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Semenya hailed Tuesday’s decision for ending ‘discri…

Djokovic beats Rublev; faces Sinner in Wimbledon semifinal

Novak Djokovic will face Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles semifinals after beating Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Serbian legend eliminated Russia’s Rublev in 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 and 6-3 sets. “There were some thrilling…