Gilas Women 3×3 Crush Opening Day, Set Up Malaysia Clash
![Gilas Pilipinas Women 3x3 opened their Asian Games campaign 2-0 after beating Mongolia and Macau on opening day. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design800-400x200.png)
Gilas Pilipinas Women opened the Asian Games 3×3 campaign 2-0 after stunning Mongolia and routing Macau to reach the play-ins.
Basketball
Philippines’ 3×3 Squad One Win From Asiad Quarterfinal Ticket
![Gilas Pilipinas men's 3x3 can secure a quarterfinal berth at the Asian Games with a win over Kazakhstan. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design798-400x200.png)
Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 can seal a quarterfinal berth at the Asian Games with a win over Kazakhstan after a 2-0 start.
Gilas 3×3 Sweeps Day 1 at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026
![Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 opened its Asian Games campaign with wins over Mongolia and Sri Lanka to take a 2-0 record in Group A. [photo credit: POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design784-400x200.png)
Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 beat Mongolia and Sri Lanka to open the Asian Games 2-0 and move within one win of the quarterfinals.
MCU Supremos Rule UCAL Season 9 Opening With Purple-and-Gold Fire
MCU Supremos brought purple-and-gold energy to the UCAL PG Flex Season 9 opening with chants, dance and OPM performances in San Juan.
Shorthanded Hotshots Stun Road Warriors Without KJ Buffen
![Javi Gomez de Liaño led Magnolia with 16 points in the Hotshots’ victory over NLEX. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PBA-Image32-400x200.jpg)
Magnolia beat NLEX, 95-81, in the PBA On Tour as LA Tenorio earned his first coaching win over Jimmy Alapag.
MCU’s Secret Weapon for UCAL Season 9? Total Reinvention
Manila Central University enters UCAL Season 9 with revamped facilities, seven sports and a renewed focus on student-athlete development.
Gilas Pilipinas’ Title Defense Ends in Group Stage
![China produced a balanced offensive attack with seven players scoring in double figures against Gilas Pilipinas. [photo credit: asiangames_2026 Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design715-400x200.png)
Gilas Pilipinas suffered a 105-61 loss to China, ending its Asian Games title defense after a 44-point Group C defeat.
Fighting Maroons Stun Tigers With Furious Fourth-Quarter Surge
![Francis Nnoruka posted 18 points and 12 rebounds as UP completed its comeback against UST. [photo credit: Peter Baltazar]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design713-400x200.png)
UP erased a nine-point deficit to stun UST, 92-85, as Rey Remogat and Francis Nnoruka led the Fighting Maroons’ comeback.
Tovera Dazzles, La Salle Sweats Out Nail-Biter vs. Bulldogs
Joaquin Tovera scored 22 points in his UAAP debut as La Salle edged NU, 89-87, in a wild title-defense opener.
Meralco Overpowers Converge Despite Missing Three Key Starters
![Javee Mocon scored 20 points and sparked Meralco's decisive 19-8 closing run against Converge. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design710-400x200.png)
Meralco leaned on Javee Mocon and Chris Banchero to beat short-handed Converge, 96-89, in the PBA On Tour.