The NBA announced a record 135 international players from 43 countries across six continents on opening-night rosters for the 2025-26 season, highlighting the league’s growing global reach and diverse talent pool.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has revealed the complete fight card for PFL MENA Finals: All or Nothing, set for December 5 at the Dhahran Expo in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, featuring four championship bouts and a women’s MMA debut.
![Juan Gomez de Liano records his second triple-double of the PBA season. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PBA-IMAGES1324-400x200.jpg)
Converge FiberXers rebounded from their loss to TNT with a dominant 125-108 win over Terrafirma, led by Alec Stockton and Juan Gomez de Liano’s triple-double performance in the PBA Philippine Cup.
![Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino speaks with Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, the Minister of Sports of Saudi Arabia, during the 101st Olympic Council of Asia Executive Board Meeting at the Art Hotel and Resort in Manama, Bahrain. [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Philippine-Olympic-Committee-President-Bambol-Tolentino-and-Prince-Abdulaziz-bin-Turki-Al-Faisal-interacts-during-the-101st-Olympic-Council-of-Asia-Executive-Board-Meeting-1-400x200.jpg)
The Philippines is pursuing hosting rights for the Asian Youth Games as the event moves to a biennial schedule, offering young Filipino athletes more opportunities on the international stage.
Africell and NBA Africa are expanding their youth basketball collaboration from Angola to the DRC, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone, offering clinics, tournaments, and community programs in 2026.
![Kram Airam Carpio beams after winning the Philippines’ first gold medal in pencak silat. [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/560012444_1139472948348941_7365289244241466642_n-400x200.jpg)
The Philippine delegation to the 3rd Asian Youth Games arrived in Bahrain full of confidence following Kram Airam Carpio’s gold medal win in pencak silat, with combat and athletics teams joining the early arrivals ahead of the event’s opening.
![Cignal celebrates its stunning all-Filipino sweep over PLDT in the PVL Reinforced Conference. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PVL-RC-25-PLDT-vs.-Cignal-0549-400x200.jpg)
Cignal turned heads in the PVL Reinforced Conference after sweeping PLDT with an all-Filipino lineup that ended the powerhouse squad’s 15-game winning streak.
![Marlee Smith hammers a crosscourt kill for Choco Mucho against Nxled. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PVL-RC-25-Choco-Mucho-vs.-Nxled-Anyse-Smith-9799-400x200.jpg)
Marlee Smith rediscovered her scoring touch as Choco Mucho held off Nxled in straight sets to stay in contention in Pool A of the PVL Reinforced Conference.
![Farm Fresh’s Eli Rousseaux continues her dominant run in the PVL Reinforced Conference. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PVL-RC-25-Farm-Fresh-vs.-Capital1-Helene-Rousseaux-9098-400x200.jpg)
Farm Fresh continued its stunning turnaround in the PVL Reinforced Conference, notching its third straight win to seal a Top 3 Pool A finish and prove it’s no longer the league’s underdog.
Hamza Kooheji, long recognized as the face of Bahraini MMA, is set to challenge Borislav Nikolić for the BRAVE CF Bantamweight World Championship at BRAVE 100 in Isa Town on November 7.