![PROUDLY wearing Avel Bacudio’s signature design are (from left) Pi Durden Wangkay and Lorainne Batalla (athletics), Jan Brix Ramiscal (Muay), Harlene Serneche (volleyball) and Leo Mhar Lobrido (boxing), siblings Charlie and Travis Ratcliff (MMA) and Rhose Alemndralejo (volleyball). [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/athletes_bahrain-ayg_poc-photo-400x200.png)
The Philippines is sending a 141-athlete delegation to the Third Asian Youth Games in Bahrain, aiming to match or surpass its medal haul from 2013.
Jean Claude Saclag is quietly climbing ONE Championship’s ranks, blending highlight-reel knockouts with a relentless drive that reflects Team Lakay’s fighting spirit.
A new generation of Filipino pickleball athletes has officially been introduced as The Pickle Yard launches Team Philippines, marking a key milestone in the sport’s growth nationwide.
Hometown hero Pavel Dailidko takes center stage when BRAVE Combat Federation holds its first-ever event in Lithuania, headlining BRAVE CF 99 with a heavyweight title defense.
![Maddie Madayag during Choco Mucho’s win over Cignal. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PVL-RC-2025-Cignal-vs.-Choco-Mucho-Maddie-Madayag-6862-400x200.jpg)
Maddie Madayag delivered clutch plays down the stretch as Choco Mucho leaned on its local core to outlast Cignal in a tight four-set duel in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
![Anastasiia Bavykina impressed in her debut with 15 points and strong floor defense. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PVL-RC-2025-PLDT-vs.-Capital1-Anastasiia-Bavykina-5691-400x200.jpg)
PLDT picked up where it left off, sweeping Capital1 to open its 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference campaign behind a strong debut from Russian import Anastasiia Bavykina.
![PHILCYCLING president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino with ACC head Dato' Amarjit Singh Gill. [photo credit: POC Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cong-bambol-and-Dato-Amarjit-Singh-Gill-400x200.png)
The PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2026 will take place from February 17 to 20, with Tagaytay City as the main hub, marking a major lead-up to the Asian Track Championships in March.
Bantamweight champion Borislav Nikolić will face No. 2 contender Hamza Kooheji in the main event of BRAVE CF 100 on November 7 in Bahrain, marking a historic milestone for the promotion.
![Chandler McDaniel during Stallion Laguna’s PFF Women’s Cup opener. [PFF Women's League photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG-20251012-WA0004-400x200.jpg)
Stallion Laguna began its PFF Women’s Cup title defense in explosive fashion, crushing Tuloy FC, 19-0, behind Chandler McDaniel’s double hat-trick at the SM Mall of Asia Sky Pitch.
![The Philippine curling team celebrate after their gold medal-clinching victory at the Harbin Asian Winter Games last February. [Photo credit: Olympics.com]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/phl-curling_olympics.com_-400x200.png)
The Philippine men’s curling team stayed unbeaten in a pre-Olympic qualification event in Scotland, putting itself just one step away from securing a historic spot in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.