Five teams are off to an early Christmas vacation in the PBA but they would’ve preferred to stay for the Governors’ Cup quarterfinals which reel off with a twinbill at the Ynares Center, Antipolo, today.

If plans don’t miscarry, Filipino para athletes will have a training center they can call their own.

Protecting its turf, Ateneo eked out a 75-72 squeaker over Far Eastern U to snap a three-game skid in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball yesterday at the Blue Eagle Gym.

Clyde Mondilla is back in the winner’s circle, and he intends to make the most of his return.

Alex Eala faces another upset-hungry opponent in Mika Stojsavljecic of the United Kingdom in Round 1 of the WTA500 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan.

PLDT finally put an end to its frustrating skid, shaking off a first-set loss behind Savi Davison’s explosive 28-point performance and a suffocating net defense to turn back Capital1, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21, in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series at the FilOil Centre on Saturday.

After 107 days of group play and stop-and-go action, it’s quarterfinals time in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup.

Carlos Yulo’s bid for the floor exercise gold medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands ended with a thud.