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PBA opening date questioned as Tenorio pushes for January
Magnolia head coach LA Tenorio wants the PBA to open Season 51 in January instead of the scheduled March 7, 2027, saying four months of inactivity is too long. The league set the March date to clear space for Gilas Pilipinas’ Window 6 games in February.
6 Nov 2026
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6 Nov 2026
Converge Game 3 win pushes FiberXers to brink of first semis
Converge erased an eight-point third-quarter deficit to rout Rain or Shine, 105-89, in Game 3 at the City of Dasmariñas Arena in Cavite. The FiberXers now lead the best-of-five PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinal series 2-1 and can close it out in Game 4 on Friday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
5 Nov 2026
San Miguel Ginebra quarterfinal lives on after narrow escape
San Miguel beat Barangay Ginebra, 101-98, in Game 3 of their PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup quarterfinal at the City of Dasmariñas Arena in Cavite. The Beermen avoided a sweep and trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series, with Game 4 set for Friday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. CJ Perez sealed it with two free throws with 17.4 seconds left.
5 Nov 2026
San Miguel avoids sweep as perfect Fajardo sinks Ginebra
San Miguel beat Barangay Ginebra, 101-98, in Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup quarterfinals in Cavite, avoiding a sweep. June Mar Fajardo went 7-of-7 for 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Ginebra's late three-point attempts all missed. Game 4 is set for Friday.
5 Nov 2026
Converge semifinals bid gains edge after Rain or Shine victory
Converge beat Rain or Shine 105-98 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup quarterfinal series and move one win from a first semifinal appearance. The FiberXers have lost three previous quarterfinal runs as the higher seed, including a twice-to-beat exit against Barangay Ginebra. Coach Delta Pineda says the series is not over and expects Rain or Shine to respond in Game 4.
6 Nov 2026
PLDT Creamline result ends unbeaten run in All-Filipino Siklab series
PLDT beat Creamline 25-19, 25-27, 25-23, 25-23 at the Philsports Arena on Thursday, handing the previously unbeaten side its first loss in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab series. Savi Davison led PLDT with 22 points and 19 receptions, while Bernadeth Pons top-scored for Creamline with 14. PLDT moves to 3-2; Creamline drops to 4-1.
6 Nov 2026
Ronaldo retirement brings Portugal national team career to a close
Cristiano Ronaldo announced in a social media post that he will retire from the Portugal national team after the November international break. The 41-year-old departs with 234 caps and 146 goals, both all-time international records, plus Euro 2016 and the 2019 and 2025 Nations Leagues. He said he would hand back the number 7 shirt.
6 Nov 2026
Billam-Smith vs Clarke headlines cruiserweight card at Copper Box
Chris Billam-Smith fights Cheavon Clarke in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 12 at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday November 7, with Denzel Bentley meeting Shane Mosley Jr in the chief support bout. Clarke beat Billam-Smith in the 2016 national elite championships final, and both men are coming off wins.
6 Nov 2026
Jordan Clarkson bench scoring milestone in Knicks rout of Bulls
Jordan Clarkson moved into seventh place on the NBA's all-time bench scoring list, passing Thurl Bailey, as the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 135-105. Knicks coach Mike Brown called Clarkson the "definition of ultimate pro" for accepting a reduced role, and Clarkson said the only goal is winning.
6 Nov 2026
Alpha Insurance sweep ends two-game skid in Spikers' Turf
Alpha Insurance swept AEP-Cabstars, 25-19, 25-22, 25-20, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre to snap a two-game losing skid and improve to 2-2 in the Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference. Axel Book and Barbie San Andres combined for 27 points, while coach Mike Santos and San Andres both pointed to mindset as the difference. AEP-Cabstars fell to 1-3 despite 16 points from Dave Lardizabal.
6 Nov 2026
Man City Leipzig win returns Haaland to haunt his favourite opponent
Erling Haaland scored 12 minutes from time to give Manchester City a 3-2 Champions League win at RB Leipzig, his 13th goal in nine games against the Bundesliga club. City led twice through Castello Lukeba's own goal and an Enzo Fernandez header, with Ridle Baku and Antonio Nusa equalising, and the result moved them up to seventh in the league phase table.
5 Nov 2026
Usyk cruiserweight return reshapes Billam-Smith and Opetaia plans
Chris Billam-Smith says Oleksandr Usyk's possible return to cruiserweight would drop him a ranking spot but lift the division. He believes a Usyk-David Benavidez fight would free up Jai Opetaia, and that he must first beat Cheavon Clarke on Saturday.