SB19’s Fourth Straight Win, Made Official
A’Tin, the fandom behind Filipino group SB19, defeated Harry Styles’ fan base, the Harries, in the final round of Billboard’s 2026 Fan Army Face-Off. The final vote landed at 70.9 percent, according to Billboard. Four Years Running The…
Derrick Rose Heads to Cebu for a Two-Day Basketball Celebration
Derrick Rose is bringing his basketball resume to Cebu for the first time. The 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player and ArenaPlus brand ambassador headlines a two-day celebration called “Rose Meets the Queen: Derrick Rose in Cebu,” running August 25…
James Harden is staying in Cleveland.
The 11-time All-Star agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract with the Cavaliers, his agents at Equity Sports told ESPN on Thursday. The deal includes a player option for the 2028-29 season and a 15 percent trade kicker, and it is fully…
Dave Bautista Steps Into God of War’s Lead Role
Dave Bautista has closed his deal to play Kratos in Amazon Prime Video’s God of War series, taking over after original star Ryan Hurst was injured on set. Hurst tore a bicep in late June, four months into the shoot, and the surgery and recovery he…
EJ Obiena Places Sixth In Lausanne As Duplantis Sets A Meet Record
EJ Obiena cleared 5.81 meters to finish sixth in the men’s pole vault at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Lausanne on Thursday, tying three other vaulters at that height and coming out ahead on countback. Mondo Duplantis won the competition…
Gandang Gabi Vice Is Coming Back
ABS-CBN chief operating officer Cory Vidanes confirmed the comeback during the network’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on August 19. The new season airs next month on GMA Network, iWant, and Kapamilya Channel. GMA Is New Territory for GGV The…
Max Verstappen Extends Red Bull Contract Through 2030
Max Verstappen has ended months of speculation about his Formula 1 future. The four time champion signed a contract extension with Red Bull Racing that keeps him with the team through the end of the 2030 season. His previous deal ran through 2028.…
LG and Nvidia Just Accelerated Robot Learning in Seoul
Four days after signing a partnership agreement, LG and Nvidia were already back in the same room. On August 13, LG Group chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang signed a memorandum of understanding at Nvidia’s Santa Clara headquarters,…
Before ‘Forgotten Island’ Opens, Liza and H.E.R. Land in Manila
Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, the writer-directors behind DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island,” are heading to Manila alongside lead voice actors Liza Soberano and H.E.R. and producer Mark Swift. The group will appear at the…
EJ Obiena Clears the Bar That Held Him Back for Two Years
For two years, 5.90 meters sat just out of reach for EJ Obiena. On Monday, August 17, at the Golden Sand meet in Miedzyzdroje, Poland, he finally cleared it. He landed at 5.91 meters, a new meet record, and took the gold. It was his first time over 5.90…