Month: June 2024
Moral wins don’t count for Gilas in OQT buildup
Gilas Pilipinas’ June Mar Fajardo and Justin Brownlee flank as Turkey player during a tune-up game in Istanbul ahead of the Fiba OQT. –TURKEY BASKETBALL FEDERATION Gilas Pilipinas wasn’t too keen on framing Friday’s valiant stand against Turkiye as a moral victory. And for good reason. “We only have one shot at [making] it to…
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Kieran Trippier injury: England left-back a doubt for Euro 2024 last-16 tie against Slovakia with Ezri Konsa lined up | Football News
Kieran Trippier is a doubt for England’s last-16 tie against Slovakia after the defender missed training again on Friday, Sky Sports News has been told. Trippier is still nursing a calf injury that dogged the end of his domestic season with Newcastle, but he has managed to start each of England’s three matches in the…
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Petro Gazz looking at best available players in the draft
Petro Gazz coach Koji Tsuzurabara and head of operations Oliver Almadro during the PVL Draft Combine. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Petro Gazz is leaving no stone unturned with the opportunity to get solid acquisitions from the PVL Draft aspirants and free agents who attended the first-ever Draft Combine this week. Head of volleyball operations…
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Ian Maatsen: Aston Villa complete signing of left-back from Chelsea | Football News
Aston Villa have completed the signing of left-back Ian Maatsen from Chelsea. The 22-year-old has signed a six-year-deal and moves to Villa Park for a fee of £37.5m. Maatsen had a £35m release clause which expired earlier this month, allowing Chelsea to negotiate the higher price they agreed with Villa. Borussia Dortmund were keen on…
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Hawks send AJ Griffin to Rockets for 2nd round pick
FILE– AJ Griffin #14 of the Atlanta Hawks poses for portraits during media day at PC&E Atlanta on October 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks moved back into the NBA draft on Thursday by trading forward AJ Griffin to the Houston Rockets for the No. 44 pick…
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Austrian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton laments ‘pretty disastrous’ Sprint Qualifying for Mercedes | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton lamented his performance in Sprint Qualifying after putting his Mercedes car sixth for Saturday morning’s race at the Austrian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion had an off-track moment in SQ1, had to battle with traffic ahead of him, and then finished over half a second behind Sprint polesitter Max Verstappen in the…
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Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba U17 World Cup
Schedule, roster for Fiba Under-17 World Basketball Cup. Gilas Pilipinas boys team begins its campaign in the 2024 Fiba Under-17 Basketball World Cup, which will run from June 29 to July 7 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Philippines is bracketed with Lithuania, Spain and Puerto Rico in Group A. China, USA, France, and Guinea round out…
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Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris challenge for pole | F1 News
Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole for Saturday morning’s Sprint race at the Austrian GP as F1 2024’s top two continued their increasingly close battle for supremacy in F1. Verstappen topped all three segments of Sprint Qualifying, the first two from Mercedes’ George Russell, at his team’s home Red Bull Ring but was pushed…
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Maicah Larroza has added motivation heading into PVL Draft
PVL Draft aspirant Maicah Larroza from La Salle during the Draft Combine. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Maicah Larroza has some extra motivation heading into the inaugural PVL Rookie Draft with her La Salle teammates Thea Gagate, Leila Cruz, and Julia Coronel among this year’s top prospects. Gagate is set to be ZUS Coffee’s choice…
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Euro 2024: UEFA referees’ chief confirms VAR cleared decision to deny Scotland penalty in Hungary defeat | Football News
VAR did check and clear the decision not to award Scotland a penalty in their decisive Euro 2024 group game against Hungary, UEFA referees’ chief Roberto Rosetti has said. Scotland felt they should have been awarded a spot-kick when Stuart Armstrong was challenged by defender Willi Orban, but their appeals were waved away by Argentinian…
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