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Tour Championship: Scottie Scheffler five clear of Collin Morikawa heading into final day of FedExCup season | Golf News

Scottie Scheffler moved another step closer to a maiden FedExCup victory after extending his lead to five shots heading into the final round of the Tour Championship. The Masters champion went into the weekend four ahead at East Lake after rounds of 65 and 66 over the first two days, with the American recovering from…

Akari, albeit in a controversial way, streaks to its first PVL finals

Oly Okaro and the Akari Chargers in the PVL Reinforced semifinals game against PLDT High Speed Hitters. –PVL PHOTO Akari has completely changed the way it will be known in the PVL. And the Chargers can improve on that in two days’ time. Becoming finalists for the first time, the Chargers are bent on continuing…

US Open: Jack Draper defeats Botic van de Zandschulp to reach last 16 at Flushing Meadows | Tennis News

Jack Draper hurtled into the second week of the US Open as he beat Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. The British No 1 cruised to a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory in just over two hours against the Dutchman, who had produced one of the greatest…

Kurashiki Ablaze, Thai team spice up PVL Invitationals

FILE–Kurashiki Ablaze after winning the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference title. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion Kurashiki Ablaze of Japan and Thai club EST Cola battle the Reinforced Conference Final Four teams in the 2024 PVL Invitationals starting September 4. The league on Saturday announced the two guest teams for the third edition of…

He's electric! ANOTHER Haaland hat-trick fires Man City to West Ham win

FREE TO WATCH Highlights from West Ham’s match against Manchester City in the Premier League.

Creamline survives Cignal to book Reinforced final ticket

Creamline Cool Smashers celebrate a point against Cignal HD Spikers in the PVL Reinforced Conference semifinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net MANILA, Philippines–Creamline returned to the PVL Reinforced Conference Finals after turning the tables on Cignal, 20-25, 26-28, 25-18, 27-25, 15-13, on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Erica Staunton willed the Cool Smashers with…

US Open: Martina Navratilova not surprised by Novak Djokovic’s early exit at Flushing Meadows | Tennis News

Tennis great Martina Navratilova admitted she was “not surprised” by Novak Djokovic’s early exit at the US Open, saying he didn’t have the “focus or fire”. Djokovic said he “played some of the worst tennis I have ever played” after he followed Carlos Alcaraz in crashing out of the US Open. Defending champion Djokovic was…

PLDT to file protest over controversial semis loss to Akari

Akari and PLDT coaches Taka Minowa and Rald Ricafort during the PVL Reinforced Semifinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — PLDT is set to file a protest over uncontroversial unsuccessful net fault challenge in its knockout semifinals loss to Akari in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. coach Rald Ricafort told…

Italian GP: Lando Norris takes pole from Oscar Piastri in McLaren one-two with Max Verstappen down in seventh | F1 News

Lando Norris took pole position from team-mate Oscar Piastri in a McLaren one-two in Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, as championship leader Max Verstappen could only manage seventh. Norris had two laps that were good enough for pole in Q3 and beat Piastri by one-tenth as Russell couldn’t stop McLaren from locking out the…

Grethcel Soltones stays locked for Akari amid bashing

Akari Chargers’ star Grethcel Soltones in the PVL Reinforced Conference semifinals game against PLDT High Speed Hitters. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Love her or hate her, but Grethcel Soltones said she won’t stop her from giving her all every time she plays inside the court. Soltones’ “Dahil??? HAHAHA” post on X put her on…