Month: August 2024
Liverpool’s former director of research Ian Graham explains how data helped the Reds win the Premier League title | Football News
“Many clubs operate the way Liverpool did before 2012 and that is fine,” Ian Graham tells Sky Sports. Fine because he believes that works too? Not quite. “You always need a sucker in the market. If everyone is using data brilliantly, I am out of a job, aren’t I?” Graham was Liverpool’s director of research…
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Jio Jalalon expected to take leadership reins for NorthPort
NorthPort Batang Pier guard Jio Jalalon going up against TNT’s Brian Heruela in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—If Northport’s first game in the PBA Governors’ Cup was any indication, Jio Jalalon will be looked upon as one of Batang Pier’s veterans heading forward. Following a tough loss to TNT at Araneta…
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Martin Bakole wants Zhilei Zhang fight in China after stunning Jared Anderson win | Boxing News
Martin Bakole has vowed to beat Zhilei Zhang in front of his own fans as he targets a heavyweight showdown in China in the wake of his statement win over Jared Anderson. Bakole thrust himself among the world’s leading heavyweight contenders earlier this month as he derailed the progress of rising American hope Anderson with…
Read MoreAlex Eala inches closer to US Open main draw
FILE–Alex Eala of the Philippines reacts during her women’s singles qualifying match against Emiliana Arango of Colombia during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 18, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala moved closer to making her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.…
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AIG Women’s Open: Has Charley Hull ‘underachieved’ and can she win maiden major at St Andrews? | Golf News
If Charley Hull is the player lifting the AIG Women’s Open trophy on Sunday evening, she would be a hugely popular winner and silence any criticism about her long wait for major success. Hull is inside the world’s top 10, about to make a seventh consecutive Solheim Cup appearance next month for Team Europe and…
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With millions of incentives, Petecio secures family’s future first
The Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio reacts after beating China’s Xu Zichun (Blue) in the women’s 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Nesthy Petecio revealed she had already secured her most valued investment following her…
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PFA Awards: Phil Foden named Premier League Players’ Player of the Season, Bunny Shaw wins women’s award | Football News
Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Bunny Shaw have been voted men’s and women’s PFA Player of the Year respectively for last season at the PFA awards on Tuesday evening. Foden, 24, was instrumental in City winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title, scoring 19 times and providing eight assists, and his achievements have now…
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Improved Capital1 braces for toughest challenge yet
Capital1 Solar Spikers in the PVL Reinforced Conference. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net From a lowly neophyte that understandably brought up the rear of the field the last time out, Capital1 has morphed into a legitimate contender in the PVL Reinforced Conference. Entering their first-ever quarterfinals, the Solar Spikers know that it will be a different kind of…
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Beterbiev v Bivol: Frazer Clarke’s rematch with Fabio Wardley confirmed on bill in Saudi Arabia on October 12 | Boxing News
Frazer Clarke’s rematch with Fabio Wardley has been confirmed on the undercard for Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia on October 12. The British heavyweights will renew their rivalry on the same bill as Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight world title fight against Bivol, with Chris Eubank Jnr and Ben Whittaker also returning to action in…
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Carlos Yulo camp not straying from golden blueprint
Carlos Yulo, of the Philippines, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men’s artistic gymnastics individual vault finals at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Carlos Yulo designed his own training camp prior to the Paris Olympics and wound up winning a historic…
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