Month: August 2024
Rangers: Philippe Clement uses Man Utd treble winners as example to lift team | Football News
Philippe Clement evoked the spirit of Manchester United’s glory year of 1999 as he tried to recover his Rangers players from their Champions League disappointment. A 2-0 defeat by Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of their third qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday night consigned the Ibrox club to the less glamorous and less…
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Carlos Yulo’s Olympic success inspires PWD artist’s drawing
Zedrick Jon Mariano shows off his art dedicated to Paris Olympics’ double gold medalist Carlos Yulo. –MELO FUERTES/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Zedrick Jon Mariano weaved through a busy and raucous P. Ocampo street on Wednesday afternoon with both hands occupied; one holding her mother’s hand for guidance and the other occupying a handmade drawing of Team Philippines’…
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The Hundred: All you need to know ahead of Saturday’s Kia Oval eliminators and Sunday’s Lord’s finals | Cricket News
The 2024 winners of The Hundred will be crowned at Lord’s on Sunday as the men’s and women’s competitions come to a close. Welsh Fire Women are into the final after finishing first in the league phase, while defending men’s champions Oval Invincibles are back in the trophy game after also topping the table. Fire…
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Eastern poses huge challenge but Chua says 1 import will do for PBA teams
PBA vice chair Alfrancis Chua (right) joins commissioner Willie Marcial (middle), lawyer and league treasurer Raymond Zorrilla (left) and PBA chair Ricky Vargas (second from left) in welcoming new sponsor ArenaPlus and its president, Rafael Jasper Vicencio. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The PBA feels that Hong Kong Eastern presents a greater challenge to what the Bay Area…
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Olympics 2024: USA gymnast Jordan Chiles receives online racist abuse after losing her bronze medal | Olympics News
Gymnast Jordan Chiles says she received online racist abuse after losing her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics in controversial fashion. “I am overwhelmed by the love I have received over the past few days,” Chiles said to begin her statement on social media site X. “While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating…
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Dottie Ardina reveals what happened behind uniform snafu
Dottie Ardina strode into the Manila Southwoods driving range on Thursday afternoon, her first public appearance ever since the “taped-Philippine flag” snafu caught this traditionally nongolfing country’s attention and had it rallying behind the pocket-sized Canlubang native in the recent Paris Olympics. She mingled with those who approached her and signed autographs, even posing with…
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Everton: Toffees begin emotional goodbye to Goodison Park while takeover saga rumbles on | Football News
The phrase ’emotional rollercoaster’ is often bandied about in football and in recent seasons Everton has endured more than its fair share of waltzer rides, both on and off the pitch. But the club’s last season at the famous Goodison Park promises to be as every bit emotional, dramatic and interesting as any season that…
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Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer ‘Raygun’
Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun competes in the Women’s Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, on August 9, 2024. Photo: AFP SYDNEY – Australia’s Olympians returned home Wednesday and mounted a resolute defense of their breakdancing colleague against “awful” critics, comics and keyboard warriors. The…
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Cincinnati Open: Jack Draper dumps out Stefanos Tsitsipas in three-set thriller | Tennis News
British No 1 Jack Draper reeled off the last three games to produce a gutsy three-set victory against ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Cincinnati Open on Thursday. Tsitsipas served for the match at 5-4 in the third set, but Draper won 12 of the last 17 points to claim a stunning 3-6 6-4 7-5…
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Tharman lauds PH Olympians
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam FILE PHOTO The historic feat of star gymnast Carlos Yulo was an “impressive milestone” not just for the Philippines but for Southeast Asia too as he was the only athlete from the region who won two Olympic gold medals at the Paris Olympics. This accolade came from Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam…
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