Month: September 2024
England rugby to have more control over star players in historic deal between RFU, Premiership Rugby and RPA | Rugby Union News
Steve Borthwick is to have the final say on all medical and sport science matters affecting those England players given hybrid contracts. An eight-year Professional Game Partnership has been announced by the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and Rugby Players’ Association that enshrines how the elite game will be run over the next eight years.…
Read MoreCreamline’s Bernadeth Pons named PVL Reinforced MVP
Creamline Cool Smashers’ star Bernadeth Pons in the PVL Reinforced Conference final against Akari Chargers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net MANILA, Philippines — In the import-laden tournament, Creamline Cool Smashers’ Bernadeth Pons won her first-ever MVP award after emerging as the top local player of the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference. MV-Pons — a campaign launched by Far Eastern…
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Nations League 2024/25 fixtures, results, table, schedule, teams, venues: All you need to know about tournament | Football News
The UEFA Nations League returns this week with the opening round of fixtures in the fourth edition of the tournament. The competition was created to remove the unpopular friendlies from the calendar by replacing them with meaningful fixtures – and as before, it will be partially linked with European qualification for the next World Cup…
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John Paul Agustin Jr wins boys’ 13-15 crown at JPGT Malarayat
The winners of the ICTSI JPGT Series 6–led by John Paul Agustin Jr–at Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club. –HANDOUT PHOTO John Paul Agustin Jr. finally savored victory after three near-misses as he captured the boys’ 13-15 crown in the ICTSI Junior PGT Series 6 at Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club Wednesday. The field,…
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England vs Sri Lanka: Josh Hull to make debut in third Test at The Oval, live on Sky Sports | Cricket News
Josh Hull will make his England debut in the third Test against Sri Lanka starting on Friday at The Oval, live on Sky Sports. The 20-year-old Leicestershire seamer replaces Matt Potts as an option for England as they look to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the series. Hull was called into the squad ahead…
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Transferees now lose 2 years of eligibility under new rules
UAAP Executive Director Atty. Rebo Saguisag during the UAAP Season 87 press conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The UAAP announced it set to implement a new rule that would lead to an athlete transferring to a member school to lose two years of remaining eligibility aside from the required one-year residency. In the previous…
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Inside Bayer Leverkusen’s academy: Bundesliga champions want to sustain their success and know youth is key | Football News
What is there left for Bayer Leverkusen to achieve? Putting that question to sporting director Simon Rolfes on a recent visit to the Bundesliga champions, his answer is a surprising one. He talks not of more glory but of developing the academy. “We only have two players at the moment in our squad from the…
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Australian breakdancer Raygun ‘sorry’ about Olympic backlash
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 Australia’s “Raygun” has apologized for the backlash that her widely ridiculed Paris Olympics performance brought to the broader breakdancing community. Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, whose…
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Aaron Rodgers plots Super Bowl charge ahead of New York Jets return after injury heartbreak | NFL News
Aaron Rodgers admits he “is on the last couple of holes” of his NFL career but believes he is capable of guiding the New York Jets to a long-awaited Super Bowl this season. The four-time MVP quarterback is primed for what he hopes to be his first full uninterrupted campaign with the Jets after suffering…
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Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz meet in all-American semis
Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, celebrates after winning a point against Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) NEW YORK— Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday,…
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