Month: September 2024
Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo says it is ‘legitimate’ to question her participation in Paralympics | Olympics News
Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo said it is legitimate to question her participation in women’s sport following her failure to qualify for the Paralympic T12 400m final. The 50-year-old Italian, who transitioned in 2019, was sixth fastest overall in Monday evening’s two semi-finals to fall short of the medal race in Paris. She appeared overwhelmed at…
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Nostalgia hits Antonio Hester, former team Magnolia
Terrafirma’s Antonio Hester goes up against his former team Magnolia in the PBA Governors’ Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Antonio Hester saw much of the same but in quite a different situation at Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Sunday in the PBA Governors’ Cup. The Terrafirma import took the hardwood with the Magnolia Hotshots, but this time he’s…
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Erik ten Hag: Man Utd manager retains full backing of club’s football leadership despite Liverpool defeat | Football News
Erik ten Hag retains the full backing of Manchester United’s football leadership team, despite sporting director Dan Ashworth and CEO Omar Berrada not being involved in the decision to retain the manager. The 3-0 humbling to Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday, the club’s second defeat in their opening three Premier League fixtures, has directed…
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Gawilan unfazed by S7 disadvantage; Otom eyes gold
FILE–The Philippines’ Ernie Gawilan celebrates after winning in the final of the men’s 400m freestyle-S7 at the Aquatic Sports Arena in the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) PARIS—Ernie Gawilan, who lacks both legs…
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Man Utd transfers and recruitment: Dan Ashworth, Omar Berrada on INEOS strategy, Jadon Sancho exit and academy | Football News
Manchester United navigated their first transfer window under the INEOS-powered football operations team this summer. Led by sporting director Dan Ashworth, who spent his first two months in the job purely focused on recruitment, the club embarked on a total of 32 transactions. Supported by CEO Omar Berrada, technical director Jason Wilcox, interim director of…
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Akari’s character key in final vs Creamline
MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The character that the revamped Akari has is not something that import Oly Okaro expected when she first met the Chargers at the beginning of the PVL Reinforced Conference. But that same character has been instrumental in bringing Akari to where it is right now: a 10-game winning run and on the verge…
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Tuesday at the US Open: Frances Tiafoe and Emma Navarro play Grigor Dimitrov and Paula Badosa in quarter-finals | Tennis News
The US Open reaches the quarter-final stage at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday., with the action live on Sky Sports. America will be represented by Taylor Fritz, Francis Tiafoe and Emma Navarro in the quarter-finals. Fritz faces Alexander Zverev with Tiafoe taking on Grigor Dimitrov in the men’s draw. In Tuesday’s women’s quarter-finals Paula Badosa plays…
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Terrafirma struggling as Standhardinger deals with leadership woes
MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Four games into the new season, Terrafirma is back to its old, horrendous self: Not a single victory to show for in the PBA Governors’ Cup. According to Christian Standhardinger, it’s simply a case of tough luck. Article continues after this advertisement “I mean, we lost like five players,” he told a pair…
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Martin Brundle on Italian GP: Ferrari outwit rivals to give Charles Leclerc victory as Oscar Piastri shows killer instinct | F1 News
Qualifying for the Italian GP in Monza was a cliff-hanger which generated the closest top six on the grid in F1’s 74-year history. Just 0.186 seconds covered them, and it was so tight that sixth-place man Lewis Hamilton, who has been fastest in qualifying 104 times in his 348 race F1 career, was openly berating…
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Coco Gauff latest star to fall at US Open
Coco Gauff, of the United States, reacts after losing to Emma Navarro, of the United States, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 1, in New York. 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) NEW YORK — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6,…
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