Meralco escapes San Miguel for 2-1 series edge

Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome shoots during Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against the San Miguel Beermen.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Meralco played splendid basketball on both ends on Sunday night for a gutsy 93-89 Game 3 victory over San Miguel and a 2-1 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven championship series. The Bolts…

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Bagpipes ring out as Scotland depart for Euro 2024!

The Scotland squad receives a bagpipe send-off at Glasgow airport, as they depart for Euro 2024 in Germany.

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Chinese, Leyann Ramo seal Ironman 70.3 Subic glory

Leyann Ramo.–Photo from Ironman SUBIC – Chinese Peng Cheng Li and local standout Leyann Ramo delivered outstanding performances at the Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay, demonstrating remarkable speed, strength, and endurance in their victories here Sunday. Li maintained a commanding lead throughout the race, finishing with an impressive time of 4:20:05. His dominant performance saw him…

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Xander Zayas dazzles in New York as Bruce Carrington wins in front of Naoya Inoue | Boxing News

Junior middleweight phenom Xander Zayas underlined his glistening potential as he dominated Patrick Teixeira in front of his Puerto Rican fans at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.  Zayas cruised past the former world champion to claim a unanimous decision win after a 10-round main event to kick off Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend. The 21-year-old…

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Alas Pilipinas girls off to 2-0 start in Thailand tournament

Alas Pilipinas girls during a game against Malaysia in Thailand.–Photo from SMM Volleyball MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas girls overcame Malaysia, eking out a 25-20, 27-29, 25-22, 25-18 win to stay unbeaten in the 22nd Princess Cup Southeast Asian Under-18 Women’s Volleyball Championship on Sunday at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium in Thailand. The Philippines leaned on…

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Arsenal among clubs interested in £65m-rated Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… SUNDAY EXPRESS Bournemouth’s England striker Dominic Solanke is available for £65m this summer and Arsenal are one of the clubs interested. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Our pick of Dominic Solanke’s best Premier League goals for Bournemouth during the 2023/24 season…

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James Maquilan posts KO win to retain WBC Asia Continental belt

James Maquilan floors Jason Facularin in their bantamweight bout in the main event of Blow-by-Blow at Cuneta Astrodome.–MP Promotions/Wendell Alinea MANILA, Philippines–James Noli Maquilan bucked off a slow start to score an electrifying 11th-round knockout of the gutsy Jason Facularin and retain his World Boxing Council Asia Continental bantamweight belt late Saturday night during Manny…

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Chris Billam-Smith says Richard Riakporhe avoided world title fight against Jai Opetaia | Boxing News

Chris Billam-Smith has dismissed Richard Riakporhe’s claims the pair enter Saturday’s world title fight as equals, and questioned why his cruiserweight rival did not take on fellow world champion Jai Opetaia. Speaking on The Gloves Are Off, Riakporhe praised the success of Billam-Smith in becoming WBO cruiserweight world champion with last year’s victory over Lawrence…

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Celtics stars united as Kidd comment stirs debate

Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, left, and Jayson Tatum jump before Game 1 of the basketball team’s NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The Boston Celtics, coming off an authoritative game one victory over Dallas in the NBA Finals, aren’t about to let Mavericks coach Jason…

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Canadian GP: Mercedes back on F1 pole position as George Russell says result ‘start of something’ for 2024 season | F1 News

George Russell believes his superb pole position for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix is the “start of something for our season” while Toto Wolff is optimistic the team are finally “going in the right direction” in F1’s current era of rules. For just the third time since the end of the 2021 season that…

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