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Ireland earn historic first Test win as Andy Balbirnie anchors fourth-innings chase against Afghanistan | Cricket News
Ireland earned an historic first Test win at the eighth attempt with a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the only match of the series in Abu Dhabi. Set 111 to win on day three at the Tolerance Oval, captain Andy Balbirnie – the only man to appear in all of Ireland’s eight Tests – fittingly…
Read MorePBA: Terrafirma dominates Converge
Terrafirma’s Juami Tiongson in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES The duo of Juami Tiongson and Stephen Holt inflicted most of the damage as Terrafirma downed Converge, 107-99, to start off the PBA Philippine Cup on a winning note Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Tiongson finished with 30 points while Holt reset his career-high by…
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Luke Littler: Teenage superstar to enter fray at fourth round stage on Friday night at Butlin’s Minehead Resort | Darts News
Teenage superstar Luke Littler will enter this year’s UK Open at the fourth-round stage on Friday night as the world’s top 32 enter the fray at Butlin’s Minehead Resort. The unique multi-board event will see PDC Tour Card Holders compete against Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and players from the Winmau Challenge and Development Tours. Andrew Gilding…
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Embracing her role, Chinnie Arroyo shines for Farm Fresh
Farm Fresh Foxies’ Chinnie Arroyo in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Chinnie Arroyo is making the most of the opportunity to showcase her skills with the Farm Fresh Foxies in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference. Arroyo was instrumental in Farm Fresh’s first win after scoring 11 points to torch Capital1, 25-16,…
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Celine Boutier tops HSBC Women’s World Championship leaderboard after brilliant second-round 64 in Singapore | Golf News
Six-time LPGA Tour winner Celine Boutier posted a bogey-free round of 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. The 30-year-old followed up her opening 73 at the Sentosa Golf Club course to sit seven under for the tournament, one clear of Japan’s Ayaka Furue,…
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Shohei Ohtani keeps fans guessing on identity of new wife
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani addresses the media about his surprise marriage announcement, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, during spring training baseball workouts at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb) Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani kept fans guessing Friday on the identity of his new wife, saying only that they met “three to four years…
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Paul Pogba Q&A: What are Juventus and ex-Man Utd midfielder’s options after four-year suspension for doping? | Football News
Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba said he was “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The former Manchester United player was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal in September after testing positive for DHEA – a compound that promotes the production of hormones in…
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PNVF bid could pit national men’s team against world’s best
PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net There is a chance the Philippine men’s team will get to play the best national squads in the world. And the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is doing everything to make that happen. The federation began the spade work to bring the 2025 FIVB World Men’s Championship, slated…
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Tom Brady vs Tom Brady! | NFL superstar out-sprints his younger self
Check out the amazing footage of Tom Brady running a 40-yard dash quicker at the age of 46 than he did at the NFL Scouting Combine 24 years ago. Credit: NOBULL.
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Maxine Esteban nears Olympic dream
Fencer Maxine Esteban off to a strong start for Ivory Coast in bid to qualify for Paris Olympics. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban will compete in a final Olympic-qualifying tournament in Washington D.C. on March 15, looking to officially book a ticket to the Summer Games slated in Paris this year. Esteban, who switched…
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