Category: Sports
Solon says PSC budget for amateur sports should be at least P2B
Philippine Sports Commission. PSC MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) should have at least P2 billion as budget for amateur sports, according to BH party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera. In a statement on Friday, Herrera said that the PSC should take advantage of the high discussions about sports, brought by the 2024 Paris Olympics…
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Olympics 2024: Great Britain’s Toby Roberts wins climbing gold; Katarina Johnson-Thompson faces Nafi Thiam battle | Olympics News
Teenage sport climber Toby Roberts won Great Britain’s 14th gold of the Paris 2024 Olympics after victory in the men’s boulder and lead competition. Roberts, 19, secured 155.2 points to beat favourite Sorato Anraku of Japan, who lost his grip and fell needing only 86 points on the lead wall to relegate Roberts into silver-medal…
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Alas Pilipinas drops SEA V. League Leg 2 opener to Thailand
Alas Pilipinas in the SEA VLeague. –SAVA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Alas Pilipinas failed to open its SEA VLeague Thailand leg on a winning note as the home bets subdued the Philippines, 25-18, 25-23, 25-16, at Nakhon, Ratchasima in Thailand on Friday night. The Filipino spikers, who are coming off a bronze finish in the Vietnam leg…
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Lee Carsley: FA appoint England U21s boss as interim head coach as Gareth Southgate replacement search continues | Football News
Lee Carsley has been appointed as England’s interim head coach and will take charge of the team’s September Nations League friendlies. The 50-year-old moves from his role as the Three Lions’ Under-21s manager and will take charge of England’s games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland in September. Carsley, who led England’s Under-21s side…
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Marcos to welcome Filipino Olympians back home after Paris 2024
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to welcome the Filipino Olympic athletes back to the country on Tuesday, August 13, after their participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to the Presidential Communications Office, Carlos Yulo, the first two-time Filipino gold medalist in the Olympics, and the other Olympians will arrive on…
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Hollie Doyle’s blog: Bradsell primed for Nunthorpe Stakes bid at York | Racing News
Our ambassador runs the rule over her rides at HQ on Saturday and salutes her dual Royal Ascot hero Bradsell who’s back in business after a long-term lay-off. Hoping Merlin can produce his magic Merlin The Wizard pulled far too hard in the Victoria Cup at Ascot on his seasonal return in May but is…
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Cliff Nuñeza, Ally Gaccion rule JPGT Del Monte
Cliff Nuneza and Ally Gaccion display their medals after ruling the 16-18 division of the ICTSI JPGT Mindanao Series 3 in contrasting fashion. –HANDOUT PHOTO Cliff Nuñeza captured the boys’ 16-18 category title by two strokes in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 3 at Del Monte Golf Club in Bukidnon on Friday. Nuñeza started…
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Lazar Dukic: Serbian CrossFit Games competitor dies during Texas lake swimming event
A CrossFit Games competitor has died while taking part in a swimming event. Lazar Dukic was competing at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday morning when he disappeared beneath the water. Emergency services were called at around 8am local time to reports there “was a participant in the water that was down…
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Korean Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji treated after fainting
South Korea’s Kim Yeji prepares to compete in the 25m pistol precision women’s qualification round at the Paris Olympics 2024, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, who gained global fame for her confidence and style during the Paris Olympics, was taken to a hospital after…
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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Final day of Brighton’s Festival Of Racing | Racing News
It is the final day of Brighton’s Festival of Racing on Friday with an action-packed card featuring Revenue, Alcazan and Abolish in the Brighton Bullet 4.00 Brighton – Revenue, Alcazan and Abolish feature in Brighton Bullet Revenue, Alcazan and Abolish headline the field in the Harry Bloom Memorial ‘Brighton Bullet’ Handicap (4.00). Eve Johnson Houghton…
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