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Carlos Alcaraz strikes back to beat Berrettini, reaches Wimbledon quarters – rezal404

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz walks to check on Italy’s Matteo Berrettini after falling down during their men’s singles tennis match on the eighth day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK/AFP) Carlos Alcaraz saw off dangerman Matteo Berrettini in four…

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic reaches quarter-finals for 14th time after curfew-delayed win over Hubert Hurkacz

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for a 14th time after a curfew-delayed four-set win against Hubert Hurkacz. The 36-year-old Serbian was leading Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz by two sets when play was suspended on Sunday night. Hurkacz took the third set but Djokovic hit back to win 7-6 (7-6) 7-6…

Gilas girls primed for Fiba tourney – rezal404

Patrick Aquino National coach Patrick Aquino found no need for pep talks to inspire his charges for this week’s Fiba (International Basketball Federation) U16 Women’s Asian Championship in Jordan. The girls are already stocked. “This is the biggest stage of their young careers. But having that feeling of representing the country? They want to prove…

England’s Mark Wood aims to unleash more Ashes ‘thunderbolts’ vs Australia at Old Trafford

England quick Mark Wood is eager to hit Australia with more “thunderbolts” in Manchester next week and aims to prove “lightning strikes twice” after his Headingley heroics. Wood marked his return to Ashes cricket with a stirring player-of-the-match showing at Leeds, taking match figures of 7-100 and hitting 40 vital runs from just 16 deliveries.…

Abueva slowly feeling his way back to Magnolia rotation – rezal404

Calvin Abueva rises for a basket against San Miguel’s Rodney Brondial. —PBA PICTURES Calvin Abueva vowed not to let the exhibition nature of the PBA on Tour distract his bid to return at full strength as quickly as possible. “I’m still at around 70 percent, and I still have to work my way back to…

Jamie Murray: Andy Murray has a lot of good tennis left in him after Wimbledon displays

Andy Murray will be back at Wimbledon next year and still has plenty of “good tennis in him”, according to brother Jamie. Murray, a two-time winner in SW19, was beaten in five sets in the second round at this year’s Championships by fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. At 36-years-old, his chances of going deep into Grand…

Obiena says breakthrough Olympic gold by Diaz-Naranjo has national athletes ‘pumped’ for Paris Games – rezal404

Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz reacts while competing in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Ernest John Obiena is the first Filipino to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. But the pole vault superstar is…

Novak Djokovic calls for Wimbledon Center Court start time to be brought forward

Novak Djokovic has called for Wimbledon to overhaul its scheduling and start play earlier on Center Court. The seven-time champion fell foul of the All England Club’s insistence on beginning matches at 1.30pm when his fourth-round match against Hugo Hurkacz had to be suspended on Sunday night due to the council-imposed 11pm curfew. Andy Murray’s…

Chris Paul, formally introduced by Warriors, reveals plenty about his motivation – rezal404

Golden State Warriors teammates Steph Curry, left, and Chris Paul support their team in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Photo from NBA Germany Twitter LAS VEGAS — Chris Paul worked out with new teammate Stephen Curry in Atlanta on Sunday morning before traveling to Las Vegas. His assessment of the session: They didn’t…

Filipinas’ special video inspires ahead of Fifa World Cup bid – rezal404

Photo screengrabbed from Philippine women’s national football team Facebook MANILA, Philippines-The announcement of the Philippine women’s football team’s 23-player squad for the Fifa Women’s World Cup over the weekend included a special video featuring the participation of young female players. Instead of putting an art card on its social media accounts to announce the roster,…