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LIV Golf London: British Open champion Cameron Smith leads by one after birdie streak on day one

Cameron Smith claimed a one-shot win at The Open last summer, a few weeks before switching from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf; Smith will look to defend the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool from July 20-23, with The 151st Open live on Sky Sports Last Updated: 07/07/23 11:26pm Open champion Cameron Smith leads by…

Italians gather steam for big clash with Japanese – rezal404

Team Japan in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Italy hardly worked up a sweat in thumping Slovenia, practically making an announcement of how ready they are to face Japan in their blockbuster men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) match. A 25-13, 25-22, 25-17 victory carved out in just an hour and 26 minutes…

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic brushes alongside Stan Wawrinka while Carlos Alcaraz is given stern workout

Novak Djokovic brushed aside the challenge of old foe Stan Wawrinka in their first Wimbledon meeting while world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz was given a stern test of his title credentials. The match did not begin until 8.40pm, an hour later than Andy Murray and Stefanos Tsitsipas got under way on Thursday, but Djokovic finished…

Injured Scottie Thompson continues to inspire Gilas in final days of Europe camp – rezal404

Scottie Thompson keeps showing up in practice with his right hand heavily-wrapped. The reigning PBA MVP will seek a second opinion when Gilas planes back home with the World Cup still six months away. —SBP PHOTO Scottie Thompson’s broken right hand has put a dampener on Gilas Pilipinas’ Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup preparations…

Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina all make it through at All England Club

World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a late start and the lack of a Center Court crowd to progress into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Petra Martic. Swiatek had been scheduled to play second on the biggest venue at the All England Club on Friday, but Andy Murray’s unfinished…

Japan turns back Netherlands to stay unbeaten at 10-0 – rezal404

Team Japan in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Japan escaped a feisty Netherlands side to stay unscathed in ten games in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), 25-19, 26-24, 23-25, 25-17, at Mall of Asia Arena on Friday. With what looked like an impending sweep for Ryujin Nippon, the Dutch retaliated in…

Wimbledon: Andy Murray suffers five-set defeat by Stefanos Tsitsipas with Cameron Norrie also beaten

Andy Murray suffered more Wimbledon heartache with a five-set defeat by Stefanos Tsitsipas in their delayed second-round clash, while Cameron Norrie also exited on Friday afternoon. The Scot was two sets to one up overnight when the 11pm curfew came into play but he was unable to complete the job, with fifth seed Tsitsipas fighting…

San Miguel routes TNT; Jericho Cruz first player to be ejected in PBA on Tour – rezal404

San Miguel’s Jericho Cruz vs TNT’s Paul Varilla during a looseball play. -PBA PICTURES Jericho Cruz’s ejection for hitting Paul Varilla during a looseball situation marred San Miguel Beer’s skid-snapping 111-74 rout of winless TNT in the PBA On Tour held Friday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Cruz became the first player to…

Converge rides Jolo Mendoza’s hot hand to beat Phoenix – rezal404

Converge FiberXers’ Jolo Mendoza. -PBA PICTURES MANILA, Philippines–Converge got a huge lift from draft hopeful Jolo Mendoza to pull off a 104-90 win over Phoenix in the PBA On Tour on Friday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Mendoza was red-hot from beyond the arc and finished with 26 points as the FiberXers posted…

Yuki Ishikawa, Japan embrace challenge from world’s best teams – rezal404

Japan’s Yuki Ishikawa in the VNL Manila Leg game. – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—For the past few days in the Volleyball Nations League’s stint in Manila, several teams have set their sights on one particular squad: Japan. Netherlands and Italy have made it clear that they want to test their luck against Ryujin Nippon and…