Category: Sports
Chery Tiggo risks missing its Alas Pilipinas players
Eya Laure (left) and Jennifer Nierva (middle) were teammates in the bronze-winning Alas Pilipinas squad in the AVC Challenge Cup, alongside La Salle star Angel Canino. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Chery Tiggo risks missing stars Eya Laure and Jennifer Nierva in the PVL Reinforced Conference if both players are not released to the national pool, league…
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Gautam Gambhir: India appoint two-time World Cup winner as head coach ahead of Sri Lanka tour | Cricket News
Gautam Gambhir has been appointed India head coach, succeeding former international team-mate Rahul Dravid. Despite presiding over India’s first T20 World Cup win since 2007 last month, Dravid decided against reapplying for the role after three years at the helm. In his place steps Gambhir, the former India opener who amassed more than 10,000 runs…
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Tim Cone defends Japeth Aguilar, begged him to join Gilas in OQT
Gilas Pilipinas veteran Japeth Aguilar in action during the Fiba OQT in Riga, Latvia. -FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone went to the aid of Japeth Aguilar after their run in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Riga, Latvia. After the Philippines’ 71-60 loss to Brazil in Riga that ended the country’s…
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Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner’s hopes of a maiden title at All England Club ended by Daniil Medvedev | Tennis News
World No 1 Jannik Sinner saw his hopes of a maiden Wimbledon title ended by Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. Medvedev overcame a struggling Sinner to dump the top seed out of the tournament and reach a second-consecutive semi-final. The fifth seed, who has now matched his best Wimbledon run from last year,…
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Djokovic gets into it with Wimbledon fans after latest win
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Holger Rune of Denmark in their fourth round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON — Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic’s opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him.…
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Wimbledon 2024: Lulu Sun’s dream run ended by experienced Donna Vekic | Tennis News
Qualifier Lulu Sun saw her Wimbledon dreams dimmed by the experienced Croatian Donna Vekic as she lost 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the quarter-finals. Victory meant Vekic reached her maiden Grand Slam semi-final and became only the second woman from her nation to do so at the All England Club as she matched Mirjana Lucic’s 1999…
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Palarong Pambansa 2024 in Cebu opens
Palarong Pambansa 2024 Parade of Athletes | PHOTO: Voysen T. Balneg via the official Facebook account of the Cebu City Palarong Pambansa 2024 Organizing Committee CEBU CITY – A total of 541 student-athletes from the country’s different regions gathered here on Tuesday for this year’s Palarong Pambansa. The eight-day national games opened at the Cebu…
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South Africa vs Ireland: Unchanged home team for second Test creates most experienced Springboks XV | Rugby Union News
South Africa have named an unchanged matchday 23 for Saturday’s second Test against Ireland in Durban. The world champions lead the two-match series 1-0 following last weekend’s 27-20 victory in Pretoria. Rassie Erasmus’ starting XV – captained by flanker Siya Kolisi – is the most experienced in Springboks history with 990 caps combined, three more…
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Carlo Bumina-ang recalls tough journey as ONE debut nears
ONE Championship fighter Carlo Bumina-ang of Team Lakay. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO With his ONE Championship debut drawing closer, Carlo Bumina-ang is eager to test his mettle against the best after his challenging journey to be officially part of the promotion. Bumina-ang steps on the cage against Asa Ten Pow in a bantamweight clash at ONE Fight…
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Sky Sports Golf podcast: Rory McIlroy’s return, Bernhard Langer’s legacy and Scottish Open predictions | Golf News
Rory McIlroy’s return to action, tributes to Bernard Langer’s career and predictions for the Genesis Scottish Open feature in a bumper edition of the Sky Sports Golf podcast. Former Ryder Cup-winning captain Sam Torrance and John E Morgan join regular host Josh Antmann to look back at the latest talking points from the golfing world…
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