Category: Sports
Jeremy Miado braces for ‘young, hungry’ Japanese foe
ONE Championship fighter Jeremy Miado makes his return for ONE Fight Night 23. –ONE CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO As he makes his ONE Championship return, Jeremy Miado knows the enormity of the task ahead against No. 4 ranked strawweight contender Hiroba Minowa. Miado takes on Minowa on Saturday in ONE Fight Night 23 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium…
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Jack Rowell: Steve Borthwick leads tributes as former England and Bath head coach dies aged 87 | Rugby Union News
Steve Borthwick has led tributes to former England and Bath head coach Jack Rowell following his death at the age of 87. Rowell coached England from 1994 to 1997, overseeing 21 victories in 29 Tests and a World Cup semi-final appearance against New Zealand in Cape Town, when Jonah Lomu scored four tries as the…
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Gilas boys lose to USA by 96, bow out of Fiba U17 World Cup
Gilas Pilipinas boys against Team USA in the 2024 Fiba U17 World Cup Round of 16. -FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas Boys absorbed another brutal defeat to bow out of the 2024 Fiba U17 World Cup Round of 16 in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday night (Manila time). The Philippines suffered a disheartening 96-point loss at…
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Wimbledon: Andy and Jamie Murray, Katie Boulter and Jack Draper headline on Thursday | Tennis News
Andy and Jamie Murray, Katie Boulter and Jack Draper headline a blockbuster Thursday for British tennis at Wimbledon. Two-time All England Club champion Murray will turn his attention to an appearance in the doubles competition alongside older brother Jamie after running out of time in his recovery following back surgery. “I’m hoping for, when it…
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Charles Tiu sees ‘great balance’ in Jones Cup-bound Strong Group
Strong Group Athletics coach Charles Tiu and Rajko Toroman during an open training ahead of the Jones Cup. –SGA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—With the William Jones Cup coming up, Strong Group Athletics coach Charles Tiu is liking what he’s seeing from the Philippine side’s squad. After SGA’s practice at Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong on Tuesday,…
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‘Rent free!’ – Ben Stokes responds to Aussie Ashes jibe on social media | Cricket News
Ben Stokes has hit back at recent Australian coverage of remarks he made during the Ashes, claiming he lives “rent free” in their minds. The quote from Stokes that fuelled Australian media came after rain took away England’s chances of winning the fourth Test in Manchester last summer. With two days left to play, Australia…
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After VNL success, PH plays host anew as Challenger Cup fires off
FILE–A general view of the crowd during a game between Team USA and Japan in the VNL 2024 at Mall of Asia Arena.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines looks to continue its string of successful hosting gigs with the FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup (VCC) for Women from Thursday to Sunday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium…
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Wimbledon: British wild card Jacob Fearnley ‘intimidated’ at facing Novak Djokovic in the second round | Tennis News
British wild card Jacob Fearnley admits it will be a bit “intimidating” when he tackles 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on Thursday. Fearnley only finished his five-year stint at Texas Christian University (TCU) in May and was ranked outside the top 500 until he won an ATP Challenger event in Nottingham as…
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RJ Abarrientos nursing hurt foot ahead of Jones Cup stint
RJ Abarrientos during an open training with the Jones Cup bound Strong Group Athletics team. -SGA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—RJ Abarrientos may not quite be a hundred percent in Strong Group Athletics’ run in the upcoming William Jones Cup. The Japan B.League Filipino import bared on Tuesday at Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong that he’s been…
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal captain’s free-kicks are wasteful, but his all-round game is costing his country at Euro 2024 | Football News
Fifty-seven, missed. Fifty-eight, missed. Fifty-nine, missed. Sixty, missed. Maybe time to let someone else have a go Cristiano? Far be it from any journalist to tell arguably Portugal’s best-ever player – scratch that, perhaps the world’s best – what to do. But Cristiano Ronaldo’s unwavering self-belief in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary…
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