Category: Sports
Tropang Giga, Bolts with chance to dispute first playoff berth
TNT defenders swarm Meralco import KJ McDaniels. –PBA IMAGES The result of Wednesday’s second round meeting between NorthPort and Converge could determine if either TNT or Meralco will become the first team to secure a quarterfinal seat in the PBA Governors’ Cup. TNT and Meralco are tied for the lead in Group A at 5-1…
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County Championship: Tom Curran fires Surrey fightback despite Archie Vaughan’s six wickets for Somerset | Cricket News
Tom Curran launched an assault on the Somerset bowlers as Surrey turned up the heat on the third day of the crucial Vitality County Championship match at Taunton. The all-rounder smashed eight sixes and six fours in a game-changing innings of 86 from 75 balls, which rescued the Division One leaders from a perilous 228-8…
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Stags snatch victory from Pirates’ grasp
Rafael Are San Sebastian is making people take notice. The Stags backcourt has caught a lot of attention, too. Rafael Are nearly had a triple-double and the Stags rallied from 10 points down in the stretch to slip past Lyceum, 95-93, in Wednesday’s NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball thriller at San Juan Arena. Article continues…
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Celtic and Dundee Utd wrongly denied penalties, Scottish referee chief Willie Collum says in first VAR review | Football News
The Scottish Football Association’s head of referees Willie Collum believes Celtic and Dundee United should have been awarded penalties following his early-season assessment of VAR. Collum also criticised referee Matthew MacDermid’s body language before Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers scored against St Johnstone in their Premier Sports Cup win at Hampden Park last month. Former referee…
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Tigresses reach for same weapon that helped them score stunning title upset last season
UST’s Kent Pastrana (left) fires from the perimeter against Ateneo’s defense. —UAAP MEDIA When University of Santo Tomas (UST) ended a 17-year title drought last year and toppled a dynasty in the UAAP women’s basketball tournament, the Growling Tigresses hugely banked on their long-range arsenal. And to keep the crown on their heads this Season…
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Lee Carsley ‘up for’ England’s ‘impossible job’ after Nations League victories | Football News
Lee Carsley insists he is “up for” the England manager’s position and says as far as he’s concerned, the role is no longer the “impossible job”. In the wake of Gareth Southgate’s resignation, Carsley has been put in interim charge for the three rounds of autumn international matches, but he has never admitted publicly that…
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Creamline sets out to complete trailblazing triple crown
Creamline hopes to celebrate a rare Grand Slam this season. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Creamline’s date with destiny gets an answer on Thursday when the Cool Smashers try to complete what would just be the first Grand Slam in Premier Volleyball League (PVL) history. Or, it can also be that the Cool Smashers will fail to…
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Solheim Cup 2024: Team USA captain Stacy Lewis explains ‘issues’ with ‘awkward’ European team room location | Golf News
Team USA captain Stacy Lewis has played down any “bad beef” with Team Europe, despite describing the closeness between their team rooms as “awkward” and causing “a few issues” ahead of the Solheim Cup. Both teams are using houses as their on-site bases at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, where the United States are looking…
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Lassiter now No.2 in all-time 3-point list as San Miguel win
San Miguel Beermen’s Marcio Lassiter launches a shot against NLEX Road Warriors’ Myke Henry during their PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES Marcio Lassiter surpassed Allan Caidic for second on the all-time career three-pointers list to highlight San Miguel Beer’s 119-114 win over NLEX in Group B of the PBA Governors’ Cup Wednesday at Ninoy…
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County Championship: Essex deducted 12 points for oversized bat to crush title hopes | Cricket News
Essex’s slim hopes of winning the Vitality County Championship appear to be over following a 12-point deduction for one of their players using an oversized bat. Opener Feroze Khushi failed an arbitrary bat gauge test in the second innings of the Division One clash against Nottinghamshire in April, where Essex took 20 points following a…
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