Category: Sports
England have learnt from ‘kick in the pants’ at 50-over World Cup ahead of T20 title defence, says Matthew Mott | Cricket News
England head coach Matthew Mott says his side have learnt from the “kick in the pants” they suffered at last year’s 50-over World Cup as they prepare to defend their T20 title. Mott’s men lost six of their first seven matches at the 2023 competition in India as they were knocked out in the first…
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Djokovic celebrates 37th birthday with 1,100th win
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his ATP 250 Geneva Open tennis tournament single match against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann, in Geneva, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Novak Djokovic celebrated his 37th birthday on Wednesday with the 1,100th win of his career as he gears up for his French Open title…
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Conor Benn provisionally suspended from boxing again as UKAD explain how decision to lift his ban was overturned | Boxing News
Conor Benn is once again under a provisional suspension from boxing. The UK Anti-Doping agency (UKAD) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) confirmed on May 10 that they had both been successful in appealing against a decision by an independent National Anti-Doping panel that had initially lifted a suspension against Benn last July.…
Read MoreAfter NU triumph, Owa Retamar now focused on Alas Pilipinas goal
Owa Retamar training with the Alas Pilipinas men’s team ahead of the AVC Challenge Cup. MANILA, Philippines — There is no rest for UAAP champion setter Owa Retamar as he shifts his focus to Alas Pilipinas’ upcoming stint in the AVC Challenge Cup from June 2 to 9 in Bahrain. Five days after leading National…
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Part Two – Who scored your WSL goal of the season?
A look at some of the superb goals that were scored in the 2023/24 WSL season.
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Alex Eala nears French Open 2024 main draw
Alex Eala during the French Open 2024 qualifying round action. -ALEX EALA FACEBOOK MANILA, Philippines — Birthday girl Alex Eala is on the verge of making her women’s Grand Slam debut after winning her second qualifying match in the 2024 French Open on Wednesday in Paris. Eala, who is celebrating her 19th birthday on Thursday,…
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Lawrence Okolie warned about Lukasz Rozanski’s ‘perfect storm’ in WBC bridgerweight title clash on Friday | Boxing News
Lawrence Okolie must be braced for the “perfect storm” when he fights Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC bridgerweight title in Poland, says Alen Babic. Okolie brought ‘The Savage’ Babic in for sparring sessions as he prepared for a hostile atmosphere and Rozanki’s full-throttle fighting style in Rzeszow on Friday night, live on Sky Sports. Babic knows…
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Young Korean leads Masters by a stroke
Hyun Ho-rho (photo above) is all smiles after acing the fourth hole of Villamor on the way to an opening round 67. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The young guns grabbed the spotlight on a course where experience usually thrives, as South Korean Hyun Ho-rho spiked a flawless five-under-par 67 with his first professional ace to take a…
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Premier League to continue funding help for ex-players with dementia, with support to go beyond £1m | Football News
The Premier League has told Sky Sports News they will continue to fund help for ex-players and their families with dementia once the Interim Football Brain Health Fund expires in the autumn. The Premier League and PFA originally committed to work together on this project last September. It is a fund which all the football…
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Always welcome at ‘home,’ Jia keeps focus on PH squad
India players celebrate a three-set win over Iran. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ If it was up to Sherwin Meneses, he would gladly welcome his former lead setter Jia de Guzman back to Creamline. But where De Guzman will next take her act after leading Alas Pilipinas in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup starting on…
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