Category: Sports
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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Mauricio Pochettino interested in talking to Man Utd if job becomes available – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… THE TIMES Mauricio Pochettino is interested in talking to Manchester United if they decide to part ways with Erik ten Hag this summer. Arsene Wenger is to press ahead with his proposal to bring in the most radical change to the offside law for more than…
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Paris or bust as Carlo Paalam takes last Olympic shot
Carlo Paalam.–CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The slots may be limited, but the heavyweights are gone. And Carlo Paalam hopes that he can finally punch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics when he joins three other Filipino boxers in the final World Qualification Tournament at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok starting on Friday. “This is my last…
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Vincent Kompany: Burnley boss has ‘verbal agreement’ to join Bayern Munich but deal not done – Sky in Germany | Football News
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has a “verbal agreement” to join Bayern Munich and official talks have started between the clubs, according to Sky in Germany. Bayern are searching for Thomas Tuchel’s successor after the German’s departure was confirmed last week. The Bundesliga side have now turned their attentions to Kompany, with both parties undergoing concrete…
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Painters put June Mar in a corner, but Beermen win anyway
June Mar Fajardo (with ball) heaves a(with ball) heaves a one-hander for theone-hander for the Beermen. —PBA IMAGES San Miguel Beer is not taking for granted the comfortable advantage it now has over Rain or Shine in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series. “We just have to be motivated,” coach Jorge Gallent said after Wednesday’s…
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Novak Djokovic survives Geneva Open scare | Britain’s Jodie Burrage pulls out of French Open injured | Tennis News
Novak Djokovic survived a second-set scare to beat Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3, progressing to the Geneva Open quarter-finals. After securing the first set 6-3, the Serbian found himself 3-0 down in the second set and staring firmly at a third set decider vs Hanfmann – who knocked out Andy Murray on Monday – at…
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PBA: Meralco hangs on to beat Ginebra for 2-1 semis lead
SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi in a PBA Philippine Cup semifinals game against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –PBA IMAGES DASMARINAS, Cavite—Meralco leaned on an early blitz to repeat over Barangay Ginebra, 87-80, for a 2-1 lead in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series Wednesday at City of Dasmarinas Arena here.…
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James Anderson has days he wishes he was not retiring from England duty but happy ’90 per cent of the time’ | Cricket News
James Anderson admits there are days he wishes he was not retiring from England duty, saying part of him feels like he could play for another 10 years. Test cricket’s most prolific seamer, with 700 wickets in 187 matches in the format, will call time on his international career after the series opener against West…
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Yeng Guiao fumes over Terrence Romeo’s ‘disrespectful’ 3
SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals San Miguel Beermen’s Terrence Romeo during a PBA Philippine Cup semifinals game against Rain or Shine. –PBA IMAGES DASMARINAS, Cavite—Terrence Romeo’s late three with San Miguel Beer’s Game 3 victory in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals already done and dusted didn’t sit well with coach Yeng Guiao and Rain…
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