Category: Sports
Angel Canino, Bella Belen commit to play for PH team
The Philippine national women’s volleyball team has also received commitments from the likes of La Salle’s Angel Canino and NU’s Bella Belen, according to Inquirer sources. MANILA, Philippines — Philippine volleyball will finally get a chance to see Angel Canino and Bella Belen play in one team as the last two UAAP MVPs have committed…
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PGA Championship 2024 tee times: Rory McIlroy grouped with Dustin Johnson as Scottie Scheffler plays alongside major winners | Golf News
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler has been grouped alongside fellow reigning major champions Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Scheffler, who has victory at The Masters among four wins in his last five starts, has been given a late-early draw alongside US Open champion Clark…
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It’s Denice Zamboanga’s time, says Joshua Pacio
Denice Zamboanga.–ONE CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Denice Zamboanga has a shot at making history at ONE 167 and Joshua Pacio has no doubt his compatriot can pull it off. Zamboanga will finally get her hands on Stamp Fairtex for the ONE women’s atomweight championship on June 8 at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Zamboanga and Fairtex…
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Nina Hughes fight ring announcer Dan Hennessey ‘to quit the sport’ after mistake | Boxing News
Dan Hennessey, the ring announcer who mistakenly pronounced Britain’s Nina Hughes as victorious, has said he will ‘quit the sport’ due to the reaction he has received. Frantic and chaotic scenes with the scorecard saw Hennessey mistakenly announce Hughes as the winner at the weekend, before going on to correct his error in Perth in…
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Precious Zaragosa scores first career ace, shares JPGT lead
Precious Zaragosa. Photo from Philippine Golf Tour LAUREL, Batangas – Precious Zaragosa and Mona Sarines surged to the top of the leaderboard in the girls’ 11-14 category in the Junior Philippine Golf Tour, both carding two-over 74s to seize a five-stroke lead in the 54-hole tournament at the Splendido Taal Golf Club here Tuesday. Zaragosa’s…
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Emirates Stadium to become main home of Arsenal Women from next season | Football News
The Emirates Stadium will become the main home for Arsenal Women from next season. The club announced plans for 11 games to be played at the ground next term – eight Women’s Super League and three Champions League games, if qualification for the group stages is secured. Home legs in any Champions League knock-out ties…
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Tiny but mighty Detdet Pepito captures hearts of UST fans
UST fans poses with their Detdet Pepito tarpaulin in Game 1 of the UAAP women’s volleyball Finals. –MELO FUERTES/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament wasn’t Detdet Pepito’s breakout game, by any means. It was her coronation. Not really as a UAAP champion. No, that situation is quite far from…
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Fury vs Usyk: Tyson Fury on the dangers of boxing – ‘I know the risks, but I can’t worry about it’ | Boxing News
Tyson Fury intends to prove himself the best heavyweight on the planet when he fights Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. It is the opportunity of a lifetime and with a fight of this magnitude come vast rewards – wealth from his prizemoney whatever happens and lasting legacy if he wins. But as the countdown to the…
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Mbappe wins award for France’s player of the year
Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe delivers a speech after receiving the Best Players Ligue 1 Award at the end of the TV show at the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, in Paris on May 13, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Kylian Mbappe was named France’s player of…
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Hibernian: Nick Montgomery sacked as head coach of Scottish Premiership side | Football News
Hibernian have sacked head coach Nick Montgomery after just eight months in charge. The 42-year-old – who failed to guide the team to a top-six spot – departs following Sunday’s 4-0 defeat at home to Aberdeen which left some fans protesting at results and Montgomery pleading for patience. That loss was Montgomery’s 13th since taking…
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