Category: Sports
You haven’t seen a team like Gilas yet, says Cone
Gilas Pilipinas’ AJ Edu. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Gilas Pilipinas hosts a higher-ranked New Zealand next week in the second window of the Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers, and there will be a big chance it will do so without one of its promising young big men. But that, and the fact that the Kiwis are a higher…
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Look at what it means! Emotional Menzies beside himself after Wade win!
An emotional Cameron Menzies gets the better of James Wade as the Scotsman triumphs 10-9 during their Grand Slam of Darts last-16 match.
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Bulldogs end season of adversity knowing they should have been among top teams
NU Bulldogs’ PJ Palacielo during a UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament game against La Salle Green Archers. –UAAP PHOTO National University (NU) was supposed to be among the favorites of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament. And then, right in the Bulldogs’ very first game, their journey veered sharply off-path: Mo Diassana, the…
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Sebastian Coe: IOC president candidate says protecting female sport is ‘non-negotiable’ | Olympics News
Sebastian Coe says protecting female sport is a “non-negotiable” after speaking for the first time since revealing he is set to run for election as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Two-time Olympic champion Coe was the chair of London 2012 and is currently president of World Athletics, a position in which he…
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Also-ran Ateneo thwarts Final Four hopeful UE
Ateneo Blue Eagles during a UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball game against UE Red Warriors. -UAAP PHOTO Eliminated Ateneo refused to easily let University of the East move on to Final Four of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament. The Blue Eagles added to the woes of the Red Warriors with a 71-67 victory…
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Nelly Korda feels she has had ‘nine lives’ on LPGA Tour in 2024 after winning streak, missed cuts and injury | Golf News
World No 1 Nelly Korda feels she has had “nine lives” in 2024 after a year including five consecutive victories, three successive missed cuts and painful migraines. Korda was in flawless form over the first four months of the season with a five-event winning streak culminating in the American claiming a second major of her…
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Gilas won’t hold public practice ahead of Fiba qualifiers
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Unlike in previous Gilas Pilipinas’ preparations under coach Tim Cone, the squad won’t be holding open practices to the public this time. Cone said the national team is pressed for time in its preparations for the second window of 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers, so opening the…
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Vauban sold for £1m and stays in Australia with Melbourne Cup goal for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott | Racing News
Royal Ascot and Cheltenham Festival winner Vauban is set to remain in Australia having been purchased by Australian Bloodstock, in partnership with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, for a fee in the region of AU$2m (£1.02m). A three-time Grade One winner over obstacles a couple of years ago, including a Cheltenham Festival success in the…
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Meralco rallies past Busan behind new import
Meralco Bolts celebrate a win over KBL’s Busan KCC Egis in the East Asia Super League (EASL). –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net New import Akil Mitchell knocked down the marginal free throw with six seconds left and Meralco completed its comeback to defeat South Korea’s Busan KCC Egis, 81-80, Wednesday in the East Asia Super League at Philsports…
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Hull FC set for takeover after Andrew Thirkill and David Hood enter exclusivity period with Super League club | Rugby League News
Hull FC are set to be taken over by former Leeds Rhinos president Andrew Thirkill and businessman David Hood after entering into an exclusivity period with the pair. The Black and Whites suffered an awful Super League campaign in 2024, winning just three of their 27 matches and finishing second bottom, ahead of only relegated…
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