Category: Sports
Chelsea sign Joao Felix for £46.3m from Atletico Madrid as Conor Gallagher moves other way in £36m deal | Transfer Centre News
Chelsea have completed the signing of Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £46.3m, while Conor Gallagher has moved in the opposite direction for £36m. The Blues have paid a £42m fixed fee for Felix, plus £4.3m in add-ons, while the Portugal international has signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge. The 24-year-old…
Read MoreScotty Hopson provides needed leadership for Converge
Converge import Scotty Thompson.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Converge import Scotty Hopson provided an important element in Converge’s first game in the PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday. With the FiberXers being a relatively young team, Hopson provided leadership on the court that propelled the revamped Converge squad to a 127-95 win over Terrafirma at Araneta Coliseum. “I’ve…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes F1 driver’s engineer Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington to stay at Mercedes after Ferrari links | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer Peter Bonnington has been given a promotion at Mercedes and will not join the seven-time world champion at Ferrari. Sky Sports News understands Bonnington, also known as ‘Bono’ has moved up to head of race engineering but will remain as Hamilton’s race engineer for the remainder of the season. When Hamilton…
Read MoreSarines, Chan keep streaks going with Luisita triumphs
Promising young talent, Aerin Chan prevailed in the girls’ division of the ICTSI Junior PGT at Luisita.–CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Vito Sarines displayed resilience way beyond his youth on Wednesday, shooting a one-under-par 71 to complete a rally from five shots down and win the ICTSI Junior PGT’s stop at Luisita, where another promising young talent, Aerin…
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Liverpool’s former director of research Ian Graham explains how data helped the Reds win the Premier League title | Football News
“Many clubs operate the way Liverpool did before 2012 and that is fine,” Ian Graham tells Sky Sports. Fine because he believes that works too? Not quite. “You always need a sucker in the market. If everyone is using data brilliantly, I am out of a job, aren’t I?” Graham was Liverpool’s director of research…
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Jio Jalalon expected to take leadership reins for NorthPort
NorthPort Batang Pier guard Jio Jalalon going up against TNT’s Brian Heruela in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—If Northport’s first game in the PBA Governors’ Cup was any indication, Jio Jalalon will be looked upon as one of Batang Pier’s veterans heading forward. Following a tough loss to TNT at Araneta…
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Martin Bakole wants Zhilei Zhang fight in China after stunning Jared Anderson win | Boxing News
Martin Bakole has vowed to beat Zhilei Zhang in front of his own fans as he targets a heavyweight showdown in China in the wake of his statement win over Jared Anderson. Bakole thrust himself among the world’s leading heavyweight contenders earlier this month as he derailed the progress of rising American hope Anderson with…
Read MoreAlex Eala inches closer to US Open main draw
FILE–Alex Eala of the Philippines reacts during her women’s singles qualifying match against Emiliana Arango of Colombia during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 18, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala moved closer to making her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.…
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AIG Women’s Open: Has Charley Hull ‘underachieved’ and can she win maiden major at St Andrews? | Golf News
If Charley Hull is the player lifting the AIG Women’s Open trophy on Sunday evening, she would be a hugely popular winner and silence any criticism about her long wait for major success. Hull is inside the world’s top 10, about to make a seventh consecutive Solheim Cup appearance next month for Team Europe and…
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With millions of incentives, Petecio secures family’s future first
The Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio reacts after beating China’s Xu Zichun (Blue) in the women’s 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Nesthy Petecio revealed she had already secured her most valued investment following her…
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