Category: Sports
Concepcion holds sway with 67, pads Iloilo lead to two
Fidel Concepcion —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Under siege the whole round, Fidel Concepcion played it steady in the back nine to shoot a three-under-par 67 and pad his lead to two shots over Zanieboy Gialon halfway through the P2.5-million Philippine Golf Tour’s ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge at difficult Sta. Barbara. The 28-year-old gunned down all of his…
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England vs Greece: John Stones to captain Three Lions with injured Harry Kane beginning Nations League game on bench | Football News
John Stones will captain England against Greece at Wembley on Thursday, with interim boss Lee Carsley revealing usual skipper Harry Kane will begin on the bench due to a “small knock”. Kane limped out of Bayern Munich’s final fixture before the international break and has trained away from the main group of England players over…
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PSC bats for multievent games for 2025
PSC chairman Dickie Bachmann. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) made a presentation to the Senate to discover more talents worthy of representing the country in the future. Chair Richard Bachmann appeared before Senate Committee on Sports and Youth chairman Sen. Bong Go, detailing the agency’s roadmap all the way to 2028 that zeroes…
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George Baldock: Former Sheffield United defender dies aged 31 | Football News
Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock has died at the age of 31, Super League Greece has announced. Greece international Baldock signed for Panathinaikos this summer after a seven-year spell at Bramall Lane, making his debut in August. The full-back, who was not named in the Greece squad to face England on Thursday, featured in…
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PH legend Schrock spearheads Azkals’ 7s bid
Stephan Schrock—THE AZKALS PHOTO The Philippine Azkals mark their official return on the international stage, albeit on a different setting, on Thursday when they play two matches in the opener of the Asia 7s Championship in Elmina, Malaysia. National team legend Stephan Schrock is set to spearhead the Azkals’ quest to begin their title bid…
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Tyson Fury ‘fired up’ for revenge against Oleksandr Usyk | ‘His mentality is he’s got to knock him out’ | Boxing News
Tyson Fury is ‘fired up’ to avenge his first professional career defeat when he rematches Oleksandr Usyk later this year. After an enthralling undisputed heavyweight world title clash in May, they will rematch on December 21. Soon Fury will be deep into training camp, which he will base in Malta for this fight . He…
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Archer Quiambao, Eagle Dela Rosa hold wide leads in MVP derbies
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Kevin Quiambao, La Salle’s all-around cornerstone, and Ateneo’s double-double machine, Kacey dela Rosa, are on track to win second straight MVPs in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, after first-round statistics for Season 87 of the UAAP basketball tournaments were released on Wednesday. The hands-down winner last season, Quiambao had…
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World Grand Prix: Luke Humphries and Rob Cross cruise into quarter-finals as Nathan Aspinall loses to Ryan Joyce | Darts News
World No 1 Luke Humphries continued his defence of the World Grand Prix title with a 3-1 win over Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko in the second round on Wednesday. In a repeat of their thrilling World Championship match at the end of last year, Humphries showed his class in short bursts to get the better of…
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Brownlee takes full advantage of four-point shot
Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee shoots against San Miguel in Game 1 of their best-of-seven PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals series.–PBA IMAGES Justin Brownlee’s fiery shooting from the four-point line that propelled Barangay Ginebra to a lopsided win over San Miguel Beer in the opener of their best-of-seven PBA Governors’ Cup semifinal series certainly excites coach Tim Cone.…
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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Dominant India boost semi-final hopes and eliminate Sri Lanka | Cricket News
India gave their semi-final hopes a major boost with an 82-run win over Sri Lanka to knock them out of the Women’s T20 World Cup. After being thumped by New Zealand in their opening match last week, India beat rivals Pakistan at the weekend and delivered a dominant performance against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, which…
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