Category: Sports
Maroons shoot for No. 5 while looking to compound Tigers’ struggles
Malick Diouf will be a matchup problem for the Tigers. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Facing a winless team for the second straight game, there is one thing that the unbeaten University of the Philippines (UP) will not feel going into its match against University of Santo Tomas (UST). “ ‘Comfortable’ is a word rarely heard in our…
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag at risk of losing right-hand man to Ajax – Paper Talk | Football News
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers… THE SUN Manchester United are at risk of losing Erik ten Hag’s right-hand man Mitchell van der Gaag to Ajax as the Dutch club line him up for their managerial job. DAILY TELEGRAPH Chelsea have become the first Premier League club to publicly condemn anti-Semitism…
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Gilas keeping Asiad gold despite Brownlee drug result
‘WE WILL STILL APPEAL’ Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino (left) allays the fears of a basketball-crazy nation following Friday’s report that Justin Brownlee, a naturalized Filipino athlete and acknowledged hero of the victorious Gilas Pilipinas campaign in the recent Asian Games, has tested positive for cannabis use. —TRISTAN TAMAYO/AUGUST DELA CRUZ The Asian Games…
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Scotland 31-17 South Africa: Lana Skeldon stars in opening match of inaugural WXV tournament in Stellenbosch | Rugby Union News
Scotland hit the ground running at Danie Craven Stadium to open their WXV campaign with victory; England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland will play across the tiered structure; WXV tournaments runs until November 4 Last Updated: 13/10/23 10:58pm Lana Skeldon scored two first-half tries as Scotland beat South Africa 31-17 in their opening match of the…
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SBP thinks Brownlee may have ingested medicine with traces of cannabis
Gilas Pilipinas ace Justin Brownlee may have taken cannabis unknowingly along with prescription drugs —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Justin Brownlee may have unknowingly taken prescription medicine containing cannabis while recovering in the United States, where he had surgery to remove bone spurs from his foot, the reason the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) gave the Philippine Olympic…
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Her Huddle podcast: Around the NFL’s Gregg Rosenthal discusses Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry ahead of NFL London match-up | NFL News
Around the NFL’s Gregg Rosenthal joins Hannah Wilkes and Phoebe Schecter on this week’s Her Huddle to look ahead to Sunday’s final NFL London game of the season; coverage of the Baltimore Ravens against the Tennessee Titans begins at 1pm ahead of kick-off at 2.30pm live on Sky this Sunday Last Updated: 13/10/23 5:33pm On…
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UAAP: Ateneo’s Joseph Obasa credits team for stellar defensive game
Joseph Obasa and the Ateneo Blue Eagles. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Joseph Obasa was one of the main factors in Ateneo’s momentous win over University of the East, 76-69, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday. On top of tallying 16 points and eight rebounds, Obasa was also…
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Rangers manager search: Philippe Clement, Kevin Muscat in final talks to replace Michael Beale | Football News
Rangers are holding further talks with Philippe Clement and Kevin Muscat as the club look to appoint a new manager. CEO James Bisgrove and chairman John Bennett held extensive interviews with various candidates in London this week to find Michael Beale’s successor after sacking the 43-year-old almost two weeks ago. Sky Sports News understands those…
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PVL: Sammy Acaylar says ‘time will come’ as he brings winning pedigree to Gerflor
Gerflor coach Sammy Acaylar. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Gerflor coach Sammy Acaylar is determined to bring his winning tradition to the new-look Defenders as he makes his professional coaching debut in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. After a winless PVL debut and a 12th place…
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Rugby World Cup: Has Steve Borthwick got England selection conundrums for Fiji quarter-final right? | Rugby Union News
Owen Farrell leads England from fly-half vs Fiji, against the likes of Levani Botia Ahead of England’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Fiji on Sunday, we look at the selection conundrums Steve Borthwick has faced and the calls he has made, as well as what appears to be Fiji’s greatest chance to make a semi-final……
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