Category: Sports
Amanda Serrano says she needs to ‘prove women can fight 12 rounds’ ahead of historic title defence | Boxing News
For the first time since 2007, two female fighters will meet in the ring for a 12-round title fight. Undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano will defend her three world titles against mandatory WBO challenger Danila Ramos on October 27 in Orlando, Florida. The two will fight 12 three-minute rounds instead of the official 10 two-minute…
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NBA: Pritchard agrees to extension, leads Celtics in preseason opener
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) and guard Payton Pritchard (11) celebrate after a basket during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) BOSTON — Payton Pritchard scored 26 points after signing a four-year, $30 million contract extension, and the…
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WSL round-up: Liverpool and Leicester make it two wins from two with Spurs and West Ham also earning victories | Football News
Leicester made it two wins from two to start the season as they hung on to beat Everton 1-0. Lena Petermann got her second of the season by lofting the ball over Emily Ramsey in the 70th minute, before Everton had a potential equaliser chalked off late on when Emma Bissell was ruled offside. Robert…
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Done crying over spilled milk, Tsukii takes aim at Worlds medal
A devastated Junna Tsukii fails to advance to the medal matches. —POC-PSC PHOTO HANGZHOU, China—Junna Tsukii wallowed in grief following a swift exit, but it won’t be long before she picks herself up from the heartbreak. The Filipino-Japanese karateka is determined to shrug off the painful loss with the biggest fight of her career looming.…
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Qatar GP: Esteban Ocon reveals he was sick as Lando Norris labels conditions ‘too dangerous’
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Lance Stroll and Alex Albon are both seen struggling to get out of their cars from the onboard cameras at the end of a gruelling Qatar GP, both drivers cleared after medical checks Lance Stroll and Alex Albon are both seen struggling to get out…
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Brownlee got to PH via divine intervention, not me – ex-Ginebra import Paul Harris
Justin Brownlee (with ball) takes it strong to the rim despite heavy pressure applied by Jordan’s John Bohannon in the gold medal match won convincingly by the Filipinos, 70-60, which snapped a 62-year wait to regain Asian supremacy in men’s basketball. (Agence France-Presse) The former Barangay Ginebra import in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) whose…
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson suffers shoulder injury in win over Tennessee Titans | NFL News
Elsewhere Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano looks set to miss the rest of the 2023 season after suffering a leg and knee injury during his team’s defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones also suffers an injury Last Updated: 08/10/23 11:14pm Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson was banged up…
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Filipinos leave lasting mark on 19th Asian Games
Philippines’ players celebrate their win against Jordan at the men’s gold medal basketball game between Jordan and Philippines during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 6, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / Agence France-Presse) As the final wave of its hard-fighting athletes flies home a day after the…
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World Grand Prix: Luke Humphries wins biggest title of his career by stunning Gerwyn Price | Darts News
Luke Humphries produced remarkable 138 checkout to lift the biggest title of his career against a stunned Gerwyn Price; Next up on the Sky Sports Darts calendar is the seventeenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts from November 11-19 at the Aldersley Leisure Village Last Updated: 08/10/23 9:57pm Please use Chrome browser for a…
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Messi, Miami eliminated from MLS playoff contention
Inter Miami’s Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi looks on during the Major League Soccer (MLS) football match between Inter Miami CF and FC Cincinnati at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Chris Arjoon / AFP) There will be no Hollywood ending to Lionel Messi’s first season in Major…
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