Rafael Nadal: Spaniard dominates 16-year-old Darwin Blanch to reach second round of Mutua Madrid Open | Tennis News
Rafael Nadal dominated promising 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch to claim a masterful 6-1 6-0 victory in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. Lefty Blanch was making just his second ATP Masters 1000 appearance in the space of five weeks after his tour-level debut on home soil in Miami. But his…
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PLDT scores first ever win over Creamline to end campaign
Savannah Davison leads PLDT High Speed Hitters against Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–With its fate already decided just before clashing with defending champion Creamline, PLDT capped off its PVL 2024 All-Filipino Conference with a bang. The High Speed Hitters defeated the semifinal-bound Cool Smashers for the first time,…
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Mutua Madrid Open: Naomi Osaka defeated by Liudmila Samsonova in second round | Tennis News
Naomi Osaka suffered a second-round exit to 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova at the Madrid Open after an epic encounter lasting nearly two and a half hours. In a first set that was to bely the enthralling encounter to follow, Osaka swiftly fell behind 4-0 on her way to losing the opener 6-2, while she was…
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Trisha Tubu leaves Sisi Rondina impressed after showdown
Farm Fresh Foxies’ Trisha Tubu against Choco Mucho Flying Titas’ SIsi Rondina in the PVL ALl-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Sisi Rondina heaped praise on Farm Fresh’s rising star Trisha Tubu after her career-high 32 points pushed Choco Mucho to its limits in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference. Tubu reset her career best…
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Who will make England’s T20 World Cup squad? Jofra Archer set to be included but what about Jonny Bairstow? | Cricket News
England’s 50-over World Cup title defence in India last autumn was an unmitigated disaster. Just three wins in nine games, two of which came after they had been eliminated. But now they get a do-over, of sorts. Jos Buttler’s side will be out to defend their T20 World Cup title in the West Indies in…
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Timberwolves’ Naz Reid wins Sixth Man of the Year award
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) points after making a 3-point shot during the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) NEW YORK — Naz Reid was having a productive season as a reserve when the Minnesota…
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British GT Silverstone 500 live on Sky Sports F1: Sky Tempesta Racing aim for glory in new Ferrari | Motorsport News
Sky Tempesta Racing will race on home soil for the first time in 2024 in their new Ferrari car in British GT’s Silverstone 500, live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend. The team are returning to British GT’s showpiece event at the home of British motorsport and will race their all-new Ferrari 296 GT3. This…
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Adamson seniors proud to show fight despite tough season
Adamson Lady Falcons’ Lucille Almonte (middle) in her final UAAP women’s volleyball game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Adamson may have missed the Final Four, but Lucille Almonte and Karen Verdeflor hoped to have shown the good qualities of a Lady Falcon to their younger teammates in possibly their last collegiate stint in the UAAP…
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Stephen Warnock on how tough retirement left him contemplating his own life and how things turned around | Football News
“I just felt lost. I was thinking, where’s life going now? Where’s it going to take you to?” Content warning: This article contains discussion around feelings of depression and suicide. Former Liverpool, Aston Villa and England defender Stephen Warnock has opened up on how the struggle of ending his professional career left him contemplating his…
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76ers, Magic, Lakers head home trailing 2-0
Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, right, is guarded by New York Knicks’ Isaiah Hartenstein during the first half of Game 2 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid and the 76ers had just dropped two straight playoff games in New York…
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