No Plan B for Olympic events in murky Seine
GAMES VENUE A man runs on the Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine river, in Paris, on Feb. 21. The scenic but often polluted river will be the venue of open water swimming events during this year’s Olympic Games. —AFP PARIS—Organizers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris may be feeling a little…
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Gary Neville defends calling Chelsea ‘blue billion-pound bottlejobs’ claiming they played Liverpool’s reserves | Football News
Gary Neville has doubled down on labelling Chelsea as “blue billion-pound bottlejobs”, while Jamie Carragher believes the tag will stick until the club win something big. Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final after Virgil van Dijk headed in the winner after 118 minutes of drama, having earlier seen a goal controversially ruled…
Read MoreCone: Gilas Pilipinas’ preparations reset after blowing 43-point lead
Justin Brownlee leads Gilas Pilipinas anew in the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Up by 43 with about seven minutes left in the ball game, naturalized ace Justin Brownlee checked in for Gilas Pilipinas on Sunday night against Chinese Taipei. The rest of the starters—Kai Sotto, Dwight Ramos, Calvin Oftana and Scottie Thompson—followed shortly…
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Paul Nicholls stable tour: Ginny’s Destiny and Stay Away Fay star for Ditcheat’s Cheltenham Festival squad | Racing News
Paul Nicholls is heading to this year’s Cheltenham Festival with a streamlined squad featuring novice chase hopes Ginny’s Destiny and Stay Away Fay. The champion trainer might only send a dozen horses into battle against the Irish juggernauts of Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott, but Ginny’s Destiny currently heads the ante-post markets for the Turners…
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UST rookie Poyos, FEU’s Ariel Cacao off to torrid starts
UST rookie Angge Poyos.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Super rookies have been on the rise in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament for the past two years and it’s no different this Season 86. Angge Poyos introduced herself in the UAAP scene by leading University of Santo Tomas to a 3-0 slate after the first week…
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Christian Horner: Investigation into Red Bull team principal expected to be resolved before Bahrain GP | F1 News
An investigation into Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for alleged inappropriate behaviour is likely to be resolved before this week’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Earlier in February, Horner was placed under investigation by the F1 team’s Austrian parent company Red Bull GmbH following an allegation of inappropriate behaviour being made against him by a…
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Standhardinger, June Mar Fajardo top picks in PBA All-Star Draft
San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo and Ginebra’s Christian Standhardinger fight for the ball during the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Japeth Aguilar selected Christian Standhardinger with the first overall pick before Mark Barroca went with June Mar Fajardo in the PBA All-Star Draft held Monday night at TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong City.…
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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers urged to apologise for ‘good girl’ remark | Football News
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has been urged to apologise after calling a female reporter a “good girl” in an interview. The remark came at the end of a frosty exchange with the BBC reporter after Celtic’s dramatic 3-1 win at Motherwell on Sunday. Campaigners at For Women Scotland have accused him of “casual sexism” and…
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PH football federation retires Azkals moniker, eyes new direction
FILE–The Philippine Azkals during their friendly against Nepal at Rizal Memorial Stadium. AZKALS PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) confirmed Monday that it will no longer use the famous “Azkals” moniker that has been the identity of the country’s men’s football team for almost two decades. Team manager Freddy Gonzalez said the decision came…
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Murray's frustrations boil over after slamming racket on floor
Andy Murray took out his frustrations on his racket after a break of serve from Denis Shapovalov.
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