Tag: Asian
South Asians in Football Weekly: Ex-Manchester United youngster Zidane Iqbal set for AFC Asian Cup bow | Football News
The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after another exciting week for the community in the Beautiful Game… Former Manchester United youngster Zidane Iqbal is in line for an international recall and an AFC Asian Cup debut. The midfielder, whose mother is Iraqi and father is Pakistani, is expected to return…
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Asian Tour regulars spice up Match play
Miguel Tabuena —ASIAN TOUR PHOTO Miguel Tabuena and Angelo Que, together with fellow Asian Tour campaigners Justin Quiban and LJ Go not only add depth to the ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational field starting Nov. 21 but loom as some of the players to beat. Taking a break from the region’s top tour,…
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Frank Soo: Football Association urged to award honorary cap to Asian trailblazer who played for England during the war | Football News
The Football Association is being urged to award wartime international Frank Soo an honorary cap after the East Asian trailblazer was appointed to the Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame. Soo, whose father was Chinese, became the first player of Asian heritage to represent England when he appeared in a wartime international against Wales in 1942.…
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June Mar Fajardo dedicates Asian Games gold to late mother
Photo from June Mar Fajardo’s Instagram MANILA, Philippines—June Mar Fajardo made sure to dedicate his latest feat to the most special person in his life. “Gold medalist na akong Mama! Wish I could put this medal around your neck Ma!” wrote Fajardo on his Instagram on Friday. The six-time PBA MVP recently helped Gilas Pilipinas…
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Justin Brownlee fails Asian Games doping test after Gilas’ gold win
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (Photo by Luis Veniegra / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role in helping the Philippines win its first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the banned…
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For PH 5 standouts, Asian Games gold was the prize – everything else a bonus
Players like Ange Kouame, who was one of those instrumental in the final against Jordan, neverasked about how much they were getting for playing in the national team. —AFP There’s no question the players of the national team that won the gold in the Asian Games (Asiad) men’s basketball event will be rewarded for their…
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After Asian Games success, Alfrancis Chua says future with Gilas is in SBP’s hands
Alfrancis Chua during a press conference at the PBA Office in Quezon City.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Credited for being one of the prime movers in the Philippines’ return to the Asian Games’ basketball summit, Alfrancis Chua leaving his future with the national basketball program in the hands of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP). “For now, I’m…
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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…
Read More Asian Games hero Justin Brownlee marvels at idea of him getting a statue
FILE–Justin Brownlee of the Philippine men’s basketball team in action during the 19th Asian Games 2023 Men’s Basketball Preliminary Round Group C match between Philippines and Bahrain at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium. (Photo by Luis Veniegra / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas ace Justin Brownlee arrived to a hero’s welcome at Ninoy…
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PH jiu-jitsu team wraps up Asian Games bid as Andrea Lao misses podium
FILE–Philippines’ athletes and team officials arrive during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) HANGZHOU, China—Andrea Lois Lao dropped her bronze-medal contest against South Korea’s Hee Joo Choi that closed out the country’s successful bid in jiu jitsu at the 19th Asian Games here.…
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