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NBA In-Season Tournament debuts as 30-team Cup fight begins
Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors reacts after making a go-ahead basket late in the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center on November 01, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Getty Images via AFP) WASHINGTON – The NBA In-Season Tournament, a new 30-team event with a World Cup-style format, debuts Friday with…
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Away from Creamline-Choco glare, Nxled begins PVL journey
Creamline and Choco Mucho compete in the last All-Filipino Conference in front of another huge crowd. —PVL IMAGES There can’t be a bigger game to kick off any Premier Volleyball League (PVL) conference—audience-wise, at least—than Creamline going up against sister team Choco Mucho. That’s the game that will highlight Sunday’s curtain-raiser of the All-Filipino Conference…
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Nesthy Petecio begins Asian Games bid vs Chinese Taipei rival
FILE–Philippines’ Nesthy Alcayde Petecio. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa HANGZHOU, China—A medal in the Asian Games is the only hardware lacking in Nesthy Petecio’s crowded trophy room. Petecio is determined to add the 19th Asian Games to her collection, starting off her bid against long-time rival Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei on Friday at the Hangzhou Gymnasium…
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Torcaso begins Filipinas stint with eye on untapped local talent – rezal404
A group of teenage girls from Makati Football Club celebrate after a victory in an international tournament. There is a lot of talent in age-group football nowadays and new Filipinas coach Mark Torcaso hopes to be able to develop them for the national pool. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO New Philippine women’s football team coach Mark Torcaso slipped…
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Gilas battles Dominican Republic as Fiba World Cup begins – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas team ahead of the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –FIBA BASKETBALL There will be chaos. It won’t be just the traffic snarl or the frantic search for tickets, parking spaces and the right entryways inside the cavernous Philippine Arena. There will be that huge ball of emotions exploding into a mess of postgame…
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Fiba World Cup begins as Gilas battles Dominican Republic – rezal404
Dominican Republic team during a photoshoot ahead of the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL There will be chaos. It won’t be just the traffic snarl or the frantic search for tickets, parking spaces and the right entryways inside the cavernous Philippine Arena. There will be that huge ball of emotions exploding into a mess of…
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Choco Mucho begins VTV Cup campaign vs Japan’s Kansai University – rezal404
Choco Mucho Flying Titans. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho is eager to make the most of its upcoming stint in the VTV Cup international women’s volleyball tournament in Lao Cai, Vietnam in preparation for the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season-ending All-Filipino Conference. The Flying Titans, led by Sisi Rondina, Deanna Wong, Maddie…
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Robert Bolick begins buildup with Japan B.League team Fukushima – rezal404
Japan B.League Filipino import Robert Bolick. MANILA, Philippines — Robert Bolick has started his offseason buildup with his Japanese B.League Division 2 team Fukushima Firebonds. The Firebonds posted a video of the Filipino guard introducing himself to the fans. Bolick has been in Japan since August 1 with his wife, Cassandra. He has already been…
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Women’s Ashes: England backed by bumper Edgbaston crowd as must-win white-ball series begins
England will play in front of a bumper crowd of around 20,000 at Edgbaston on Saturday night as they begin the must-win white-ball leg of the Women’s Ashes. An 89-run defeat to Australia in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge leaves the hosts 4-0 down and needing to win five of the six limited-overs games…
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