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Ginebra braces for toughest game of the series yet as Kings eye equalizer opposite Tropang Giga
Justin Brownlee (with ball) has been starved to one of his lowest Finals productions for Ginebra. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ . As much as it was a relief to finally get a win in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone doesn’t see it as a meaningful outcome. At least not yet. Article…
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Improved Capital1 braces for toughest challenge yet
Capital1 Solar Spikers in the PVL Reinforced Conference. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net From a lowly neophyte that understandably brought up the rear of the field the last time out, Capital1 has morphed into a legitimate contender in the PVL Reinforced Conference. Entering their first-ever quarterfinals, the Solar Spikers know that it will be a different kind of…
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Jeremy Miado braces for ‘young, hungry’ Japanese foe
ONE Championship fighter Jeremy Miado makes his return for ONE Fight Night 23. –ONE CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO As he makes his ONE Championship return, Jeremy Miado knows the enormity of the task ahead against No. 4 ranked strawweight contender Hiroba Minowa. Miado takes on Minowa on Saturday in ONE Fight Night 23 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium…
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Clint Escamis braces for tougher challenge in Season 100
Mapua Cardinals’ Clint Escamis during the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Clint Escamis will have to represent Mapua in the NCAA Season 100 without his usual partner-in-crime, Paolo Hernandez. Before the centennial season of the NCAA, Cardinal sniper Hernandez announced that he would be forgoing his final playing for Mapua, leaving Season…
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France braces for wave of scams during Olympics
French Gendarmes walk past a banner for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games outside The National Assembly – Assemblee nationale in Paris on May 5, 2024. AFP PARIS—French authorities are preparing to combat a wave of scams targeting millions of visitors during this summer’s Olympic Games and Paralympics. Processed food advertised as “homemade breakfast,” fake…
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NBA: LaMelo Ball again considering braces due to ankle issues
LaMelo Ball #1 of the Charlotte Hornets reacts after he is fouled and injured during the third quarter of the game against the Washington Wizards at Spectrum Center on October 10, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/AFP CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — LaMelo Ball is once again contemplating wearing ankle braces if it…
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Paris Olympics-bound Sarno braces for ‘tougher’ prep in medal bid
FILE–Southeast Asian Games – Weightlifting – Olympic Taekwondo Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 15, 2023 Philippines’ Vanessa Palomar Sarno in action during the women’s – 71kg REUTERS/Cindy Liu MANILA, Philippines–Vanessa Sarno will begin shifting to a more demanding training program in her quest to topple the toughest bunch in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “We…
Read MoreRising to the top, PLDT braces itself for tough schedule ahead
PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. —Marlo Cueto PLDT can’t be too comfortable with how its campaign has been going in the current Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Even after the High Speed Hitters stormed right off the Holy Week break with a strong 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 victory over Akari on Tuesday…
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Eumir Marcial cruises in light heavy debut, braces for tougher competition
Eumir Marcial scores a convincing win in his opening bout at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–ASIAN GAMES POOL PHOTO HANGZHOU, China – Eumir Marcial came through with a dominant showing in his light heavyweight debut, but Irish Magno bowed out of contention as the two Olympians suffered contrasting fates at the start of the…
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Gilas Pilipinas braces for Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican Republic – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes after the Philippines’ training on Tuesday night. MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas spent much of its open practice on Tuesday with a particular opponent in mind: the Dominican Republic. “[The] Dominican Republic, as you all know, beat Canada and Canada beat Spain. (The) Dominicans also fought Spain to a close match,” national…
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