Tag: Championship
Kyt Jimenez bids goodbye to long hair, hello to championship
San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo holds on to teammate Kyt Jimenez’s pony tail after their team won the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Kyt Jimenez became a man of his word after San Miguel won the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Right after the Beermen’s heart-stopping 104-102 win over Magnolia…
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Jericho Cruz set for Guam duty after PBA championship
San Miguel Beermen’s Jericho Cruz celebrates his team’s latest PBA championship. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–There’s still some business for Jericho Cruz to deal with after playing an important part in San Miguel Beer’s run to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup crown. Cruz is scheduled to next put his focus on helping Guam start off its bid…
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Adamson boys savor championship feeling at San Miguel
Former head coach and current San Miguel consultant Leo Austria celebrates his team’s latest PBA title. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer’s latest PBA title conquest allowed Leo Austria and his former players at Adamson to savor another winning moment that they failed to experience in the UAAP. This time, Austria, Jericho Cruz and Rodney…
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Adam Azim warns Enock Poulsen ahead of European championship fight: ‘I’m going to break him down and punish him’ | Boxing News
European super-lightweight champion Adam Azim promises Enock Poulsen will be no match for him, as he targets a homecoming fight in Slough in the coming months. Azim will face the unbeaten Poulsen, who used to hold his European title, as the Slough fighter makes his first defence of the belt on the Joshua Buatsi vs…
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Michael Jordan’s championship sneakers sell for record $8 million
(REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo) A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals sold for $8 million at an auction in New York, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, auction house Sotheby’s said on Friday. The shoes, worn by one of basketball’s greatest players in the clinching…
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Six Nations 2024 Championship in focus: Will Gregor Townsend’s Scotland finally forge title challenge? | Rugby Union News
In 2023, Scotland won their opening two Six Nations fixtures for the first time, but ultimately dropped out of title contention in familiar fashion. Will 2024 be the year they maintain a title run until the final week? For several years now, Scotland have flattered to deceive, with inconsistency winning out as the firm order…
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Six Nations 2024 Championship in focus: Can Warren Gatland’s inexperienced, injury-ravaged Wales contend? | Rugby Union News
Wales have seen a host of experienced players retire, several key men pick up injuries, and largely poor form for over two years now. What can we expect from Warren Gatland’s side in 2024? Three of Wales’ last four Six Nations campaigns have seen them finish fifth. In 2023, Wales were heavily beaten at home…
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LPGA Tour: Nelly Korda beats Lydia Ko in dramatic play-off to win LPGA Drive On Championship | Golf News
Nelly Korda recovered from a final-round collapse to produce a sensational fightback and beat Nelly Korda in a play-off at the LPGA Drive On Championship. Ko went into the final day four strokes behind leader Korda and fell further adrift with an early double-bogey, before charging back into contention at Bradenton Country Club with four…
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LPGA Drive On Championship: Nelly Korda takes four-shot lead over Lydia Ko, Megan Khang and Ayaka Furue | Golf News
Hometown favourite Nelly Korda shot a three under 68 with an eagle-birdie finish Saturday to take a four-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship Trying to complete a wire-to-wire victory at Bradenton Country Club, Korda rebounded with the late flurry, after making consecutive bogeys on the seventh and eighth, to…
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Ras Al Khaimah Championship: Thorbjorn Olesen four shots clear going into final round on DP World Tour | Golf News
Thorbjorn Olesen hopes to maintain his impressive 54-hole lead conversion rate after surging clear at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The Dane, a seven-time winner on the DP World Tour, carded a third-round 63 to advance to 22 under par at Al Hamra Golf Club. That was four shots clear of compatriot Rasmus Hojgaard, with…
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