Tag: champs
Filipino batters East Asia champs a fifth straight time
Philippines. East Asia Baseball Cup CLARK, PAMPANGA—All Mark Steven Manaig wanted in the eighth inning was to tack on at least a run or two that would extend the Philippines’ lead over Hong Kong in Sunday’s final of the East Asia Baseball Cup. Instead, Manaig cracked a shot that went over the left field wall…
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Most dramatic County Champs finish EVER!? One-handed catch secures epic tie!
Glamorgan fell agonisingly short of the highest successful chase in first-class history after their Vitality County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire ended in a dramatic final-ball tie.
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NCAA champs feel love away from spotlight
Coach Yuri Escueta Preseason games often take a backseat when it comes to fanfare in basketball. Yet, the cheers of the San Beda faithful were more than noticeable Sunday during the team’s battle with St. Benilde in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup. From middle-aged men to children, every point was cheered from the sidelines, never…
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Bulldogs champs; Bella beats Poyos in tight MVP race
UST Golden Spikers’ Josh Ybanez. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The Bulldogs wasted precious little time closing out University of Santo Tomas (UST). “I saw in my players going into this game that they really wanted to win today,” NU coach Dante Alinsunurin said on Wednesday, after a 25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15 Game 2 victory over the TIger…
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Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo proves she is more than an inspirational figure as she breaks ground on ‘factory’ of champs
Young kids attend the ground-breaking ceremony for Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo’s newest weightlifting academy. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO From Olympic weightlifting gold medalist to philanthropist. Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo proved she is more than just a beacon of hope by providing something more tangible that can help young athletes take the same path to glory she did: A training center in…
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