• November 21, 2024

EJ Obiena honors coach Vitaly Petrov after latest lifetime award

EJ Obiena with his legendary pole vault coach Vitaly Petrov. –EJ OBIENA INSTAGRAM MANILA, Philippines—Filipino pole vaulting ace EJ Obiena showed gratitude to his longtime coach Vitaly Petrov, who received a prestigious award from the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. Petrov was bestowed the IOC Coaches’ Lifetime Achievement Award in Lausanne, Switzerland for his “long-standing…

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Buding Duremdes reunites with former coach at Cignal

Buding Duremdes in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Buding Duremdes has reunited with her college coach Shaq Delos Santos after finding a new home at Cignal in the ongoing 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference. Help is on the way for the HD Spikers after losing several players including 11-year veteran and libero Jheck…

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LA Tenorio named new Gilas Youth coach with ‘continuity’ in mind

LA Tenorio helps out during Gilas Pilipinas practice.-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Ginebra veteran guard LA Tenorio will take the reins as the newest head coach of the Gilas Pilipinas Youth program, the  Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced Tuesday. The longtime PBA playmaker admitted feeling pressure in taking the role of guiding the national team’s juniors…

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FEU’s Jorick Bautista thrives under coach Sean Chambers

FEU’s Jorick Bautista, left, Veejay Pre, middle, and Janrey Pasaol during a game against UP in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Far Eastern University coach Sean Chambers’ first season with the Tamaraws for the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament officially came to an end on Saturday and one of the players that truly flourished…

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Steve Borthwick: England head coach confident of RFU backing despite ongoing losing streak | Rugby Union News

Steve Borthwick insists he has the backing of the Rugby Football Union’s management to help turn around England’s winless run of five matches. England were edged out 29-20 by world champions South Africa at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, their third defeat in as many Autumn Nations Series internationals following narrow losses to both New Zealand…

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JD Cagulangan, UP dedicate win to late coach Ricky Dandan

UP Fighting Maroons’ JD Cagulangan and Reyland Torres during a UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball game against FEU Tamaraws. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—The University of the Philippines’ community recently lost a member of the Fighting Maroons and JD Cagulangan kept that in mind heading to their match against Far Eastern University. Cagulangan played his heart…

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Johnathan McKinstry interview: The Gambia to AFCON? Northern Irishman is a globetrotting coach with a unique story | Football News

Johnathan McKinstry’s guidance counsellor at school told him it was unrealistic to think he could become a football manager. “I was told that I should focus on becoming a PE teacher but that is not what I wanted to be,” he tells Sky Sports. “I had to go abroad.” By 27, the boy from Belfast…

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Chiara Permentilla relishes Italian connection with coach

Nxled Chameleons’ Filipino-Italian Chiara Permentilla during a PVL All-Filipino Conference game. -PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Chiara Permentilla is making the most of her Italian connection with coach Ettore Guidetti with the new Nxled tactician instilling a fighting mentality within their team in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference. The Filipino-Italian spiker is relieved that they…

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David Gray: Struggling Hibernian back head coach despite poor start to Scottish Premiership season | Football News

Hibernian’s under-fire head coach David Gray has received the backing of the club’s board. Ex-captain Gray watched Hibs lose 2-1 at home to St Mirren on Saturday, which extended their poor form to one victory from their 12 league matches this season. Hibs have conceded nine goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this…

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Haydee Ong, UST champion coach, named WMPBL commissioner

Haydee Ong, who calls the shots for defending UAAP women’s basketball champion UST Tigresses, has been appointed commissioner of the Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL).–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigresses coach Haydee Ong is eager to provide an avenue for the country’s women’s basketball players with the help of…

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