Just two days after last title romp, Cool Smashers open season-sweep quest with business-as-usual whitewash of young Thai guest team EST

Even with the cobwebs of another championship merrymaking still there, Creamline came out all business as usual on Friday to massacre a young guest team from Thailand, EST Cola, 25-13, 25-12, 25-15, in the PVL Invitational Conference as the Cool Smashers opened their grand slam bid with much authority. Less than 48 hours after dismantling…

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Erik ten Hag: What under-fire Man Utd boss needs from run of seven games in 22 days after international break | Football News

Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford left them 14th in the Premier League table with only three points from their first three games of the campaign. The pressure is already mounting on Erik ten Hag after he oversaw the club’s lowest finish of the Premier League era last term, in eighth. As…

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James Anderson has days he wishes he was not retiring from England duty but happy ’90 per cent of the time’ | Cricket News

James Anderson admits there are days he wishes he was not retiring from England duty, saying part of him feels like he could play for another 10 years. Test cricket’s most prolific seamer, with 700 wickets in 187 matches in the format, will call time on his international career after the series opener against West…

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Mauricio Pochettino after Chelsea are hammered 5-0 by Arsenal: When we have bad days, we are so bad | Football News

Mauricio Pochettino criticised his Chelsea team after their 5-0 hammering at Arsenal, declaring: “When we have bad days, we are so bad.” The chastening defeat – the club’s heaviest in a London derby since 1986 – following an FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday, dented their hopes of salvaging a…

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A win and signs of better days ahead for Bolts in Banchero return

Chris Banchero (left) also helps hold down TNT guards like Jayson Castro. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Chris Banchero’s vital performance in his season debut Sunday has sparked some sense of optimism in Meralco’s campaign at home and on foreign soil. “It’s nice to see guys start coming in because we know what we’re capable of when…

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Even after blown chance, Azkals see better days

Philippine Azkals’ Patrick Reichelt. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Neil Etheridge was so disappointed that the Philippine Azkals blew a big chance of getting a victory and settled for a 1-1 draw with Indonesia in the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday that he felt there was a need for him to be accountable. “Like [Azkals coach Michael…

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Ateneo gets just 3 days rest before facing UP team Baldwin admires most

Ateneo Blue Eagles clinch the last ticket to the UAAP Final Four. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net From one knockout match to another, Ateneo will work much harder than it has ever done the entire year to keep on playing in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament. That’s because Tab Baldwin knows the circumstances have just…

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Liam Manning: Bristol City appoint Oxford boss as new head coach 10 days after Nigel Pearson sacking | Football News

Bristol City have named Oxford United boss Liam Manning as their new head coach, 10 days after sacking Nigel Pearson. Manning leaves Oxford second in League One only eight months and 29 games after joining the club in March. The 39-year-old, who previously managed MK Dons, Belgian side FK Lommel and West Ham’s U23s, will…

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NBA: Hornets waive Kai Jones days after he requested a trade

FILE– Kai Jones #23 of the Charlotte Hornets. Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images/AFP CHARLOTTE, N.C.— The Charlotte Hornets have waived former first-round draft pick Kai Jones just three days after the center/forward announced on social media that he had requested to be traded. Jones was not with the Hornets for training camp, with the team citing “personal…

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Abandoned Ajax vs Feyenoord game finishes three days later, behind closed doors | Video | Watch TV Show

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Three days after Ajax’s game against rivals Feyenoord was abandoned after 55 minutes, the two sides completed their Eredivisie game behind closed doors.

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