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Katie Boulter backed to trouble defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina
Anne Keothavong has backed Katie Boulter to give “vulnerable” defending champion Elena Rybakina a run for her money at Wimbledon. The British No 1 is through the third round for the second year in a row and has been rewarded with a plum tie against the third seed. Rybakina has built impressively on her first…
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Playing vs Lithuania gives Gilas chance to address defending stretch bigs – rezal404
June Mar Fajardo and Gilas Pilipinas are fast learning how to deal with bigs who can shoot from the outside. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS When the lone naturalized player’s spot in his roster was likely boiling down to either Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson or Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee, Gilas Pilipinas showed that it…
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Ireland defending resting bowler Josh Little for England Test – ‘A special occasion, not a pinnacle event’
Ireland have defended the absence of key seamer Josh Little for next week’s Lord’s Test against England, with the World Cup qualifying tournament in June and July taking priority. Little, who recently played in the IPL for Gujarat Titans before featuring in a white-ball series against Bangladesh, requested a break following his busy limited-overs schedule.…
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Top-ranked La Salle, defending champ NU set up repeat of last year’s title series – rezal404
The Lady Spikers celebrate at center court after ousting Eya Laure and the hard-fighting Tigresses in just one game of their Final Four clash. They battle Bella Belen (photo below) and the Lady Bulldogs for the title starting Sunday. —PHOTO BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ La Salle came out with all guns cocked and firing but…
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Jurgen Klopp on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s central role for Liverpool and improved defending
Trent Alexander-Arnold is flourishing in his new hybrid role with six assists in five games and Jurgen Klopp believes it’s a “breath of fresh air”. Klopp has deployed the 24-year-old in central areas for five games running, with flashes of promise emerging from the get-go during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal in early April –…
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Mexico Open: Tony Finau one ahead at halfway stage with defending champion Jon Rahm six back
Tony Finau is chasing a sixth PGA Tour victory Tony Finau holds a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Mexico Open at Vindanta, with world No 1 Jon Rahm recovering from a mid-round blip to stay in contention. Finau followed an opening-round 65 with a seven-under 64 at Vidanta Vallarta to move to…
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Tigresses face defending champions Lady Bulldogs, with No. 2 spot at stake – rezal404
The stars will all come out to play (from left): Eya Laure, Milena Alessandrini and Cassie Carballo will form UST’s core while Bella Belen, Jen Nierva and Alyssa Solomon will fuel NU’s charge.—UAAP MEDIA Eya Laure and Bella Belen, two of the biggest draws in Season 85 of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament, will go…
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Ons Jabeur: Defending champion withdraws from Madrid Open due to calf injury
Defending champion Ons Jabeur has withdrawn from this week’s Madrid Open due to a calf injury. The Tunisian retired three games into Saturday’s Porsche Tennis Open semi-final against Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart. Jabeur, 28, said on Instagram: “Further to many medical exams done, it shows that I have a small tear in my calf and…
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Can anyone stop England’s Red Roses’ Six Nations dominance? Defending champions are destroying all before them
England’s Red Roses are seeking a fifth Six Nations title in a row, and sixth in the last seven years For nearly the entirety of the first half of Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations clash between Wales and England at Cardiff Arms Park, the contest was a tight, extremely competitive affair. Yet, 40 minutes later, the…
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