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With focus on stops, TNT eyes No. 2 vs ROS
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson against Rain or Shine defender during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Game 1. –PBA IMAGES TNT coach Chot Reyes considers the semifinal series between Rain or Shine as a “battle of contrasts,” with the team that maximizes its strengths likely emerging as the victor down the road. “Rain or…
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Charly Suarez eyes title shot vs Mexican champ Navarette in PH
Charly Suarez wins by knockout over Jorge Castañeda to secure the WBO International super featherweight title in Arizona, USA.–TOP RANK PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–It’s never too late for Charly Suarez to become a champion on the world stage. Since turning pro, Suarez has amplified his unblemished ring record after 18 fights and is now targeting a…
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Charlie Edwards beats Thomas Essomba to win European title and now eyes world championship return | Boxing News
Charlie Edwards defeated Thomas Essomba in a closely fought bout to win the European bantamweight title at York Hall in London. Essomba pressed Edwards hard when he came back into the contest, but the Croydon man ultimately won a unanimous decision, 118-111, 117-111 and 116-112. Edwards was in the uncomfortable position of seeing his brother,…
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Meneses, NU will have all eyes glued to them in preseason league
FILE–NU Lady Bulldogs coach Sherwin Meneses. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Far Eastern University (FEU)and San Sebastian College-Recoletos may seize the spotlight momentarily in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Preseason Championship when they kick off hostilities on opening day. But make no doubt about it, all eyes will be on National University (NU) and new coach Sherwin…
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Batang Pier battle FiberXers with eyes still on rising Tolentino
NorthPort’s Arvin Tolentino (with ball) shot the lights out against Converge in their firstmeeting. —PBA IMAGES Arvin Tolentino is playing the finest basketball of his young PBA career, and, naturally, he would want those memorable moments to translate into victories for NorthPort. Against a Converge team which he turned into a backdrop for his personal…
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TNT deals Terrafirma another rout, eyes Converge payback
TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.–PBA IMAGES TNT ended the first round of the PBA Governors’ Cup in good spirits after winning four of five games despite dealing with banged bodies. And now coach Chot Reyes, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and the Tropang Giga, who on Thursday produced a 107-89 defeat of the winless Terrafirma Dyip at Ninoy Aquino…
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Gawilan unfazed by S7 disadvantage; Otom eyes gold
FILE–The Philippines’ Ernie Gawilan celebrates after winning in the final of the men’s 400m freestyle-S7 at the Aquatic Sports Arena in the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) PARIS—Ernie Gawilan, who lacks both legs…
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With KO duel looming, PLDT eyes help from young guns
PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net PLDT has been in this situation before. The High Speed Hitters would run up a streak by knocking down opponents early but still be caught in a tight spot when the homestretch approaches. That’s what coach Rald Ricafort is trying to avoid and he may…
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Stephen McKenna on Joe Laws clash: ‘He’s afraid. I can see it in his eyes’ | Boxing News
Joe Laws confronted Stephen McKenna at the public workouts ahead of their fight this weekend. The two will box on the Zak Chelli vs Callum Simpson undercard at the Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, live on Sky Sports. At Thursday’s event in the town centre, security had to separate the pair as Laws squared up to…
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Olympics 2024: Dan Evans eyes Paris medal in men’s doubles to give Andy Murray memorable send-off | Tennis News
Dan Evans wants to win an Olympic medal for Andy Murray to give the Scot a memorable send-off. Murray is playing the final tournament of his career in Paris and, having withdrawn from the singles, all his hopes now rest on a men’s doubles campaign alongside Evans. On his central role in one of the…
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