Tag: Final
PVL: Akari ousts PLDT in controversial finish to advance to final
Oly Okaro and the Akari Chargers celebrate their PVL Reinforced semifinals win over PLDT High Speed Hitters. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Akari secured a first-ever finals appearance after surviving PLDT, 25-22, 18-25, 22-25, 26-24, 17-15, in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Oly Okaro paved the way for the Chargers with her…
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Alex Eala loses US Open qualifying final round match
FILE–Filipino tennis player Alex Eala ahead of her US Open women’s qualifying campaign. –ALEX EALA INSTAGRAM MANILA, Philippines — The women’s Grand Slam main draw remained elusive for Alex Eala after bowing out in the final round of the 2024 US Open qualifiers. Eala couldn’t sustain her strong start as she fell to Elena-Gabriela Ruse…
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Heather Watson out of US Open qualifying as Sonay Kartal and Lily Miyazaki progress to final round | Tennis News
Heather Watson’s hopes of appearing in the US Open this year ended in qualifying. She lost in straight sets to second seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who beat Watson 6-1 6-4 on Wednesday. However, British players Sonay Kartal and Lily Miyazaki both reached the final round of qualifying. Image: Sonay Kartal has been in impressive form British…
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Cincinnati Open: Jannick Sinner beats Frances Tiafoe in final for perfect US Open preparation | Tennis News
Jannik Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe in straight sets in the Cincinnati Open final as the world No 1 found his best form ahead of the US Open and the final Grand Slam of the year. Sinner started the season by securing his first slam title at the Australian Open but has struggled with a hip…
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The Hundred: Oval Invincibles retain men’s title by beating Southern Brave in final at Lord’s | Cricket News
Oval Invincibles became the first men’s side to win The Hundred back-to-back after they retained the trophy by beating Southern Brave by 17 runs in the final at Lord’s. Saqib Mahmood (3-17) took three wickets in the space of five deliveries as Brave collapsed from 99-3 to 102-7 while chasing an above-par 147-9 at the…
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Hideki Matsuyama pulls five clear at FedEx St. Jude Championship going into final round | Golf News
Hideki Matsuyama pulled away from a crowded field at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, carding a six-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead into the final round. Denny McCarthy, who was tied for the halfway lead with Matsuyama, added four bogeys for his round before registering a first birdie and is now tied for sixth,…
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Canadian Open: Amanda Anisimova through to Toronto final with another upset win | Tennis News
Amanda Anisimova followed up her shock victory over Aryna Sabalenka by knocking out Emma Navarro to reach her first WTA 1000 final in Toronto on Sunday. Anisimova, ranked No 132, made it through to the National Bank Open final with a 6-3 2-6 6-2 victory over eighth seed Navarro. The 22-year-old former French Open semi-finalist…
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Olympics 2024: Noah Williams snatches bronze for Team GB in men’s 10m platform diving final | Olympics News
Britain’s Noah Williams snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 10m platform final on the penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 24-year-old produced a brilliant comeback to challenge for a podium place towards the end of the competition. Williams was fourth going into the fourth round, but some over-rotation caused him to drop…
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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Final day of Brighton’s Festival Of Racing | Racing News
It is the final day of Brighton’s Festival of Racing on Friday with an action-packed card featuring Revenue, Alcazan and Abolish in the Brighton Bullet 4.00 Brighton – Revenue, Alcazan and Abolish feature in Brighton Bullet Revenue, Alcazan and Abolish headline the field in the Harry Bloom Memorial ‘Brighton Bullet’ Handicap (4.00). Eve Johnson Houghton…
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Olympics 2024: Lin Yu-Ting reaches Olympic featherweight final amid ongoing eligibility row | Boxing News
Lin Yu-Ting, one of the boxers at the centre of a bitter eligibility row at the Olympic Games, has reached the women’s featherweight final. She beat Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman on points in their 57kgs semi-final at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday. Taiwanese boxer Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif were disqualified from the World…
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