Tag: Finals
No.1 Sabalenka sizzles past Sakkari as WTA Finals begin
Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka hits a return to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their womens singles quarter final match of the WTA China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 6, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday by dominating Greece’s Maria…
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Daniil Medvedev progresses in Erste Bank Open, Vienna, as Andrey Rublev seals ATP Finals spot | Tennis News
Top seed and defending champion Daniil Medvedev progressed to the quarter-finals at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna after defeating Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday. Medvedev was forced to dig deep for a 3-6 6-2 6-4 triumph over the experienced Dimitrov in front of a packed crowd at the Wiener Stadthalle on Austrian National Day. “It…
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Ced Domingo, PVL Finals MVP, to play in Thailand
Ced Domingo.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Celine Domingo is taking her talents to Thailand, becoming the third Filipino import to play for Nakhon Ratchasima in the Volleyball Thailand League (VTL). Virtual Playground, which represents Domingo, announced that the Thai Club has signed the Creamline middle blocker as its Asian import for the 2023-24 season. Domingo…
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Raymond van Barneveld upsets Michael Smith at World Series of Darts finals in Amsterdam | Darts News
Raymond van Barneveld, 56, who reversed a retirement decision at the end of last year, produced a 156 checkout to level at 4-4 before winning the last two legs for one of his biggest wins in recent years Last Updated: 16/09/23 11:07pm Raymond Van Barneveld upset world champion Michael Smith Raymond van Barneveld rolled back…
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Adamson takes fight to La Salle, seizes Game 1 of Shakey’s finals – rezal404
PHOTO BY MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER. net These Lady Falcons never give up. Skipper Lucille Almonte and rookie Red Bascon performed a whirlwind rescue job as Adamson battles back from a nine-point deficit in the fourth set to hammer out a come-from-behind 22-25, 25-17, 17-25, 27-25, 16-14 victory over University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) champion…
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Kurashiki aims to continue dominance, guns for finals slot vs PLDT – rezal404
Kurashiki Ablaze. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The Kurashiki Ablaze seek to continue flaunting their volleyball style as they gun for a final showdown against defending champion Creamline in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference. Japan’s Division 3 team has been unstoppable in their first three games in the semifinal round, dominating Vietnam’s…
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Cool Smashers punch finals ticket with rout of Vietnamese – rezal404
Jia de Guzman (front) proves instrumental with her faultless playmaking. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Creamline is back in familiar territory, and the Cool Smashers will not stop what they have been doing to get there. After being pushed to the limit by a young foreign foe, the Cool Smashers pulled out a 25-23, 25-23, 25-17 victory…
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Vitality Blast: Somerset triumph on Finals Day with 14-run win over Essex in final at Edgbaston
Somerset edged out Essex by 14 runs to win the 2023 Vitality Blast, their first triumph in the competition for 18 years following their Finals Day win in 2005. Somerset twice defended modest totals, of 142-7 against Surrey in the second semi-final and 145 all out in the final, with an inspired bowling effort from…
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Max Strus agrees to $63M deal with Cavaliers after Finals run with Heat – rezal404
Max Strus #31 of the Miami Heat dives for a loose ball during the first quarterback against the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the 2023 NBA Finals at Kaseya Center on June 09, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP Max Strus helped Miami get to the NBA Finals, and his stock soared in…
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La Salle’s Evan Nelle gears up for matchup vs UP’s JD Cagulangan in Filoil Finals – rezal404
Evan Nella. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—The Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup Finals will feature two UAAP rivals in La Salle and University of the Philippines but Evan Nelle is locked in on one particular matchup. Nelle recorded an all-around game of nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in the Green Archers’ 86-73 semifinal…
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