PSC bats for multievent games for 2025

PSC chairman Dickie Bachmann. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) made a presentation to the Senate to discover more talents worthy of representing the country in the future. Chair Richard Bachmann appeared before Senate Committee on Sports and Youth chairman Sen. Bong Go, detailing the agency’s roadmap all the way to 2028 that zeroes…

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Craig Gordon: Hearts goalkeeper set to return as Scotland No 1 for Nations League games vs Croatia and Portugal | Football News

A Scotland return at 41 is just the latest in a long line of achievements for Craig Gordon, but it could be the most satisfying for the Hearts goalkeeper. After being left out of Scotland’s Euro 2024 squad it looked like Gordon had waved farewell to the Tartan Army at Hampden after earning his 75th…

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Forget Paris, Bacyadan shifts focus on World Games

Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan (in blue) takes a punch from China’s Li Qian in the women’s 75kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 31, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) Hergie Bacyadan’s foiled attempt to medal in the Paris Olympics…

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LeBron, Anthony Davis will play in Lakers preseason games

Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis, left, jokes around as LeBron James participates in an interview during the NBA basketball team’s media day in El Segundo, Calif., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) EL SEGUNDO, California— LeBron James and Anthony Davis will play at some point during the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ first two…

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NFL 2024 London games all you need to know: Aaron Rodgers, Caleb Williams, Louis Rees-Zammit and the New England Patriots | NFL News

The wait is over and the 2024 NFL London games are here! Here is your quick guide to one of the biggest months on the UK sporting calendar… A star-studded cast of Aaron Rodgers, Justin Jefferson, Caleb Williams and Trevor Lawrence will cross the pond as the league continues its dramatic start to the 2024…

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Everton among six Premier League clubs without win in five games | Is gap in quality growing? | Football News

Six Premier League teams have failed to win a game in their opening five league games for the first time in English top-flight history – so is the gap between the powerhouses and the relegation battlers widening? Newly-promoted Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester – in addition to Crystal Palace, Everton and Wolves – all remain winless…

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Glasgow secures funding to become 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts after Victoria withdrawal due to costs | Athletics News

Glasgow to be named 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts after Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last year, due to rising costs; Commonwealth Games Federation pledged a £100m investment while the UK government and Australian authorities also guaranteed support Last Updated: 17/09/24 2:10pm Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and is set to do so…

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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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Paralympic Games: First openly transgender competitor expects to receive ‘love’ in Paris | Olympics News

The Paralympics’ first openly transgender athlete expects to receive “love” in Paris and says it is “only fair” she is allowed to compete.  Visually-impaired Italian runner Valentina Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019, has attracted criticism ahead of her participation in the women’s T12 200m and 400m events. The 50-year-old previously won 11 national titles in…

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ParalympicsGB name squad for Paris 2024 Games with record number of female athletes | Olympics News

ParalympicsGB has confirmed a squad of 215 athletes for the Paris 2024 Games, with a record 46 per cent of the team female. ParalympicsGB will be represented in 19 of the 22 sports that make up the Games, with para-cycling, para-canoe and para-rowing having the largest squads ever. Thirteen-year-old para-swimmer Iona Winnifrith is the youngest…

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