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Cricket among five sports set to be given green light for 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles | Cricket News
Organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics want cricket added to their Games programme. The organisers’ recommendations will be subject to final approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with a session set for Mumbai later this month, though the Los Angeles Times reported that the sports are likely to be approved. The IOC did…
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Filipinos leave lasting mark on 19th Asian Games
Philippines’ players celebrate their win against Jordan at the men’s gold medal basketball game between Jordan and Philippines during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 6, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / Agence France-Presse) As the final wave of its hard-fighting athletes flies home a day after the…
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Asian Games hero Justin Brownlee marvels at idea of him getting a statue
FILE–Justin Brownlee of the Philippine men’s basketball team in action during the 19th Asian Games 2023 Men’s Basketball Preliminary Round Group C match between Philippines and Bahrain at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium. (Photo by Luis Veniegra / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas ace Justin Brownlee arrived to a hero’s welcome at Ninoy…
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PH jiu-jitsu team wraps up Asian Games bid as Andrea Lao misses podium
FILE–Philippines’ athletes and team officials arrive during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) HANGZHOU, China—Andrea Lois Lao dropped her bronze-medal contest against South Korea’s Hee Joo Choi that closed out the country’s successful bid in jiu jitsu at the 19th Asian Games here.…
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Tim Cone’s role in Gilas’ Asian Games gold triumph more than just a coincidence
Gilas Pilipinas players carry their head coach Tim Cone following their win over Jordan in the men’s basketball gold medal match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Tim Cone sounded so grounded when he said that the Philippines winning the Asian Games gold was just a…
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Gilas’ Asian Games win ‘worth a thousand golds,’ says POC chief
Gilas Pilipinas members celebrate with their gold medals after defeating Jordan in their men’s basketball gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) HANGZHOU, China—After Gilas Pilipinas dismantled Jordan in the men’s basketball finale of the 19th Asian Games, Team Philippines completed the coveted mission of…
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LIVE UPDATES: Hangzhou Asian Games October 7
ASIAN GAMES: TEAM PHILIPPINES OCTOBER 7 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Gilas Pilipinas members celebrate with their gold medals after defeating Jordan in their men’s basketball gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica A little over a month removed from a lackluster World Cup campaign and some 1,700…
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MTB ace Ariana Evangelista denies dope use at Asian Games
FILE–Ariana Evangelista–PHILCYCLING PHOTO Ariana Evangelista on Friday strongly denied any wrongdoing after the Philippines’ female mountain bike entry tested positive for a banned substance during her recent campaign in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Breaking her silence since being named as one of three athletes that failed a doping test administered by the International Testing Agency…
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Ramirez puts 2018 nightmare to rest with 1st Asian Games gold
Annie Ramirez reacts after winning the gold in women’s jiu-jitsu in the Asian Games. –POC POOL Annie Ramirez can’t wait to frame her Asian Games jiu jitsu gold on an exclusive wall inside her room already stuffed with medals and trophies. Although Ramirez had won in almost every major tournament she’d been to, retirement hasn’t…
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Tim Cone-coached Gilas lifts PH back to Asian Games glory
Gilas Pilipinas members celebrate with their gold medals after defeating Jordan in their men’s basketball gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica A little over a month removed from a lackluster World Cup campaign and some 1,700 kilometers away from home, Gilas Pilipinas finally found a…
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