Tag: Games
Asian Games: Tears as South Korea beats China for badminton gold
Gold medalists from South Korea celebrate during the medals ceremony for the women’s team badminton event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 1, 2023. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) South Korea’s badminton squad raced onto the court and some players were in tears after steamrolling hosts…
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Asian Games: Kristina Knott zooms to women’s 200m final
FILE – The Philippines’ Kristina Marie Knott. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) HANGZHOU, China—Kristina Knott bounced back from a frustrating sprint in the women’s 100m the other day to clinch a spot in the finals of her pet event on Sunday in the 19th Asian Games. Knott, the country’s 200m record holder, didn’t disappoint this time, clocking…
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Asian Games: PH Blu Girls bow to Chinese Taipei ahead of bronze match
FILE– PH Blu Girls in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines The Philippine Blu Girls absorbed a 6-4 loss to Chinese Taipei on Saturday in what turned out to be a warm-up match before the bronze medal clash of the two teams in the Hangzhou Asian Games women’s softball competitions.…
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Gilas out of 3×3 basketball medal contention in Asian Games
Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 team in the Asian Games men’s basketball 3×3 competition. –SBP MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas crashed out of the 3×3 medal race after bowing to South Korea, 19-16, in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Philippines found itself in an early 7-0 hole in the quarterfinal clash at Deqing Basketball Court, struggling…
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Filipinas lose big to Japan to end Asian Games football campaign
Philippine women’s football team in the Asian Games. –PWNT/PFF The Philippine women’s football team saw its Hangzhou Asian Games women’s football campaign come to an end with a harsh 8-1 quarterfinal loss to Japan amid rainy conditions on Saturday at Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium. Reduced to 10 players after the dismissal of team captain Hali…
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North Korea scores big win over South Korea in Asian Games football
North Korea’s players celebrate a goal in the women’s football quarter-final match between South Korea and North Korea during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Wenzhou, China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) HANGZHOU, China–North Korea struck three late goals to secure a 4-1 win over neighbor South…
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Gilas loses to Jordan, faces longer road to Asian Games podium
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee is guarded by Jordan’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–ASIAN GAMES POOL MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas missed out on an outright passage into the quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, following an 87-62 rout at the hands of Jordan. The Philippines were held…
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2023 NFL London games: All you need to know as the league returns to the UK | NFL News
The NFL is back in town The NFL is back in town for an October takeover. London welcomes some of the league’s superstars to its shores while playing stage to three regular season games across Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over three consecutive weeks. Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Trevor Lawrence are all in action…
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Divided again, South Korea beats North Korea in Asian Games basketball
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Basketball – Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China – September 29, 2023 South Korean players celebrate while North Korean players wave to the crowd after the match REUTERS/Ann Wang HANGZHOU, China–Having played in a unified team at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago, North and South…
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Video games give sports stars second life
ALL-STAR REBOOT The late basketball superstar Kobe Bryant graces the cover of the NBA 2K24 video game. —SCREEN GRAB PARIS—The postretirement careers of the biggest sports stars can be fascinating to watch—Viagra ads, property ventures, crypto projects—but one option is becoming a sure-fire winner: put your face on the cover of a video game. And…
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