Two aces’ awaited PH team debuts to happen in KL

The Philippine men’s football team is set to parade two debutants who have long been eyed to play for flag and country when the Merdeka Cup slated early-September kicks off in Kuala Lumpur. Martin Bjorn Kristensen and Matthew Baldisimo have been listed in the 23-man squad of coach Tom Saintfiet for the invitational tournament, which…

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Daniel Ricciardo: RB driver admits he thought replacing Sergio Perez at Red Bull could happen at Dutch GP | F1 News

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he thought it was possible he would replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull for the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner released a statement at the start of the summer break to confirm Perez would continue as Max Verstappen’s team-mate from this weekend’s Dutch…

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Back Pages: Ten Hag planning to keep Casemiro but will Ugarte deal happen?

ESPN’s Mark Ogden and The Times’ Charlotte Duncker discuss Casemiro’s situation at Manchester United, with it appearing that boss Erik ten Hag has been impressed by the Brazilian midfielder in recent weeks.

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Cindy Ngamba: For the refugee team’s Olympics star history did not just happen. It was made | Boxing News

There aren’t the words, sometimes. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a message. For Cindy Ngamba, her defeat in the middleweight semi-final of the Olympic Games was a cruel disappointment. She left the arena in silence, the pain of that loss raw. She had wanted gold, but her bronze was the first Olympic medal ever won…

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Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen side now three games from an unbeaten treble… will it happen? | Football News

The sight of Bayern Munich lifting the Bundesliga Meisterschale has been very familiar in recent years. Eleven titles in a row, the Bavarians have dominated the German top division for more than a decade. But this year has proven to be very different. Borussia Dortmund, who missed out on toppling them with virtually the last…

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Arne Slot to Liverpool: Feyenoord boss reveals he wants to be new Reds boss and is ‘confident’ it will happen | Football News

Feyenoord head coach Arne Slot has revealed he wants to become the new Liverpool boss and is “confident” an agreement will be reached for him to succeed Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool remain in talks over appointing the Dutchman after Feyenoord turned down their opening offer for the 45-year-old. Speaking before Feyenoord’s 3-1 Eredivisie win at Go…

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Canino’s awaited return could happen in critical clash with Tigresses

La Salle Lady Spikers star Angel Canino is sidelined with arm injury in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Assistant coach Noel Orcullo has said very little concerning the status of Angel Canino. But this time, what he said had a lot of meat in it. “Hopefully she can return, if not…

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Joshua Buatsi calls on Anthony Yarde to ‘make it happen’ as fight deadline for British battle looms | Boxing News

Joshua Buatsi has called on Anthony Yarde to finally accept a long-awaited British battle. Speaking from his US training base, Buatsi issued a message directly for his light-heavyweight rival. “What’s going on? We’ve got a venue. A stadium. We’ve got a date. What’s the delay? What’s happening? I’m out here working. Let’s go, June 15,…

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Draymond Green on most recent ejection: ‘It just can’t happen’

FILE– Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) complains about a call against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter of an NBA game at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said Thursday that he deserved to be ejected for his actions less than four minutes…

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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk ‘won’t be hard to make,’ says promoter Bob Arum | ‘Could happen as early as December’ | Boxing News

Tyson Fury could still fight Oleksandr Usyk next, says Bob Arum, the influential head of Top Rank which co-promotes the WBC heavyweight champion. Fury is next boxing in a non-title bout against Francis Ngannou, the mixed martial artist and former UFC titlist, and has himself suggested he will continue to fight other names from the…

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