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Phoenix starts hard, long journey to reach PBA’s Promised Land
Jason Perkins (with ball) and the Fuel Masters refused to be held down by the Bolts despite a slight bump at the start. Phoenix will now be shooting to get to uncharted waters and hopefully go all the way. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ The revelries inside the Phoenix Super LPG locker room came in short bursts…
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Natasha Jonas hits back at Mikaela Mayer claim: ‘It was hard work. I thought it was going to be tough. But I won’ | Boxing News
Natasha Jonas is adamant that she deserved the victory in her split decision win over Mikaela Mayer in Liverpool. America’s Mayer pushed the champion furiously hard throughout their 10-round IBF welterweight world title fight, winning widely on one judge’s card but losing by a narrow margin on the other two. Mayer declared that the decision…
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Mbappe leads 10-men PSG to hard fought win at Le Havre
Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe (L) challenges Le Havre’s French goalkeeper #30 Arthur Desmas during the French L1 football match between Le Havre AC and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at The Stade Oceane in Le Havre, north-western France, on December 3, 2023. (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER / AFP) Paris Saint-Germain ground out a tense…
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Hard work pays off for KQ, Archers
Kevin Quiambao —AUGUST DELA CRUZ On the court, Kevin Quiambao is a tough defensive assignment. He can score down low or from the perimeter and—when double-teams set up camp around him—is able to hit the open man. In fact, Quiambao celebrates as animatedly when he makes a basket as when he makes the right pass…
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Their sweep bid also snapped, UP belles vow hard bounce back
Coach Paul Ramos takes UP’s first loss as a learning experience. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO University of the Philippines’ (UP) unbeaten start and bid for a first round sweep in UAAP women’s caging came to an end on Saturday, no thanks to Ateneo. But Fighting Maroons coach Paul Ramos hardly looked fazed when asked about the 85-76…
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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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Chris Eubank Jr goes back to where it all began for him – the bright lights and the hard gyms of Las Vegas
Defeat is a dark place to be, especially when you believed you were ordained to win. In the build-up to his first fight with Liam Smith, Chris Eubank Jr did not ever envisage losing. He claimed he only needed to be at half-strength to win. He certainly did not countenance being dropped for the first…
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Manchester United transfers: Benjamin Pavard will ‘fight as hard as possible’ for move from Bayern Munich to Old Trafford
Benjamin Pavard will “fight as hard as possible” for move to Manchester United from Bayern Munich, but the clubs are far apart in their valuations. Talks are ongoing between the clubs, with €30m (£25.9m) regarded as a fair price. However, the transfer will only happen if Harry Maguire leaves Manchester United. Maguire is still finalising…
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Teen Manzano hard at work for first Asian stint – rezal404
Ancilla Lucia Mari “Charlie” Manzano Ancilla “Charlie” Manzano is not leaving anything to chance in preparing for the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) just to make sure that she puts in her share for the Philippines which has never won a gymnastics gold medal in the quadrennial meet. “This is my first Asian Games. It’s going…
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Federer hails ‘unbelievable’ Djokovic but ‘hard to say’ who’s greatest – rezal404
FILE–Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal pose during a Team Europe practice session ahead of the 2022 Laver Cup at the O2 Arena in London on September 22, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) Roger Federer described Novak Djokovic’s record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title achievement as “unbelievable” on Wednesday but avoided…
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