Sadiq Khan holds talks with Triple H to bring WrestleMania to London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has further committed to his promise of delivering WrestleMania to the capital after holding talks with World Wrestling Entertainment chief content officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque. Before his re-election in May, Khan posted on social media that he wanted to go “even further” in making London the “sporting capital of…

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Manny Pacquiao holds first training in Japan

Manny Pacquiao goes through a training session with Buboy Fernandez at Kyokuto Gym in Tokyo, Japan. –WENDELL ALINEA MANILA, Philippines—Manny Pacquiao wasted no time and went right to work as he gears up for his ring return on Sunday in Japan. Pacquiao was back into training mode Wednesday ahead of his exhibition boxing match against…

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Lascuña holds provisional lead as rain halts play

Antonio Lascuña—FILE PHOTO LAUREL, BATANGAS—Heavy midday rains forced suspension of second round play in the ICTSI Splendido Taal Championship on Wednesday, but not after Antonio Lascuña engineered a shakeup in the leaderboard to grab the provisional lead with still six holes left in his round. Finally getting his groove after failing to turn in practice…

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Team USA holds off Australia in Paris Olympics tuneup

Australia’s centre #22 Will Magnay vies for the ball against USA’s forward #14 Anthony Davis during the Basketball Showcase friendly match between the United States and Australia at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on…

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Stephen Holt holds big lead in Rookie of Year race

FILE–Terrafirma Dyip and Stephen Holt. –PBA IMAGES Terrafirma’s Stephen Holt is in a position to capture the PBA Rookie of the Year award after leading the statistical points race after the league’s 48th season. The league bared Tuesday that the top overall pick of last year’s draft compiled 34.1 Statistical Points to gain a wide…

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Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris challenge for pole | F1 News

Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole for Saturday morning’s Sprint race at the Austrian GP as F1 2024’s top two continued their increasingly close battle for supremacy in F1. Verstappen topped all three segments of Sprint Qualifying, the first two from Mercedes’ George Russell, at his team’s home Red Bull Ring but was pushed…

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Ramos holds sway and breaks through

Sean Ramos celebrates maiden pro triumph. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Using another hot front nine to open his round, Sean Ramos on Friday fired a five-under-par 67 to rule the ICTSI Lakewood Championship for his first win on the Philippine Golf Tour carved out against some of the circuit’s best and seasoned players. Protecting a one-shot lead…

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DP World Tour: Nacho Elvira holds on to win Soudal Open by one shot as Niklas Norgaard fails to force play-off | Golf News

Nacho Elvira held on to win the Soudal Open in Belgium by one shot and clinch a second DP World title and first in three years. Spaniard Elvira began the final round with a four-stroke lead and extended that to five but the chasing pack trimmed his advantage and Denmark’s Nicolas Norgaard missed a birdie…

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Thai ace holds on to win despite a 74

Thailand’s PK Kongkraphan had just enough buffer in the final round on Thursday as a two-over-par 74 proved enough to hold off Filipino Harmie Constantino and two Taiwanese for the ICTSI Luisita Ladies International title at the age-old layout north of Manila. The 7-year US Ladies Professional Golf Association veteran survived three straight bogeys from

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PBA: Ginebra holds off Magnolia

Barangay Ginebra guard Maverick Ahanmisi.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra got it together in the second half to slip past sister team but fierce rival Magnolia, 87-77, in the Easter Sunday nightcap of the PBA Philippine Cup doubleheader. Maverick Ahanmisi scored 16 points, including a tough triple with 36.3 remaining to douse a late Hotshots fightback…

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