Tag: Japan
Mars Alba set for Alas Pilipinas debut vs Japan teams
Mars Alba in the PVL.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Mars Alba is set for her Alas Pilipinas debut as the Philippines face Japan SV.League’s Saga Hisamitsu Springs this weekend at Philsports Arena. Alba was added to the Philippine women’s volleyball team roster as it missed setter Jia De Guzman, who is already in Japan for…
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Maddie Madayag to play in Japan SV.League
Maddie Madayag.—MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Maddie Madayag is headed to Japan after signing with the Kurobe Aqua Fairies for her first overseas stint. GT Sports on Monday announced on Instagram that the Choco Mucho captain signed a contract for the 2024-25 season of the SV.League, which opens in October. Article continues after this advertisement…
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Alinsunurin ‘proud’ of Maddie Madayag ahead of her Japan stint
Maddie Madayag.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin is in full support of Maddie Madayag, who will make her overseas debut in Japan. Madayag will be missing Choco Mucho’s upcoming 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference from November to May next year after signing a contract with Kurobe Aqua Fairies. Article continues after this…
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Alas Pilipinas teams set for exhibition vs visiting Japan clubs
Alas Pilipinas women during the FIVB Challenger Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas men’s and women’s squads battle Japanese clubs in international friendlies on September 7 and 8 at Philsports Arena. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Wednesday announced that it is bringing the top Japanese club teams to Manila next week as…
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Japan volleyball star Ran Takahashi arrives in Manila
Japanese volleyball star Ran Takahashi upon his arrival in Manila. –AKARI VIDEO MANILA, Philippines — Japanese volleyball star Ran Takahashi landed in Manila Thursday on the eve of his meet and greet with Filipino volleyball fans. PVL team Akari, the local brand that tapped Takahashi as local ambassador, shared a video of the Ryujin Nippon…
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Liverpool reject £11.8m Marseille bid for midfielder and Japan captain Wataru Endo – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL Liverpool have rejected an £11.8million bid from French club Marseille for Japan midfielder Wataru Endo. Manchester United are edging closer to signing Bayern Munich right-back Noussair Mazraoui if they can sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham. Leicester City are weighing up a big-money offer…
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Pedro Taduran upsets Japan champ to reclaim IBF world title
FILE–Pedro Taduran. Photo taken from Sean Gibbons’ Instagram account SAITAMA, Japan–Pedro Taduran finally got one back for the Philippines against Japan in boxing. Taduran on Sunday put an emphatic end to Filipino boxers’ losing trend against the Japanese in world title bouts by stopping Ginjiro Shigeoka to snatch the IBF minimumweight crown at Otsu City.…
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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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Strong Group moves to 6-0, blows past Japan U22
Strong Group Athletics’ Derrick Fenner during a Jones Cup game against Japan U22. –SGA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Strong Group Athletics remained perfect after clobbering Japan Under-22 national team, 92-79, in the 43rd William Jones Cup at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in Taiwan on Friday. The Philippine side played without Ange Kouame, Rhenz Abando and Tajuan Agee. “We need…
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Shoko Miyata: Japan women’s gymnastics captain set to miss Paris 2024 Olympics for smoking | Olympics News
Shoko Miyata is a major doubt for the Olympics after allegations of smoking; Miyata is set to be sent home, having allegedly broken the Japanese Gymnastics Association’s code of conduct; Paris 2024 begins next Friday, with artistic gymnastics to start next Saturday Last Updated: 18/07/24 11:12pm Shoko Miyata is a major doubt for the Olympics…
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