Tag: Japan
Angel Canino skips Alas Pilipinas training camp in Japan
Alas Pilipinas women’s national team arrive in Japan for its training camp ahead of the SEA V.League. Angel Canino will be missing the Osaka camp due to student-athlete duties. –PNVF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Angel Canino will be missing Alas Pilipinas’ training camp due to her student-athlete commitment with La Salle, while Eya Laure, Jennifer…
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Geo Chiu to play for Japan B2 League team Ehime
FILE–Geo Chiu.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Geo Chiu will continue his professional basketball career overseas. After suiting up for the Taiwan Mustangs, who played against Gilas Pilipinas last week, Chiu is taking his act to the Japan B.League after signing a contract with the Ehime Orange Vikings. Ehime, a B2 Division squad, announced the development on Sunday…
Read MorePacquiao gets new opponent for Japan exhibition fight
Retired multiple world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao (R) of the Philippines speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on June 10, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Manny Pacquiao will now face a different fighter in his three-round exhibition match in Japan after the retired boxing great’s original opponent was ruled…
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Fifi Sharma ‘fangirls’ over Japan, USA stars as VNL wraps up
Fifi Sharma with VNL stars Torey DeFalco, Yūki Ishikawa and Kento Miyaura. –FIFI SHARMA INSTAGRAM Akari Chargers’ Fifi Sharma channeled her inner fangirl as she rubbed elbows with the stars of fan-favorite teams Japan and Team USA at the end of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Manila on Sunday. In a series of Instagram…
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Japan beats USA for first time in Manila finale
Japan’s Kento Miyaura flexes his muscles during a game against USA in the VNL 2024 in Manila.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — With both teams fielding their bench in a much-anticipated final game in Manila, Japan got the better of USA, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19, to end the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 3 on a high…
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Kento Miyaura steps up for Takahashi-less Japan in crucial win
Japan’s Kento Miyaura celebrates during a game against France in the VNL.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Kento Miyaura stepped up when it mattered most for depleted Japan as he provided the spark off the bench to book a ticket to the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Final Eight. After missing Ran Takahashi due to a nagging…
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VNL 2024: Yuki Ishikawa, Japan rally past Olympic champion France
Japan team celebrates in the VNL 2024 Week 3 game against France. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Yuki Ishikawa took matters into his own hands to help depleted Japan complete an epic comeback-from-behind 17-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-10 win over Olympic champion France in the Volleyball Nations League on Saturday evening before a roaring crowd…
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Japan bounces back with sweep of Netherlands
Japan’s Yuji Nishida in a VNL 2024 Week 3 game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Yuji Nishida and Yuki Ishikawa brought Japan back to its winning ways torching the Netherlands, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20, in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 3 on Friday evening at Mall of Asia Arena. After losing to Canada in the…
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Japan star Ran Takahashi out for remainder of VNL 2024
Japan’s Ran Takahashi during a VNL 2024 game in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net VNL 2024 SCHEDULE: Week 3 Manila, Philippines leg MANILA, Philippines — Japan men’s national volleyball team has ruled out Ran Takahashi for the remainder of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Manila leg. The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) on Friday announced that Takahashi will…
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Canada denies fan favorite Japan in five sets
Canada celebrates a point against Japan in the VNL 2024 Week 3 match in Manila, Philippines. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net VNL 2024 SCHEDULE: Week 3 Manila, Philippines leg MANILA, Philippines — Most of the Filipino crowd may have been cheering for Japan, but Canada got the last laugh in their crucial Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 Week…
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