For Eala, a special kind of Grand Slam

Filipino tennis player Alex Eala is competing in the US Open 2024 qualifying, looking to make it to the main draw. –ALEX EALA FACEBOOK Alex Eala feels a special connection to Flushing Meadows. “It isn’t often that I get to play in this kind of atmosphere,” the Filipino tennis ace wrote in Filipino on her…

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Tim Cone on Justin Brownlee’s failed doping test: ‘It kind of blows our mind’

Tim Cone reacts during the gold medal game between the Philippines and Jordan. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines—Coach Tim Cone admitted that Justin Brownlee’s positive doping test after Gilas Pilipinas’ Asian Games gold conquest came as an absolute surprise for him. Cone, who steered the Philippines to the historic victory that ended a 61-year drought, said there…

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A different kind of heavyweight ‘Thrilla’ set in Manila      – rezal404

It seems everyone’s minds were not on the two games of the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup that took place Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena, but on the individual matchup that will highlight the battle of two European sides in 48 hours. “Definitely one of the toughest matchups that I’ve had,” Montenegro’s…

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