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Nelle gets prep time with Gilas hero and PBA legend Alapag
La Salle guard Evan Nelle shoots past UP defenders in Game 1 of the UAAP men’s basketball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Having won collegiate titles for two different schools in two different leagues, Evan Nelle is poised to enter the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with a different kind of edge in hand. Interestingly, that’s not the…
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John Cena: WWE legend to retire from in-ring competition at end of 2025
John Cena will retire from in-ring competition with WWE at the end of 2025, bringing an end to a career that has included winning 16 world championships. Cena appeared at WWE’s Money in the Bank event in Toronto on Saturday night to reveal that he would embark on a farewell tour next year. The 47-year-old…
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Yoyong Martires, Olympian and PBA legend, passes away
Yoyong Martires.–Photo from E.A.T Facebook MANILA, Philippines–Rosalio “Yoyong” Martires, one of the pioneer stars of the PBA and a member of the last Philippine basketball team to play in the Olympics before venturing into showbiz and politics, died at the age of 77. His family announced his passing Wednesday, reportedly due to complications from pneumonia.…
Read MoreBasketball legend Jerry West dies at 86
LA Clippers executive board member Jerry West attends a game between the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets during the 2022 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 7, 2022. Obsessive perfectionism and a deadly jump shot made Jerry West, who died on June 12, 2024 at…
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Burrow dies aged 41 | Leeds Rhinos legend remembered
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41, Leeds Rhinos have announced.
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Warrington Wolves legend Paul Wood opens up about ‘dark times’ battling OCD and how he overcame the problem | Rugby League News
Warrington Wolves legend Paul Wood opened up about the “really dark times” of battling OCD and how he overcame the problem as he guested on Sky Sports podcast, The Bench. Wood played 339 times for Warrington, winning the Challenge Cup in 2010 and 2012 and League Leaders’ Shield in 2011, and is now a club…
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Legend at other end of GOAT debate says Fajardo isn’t done yet
Chris Ross snuck into the frame of a TV interview of June Mar Fajardo and with just a few words, reignited the debate on whether the seven-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) has reached peerless level in Philippine basketball. “He’s the GOAT (Greatest of All Time),” Ross said as he interrupted the Fajardo interview amid confetti…
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Antoine Griezmann breaks Atletico Madrid all-time goal record and seals legend status despite Barcelona move | Football News
Over in Riyadh, Antoine Griezmann is breaking a record. A neat turn with his left foot leaves one Real Madrid marker on the ground and another trailing in his wake. A fierce shot with his right foot sees the ball fly into the bottom corner of the net. Ultimately, Real Madrid came from behind twice…
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PBA, NCAA mourn death of ‘true basketball legend’ Samboy Lim
Photo from Samboy Lim’s Facebook MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Basketball Association mourned the passing of one of its legends in Avelino “Samboy” Lim, who passed away at the age of 61 on Friday night. “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, loved ones, and friends of…
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Alun Wyn Jones: Welsh rugby legend reveals heart condition towards end of career | Rugby Union News
Alun Wyn Jones retired from rugby in November but he was diagnosed with atrial-fibrillation, a heart conditions, in the summer; Jones didn’t play in the Rugby World Cup after retiring from international competition in May Last Updated: 21/12/23 11:26pm Alun Wyn Jones revealed he was diagnosed with a heart condition towards the end of his…
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