Tag: National
PNVF bid could pit national men’s team against world’s best
PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net There is a chance the Philippine men’s team will get to play the best national squads in the world. And the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is doing everything to make that happen. The federation began the spade work to bring the 2025 FIVB World Men’s Championship, slated…
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Grand National: Top-weight Hewick bids to join Red Rum in Aintree history books for John ‘Shark’ Hanlon | Racing News
King George hero Hewick will carry top weight in this year’s Grand National after the ratings were unveiled in Liverpool. John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s bargain £800 purchase has proved a revelation in recent years, winning the Galway Plate, Oaksey Chase and the American Grand National, collating over £600,000 in prize money. Those victories came before a…
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Ex-Gilas skipper Japeth Aguilar returns to national duty
Japeth Aguilar during a Gilas Pilipinas stint. –FIBA PHOTO Japeth Aguilar, a pioneering member of the Gilas Pilipinas program and skipper of the last two major editions of the National Five, will be backstopping the new-look squad that plays in the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) Asia Cup Qualifiers next week. The high-leaping forward, who recently…
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PBA reaffirms commitment to national program
FILE – PBA commissioner Willie Marcial The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to the new era of the national program. “The PBA’s commitment remains the same: Whatever Gilas needs—whether it be coaches, players, or even utility personnel—the league is readily available to lend a hand,” PBA commissioner Willie Marcial told the…
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Corach Rambler: Grand National hero set for Cheltenham Gold Cup bid before Aintree tilt | Racing News
Grand National winner Corach Rambler will head straight for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham before aiming to repeat his Aintree heroics in April. Corach Rambler was last seen running an encouraging race to be third in the Betfair Chase but trainer Lucinda Russell feels he would have too much weight to carry in the Ultima…
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Fresh start for National U in chase of new dynasty
Aris Dimaunahan: We’re going to start from scratch. —UAAP It has been barely a month since National University’s (NU) stranglehold of the UAAP women’s basketball crown met its end. And while coach Aris Dimaunahan is still filled with regret over the dynastic Lady Bulldos’ fall from grace, the former pro refuses to consider the campaign…
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Michigan to face Washington in college football national title game | NFL News
Blake Corum led Michigan into their first college football playoff championship game with victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, as top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl…
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Philippine Sports in 2023 recap: Busy year for national athletes
A yearend review of the busy Philippine Sports in 2023. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — It was indeed a busy 2023 for Philippine sports and it will go down as one of the most memorable years in the history books. Three years after the pandemic, the Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games were held in…
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Welsh Grand National: Nassalam demolishes field in Chepstow feature for Caoilin Quinnand Gary Moore | Racing News
Nassalam showed stamina in abundance to run out an ultra-impressive winner of the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow. Sent off the 9-2 joint-favourite under a 4lb penalty for winning the Welsh National Trial at the course earlier this month, Gary Moore’s six-year-old was tracking the pace set by the front-running Amateur in the early…
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Puma to end sponsorship of Israel’s national football team
FILE – Israel players pose ahead of the Euro 2024 group I qualifying soccer match between Israel and Romania at the Pancho Arena in Felcsut, Hungary, on Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File) BERLIN–Puma will end its sponsorship of Israel’s national football team next year, in a decision made before Hamas’ Oct 7 attack,…
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