Cignal enters tough, crucial phase in chase of semis berth

Cignal HD Spikers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Talk of a rough stretch and Cignal has exactly that. Compounding matters is that the HD Spikers need to get past that in order to have a shot at playing past the elimination round of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Three of their last five games will be against legitimate…

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The NFL’s world tour has entered a new phase with Spain and Brazil on the horizon after landmark fortnight in Frankfurt | NFL News

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’ Cam Hogwood and Jason Bell review the Indianapolis Colts’ win over the New England Patriots in Frankfurt and discuss the future of the NFL’s international series. Sky Sports’ Cam Hogwood and Jason Bell review the Indianapolis Colts’ win over the New England Patriots…

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Americans scrape past Euro foe; Italy nears knockout phase      – rezal404

Italy celebrates its comeback win over Serbia in the Fiba World Cup second round. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Anthony Edwards stood firm in his earlier pronouncement that second round opponents and perhaps even those left in contention, will still have to go through Team USA even after the Americans just survived their first big scare in their…

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Fiba World Cup second round, classification phase – rezal404

Sixteen teams–eight in Manila–have punched their tickets to the second round of the ongoing Fiba World Cup in three Asian cities–Manila, Jakarta, and Okinawa. Qualified teams in Manila are Serbia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Puerto Rico (Group I); USA, Lithuania, Montenegro and Greece (Group J). The bottom two teams per group after the first round, which…

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Lithuania, sweet-shooting Serbia ready for next phase – rezal404

Serbia in the Fiba World Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net If there’s one skill Serbia takes pride in, it’s shooting. “Serbia is a country where you shoot. We shoot, we know how to shoot, especially when you have 12 guys who can shoot,” said Vanja Marinkovic after his team’s 83-65 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday that…

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With cohesion there, Pogoy expects Gilas to play past group phase      – rezal404

RR Pogoy is confident that Gilas will advance. —FIBA.COM For returning Gilas Pilipinas mainstay Roger Pogoy, this current edition of the national team is miles ahead of the squad that played in the last Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup. “There’s [an] improvement and I could really see it in this team,” he said in…

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