Fifi Sharma credits rise as top blocker to constant planning

Akari Chargers’ Fifi Sharma in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Behind her emergence as the top blocker of the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference so far is Fifi Sharma’s meticulous planning against the opponents’ attack tendencies every game. Sharma, a second-year pro with the Akari Charger., has been leading the blocking department…

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Lakers planning to fix errors carved into Kobe Bryant’s statue

Fans gather around the newly unveiled Kobe Bryant statue outside the Crypto.com Arena on February 9, 2024 in Los Angeles. The 19-foot (5.79m) bronze statue, weighing 4,000 pounds (1,841 kgs), shows superstar guard Bryant in his number 8 Lakers jersey with his right index finger raised in the air. It stands outside the Lakers home…

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Emma Raducanu: Former US Open champion planning to miss Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu is planning to pass on next week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships where she would have required a wild card and instead head back to London to analyse her early exit at the Qatar Open. Raducanu squandered set point in a second-set tie-break as she lost to Anhelina Kalinina in the opening round…

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Back Pages: Ratcliffe planning to replace Old Trafford with 'Wembley of North'?

Dave Kidd from The Sun and John Cross from The Mirror discuss the story that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is potentially looking at replacing Old Trafford with a ‘Wembley of the North’.

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Manchester United keep tabs on Ajax striker Brian Brobbey as summer window planning begins – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Erik ten Hag is keeping tabs on Ajax striker Brian Brobbey as Manchester United begin to plan their summer transfer window. Turkish football is facing new shame after it emerged a club refused to deal with an agent because he is Black. Former Sunderland…

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January transfer window: What is your Premier League team planning as the winter market opens? | Football News

The January transfer window is officially open – allowing all 20 Premier League clubs to tinker with their squads ahead of the second half of the season. The winter window opened on New Year’s Day and will close for English clubs at midnight on Thursday February 1, 2024. With January signings able to make or…

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Emma Raducanu: Former US Open champion planning for 2024 tennis return as she recovers from operations | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu has revealed she is planning to return in 2024 as she continues her recovery after having operations on both wrists and one ankle. Raducanu missed the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open this year after undergoing surgery at the start of May. The 20-year-old, who fell out of the world’s top 200 this…

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