France defends men’s volleyball Olympic gold medal, beats Poland

Poland’s Aleksander Sliwka (11) walks of the court after losing a gold medal men’s volleyball match against France at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) PARIS — France defended its Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball on Saturday, and oh how special to do so right at…

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Gilas loses narrowly to world No. 15 Poland, showing that—despite some glitches—it is now armed well enough for OQT battle

San Antonio mainstay in the NBA Jeremy Sochan (left) tries to dribble past Justin Brownlee in late second half action. —PHOTO COURTESY OF POLAND BASKETBALL FEDERATION Gilas Pilipinas spent little time ruing another narrow loss in its preparations geared toward the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Latvia. “Now the real fight begins,” national coach…

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Gilas Pilipinas fightback falls short vs Poland ahead of OQT

Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee defends Poland’s Jeremy Sochan during a tune-up game. Photo from Wojciech Figurski / Polish Basketball Federation Gilas Pilipinas’ comeback machine faded anew on Sunday morning (Manila time) in its third and final friendly geared toward the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Nationals fell to world No. 15 Poland, 82-80, at Sosnowiec…

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France 1 – 1 Poland

France had to settle for second-place in Group D after already-eliminated Poland held Les Bleus to a 1-1 draw, despite Kylian Mbappe returning from injury with a goal. Back in the starting line-up after recovering from a broken nose, the masked Mbappe thought he had given his side a winning end to the group stages…

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Euro 2024 – Poland 1-3 Austria: Marko Arnautovic penalty helps Ralf Rangnick’s side to first win | Football News

Poland became the first nation to be knocked out of Euro 2024 following a 3-1 defeat to Austria. Goals from Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic sealed an impressive win for Ralf Rangnick’s side in Berlin, which left their opponents with two defeats from their first two Group D fixtures. And as a result…

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Luke Littler: Teenager into Poland Darts Masters quarter-finals along with Michael van Gerwen | Darts News

Luke Littler made a winning start on his Poland Darts Masters debut, fending off a valiant fightback from Adam Gawlas to advance to the quarter-finals with a 6-4 success in Gliwice on Friday. Littler, 17, survived a late scare to see off UK Open semi-finalist Gawlas, who fought back from 5-1 down to threaten an…

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Lawrence Okolie says Lukasz Rozanski’s ‘hostile’ crowd will fuel world title performance in Poland | Boxing News

Lawrence Okolie vows to show he is a class above Lukasz Rozanski as he prepares to embrace a hostile atmosphere while challenging for the WBC bridgerweight world title in Poland on Friday night. The former WBO cruiserweight world titleholder takes on Rozanski in the champion’s hometown of Rzesow. Okolie says he’s expecting a “hostile” reception…

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Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen headline Poland Darts Masters entry list | Darts News

World champion Luke Humphries, teenage sensation Luke Littler and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen will headline the 16-player field at the Poland Darts Masters. The World Series of Darts will return to Poland in 2024 at PreZero Arena Gliwice on June 14-15, where eight of darts’ biggest names will take on eight east European darts…

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Page: Wales ready to go 'toe-to-toe' with Poland

Rob Page says that Wales are ready to go “toe-to-toe” with Poland in their Euro 2024 play-off final at Cardiff City Stadium.

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Japan, Poland raring to return to PH after ‘amazing’ experience – rezal404

Japan during a game against Poland in the Volleyball Nations League in Manila. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—After the last match of the Volleyball Nations League in Manila, Poland and Japan expressed their interest in playing again in the volleyball-crazed country. Aleksander Sliwka, who helped the Polish notch a sweeping win over Japan at the close…

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