Tag: prep
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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England’s Charlie Dean using ‘chaos’ of rain-reduced T20I vs New Zealand as integral World Cup prep | Cricket News
Charlie Dean believes the “chaos” of England’s rain-hit second T20I against New Zealand in Hove will be vital preparation for the World Cup in October. Following a two-hour rain delay, England came away with a 23-run victory via DLS in the second women’s T20I after they posted 89-6 and New Zealand were forced off due…
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PGA Championship: Tiger Woods rues mistakes and lack of tournament prep after major missed cut at Valhalla | Golf News
Tiger Woods admitted that improvements are needed in all areas of his game heading into the rest of the major season after missing the cut at the PGA Championship. Woods, making his first appearance since finishing last of those making it through to the weekend at The Masters last month, experienced a bogey-bogey finish to…
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Paris Olympics-bound Sarno braces for ‘tougher’ prep in medal bid
FILE–Southeast Asian Games – Weightlifting – Olympic Taekwondo Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 15, 2023 Philippines’ Vanessa Palomar Sarno in action during the women’s – 71kg REUTERS/Cindy Liu MANILA, Philippines–Vanessa Sarno will begin shifting to a more demanding training program in her quest to topple the toughest bunch in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “We…
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Hidilyn lets it all out in last stretch of Olympics prep
Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP) Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo is bracing for the final stretch of her journey to reach Paris and see action in a fifth straight Olympic Games later this year. The Tokyo Olympics weightlifting gold medalist seems unshakable in the top 10 of the women’s…
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No holiday rest for EJ in Olympics prep
FILE PHOTO: Ej Obiena EJ Obiena will be having a different holiday season this year as he gears up for the Paris 2024 Olympics. “Off season is tougher compared to competition season since you need to train most of the time, especially if you’re preparing for a big tournament such as the Olympics,’’ said Obiena.…
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Ginebra crams on PBA prep with Laguna camp
Ginebra coach Tim Cone. –MARLO CUETO/Inquirer.net Barangay Ginebra will be have a lot of catching up to do in terms of its preparation for the season-opening Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup after coach Tim Cone and the Gin Kings’ core had a busy, victorious offseason representing Gilas Pilipinas. But Alfrancis Chua believes the Kings…
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EJ Obiena, using ‘20 steps,’ opens Olympics prep in Europe
Philippines’ EJ Obiena celebrates after winning the men’s pole vault final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Newly minted Asian pole vault champion EJ Obiena didn’t want to dive into the details on how exactly he will be preparing for the Summer Olympic Games next year,…
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With Abueva, Romeo, others likely out, Gilas calls up 4 players for Asiad prep
Kevin Alas —PHOTOS FROM FIBA With five more new faces to integrate into his system and a shrinking window to do just that, Tim Cone’s job to prime Gilas Pilipinas for the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) has become much, much tougher. His confidence, however, remains unchanged. “It doesn’t change our approach to how we do…
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Chot Reyes eyes more games, sets player-deadline for key stretch of Gilas prep – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coaches Chot Reyes. —DENISON DALUPANG/INQUIRER Wary of losing the gains his Gilas Pilipinas crew made during his training camp across the Baltic states, national coach Chot Reyes has two things in mind—more tune-up games and a deadline for players to join camp—in the ramp up to the Fiba World Cup. “The most important…
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