Alinsunurin returns to national squad; Retamar eyes roster spot

Former national team setter Joshua Retamar hopes to be setting plays for the men’s squad in the World Championships. —UAAP MEDIA The road to Philippine volleyball’s future began with patching up the cracks of the past. Coach Dante Alinsunurin has returned to the national team’s coaching staff and Joshua Retamar, the player who once alleged…

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Gary Rowett returns to Birmingham on interim basis as Tony Mowbray takes medical leave of absence | Football News

Former Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett has returned to the club on an interim basis. The current boss, Tony Mowbray, has been away since mid-February while he receives medical treatment for an unnamed illness. Birmingham confirmed Mowbray will take a formal medical leave of absence until the start of the 2024-25 pre-season. Rowett was in…

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Anunoby returns, Hart has triple-double as Knicks rout 76ers

Filmmaker Spike Lee, left, pats New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) on the back after Anunoby scored a 3-point basket against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) NEW YORK — Josh Hart had 20…

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Six Nations: Alex Mitchell to start for England as Marcus Smith returns to the bench for Ireland match | Rugby Union News

Alex Mitchell will start at scrum-half for England against Ireland with Marcus Smith set to make his first appearance in this year’s Six Nations having been named on the bench. Fly-half Smith has not featured for England since the World Cup due to a calf injury, while Mitchell missed out against Scotland after suffering a…

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Doug Watson returns as Scotland head coach to lead team at T20 World Cup after interim success | Cricket News

Doug Watson has been appointed as Scotland’s new head coach, returning to the role he performed on an interim basis last year. The South African stepped in when Shane Burger departed for Somerset and successfully steered the side to victory in the T20 World Cup qualifier. Watson will now take charge for that tournament in…

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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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Ben Whittaker returns on Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke undercard on March 31, live on Sky Sports | Boxing News

Future boxing superstar Ben Whittaker brings his unique style to The O2 in London as the latest addition to BOXXER’s action-packed ‘Bad Blood’ card on Sunday March 31, live on Sky Sports. Whittaker, 6-0 (5), has become a viral sensation after clips of his flamboyant showboating during his stoppage win over Khalid Graidia on February…

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Naomi Osaka hopes for better returns after copying Djokovic style

FILE PHOTO:  Japan’s Naomi Osaka in action during her round of 32 match against Croatia’s Petra Martic in the Qatar Open. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo Naomi Osaka said she had taken a leaf out of Novak Djokovic’s tactical playbook and tweaked her return game at the Qatar Open after the former women’s world number one…

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Emma Raducanu returns to action at WTA Tour event in Doha and it’s live on Sky Sports Tennis | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu is back in action at the Qatar Open in Doha and you can watch her match against Anhelina Kalinina, live on the new Sky Sports Tennis channel. The 2021 US Open champion has been showing positive signs having spent eight months out of action in 2023 after wrist and ankle surgeries. The 21-year-old…

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India vs England: Shoaib Bashir set to make debut as James Anderson also returns to side for second Test | Cricket News

England have handed a debut to spinner Shoaib Bashir after making two changes to their side for the second Test vs India. James Anderson also returns in place fellow seamer Mark Wood while Bashir replaces the injured Jack Leach who was ruled out of the game in Vizag with a knee injury sustained in England’s…

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