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Gilas never gave up in the stretch – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ Jordan Clarkson. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Despite Gilas Pilipinas’ heartbreaking 80-70 loss to Angola in Group A of the 2023 Fiba World Cup, Jordan Clarkson still lauded his squad’s resilience in the clutch. After being down by as many as 13 in the payoff period, Gilas fought back to shave the deficit down to…
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Gilas doomed by poor shooting in loss to Angola – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes did not beat around the bush after the loss to Angola in Group A of the 2023 Fiba World Cup. Reyes called it how it is: Gilas won’t win with a poor shooting performance. That’s exactly what happened as Gilas fired blanks…
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Anthony Edwards, Team USA get home court edge in Manila for Fiba World Cup – rezal404
Team USA’s Anthony Edwards during a game against New Zealand in the Fiba World Cup at Mall of Asia Arena. FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Team USA’s opener in the Fiba World Cup at Mall of Asia Arena on Friday felt like a home game for Anthony Edwards and the rest of the Americans. Team USA, unsurprisingly…
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Italy quickly shifts focus to Gilas after shock loss – rezal404
Italy looks on during a game against the Dominican Republic in the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Italy has no time to sulk over its tough loss to the Dominican Republic as skipper Luigi Datome urges his team to keep the faith in themselves ahead of their crucial match against Gilas Pilipinas…
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Choco Mucho cops VTV Cup bronze as Sisi Rondina, Maddie Madayag win awards – rezal404
FILE–Choco Mucho Flying Titans. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho is bringing home a bronze medal with Sisi Rondina bagging the Best Outside Spiker award and Maddie Madayag copping the Best Middle Blocker in the VTV Cup 2023 on Saturday in Lao Cai, Vietnam. Rondina unleashed 24 points as the Flying Titans took down…
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Chot Reyes explains reason behind Kai Sotto benching – rezal404
Chot Reyes had a viable explanation why Kai Sotto (left) was mostly in his warmers Friday night. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ BOCAUE—There was always going to be much hindsight talk about the paltry minutes given to Kai Sotto after all the pretournament fuss about his availability for the 2023 Fiba World Cup. So Chot Reyes made…
Read MoreChina coach not concerned about Kyle Anderson’s scoreless Fiba World Cup debut – rezal404
China’s Kyle Anderson in the Fiba World Cup game against Serbia. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — China coach Sasa Djordevic remains patient with NBA veteran Kyle Anderson, who also goes by his Chinese name Li Kaier, after a scoreless Fiba World Cup 2023 debut in their 105-63 blowout loss to Serbia on Saturday at Smart…
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EJ Obiena wins historic pole vault silver in World Athletics Championships – rezal404
EJ Obiena, of the Philippines, reacts after a successful attempt in the Men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) EJ Obiena put himself in the equation to win it all before pocketing the silver medal for another historic finish on the global stage…
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No untoward incident during 2023 Fiba World Cup opening — PNP – rezal404
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said that there were no untoward incidents during the opening of the 2023 Fiba World Cup on Friday in Bulacan. “The Philippine National Police (PNP) successfully orchestrated a seamless opening ceremony for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, held on August 25, 2023, at the…
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FIFA suspends Spain’s soccer chief Luis Rubiales over kiss – rezal404
Soccer Football – Spanish Soccer Federation Meeting – Ciudad Del Futbol Las Rozas, Las Rozas, Spain – August 25, 2023 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales announces he will be staying as president during the meeting. ( RFEF/Handout via REUTERS) MADRID – Soccer’s world governing body FIFA suspended Spanish federation chief Luis…
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