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Serbian coach who belittled Gilas Pilipinas no longer thinks squad lacks quality – rezal404
FILE–China’s Serbian coach Aleksandar Djrodjevic. -FIBA BASKETBALL Aleksandar Djrodjevic, the Serbian national coach who said Gilas Pilipinas was “missing quality” during the 2019 Fiba World Cup, now has nothing but admiration for the latest edition of the National Five. “It’s a long time ago,” he said of his comments about the Yeng Guiao-coached squad that…
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‘Big Difference’ Carlos Loyzaga inducted to Fiba Hall of Fame – rezal404
Carlos Loyzaga’s children Princess, Bing, Teresa and Joey gather around their mother Vicky for a candid moment in front of his poster during the Fiba Hall of Fame ceremony at Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay on Wednesday night. –Denison Dalupang/Inquirer Sports Carlos Loyzaga officially entered world basketball’s hallowed grounds on Wednesday night, joining 11 other…
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Puerto Rico coach hears good things about PH basketball from Renaldo Balkman – rezal404
Puerto Rico coach Nelson Colon with Tremont Waters. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines — Puerto Rico coach Nelson Colon learned a lot of good things about Philippine basketball from his friend and former PBA import Renaldo Balkman ahead of their trip to Manila for the Fiba World Cup 2023. Colon shared that he heard a lot…
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Fiba World Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt – rezal404
Luka Doncic and the Slovenia team are playing their Fiba World Cup group phase games in Okinawa, Japan. (Photo by Francis Gonzalez / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) MANILA, Philippines — Plans for the start of the Fiba World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected Thursday after a North Korean rocket launch prompted an alert ordering some…
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Fiba World Cup: LIVE UPDATES – rezal404
Erik Spoelstra: Team USA is ‘ready’ for Fiba World Cup challenge Miami Heat Filipino-American coach Erik Spoelstra during a basketball clinic conducted by USA Basketball. –ARNEL TACSON/INQUIRER.net With three days left before the opening game of Team USA for the 2023 Fiba World Cup, assistant coach Erik Spoelstra believes that the team is ready for…
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Dominican Republic fully focused on ‘very important game’ vs Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404
Dominican Republic team during a photoshoot ahead of the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines—Tough as Group A may be, the Dominican Republic is adamant in focusing on one task at a time. The Dominicans are purely thinking of Gilas Pilipinas at the moment as they square off on the first day of the…
Read MoreError-prone Far Eastern squeaks past Perpetual – rezal404
Far Eastern coach Manolo Refugia knows what his Lady Tamaraws have to improve on despite extending their win streak to two in the V-League Collegiate Challenge after surviving Perpetual Help Wednesday at Paco Arena in Manila. It was just very glaring on the stats sheets. “We really need to minimize our errors,” Refugia said in…
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Torcaso not pressured by predecessor’s success – rezal404
New Filipinas coach Mark Torcaso. –PFF HANDOUT Mark Torcaso is unperturbed by the big shoes he has to fill after the Philippine women’s football team introduced him on Wednesday as the one to succeed fellow Australian Alen Stajcic as the Filipinas’ new coach. “I think the critical thing is not to sort of compare with…
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Hibernian 0 – 5 A Villa – rezal404
Aston Villa are all but certain of making the Europa Conference League group stages after winning their first-leg play-off 5-0 away in Hibernian. Ollie Watkins was in ruthless form, netting a hat-trick after bagging two before the break and completing the treble on 48 minutes which was eventually awarded by VAR after an on-field offside…
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Nationals will come into real thing a ‘learned’ lot – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas ended preparations for the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup with two straight losses, not an ideal way to start a tournament, especially one of this magnitude. But Jamie Malonzo, who will make his World Cup debut Friday when the Filipinos battle Karl Anthony-Towns and the Dominican Republic, feels those losses have only…
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