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Rain or Shine loses to Korean champion Anyang KGC – rezal404
Rain or Shine in the 42nd William Jones Cup. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Rain or Shine was forced to play catch-up after a slow start and fell to Korean Basketball League champion Anyang KGC, 87-77, in the 42nd William Jones Cup on Thursday at Taipei Heping Gymnasium. The Elasto Painters trailed 22-7 at the start but couldn’t…
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Nonito Donaire reacquires Filipino citizenship – rezal404
Nonito Donaire and his family taking his Oath of Allegiance as he reacquires his Filipino citizenship. –DFA via SF PCG MANILA, Philippines — Former four-division champion Nonito Donaire Jr. reacquired his Filipino citizenship on Monday at Romulo Hall of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco. The Filipino Flash, an American citizen whose paternal grandfather…
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Manchester City wins UEFA Super Cup by beating Sevilla in a penalty shootout – rezal404
Manchester City players celebrate after winning the UEFA Super Cup Final soccer match between Manchester City and Sevilla at Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus port, near Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ATHENS, Greece — Manchester City marked its first appearance in the UEFA Super Cup by beating Sevilla 5-4 in a…
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Team USA still team to beat in Fiba World Cup, says SBP chief – rezal404
(L-R) Austin Reaves #15, Walker Kessler #14, Jaren Jackson Jr. #13, Josh Hart #12, Jalen Brunson #11, Anthony Edwards #10, Bobby Portis #9, Paolo Banchero #8, Brandon Ingram #7, Cam Johnson #6, Mikal Bridges #5 and Tyrese Haliburton #4 of the United States stand on the court before a 2023 FIBA World Cup exhibition game.…
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House approves bill on sports vouchers, funding support for sports clubs – rezal404
FILE–Athletes from Region 12 during the 2019 Palarong Pambansa parade. Photo from DepEd The House of Representatives has approved a significant measure to empower budding Filipino athletes through a sports voucher system. This initiative aims to provide essential resources for training and acquiring sports equipment. With a majority of 275 votes, the House passed House…
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Alex Eala, partner enter semifinals after upset of W25 Aldershot top seed – rezal404
Alex Eala and Polish doubles partner Radwanska. –ALEX EALA FACEBOOK MANILA, Philippines — It was a double victory for Alex Eala on Wednesday in the W25 Aldershot as she opened her singles campaign on a high note and entered the doubles semifinal with her partner Urszula Radwanska of Poland in Great Britain. The 18-year-old Filipino,…
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Toroman comes in to help Converge, two NCAA programs – rezal404
Rajko Toroman makes his return. —FILE PHOTO Rajko Toroman, the Serbian who did the blueprint of the Gilas Pilipinas program more than a decade ago, is returning to the country to help numerous programs, counting two in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Converge FiberXers in the Philippine Basketball Association. Toroman was reportedly…
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Taekwondo puts first Asiad gold bid on Olympian Alora’s shoulders – rezal404
Kirstie Elaine Alora —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Kirstie Elaine Alora’s consecutive victories in a pair of highly competitive international meets seemed to augur well for Team Philippines in the forthcoming 19th Asian Games (Asiad). The Philippine taekwondo team has yet to show a gold medal in the Asiad and could finally pull off a breakthrough with…
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This Gen Z Fil-Brit boxer is determined to clinch the PH’s first Olympic gold in boxing – rezal404
| PHOTOS: Tom Welland’s Instagram / @tom_welland1 In a school cafeteria, basketball and boxing would be in the same table labeled “Most Popular Sports in the Philippines.” The latter can prompt shared memories. Whenever there’s a huge international match with our Filipino rep in the ring, there are noticeably less people outside even on a…
Read MoreHoltmann gets Azkals call up for friendlies – rezal404
Gerrit Holtmann could make his national team return after being called up by the Philippine Azkals for their two friendly matches in September. Holtmann was among the 24 players named by the Philippine Football Federation on Wednesday as the Azkals return to action with friendlies against Chinese-Taipei and Afghanistan. The 28-year-old last played for the…
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