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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Scottie Thompson left frustrated as Ginebra takes beating

FILE–Barangay Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup in January. He sits out another game in the ongoing Philippine Cup due to injury. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Ginebra guard Scottie Thompson could only watch as Meralco decimated the Gin Kings in the PBA Philippine Cup, 91-73, at Araneta Coliseum on Friday. With a back problem…

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Ababa takes control of bunched-up leaderboard

Jonel Ababa wants separation from his pursuers after the third round. —PGT PHOTO Jonel Ababa did what needed to be done at the halfway point of the P2.5 million ICTSI Golf Classic on Wednesday. And knowing the tree-lined layout so well, the Davao native also knows what needs to be done in the third round.…

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World Indoor Championships: Jemma Reekie takes 800m silver as Great Britain win 4x400m relay bronze

Home favourite Jemma Reekie took 800 metres silver on the final night of action at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow for her first global medal. The 25-year-old Scot clocked a time of 2:02.72 as she finished 0.82 seconds behind Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma, with the medal one of two won by Great Britain on Sunday…

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Australia thrash New Zealand by 172 runs in first Test as Nathan Lyon takes 10 wickets in match | Cricket News

Nathan Lyon claimed a fifth 10-wicket match haul in Tests as Australia thrashed New Zealand by 172 runs in Wellington to take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series. New Zealand folded from their overnight 111-3 to 196 all out in a chase of 369, losing their final seven wickets for 70 runs before lunch…

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Shoaib Bashir takes four as England rip through India batting order to take charge of fourth Test in Ranchi | Cricket News

Shoaib Bashir starred with four wickets to see England take charge of the fourth Test against India, the hosts trailing by 134 as they closed day two in Ranchi on 219-7. In just his second Test match, Bashir (4-83) bowled unchanged through an exhausting 31-over spell either side of tea, the 20-year-old taking four in…

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Nicole Tiamzon takes spotlight in Petro Gazz opening win

Petro Gazz Angels’ Nicole Tiamzon during the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Nicole Tiamzon shone in Petro Gazz’s first Premier Volleyball League (PVL) game under Japanese coach Koji Tsuzurabara, who wants his players to always have the “challenger’s” mindset. All eyes were on Brooke Van Sickle after an MVP and title run…

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Betfair Ascot Chase: L’Homme Presse takes on Pic D’Orhy in Grade One showpiece | Racing News

Our Senior Form Analyst on Saturday’s Grade One contest, starring L’Homme Presse and Pic D’orhy, live on Sky Sports Racing. The race This is the 30th edition of the Ascot Chase, a race that more often than not stands tall, in connection to the impending Festivals, not in competition nor inferior to them, highlighted by…

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Boatwright takes heart even after first defeat

San Miguel Beermen Bennie Boatwright. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Losing for the first time as a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import has not dampened the spirits of Bennie Boatwright, who vowed to help San Miguel Beer deliver a bounce-back in Game 4 and put a stranglehold on the Commissioner’s Cup Finals. “You gonna lose, and it’s part…

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Cignal sweeps elims, takes lessons into semifinals

Cignal HD Spikers’ Vanie Gandler in the PNVF Champions League. –PNVF PHOTO Facing a young, tough-as-nails foe, Cignal showed what it is made of and provided a glimpse of what it is capable of doing in the coming Premier Volleyball League season. The HD Spikers swept their four Philippine National Volleyball Federation Champions League elimination…

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