Tag: teams
Espejo not satisfied with performance but proud of PH team’s showing
Marck Espejo.–PNVF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Marck Espejo wasn’t satisfied with his performance in the Asian Games but he heaped praise on his teammates for stepping up in the Philippine men’s volleyball team’s brief but fruitful campaign in Hangzhou, China. Espejo only scored a total of 22 points in three games with reduced playing time,…
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PVL: Nxled gets May Luna; Teams continue to fill the pieces
FILE – May Luna.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Nxled Chameleons signed May Luna as the player movements continue in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) ahead of the season-ending All-Filipino Conference in October. Luna is the latest Nxled recruit from the defunct Foton squad. The former La Salle Lady Spiker ended her two-year stint with…
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Asian Games: PH women’s beach volley teams advance to next round
FILE-Gen Eslapor and Dij Rodriguez. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Khylem Harl Progella and Grydelle Joanice Matibag remained unbeaten in Pool B after sweeping Indonesia’s Dhita Juliana and Desi Ratnasari, 21-14, 21-10, in the Asian Games women’s beach volleyball competition on Wednesday at Ningbo Banbianshan Beach Volleyball Centre in Hangzhou, China. The young…
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PFL teams begin AFC Champions League campaigns
Kaya FC Iloilo vs Garelli FC. –Jihan Ivy P. Caparros via Copa Paulino Alcantara MANILA, Philippines–The next three days will see the perennial contenders of the Philippines Football League test their mettle against some of their counterparts in the Asian region when they kick off their respective continental campaigns on home soil. PFL champion Kaya-Iloilo…
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Fans cheer Germany team’s return home after winning Fiba World Cup
The German basketball team celebrates with fans after their arrival in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Germany beat Serbia in the basketball world championships final in Manila last Sunday. Word in the background reads ‘World Champions’ (AP Photo/Michael Probst) FRANKFURT, Germany — Fans cheered Germany’s basketball team on its return home Tuesday after winning…
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Team USA in great position entering round 2 and so are many other teams – rezal404
US guard Anthony Edwards (10) dunks against Jordan in the first half of a Basketball World Cup Group C match in Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) MANILA, Philippines — The opponent names will become more recognizable for USA Basketball now. Nikola Vucevic awaits on Friday, Jonas Valanciunas on Sunday, and if…
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China not yet worrying about Asian teams Olympics race, says Serbian coach – rezal404
FILE–China’s Serbian coach Aleksandar Djrodjevic. -FIBA BASKETBALL While Gilas Pilipinas has already started putting the Paris Olympics in its crosshairs, a perennial rival and continental heavyweight is staying right in the moment for now. Aleksandar Đorđević, the former Serbian national coach who now mentors China, said he had not begun worrying about such a scenario.…
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Asian teams jockey for best finish – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ bid for an Olympic berth via the World Cup will run through the Dominican Republic again. —FIBA National coach Chot Reyes and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas have written down the target for Gilas Pilipinas: Two wins. The number has more to do with improving the federation’s best performance in the Fiba (International…
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Asian Champions League to relaunch with fewer teams, more prize money – rezal404
Al Ittihad’s Karim Benzema, center, fights for the ball during his team match against Al Raed in Saudi Professional League, in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia–The Asian Champions League will be rebranded in 2024 with fewer teams and a three-fold increase in prize money for the winner. A…
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From Filipinas inspiring future generations to Matildas stealing Australian spotlight, teams draw World Cup fuel from outside the pitch – rezal404
Australia players celebrate a tense quarterfinal victory over France, and a whole nation celebrated with them. —REUTERS The quest to achieve something bigger than football in the Women’s World Cup provided enough fuel for countries like the Philippines to achieve historic feats in the tournament being hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand. Add the…
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