Tag: war
Pat Maagdenberg, Aldin Ayo recall collegiate war
Converge FiberXers’ Patrick Maagdenberg in the PBA Philippine Cup game against TNT. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Converge coach Aldin Ayo admitted that he didn’t give Pat Maagdenberg much thought during his collegiate days in Ateneo. But a lot can change in only a few years. In this case, Maagdenberg, who once gave former University of Santo…
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Elina Svitolina says war at home in Ukraine has made playing tennis ‘really tough’ | Tennis News
Elina Svitolina says competing amid the ongoing war in Ukraine has been difficult, telling the Sky Sports Tennis Podcast that news from her home country “makes me cry”. Svitolina’s family has been affected by the war in Ukraine, with her grandmother – who she remains in constant contact with – still based in her hometown…
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Frank Soo: Football Association urged to award honorary cap to Asian trailblazer who played for England during the war | Football News
The Football Association is being urged to award wartime international Frank Soo an honorary cap after the East Asian trailblazer was appointed to the Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame. Soo, whose father was Chinese, became the first player of Asian heritage to represent England when he appeared in a wartime international against Wales in 1942.…
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Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in jiu-jitsu
Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs perform at the Ukrainian national competition of jiu jitsu in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. More than 20,000 people in the Ukraine have lost limbs from injuries since the start of the Russian war, many of them soldiers. Some of them have learned to deal with their psychological…
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Premier League faces calls from clubs to provide formal response to Israel-Hamas war – Paper Talk | Transfer Centre News
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL The Premier League is facing calls from clubs to provide a formal response to the outbreak of war in Israel, with executives at several of them unhappy at the sport’s silence since last Friday’s terrorist attack by Hamas. Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman…
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Luis Alberto Lopez vs Joet Gonzalez: ‘When we get in the ring there is no respect. It’s going to be a total war’ | Boxing News
Luis Alberto Lopez has toured Great Britain and Northern Ireland, winning and defending his IBF featherweight world title. He’s even fought at the small but historic boxing venue, York Hall in the East End of London. In 2021, after he’d handed Gabriel Flores a first defeat, he administered another first professional defeat to Isaac Lowe,…
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Wimbledon: Elina Svitolina believes the ongoing war in Ukraine has made her ‘stronger’
Elina Svitolina believes she is “mentally stronger” and “calmer” due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and since returning from maternity leave. The 28-year-old gave birth to her daughter in October and only returned to the WTA tour in April. For her country, where a war that began with Russia’s invasion in February 2022 continues…
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Iga Swiatek says Ukraine war has caused ‘chaos’ in sport – rezal404
Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Croatia’s Donna Vekic in their round of 16 match of the Women’s WTA Rome Open tennis tournament on May 16, 2023 at Foro Italico in Rome. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the Ukraine war has caused “chaos” in the world of…
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French Open: Elina Svitolina admits war has changed her, promises to donate Roland Garros prize money to kids of Ukraine
Elina Svitolina, who won the WTA title in Strasbourg just seven months after becoming a mother, has promised to donate her French Open prize money to the children of Ukraine. Svitolina, who is married to French player Gael Monfils, became parents to their daughter Skai in October with the Ukrainian only returning to the tour…
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Ukraine’s Kostyuk tells Belarus’ Sabalenka to take a personal stand on war – rezal404
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 28, 2023 Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in action during her first round match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS – Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka after their first-round match at the French Open and the Ukrainian feels the Belarusian should…
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