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Joshua Buatsi overcomes Pawel Stepien in clear decision win as he remains poised for world title shot
Joshua Buatsi defeated Pawel Stepien, recording a one-sided decision win at the Resorts Worlds Arena in Birmingham on Saturday. He was an unanimous decision victor, winning 97-94, 98-92 and 100-90. Buatsi, the No 1 ranked contender with the WBA, is on the cusp of a world title shot. But he was risking all that against…
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DP World Tour: Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood ineligible for Ryder Cup after resigning Tour memberships
Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter are two of four players who have resigned their DP World Tour membership with immediate effect Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Richard Bland have all resigned their DP World Tour memberships with immediate effect, making them ineligible to compete in September’s Ryder Cup. The trio of Poulter, Garcia…
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Russians approved for judo world championships, Ukraine pulls out in protest – rezal404
FILE PHOTO: Judo – World Judo Championships – Mixed Teams – Bronze Medal Contest – Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – September 1, 2019 Russia poses as they celebrate winning their mixed teams bronze medal contest. REUTERS/Issei Kato BERLIN – Russian and Belarusian judokas can take part as neutrals at this month’s world championships in Doha,…
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Luis Scola says key for underdog Gilas in Fiba World Cup – rezal404
Luis Scola during the Fiba World Cup draw in Manila. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines—Former Argentina basketball star Luis Scola encourages Gilas Pilipinas to believe in his Fiba World Cup 2023 campaign in August in Manila. When asked what advice can he give to the Philippine team, Scola said preparation is key when Gilas plays his…
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Reece Topley targets England recall after feeling ‘alienated’ from T20 World Cup success with injury
Reece Topley admits he felt “alienated” from England’s T20 World Cup success after being ruled out on the eve of the tournament but he is now targeting a place in the 2023 World Cup squad. The 29-year-old, who dislocated his shoulder in the field when playing in his inaugural Indian Premier League match for Royal…
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World Snooker Championship: Mark Selby makes historic 147 break in final at the Crucible
Mark Selby celebrates his maximum break in the final of the World Snooker Championship Mark Selby made the first maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final as he reeled off the final three frames of an exhilarating opening day to trail Belgium’s Luca Brecel 9-8 overnight at the Crucible. Forty years after Cliff Thorburn…
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Tough World Cup grouping sets up rough Paris journey for Gilas – rezal404
Chot Reyes: Our objective here is to get to the Olympics in 2024 … That is the dream. —FIBA.COM The Philippines will try to quench its never-ending thirst to return to the basketball competitions of the Summer Olympics when it cohosts this year’s International Basketball Federation (Fiba) World Cup, and its route will be read…
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Mark Selby beats Mark Allen to earn final against Luca Brecel at World Snooker Championship
Mark Selby is chasing a fifth World Snooker Championship title Four-time champion Mark Selby came through a late-night battle with Mark Allen to set up a World Snooker Championship final with Crucible history-maker Luca Brecel. The 39-year-old was embroiled in a tense thriller with the Northern Irishman, eventually getting over the line with a 17-15…
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Chot Reyes eyes Asia teams in Fiba World Cup with Olympic dream in mind – rezal404
Final groupings of the Fiba Basketball World Cup 2023. —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Besides looking at the Gilas Pilipinas’ group, coach Chot Reyes was also observing the pool of other Asian teams as country’s goal is also to become the last team standing from the continent to qualify in the Paris Olympics 2024. The…
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‘Much, much better’ version of 2014 Gilas team needed for this year’s World Cup–Chot – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas in the 2014 Fiba World Cup. PHOTO FILE MANILA, Philippines — Returning to the biggest basketball stage after nine years, coach Chot Reyes and Gilas Pilipinas know that they need to adapt to the evolution of the game when they compete in the Fiba World Cup 2023 in August. Reyes, who steered the…
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