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Yulo snares Doha Worlds bars gold; PH qualifies two more for Paris Olympics
FILE–The Philippines’ Carlos Yulo competes in the Men’s Floor Final during the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Antwerp, northern Belgium, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) Carlos Yulo’s initial plans of scouting the Olympics opposition in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series yielded two great results that signaled…
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Doha Worlds perfect chance for Yulo to ‘see’ Paris competition
Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo in action during the men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa Carlos Yulo is not losing sight of his real target, and will make his participation in the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Doha,…
Read MoreSergio Veloso calls for unity as PH set to host FIVB men’s worlds
PH men’s volleyball national team coach Sergio Veloso. The mentor sees a good opportunity for volleyball with the country’s hosting of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Philippines men’s volleyball team coach Sergio Veloso is looking to make the most of the country’s hosting of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World…
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PNVF bid could pit national men’s team against world’s best
PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net There is a chance the Philippine men’s team will get to play the best national squads in the world. And the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is doing everything to make that happen. The federation began the spade work to bring the 2025 FIVB World Men’s Championship, slated…
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PH hurdler John Tolentino joins EJ Obiena at Worlds
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Athletics – Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China – October 1, 2023 Philippines’ John Tolentino gestures after the men’s 110m hurdles round 1 heats REUTERS/Tingshu Wang MANILA, Philippines–It looks like EJ Obiena will have some company from among his athletics teammates in the coming World Athletics Indoor Championships in…
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Obiena ends respite, battles world’s best in Croatia indoor
Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena competes in the men’s pole vault final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 30, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) EJ Obiena has made himself scarce lately, preferring to stay out of the limelight before finally engaging in a long-anticipated…
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Striver: How Gilberto Silva and Roberto Carlos are plotting to disrupt social media with world’s first abuse-free app | Football News
Tim Chase’s excitement is hard to conceal as he sits down with Sky Sports’ Dan Long. The former tech headhunter is here to talk about his brainchild, an app called Striver – the self-proclaimed world’s first abuse-free social media platform, which was publicly launched at Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon back in November. That in…
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Australian Open: Cameron Norrie targets return to world’s top 10 after spirited defeat to Alexander Zverev | Tennis News
Cameron Norrie believes he is good enough to crack the world’s top 10 again after a valiant defeat to Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open. The British No 1 lost a final-set tiebreaker to sixth seed Zverev on Monday as his hopes of a first Melbourne quarter-final were dashed. Norrie, who struggled for form at…
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John Andre Aguja first Filipino in World’s top 10
John Andre Aguja. –HANDOUT PHOTO John Andre Aguja has sustained a consistent climb to the summit of the global rankings after reasserting his mastery in the juniors of the Thailand Mountain Bike (MTB) Cup 1, the first Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) race of the year. The 18-year-old mountain bike specialist zoomed to eighth overall in…
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Naoya Inoue: Could ‘The Monster’ become world’s best fighter against Marlon Tapales on Boxing Day? | Boxing News
Naoya Inoue could be the best fighter in the world. On Boxing Day appropriately, December 26, live on Sky Sports, ‘The Monster’ Inoue fights Marlon Tapales at the Ariake Arena in Japan. Inoue brilliantly won the WBC and WBO super-bantamweight titles in his last fight, his first at 122lbs, when he knocked out excellent American…
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