Mitchell Santner has been named New Zealand’s new white-ball captain, taking over from Kane Williamson who stepped down after the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Santner has previously captained in 24 T20Is and four ODIs and his first series in the full-time role will come against Sri Lanka from late December. The first major […]
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FILE–Karl Eldrew Yulo. Photo from Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya Karl Eldrew Yulo is fast shaping up as a certified medal threat for the Philippine men’s national gymnastics team after sweeping all individual accolades in a recent high-profile meet in Hong Kong. Besides clinching the gold medal in the men’s individual all-around, the nation’s best junior
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Alex Monis and the Philippines vow to put up a brave effort at home against Vietnam. —CONTRIBUTED/PFF Coach Albert Capellas believes the Philippine men’s football team deserves more than what it had earned, despite two draws that put their semifinal bid in the Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup hanging in the balance. But an upset win
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Leo Austria –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net San Miguel coach Leo Austria went the other way while his players headed for Ynares Center’s back exit on Sunday night. “I’m going to stay for a bit and watch the [second] game,” he told the Inquirer, deadpan, referring to visiting Hong Kong’s clash with crowd darling Barangay Ginebra at the
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La Salle coach Topex Robinson after their UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball finals loss to UP. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Just moments after La Salle was booted out of its UAAP men’s basketball tournament throne, coach Topex Robinson has already started looking forward to how the Green Archers will be redeeming themselves in Season 88. “In the
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Pakistan 242 for 7 (Ayub 109, Agha 82*, Baartman 2-37) beat South Africa 239 for 9 (Klaasen 86, Agha 4-32, Abrar 2-32) by 3 wickets Saim Ayub’s dream debut season soared to new heights as a magnificent hundred from the Pakistan opener helped seal a thrilling win in the first ODI over South Africa in
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Cheick Diallo (right): 37 points, 18 rebounds. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Converge got going in the second period and played full throttle the rest of the way on Tuesday night to stifle NLEX, 102-91, for a victory that should prove crucial in more ways than one for the FiberXers in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. “This is
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Guard JD Cagulangan turns emotional after helping UP win another UAAP championship in his final season.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Another UAAP star fresh off a finals stint is heading to the Korean Basketball League. Just a day after La Salle’s two-time MVP Kevin Quiambao announced he is playing for the Goyang Sono SkyGunners, University of the
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Converge import Cheick Diallo dunks during a PBA Commissioner’s Cup game against NLEX.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Cheick Diallo delivered a monster performance for Converge as the FiberXers pulled away late to turn back the NLEX Road Warriors, 102-91, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Tuesday night at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Diallo came out to play, rebounding from
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Levanga’s Dwight Ramos shoots over Kawasaki’s Matthew Wright during a game in the B.League.–Photo from Levanga Hokkaido MANILA, Philippines—Dwight Ramos and the Levanga Hokkaido got the better of Matthew Wright and the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the B.League on Sunday. The two Filipino imports dueled with Ramos leading Hokkaido (8-13) to a dramatic 84-83 comeback
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