Till Monday evening, Priyansh Arya must have been a relative unknown. But the people who matter at three IPL franchises – Delhi Capitals (DC), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – had certainly heard of him, and wanted him in their team for IPL 2025. Eventually, he went to PBKS, who forked out […]
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Coach Sherwin Meneses.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — One similarity that coach Sherwin Meneses noticed between his new college team National University, and his champion club team Creamline is the players’ competitiveness. Instilling his system to an emerging dynasty team in the UAAP wasn’t hard for Meneses, who already proved himself in the PVL by steering
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Serbia’s Borisa Simanic during the Fiba World Cup in Manila.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MIAMI — The Serbian national team player who lost a kidney at last year’s Fiba Basketball World Cup is back on the floor with the club, and helped it clinch a spot in next year’s EuroBasket tournament on Sunday. Borisa Simanic — playing a
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A large number of players were unsold in the early bidding, including established IPL names like Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Kane Williamson and Ajinkya Rahane. There were no takers for Prithvi Shaw either, despite his base price being only INR 75 lakh. On day one, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow were among the high-profile
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Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas, front left, drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Randall Benton) SACRAMENTO, California — Cam Thomas scored 34 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Kings 108-103 on Sunday night in Nets
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Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 161 in the second innings of the first Test against Australia in Perth was “probably his best Test innings”, captain Jasprit Bumrah said after India’s 295-run win. Bumrah was also all praise for Virat Kohli for his unbeaten 100, saying he had never looked “out of form” despite having endured a run of
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ZUS Coffee’s Jovelyn Gonzaga.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — ZUS Coffee mainstays relished the addition of Jovelyn Gonzaga, who led them to their first-ever win in the PVL. Gonzaga has been a revelation for the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles as she spearheaded the team’s first-ever franchise win in the Premier Volleyball League, drubbing the Nxled Chameleons, 19-25,
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India 150 (Hazlewood 4-29) and 487 for 6 dec (Jaiswal 161, Kohli 100*, Rahul 77) beat Australia 104 (Bumrah 5-30) and 238 (Head 89, Bumrah 3-42, Siraj 3-51) by 295 runs Completing a remarkable turnaround, India wrapped up a famous Test victory at Optus Stadium with a 295-run victory over Australia in a one-sided result
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) grabs a rebound over Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol) MIAMI — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points, leading the Miami Heat past the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime on
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Melbourne Stars are searching for their fifth WBBL coach in seven years after parting ways with Jonathan Batty following yet another season where they failed to make the finals. Stars released a statement on Monday revealing that Batty and the club had parted ways by “mutual agreement” after a dismal season. They started the tournament
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