Williams driver Logan Sargeant of the US posed for a picture when arriving for a press conference prior to the F1 Dutch Grand Prix auto race, at the Zandvoort racetrack, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) GROVE, England — Logan Sargeant, the only American driver in Formula 1, was fired by Williams on … Read more
Alas Pilipinas women during the FIVB Challenger Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas men’s and women’s squads battle Japanese clubs in international friendlies on September 7 and 8 at Philsports Arena. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Wednesday announced that it is bringing the top Japanese club teams to Manila next week as … Read more
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has bought an ownership stake in a racehorse named Swift Delivery. Team Valor International … Read more
Jannik Sinner, of Italy, returns a shot to Mackenzie McDonald, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) World number one Jannik Sinner insists that fans have been “positive” in their response to his doping test controversy but he … Read more
ABU DHABI—Agustina Bantiloc, the first archer from the Philippines in the Paralympics, will be at the vanguard of the nation’s campaign with seasoned swimmer Ernie Gawilan as flag bearers in the opening ceremony of the 17th staging of these Summer Games to be held outside of a stadium on Wednesday at Champs-Elysees and Place de … Read more
Chris Newsome (with ball) is slated to play against Terrafirma. —AUGUST DELACRUZ Meralco hardly looks like the formidable Bolts squad that won the Philippine Cup nearly two months ago, with Luigi Trillo and Nenad Vucinic’s charges playing as a walking wounded lot with injuries to Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan. Chris Newsome, the club cornerstone, … Read more
Jeo Ambohot plucks down the rebound in this heated piece of action. —PBA IMAGES Nearing what looked like a second-straight loss and perhaps a wave of reminders of how terrible they could again get, Converge import Scotty Hopson cut a picture of calmness and hit a cold-blooded four-pointer with three ticks left on Tuesday night … Read more
MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net PLDT coach Rald Ricafort was unsatisfied with the way his High Speed Hitters wrapped up its preliminary round in the PVL Reinforced Conference, what with Chery Tiggo awaiting them on the other end of the floor in a knockout match. His wards didn’t let him down when that game came. “It came down … Read more
Ginebra import Justin Brownlee against San Miguel in the PBA Governors’ Cup.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Buoyed by the indefatigable Justin Brownlee, Barangay Ginebra on Tuesday night nipped San Miguel Beer, 108-102, to barge into the win column of the PBA Governors’ Cup. The club’s resident import shot the lights out at Smart Araneta Coliseum with a … Read more
Creamline’s Pangs Panaga with her former teammates at Petro Gazz Chi Saet, Djanel Cheng, Wilma Salas.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Five years ago, Pangs Panaga helped Petro Gazz win its breakthrough PVL title in the 2019 Reinforced Conference, dethroning Creamline in Game 3 of the finals at Ynares Sports Center Antipolo. Fast forward to the … Read more