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Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died on Tuesday at the age of 30, a day after suffering a cardiac arrest following a collision during a match, the Spanish second-tier club said.
DAKAR, Senegal — Angel Polo poured everything she had for a remarkable 9.250-point performance in Taijiquan, but it wasn’t enough for a podium finish in women’s Taijiquan combined of wushu in the 4th YOG at the Dakar Exhibition Center in Diamiando. Polo lost .20 points when she touched the floor as she had difficulty losing her balance in the Taijishan phase in the morning, giving her 9.026 points in her YOG campaign for Team Philippines supported by the Philippine Sports Commission. World champion Ng Zhe Nin of Singapore was superbly consistent and added 9.360 points to her 9.353 to win the gold medal, beating Chinese Taipei’s Chu Yu En to third (9.166-9.333) by .214. Germany’s Zhuo Mia Arelja Xianglin saved her best for last to bag the bronze medal (9.266-9.216-18.482). Uzbekistan’s Uzbekistan’s Gulirano Kholmuminova was fourth (9.120-9.240-18.360) and Canada’s Miranda Wei was sixth (9.093-9.053-18.146). Brunei Darussalam’s Lauren Emily Yu Qing Chua (8.980-9.013-17.933) was sixth and Tunisia’s Zeineb Manai (9.003-8.530-17.533) seventh. TMT
MANILA, Philippines — Seeking a quarterfinal spot at the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open, Filipino sensation Alex Eala looks to finally solve the puzzle that is Czech Tereza Valentova on Thursday. The time and court assignment for the second round clash between the 21-year-old Eala and 19-year-old Valentova at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium were not yet available as of writing. World No. 17 and tournament No. 2 seed Eala topped lucky loser and world No. 132 Emerson Jones of Australia, 6-4, 6-3, to begin her campaign last Tuesday. On the same day, world No. 85 Valentova dispatched Japanese and world No. 129 Himenu Sakatusume in their first round clash, 6-3, 7-5. While Eala has a higher ranking and a main Tour title (500 D.C. Open), she has failed to beat Valentova in their two encounters. Eala yielded to Valentova first at the 250 Osaka first round, 1-6, 2-6, in October last year. The Filipino fell to the Czech anew at the 1000 Doha Open first round, 6(6)-7, 1-6, last February.
DASMARINAS, Cavite—San Miguel Beer extended its PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinal series to a fourth game after holding off Barangay Ginebra, 101-98, and prevented a sweep on Tuesday here. Import George King overcame his struggles while June Mar Fajardo delivered as the Beermen escaped a last-ditch attempt by the Gin Kings to steal a win before
MANILA, Philippines — The FIVB and Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) have recognized the new Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) board, led by president Frank Lao. Lao, who was elected with the new board last August, received the official recognition from the FIVB in a letter dated November 2. “Reference is made to the election process
MANILA, Philippines — Nxled mounted a big comeback in the third set and beat Choco Mucho, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, to stay unbeaten in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series on Tuesday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Brooke Van Sickle continued to show her Most Valuable Player numbers with 19 points, 12 digs, and 10
LIVE: Alex Eala vs Emerson Jones – Hong Kong Open Round of 32 MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala staved off a scare from lucky loser Emerson Jones, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to the Hong Kong Open round of 16 on Tuesday night. Eala was again buoyed by a big Filipino crowd at Center Court and she raced
CAINTA, Rizal — National player JP Macatula scored a perfect game Tuesday, the first achieved in the ongoing 28th Sletba Open Championships at the Sta. Lucia East Bowling Center here. Macatula made the feat, his 17th career 300-game, on lanes 7 and 8 using a 15-pound 900 Global Tough Reality ball. Macatula, who is representing
DASMARINAS, Cavite—Converge moved closer to securing its first-ever semis berth after defeating Rain or Shine, 105-89, on Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in their PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinal series here. Juan Gomez de Liano put on the finishing touches with 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the FiberXers defeated the Elasto Painters for
LIVE: Alex Eala vs Emerson Jones – Hong Kong Open Round of 32 MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala plays Australian lucky loser Emerson Jones instead to begin her Hong Kong Open campaign on Tuesday night. Jones was a last-minute replacement for American Alycia Parks, who pulled out due to a shoulder injury. Eala, who climbed to a
MANILA, Philippines — ClearSkiiin took the solo lead in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference after surviving winless but gritty Armed Forces of the Philippines in five sets, 25-12, 25-12, 24-26, 14-25, 15-9, on Tuesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. After pulling off a five-set comeback against VNS before the Halloween break, the UV Smashers blew a
Record seven-time Paris Masters champion Novak Djokovic became the oldest match winner in the tournament's history on Tuesday, beating Monaco's Valentin Vacherot 6-7(5) 7-5 6-1 in the opening round to keep alive his hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals.