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Coach Jorge Gallent during a huddle with the San Miguel Beermen in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals against Terrafirma Dyip. –PBA IMAGES San Miguel Beer coach Jorge Gallent agrees that surviving Terrafirma may bode well for his talent-laden lineup now that it goes to the semifinals of the PBA Philippine …

Tyler Glasnow is proving to be an inspired piece of business for the Los Angeles Dodgers. While his skill was never in doubt, the pitcher has settled in very well amid the franchise’s superstars. The Dodgers are arguably the strongest team in the MLB on paper, and at 26-13 and …

Creamline Cool Smashers’ Jema Galanza in the PVL All-Filipino Finals game against Choco Mucho Flying Titans. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Capturing their fourth consecutive PVL All-Filipino Conference championship would be extra special for Jema Galanza after a challenging campaign for the Creamline Cool Smashers. Galanza, who sizzled in the …

Thomas Frank is in a jovial mood as he leaves his press conference and walks through to a back room at Brentford’s Jersey Road training ground for his sit-down with Sky Sports. The camera operator asks him to say a few words to ensure his microphone is working correctly. “Soon …

Adamson Lady Falcons’ Lucille Almonte (middle) in her final UAAP women’s volleyball game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Adamson may have missed the Final Four, but Lucille Almonte and Karen Verdeflor hoped to have shown the good qualities of a Lady Falcon to their younger teammates in possibly their last …

Eya Laure and the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in a PVL All-Filipino Conference game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Chery Tiggo notched its seventh consecutive win in the PVL All-Filipino Conference and along with it a ticket to the semifinals. The Crossovers survived the gallant stand of Galeries Tower, 26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 25-12, …

“I just felt lost. I was thinking, where’s life going now? Where’s it going to take you to?” Content warning: This article contains discussion around feelings of depression and suicide. Former Liverpool, Aston Villa and England defender Stephen Warnock has opened up on how the struggle of ending his professional …

La Salle’s Thea Gagate and Amie Provido celebrate during a game against UE in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Thea Gagate kept La Salle afloat against the tough challenge of the gritty University of the East to extend their winning streak to seven games …

Cignal HD Spikers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Talk of a rough stretch and Cignal has exactly that. Compounding matters is that the HD Spikers need to get past that in order to have a shot at playing past the elimination round of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Three of their last five …

PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. —Marlo Cueto PLDT can’t be too comfortable with how its campaign has been going in the current Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Even after the High Speed Hitters stormed right off the Holy Week break with a strong 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 …