Retooled football league eyes sustainability

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:17:47 +0000

By Jonas Terrado Sustainability is what officials of the rebranded national football league now dubbed the Philippine Premier League hopes to attain ahead of planned start of the 2019 season in late-March. PPL Commissioner Bernie Sumayao said he has set plans to assure that the rebooted domestic competition will be able to avoid the pitfalls […]

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Kyrgyzstan ends PH Azkals hopes

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:58:08 +0000

The historic playoff bid of the Philippine Azkals in the AFC Asian Cup ended disappointingly Wednesday after losing to Kyrgyzstan in their final Group C match, 3-1, of the AFC Asian Cup at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Vitalij Lux shone brightest for the White Falcons as he scored a hat-trick that […]

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15,000 women watch as Ronaldo seals Italian Super Cup for Juventus

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:59:51 +0000

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal to hand Juventus its first trophy of the season with a 1-0 win over ten-man AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo – signed by the Italian giants last year from Real Madrid as they target a first […]

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Bullpups, Baby Tams maintain 1-2 spots in UAAP football

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:58:23 +0000

National University turned back Ateneo, 2-1, to remain on top of the table Sunday in the UAAP Season 81 juniors football tournament at the FEU-Diliman pitch. Eldrin Madrid struck in the 62nd minute before Steven Yance Buyayo doubled the Bullpups lead eight minutes later, The Blue Eaglets pulled one back courtesy of a Fernando Roxas’ […]

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Messi scores 400th goal

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:22:24 +0000

MADRID (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal on Sunday, a total his coach Ernesto Valverde called ”monstrous”, as Barcelona terrorised Eibar to reclaim their five-point cushion at the top of the table. Messi drove the ball into the bottom corner after being teed up by Luis Suarez, who added two goals […]

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DNA request made in Ronaldo rape case

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 06:26:47 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Las Vegas police have asked soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to submit a DNA sample as part of their investigation into rape made against him. The Juventus forward has vehemently denied the accusations — with his lawyer, Peter Christiansen, telling AFP the request was standard procedure. ”Mr Ronaldo has always maintained, as […]

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Asian Cup: Gritty Azkals give Koreans big scare

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:57:32 +0000

By Jonas Terrado Game Friday (Abu Dhabi, UAE) 9:30 p.m. – China vs Philippines The Philippine Azkals left the Al Maktoud Stadium in Dubai with their head held high Monday night after making a good impression in a 1-0 loss to South Korea at the start of their maiden appearance in the Asian Cup. Entering […]

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