Czech mates: Muchova, Noskova set for Wimbledon title duel

LONDON—Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova will put their friendship on hold when they fight for the Wimbledon title on Saturday after the Czech pair took contrasting paths to their first All England Club final. Muchova saved a match point in a pulsating 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (12-10) semifinal win against two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff

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Lams starts transition from Bulldogs star to one that turns Highrisers around

Galeries Tower parades top overall rookie pick Lams Lamina when the High Risers face season MVP Trisha Tubu and Farm Fresh in the PVL on Tour on Saturday at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas A three-time UAAP champion with National University, Lamina debuts for the Highrisers in a preseason match at 4 p.m.,

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Go downs two birds with Pradera win

LJ Go won a second straight tournament in the PGT on Friday after shooting a one-under-par 71 to hold off Antonio Lascuña by a shot for the ICTSI Pradera Verde Championship that more or less had him accomplishing what he set out to do starting last week when he routed the same field in Baguio.

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Dyip again off to great start as Chiu comes up big in rout of Giant Risers

ANTIPOLO—Geo Chiu registered career-highs in points and rebounds on Friday to help Terrafirma start off its PBA Governors’ Cup on a winning note at the Ynares Center. The impression after his 19-point, 23-rebound output in the Dyip’s 113-100 mastery of the Titan Ultra Giant Risers is that the 6-foot-9 rookie is set for bigger things

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Mbappe strikes anew as France beats Morocco to reach World Cup semifinals

FOXBOROUGH–Kylian Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener that set France on their way to a 2-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup quarterfinal showdown on Thursday. Mbappe’s weak spot-kick was easily saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but he made up for that by producing a brilliant

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Jimmy Alapag makes debut as he eyes roaring start with NLEX

The start of the PBA Governors’ Cup on Friday will also be the start of the process Jimmy Alapag will have to go through in his new foray as head coach of the NLEX Road Warriors. Alapag and the Road Warriors take on the guest team Macau Giant Pandas at 7:30 p.m. at the Ynares

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Even with several stars out, Creamline still same deadly squad

Sherwin Meneses saw bright signs all over as Creamline’s newcomers proved that they are deserving of being called Cool Smashers by embracing the championship-winning system with a lot of the team’s stars unavailable in their PVL On Tour debut. Meneses gave his young recruits an early opportunity, and they didn’t disappoint, as the Cool Smashers

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