The Bulldogs put in a horrible performance in Round 4, losing 36-0 to the Manly Sea Eagles – making 12 errors and missing 29 tackles in the process. It has left Canterbury reeling in 13th position with just one win for the season, but Brisbane are expecting an improved showing when the two meet at ANZ Stadium. The Broncos are high on confidence after a 13-12 win over the Canberra Raiders at Suncorp Stadium in Round 4, with the win moving them into the top eight. It wasn’t a perfect performance by Wayne Bennett’s men, but it will fill his side with confidence after two closes losses to Melbourne and North Queensland earlier in the year. Brisbane will now look to make it two wins in a row but it won’t come easy, with second-row forward Sam Thaiday warning his side of a Bulldogs team ready to bounce back.”Manly certainly haven’t helped us out at all. I’m sure the Bulldogs will be going through the footage from the game wondering what went wrong,” Thaiday said. “The coach is under pressure and there are players under pressure as well so they’ll be ready to play the Broncos come Thursday night. “We as a team need to make sure we get better and have our heads screwed on come Thursday or else we’ll be embarrassed against Canterbury.” One aspect of Brisbane’s game that hasn’t been embarrassed is their bench, with their four-forward rotation working wonders in 2017. The experience of Alex Glenn mixed with the youth of Tevita Pangai Jnr, Herman Ese’ese and Jai Arrow has been a real strength of the Broncos this year, with the benchwarmers often outshining their counterparts in the starting side. They will need to be good again this week against a huge Bulldogs forward pack ready to lift for their primetime match-up. And Thaiday has backed his bench to do just that, talking up his young teammates as some of the best in the game. “The bench has been fantastic. They’ve trained very hard throughout the pre-season and they deserve their opportunity,” he said.  “Those four guys on the bench probably have the most important job because they can really swing the game in your favour. “The young guys like Herman [Ese’ese], Tevita [Pangai Jnr] and Jai Arrow are tackling their butts off and have been fantastic for us. “That’s helped all of us out a lot, especially the starting forward pack.” read more

ST JOHN’S, Antigua: West Indies Cricket Board’s chief executive officer Michael Muirhead is optimistic about what the Super50 tournament can achieve in a few years. Muirhead made his comments following a successful end to the West Indies Cricket Board’s flagship regional one-day international tournament – the NAGICO Super50. The tournament, which ended on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago, saw the defending champions, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, take the title. In a release yesterday from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Muirhead said that he was delighted with the opportunities the tournament presented and indicated that in future years, “there is a direct opportunity for corporate partners to align themselves with the WICB”. POSITIVES The tournament, which has been held under the NAGICO banner for the past three years, has had a number of positives, and Muirhead said, “We are hoping to improve on some of the issues we encountered.” He highlighted the performances of the players: – Darren Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago Red Force) who was the top scorer with 274 runs. – Suliemann Benn (Barbados Pride), the leading wicket-taker, with 15 wickets. Four others took 14 wickets – Jon-Russ Jaggesar (TT Red Force), Damion Jacobs (Jamaica Scorpions), Delorn Johnson (Windward Island Volcanoes), and Veerasammy Permaul (Guyana Jaguars). – Three of the existing franchises had at least three players making debuts: Jaguars – Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd and Kevon Boodie; Scorpions – Brandon King, Aldane Thomas, and Jermaine Harrison; Pride – Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, and Dane Currency. – The invited ICC Americas gave an overall credible performance. They had two games where they scored over 200 runs and some of their other games were lost in close encounters. “The potential for this tournament is tremendous, and in keeping with the board’s policy on selection, this pool of players will form the platform from which the West Indies ODI final team is selected for international home, and away series,” said Muirhead. The ODI Tri-Nation series featuring South Africa, Australia and the West Indies will be held in June this year and the “best available eligible players will be selected.” The CEO was adamant that the ninth-place ranking in World ODI was not something he wants on the record for much longer and said that he hoped for gradual improvement over the short to medium term. The four-day regional Professional Cricket League resumes on Thursday, February 11, after which the men’s and women’s teams will participate in the ICC World T20 in India. The men’s team is expected to be announced shortly. read more

Popular in the CommunitySponsoredSponsoredOrangutan found tortured and decapitated prompts Indonesia probeEMGIES17 Jan, 2018We will never know the full extent of what this poor Orangutan went through before he died, the same must be done to this evil perpetrator(s) they don’t deserve the air that they breathe this has truly upset me and I wonder for the future for these wonderful creatures. So called ‘Mankind’ has a lot to answer for we are the only ones ruining this world I prefer animals to humans any day of the week.What makes community ecotourism succeed? In Madagascar, location, location, locationScissors1dOther countries should also learn and try to incorporateWhy you should care about the current wave of mass extinctions (commentary)Processor1 DecAfter all, there is no infinite anything in the whole galaxy!Infinite stupidity, right here on earth.The wildlife trade threatens people and animals alike (commentary)Anchor3dUnfortunately I feel The Chinese have no compassion for any living animal. They are a cruel country that as we knowneatbeverything that moves and do not humanily kill these poor animals and insects. They have no health and safety on their markets and they then contract these diseases. Maybe its karma maybe they should look at the way they live and stop using animals for all there so called remedies. DisgustingConservationists welcome China’s wildlife trade banThobolo27 JanChina has consistently been the worlds worst, “ Face of Evil “ in regards our planets flora and fauna survival. In some ways, this is nature trying to fight back. This ban is great, but the rest of the world just cannot allow it to be temporary, because history has demonstrated that once this coronavirus passes, they will in all likelihood, simply revert to been the planets worst Ecco Terrorists. Let’s simply not allow this to happen! How and why they have been able to degrade this planets iconic species, rape the planets rivers, oceans and forests, with apparent impunity, is just mind boggling! Please no more.Probing rural poachers in Africa: Why do they poach?Carrot3dOne day I feel like animals will be more scarce, and I agree with one of my friends, they said that poaching will take over the world, but I also hope notUpset about Amazon fires last year? Focus on deforestation this year (commentary)Bullhorn4dLies and more leisSponsoredSponsoredCoke is again the biggest culprit behind plastic waste in the PhilippinesGrapes7 NovOnce again the article blames companies for the actions of individuals. It is individuals that buy these products, it is individuals that dispose of them improperly. If we want to change it, we have to change, not just create bad guys to blame.Brazilian response to Bolsonaro policies and Amazon fires growsCar4 SepThank you for this excellent report. I feel overwhelmed by the ecocidal intent of the Bolsonaro government in the name of ‘developing’ their ‘God-given’ resources.U.S. allocates first of $30M in grants for forest conservation in SumatraPlanet4dcarrot hella thick ;)Melting Arctic sea ice may be altering winds, weather at equator: studyleftylarry30 JanThe Arctic sea ice seems to be recovering this winter as per the last 10-12 years, good news.Malaysia has the world’s highest deforestation rate, reveals Google forest mapBone27 Sep, 2018Who you’re trying to fool with selective data revelation?You can’t hide the truth if you show historical deforestation for all countries, especially in Europe from 1800s to this day. WorldBank has a good wholesome data on this.Mass tree planting along India’s Cauvery River has scientists worriedSurendra Nekkanti23 JanHi Mongabay. Good effort trying to be objective in this article. I would like to give a constructive feedback which could help in clearing things up.1. It is mentioned that planting trees in village common lands will have negative affects socially and ecologically. There is no need to even have to agree or disagree with it, because, you also mentioned the fact that Cauvery Calling aims to plant trees only in the private lands of the farmers. So, plantation in the common lands doesn’t come into the picture.2.I don’t see that the ecologists are totally against this project, but just they they have some concerns, mainly in terms of what species of trees will be planted. And because there was no direct communication between the ecologists and Isha Foundation, it was not possible for them to address the concerns. As you seem to have spoken with an Isha spokesperson, if you could connect the concerned parties, it would be great, because I see that the ecologists are genuinely interested in making sure things are done the right way.May we all come together and make things happen.Rare Amazon bush dogs caught on camera in BoliviaCarrot1 Feba very good iniciative to be fallowed by the ranchers all overSponsored Article published by John Cannon Conservation, Environment, Weekly environmental news update There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn’t able to cover.Here’s a digest of some of the significant developments from the week.If you think we’ve missed something, feel free to add it in the comments.Mongabay does not vet the news sources below, nor does the inclusion of a story on this list imply an endorsement of its content. Tropical forestsAkagera National Park in Rwanda took in five eastern black rhinos from European zoos and safari parks on June 24 (The Republic).Indigenous advocates say that more robust land rights for the 25 percent of the Earth’s surface in traditional territories will help in the battle against climate change (CIFOR Forests News).“Eco-fashion” helps empower Dayak communities in Indonesia (The Jakarta Post).The former part-owner of an illegal logging company re-enters Liberian politics (FrontPageAfrica).Kenya’s timber industry, which employs some 50,000 people, searches for new pathways to sustainability (Daily Nation).A “lost city” in the Honduran rainforest is home to species that were presumed to have gone extinct (The Independent, Good News Network, Yahoo News, ScienceAlert, The Sun).Drones outfitted with lidar help scientists keep an eye on deforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (DroneDJ).The people who created Peru’s Nazca lines looked to exotic bird species for inspiration (Science News).Some communities in Liberia say they haven’t seen the benefits from REDD+ (FrontPageAfrica).Satellite vegetation surveys in India aren’t effective at measuring the forage that elephants need, a study has found (The Hindu).Other newsAn air policy official at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has left his position amid questions over contacts with former clients (The Washington Post).Hawaiians are working to bring back local aquaculture techniques as a way to reduce the island state’s dependence on imported seafood (Biographic).U.S. Vice President Mike Pence goes against other government agencies, and the military, in his refusal to call climate change a threat to national security (The Guardian).The Ocean Cleanup project is taking a second stab at gathering trash from the Pacific using an experimental floating device (Associated Press).The last known individual of a native Hawaiian snail species has died, part of a worrying trend for the island’s snail species (The Atlantic).Some U.S. states have introduced far-reaching plans for dealing with climate change, while others appear to be ignoring the potential crisis completely (The New York Times).A 2012 hurricane has given the endangered piping plover a new future on Fire Island in the U.S. state of New York (The New York Times).The well-intentioned rearing of monarch butterflies, aimed at helping a species that’s declined by 80 percent in the last 10 years, could backfire, as captive-born butterflies aren’t able to migrate well (The Atlantic).A leak that’s been pumping oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico since 2004 is “a thousand times worse” than originally thought (The New York Times).Four North Atlantic right whales were recently found dead in Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence (The New York Times).Three more gray whales have died in Alaska, increasing the toll of this year’s “unusual mortality event” (NOAA).Banner image of an invasive rosy wolf snail (Euglandina rosea) that is causing problems for Hawaii’s native snails, by Dylan Parker via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post. 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Partager Le FC Barcelone a conclu avec le Bayern Munich le prêt du milieu de terrain offensif Philippe Coutinho au club allemand pour la saison 2019-2020 contre 8,5 millions d’euros, a annoncé lundi le club catalan.“Cet accord prévoit également une option d’achat par le Bayern fixée à 120 millions d’euros” pour le Brésilien arrivé en Catalogne en 2018 pour la même somme, plus 40 millions d’euros de bonus, précise le Barça.Un prêt confirmé dans la foulée par le club bavarois : “L’international brésilien a passé sa visite médicale dimanche et signé son contrat”, indique le Bayern sur son site internet. L’arrivée en Bavière du meneur de jeu de 27 ans, annoncé depuis des semaines comme principale monnaie d’échange avec le Paris SG en cas de retour de Neymar à Barcelone, promet de compliquer un peu plus le transfert du “Ney” en Catalogne, la saga de ce mercato estival.À cours de liquidités après les dispendieuses arrivées de Griezmann (120 millions) et De Jong (75 millions et 11 de bonus), les Catalans ne sont pas en mesure d’offrir le prix demandé par le PSG sans inclure de joueur dans la transaction, affirme la presse locale. Et jusqu’ici selon elle, Coutinho paraissait être le seul joueur à faire consensus entre les deux clubs dans le cas d’une éventuelle opération Neymar.Malgré deux championnats et une Coupe du Roi remportés en 18 mois chez les “blaugrana”, Coutinho ne s’est jamais adapté au jeu des stars Messi et Suarez et quitte Barcelone en situation d’échec : “Coutinho, histoire d’un immense désastre”, affiche d’ailleurs en une lundi le quotidien sportif catalan Sport.“Pour moi, ce changement représente un nouveau défi dans un nouveau pays avec l’un des meilleurs clubs d’Europe. Je suis vraiment impatient de voir ça. Comme le Bayern, j’ai de grandes ambitions”, affiche Coutinho.En Bavière, il aura la lourde tâche de succéder aux deux vétérans Robben et Ribéry, partis en fin de saison dernière. Une solution de repli pour les Bavarois qui ciblaient prioritairement l’international allemand de Manchester City Leroy Sané, jusqu’à sa grave blessure du ligament croisé antérieur du genou droit il y a deux semaines.“C’est le type de renfort dont nous avions besoin”, a insisté Manuel Neuer, le gardien du Bayern, alors que plusieurs cadres avaient demandé des arrivées.“Nous remercions le FC Barcelone d’avoir accepté ce transfert. Avec Philippe, arrive au FC Bayern un joueur qui renforcera notre secteur offensif par sa créativité et son excellente technique”, s’est félicité le PDG du club allemand, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.AFP read more

La Serbie pourtant, n’en menait pas large quand Turpel, à peine entré en jeu, a réduit le score (1-2, 66e). Un but qui faisait alors écho à une incroyable somme d’énormes occasions de but dont les hommes de Tumbakovic sont miraculeusement sortis sans encombre. D’une tête claquée de Gerson qui a forcé Dmitrovic à une claquette (27e) à ce ballon enveloppé «à la Robben» de Vincent Thill repoussé par le poteau alors que le portier serbe était battu (44e), en passant par ce sauvetage sur sa ligne du gardien, encore, sur une reprise de Vincent en embuscade (72e)…La Serbie parfois mangée toute crueLa Serbie, lente comme son sélectionneur l’avait diagnostiqué la veille, parfois mangée toute crue dans l’agressivité et dans la vista technique, ne doit à l’heure de jeu ses deux buts d’avance qu’à… la volonté créatrice absolue de son modeste petit adversaire. Deux passes ambitieuses parties de devant la défense, deux tentatives de mettre de la verticalité avec le désir de faire mal, se sont retournées contre les Roud Léiwen, qui ont pris des buts aux 36e et 59e à cause d’un Mitrovic chirurgical en pointe. Ah si les attaquants luxembourgeois avaient eu ne serait-ce que 10% de son réalisme…Et si l’arbitrage avait été, comme d’habitude, non pas impartial mais dur comme il aurait dû l’être, les Serbes, volontiers truqueurs et prompts à couper les feux follets luxembourgeois par tous les moyens illégaux possibles, n’auraient peut-être pas fini à onze. Et quand on voit à quel point ils ont eu du mal au complet, on se dit qu’ils ne demandaient qu’à laisser filer leur qualification pour de bon.Julien Mollereau [Qualifications Euro-2020] Le Grand-Duché a failli enterrer pour de bon la Serbie dans ce groupe B, mardi soir. Failli seulement. Encore pas forcément aidé par l’arbitrage, qui aurait pu distribuer au bas mot deux à trois avertissements de plus aux Serbes et contribuer à les fragiliser, le Luxembourg doit vraiment se demander quand la «chance» finira par tourner.Mais bon sang, les Roud Léiwen vont passer toute leur année 2019 à avoir des regrets ou quoi? Entre le match nul concédé en supériorité numérique à Vilnius contre la Lituanie (1-1), les deux défaites totalement imméritées contre l’Ukraine, superpuissance européenne du moment (1-2, 1-0), il y a avait déjà de quoi tirer une tronche de cent pieds de long pour tout l’hiver. Mais là, vraiment…Il faut regarder les choses en face : le Luxembourg était mardi soir plus fort que la Serbie. Cela ne fait pas débat. Celui qui vous dit le contraire n’a pas vu le match ou refuse d’être accusé de révisionnisme, parce que le football ne peut définitivement pas être un sport où le Grand-Duché produit plus de jeu qu’une des nations phares de l’ancienne Yougoslavie, portée par des talents qui font le bonheur de certains des plus grands clubs du continent. Partager «Il nous manque encore un petit quelque chose»Paul Philipp :«On peut faire au moins match nul. Les Serbes ont vacillé après notre réduction du score. Je me disais que ce n’était qu’une question de temps. On a fait au moins jeu égal avec eux. Cela commence vraiment à devenir rageant de jouer aussi bien mais de continuer à perdre. Mais que voulez-vous, on a les joueurs pour jouer au ballon…»Lars Gerson : «C’est encore un match où on n’est pas plus mauvais que l’adversaire, où on a au moins autant d’occasions que lui, sauf que lui les met au fond et pas nous. Dommage, mais cela montre qu’il nous manque encore un petit quelque chose dans les deux seize mètres. On peut faire mieux. Comme moi sur les trois buts…» read more

Partager «Cela fait deux fois que je vais en Chine cette année et deux fois que je tombe malade. Je n’aime pas trop partir là-bas», sourit Oliver Gorges, qui n’a pas hésité à prendre malgré tout le départ de la course, dimanche : «Si je peux faire ce que je fais, c’est grâce à l’armée. Je lui suis redevable et j’ai essayé de me battre avec mes armes.» Malheureusement, son état physique ne lui a pas permis de défendre correctement ses chances.Mais il est désormais temps de se pencher sur l’avenir. Et celui du jeune Luxembourgeois va donc passer également par la Lusitanie. Dès lundi, il rejoindra Rio Maior pour y débuter une nouvelle vie. Là-bas, il retrouvera le Belge Erwin Vanderplancke, qui l’a convaincu de le rejoindre au sein de son groupe d’entraînement : «On a parlé l’année dernière au Maroc, lors d’une Coupe continentale. On a bien discuté et il m’a dit de passer voir à quoi ça ressemblait.»Des conditions d’entraînement idéalesAu mois de janvier, Oliver Gorges a donc passé quelques jours dans cette petite ville de l’ouest du pays, entre Porto et Lisbonne et tout près de Santarém. Et visiblement, la visite a fait son petit effet : «C’est vraiment impressionnant. Il y a une école juste à côté pour ceux qui sont à l’école. Et au niveau des infrastructures, il y a trois stades, deux pistes d’athlétisme, deux piscines. Il y a tout ce dont on a besoin.»Une seconde visite, un mois plus tard, achèvera de le convaincre : le Portugal peut être une destination à privilégier.L’autre étant, bien sûr, Sarrebruck, qui a l’avantage d’être voisin et d’avoir deux Luxembourgeois dans ses rangs. Mais en cette année olympique, il va y avoir du changement au niveau de l’organisation en Allemagne si bien que les conditions n’étaient pas réunies pour qu’Oliver Gorges s’y rende. Par ailleurs, Stegan Zachäus devrait quant à lui partir s’entraîner quelques mois en Australie alors que Gregor Payet, qui est également étudiant à Sarrebruck, devrait pouvoir rester.Après avoir également longuement correspondu avec Nuno Ricardo, l’entraîneur de ce groupe international, spécialiste de l’eau libre, qui comprend des Belges et des Portugais et donc, dès lundi, un Luxembourgeois, la décision a été prise : il va s’entraîner au Portugal. «L’idée est de constituer un groupe pour préparer à long terme les JO de Paris, en 2024. À l’heure actuelle, il y a deux Belges, Erwin Vanderplancke et Christophe de Keyser, qui s’entraînait avant avec Bob Haller et Lino Barruncho, deux ou trois Portugais et moi. Et le but, c’est de recruter encore quelques autres triathlètes d’autres nations pour constituer un vrai groupe international.»Le regard tourné vers 2020… et surtout 2024 !Cette nouvelle aventure débute donc lundi, quand il rejoindra le Portugal. Il habitera dans une maison avec Erwin Vanderplancke et sa compagne et restera sur place jusqu’à Noël. Il s’autorisera toutefois une ou deux sorties puisqu’il sera au départ de la Coupe continentale d’Afrique à Dakar, le 15 décembre. Sa participation à la Coupe continentale marocaine, fin novembre, reste incertaine.Oliver Gorges, qui pointe désormais au 176e rang mondial, se projette vers la saison 2020 avec envie : «Cette année, j’ai beaucoup couru. Beaucoup trop. L’année prochaine, je devrais faire moins de courses. Je participerai à quelques Coupes du monde et j’essaierai d’être sur la liste pour les WTS de Hambourg ou du Canada, juste avant les JO de Tokyo.» Des JO nippons qui ne le concerneront pas. Lui regarde déjà vers la France, dans un peu moins de cinq ans !Romain Haas Oliver Gorges se sentait un peu seul au Luxembourg. Le grand espoir de la discipline a décidé de rejoindre un groupe d’entraînement au Portugal. Il pense pouvoir progresser en choisissant de partir.À l’heure actuelle, le Luxembourg compte quatre triathlètes de haut niveau sur distance olympique. Et sur ce quatuor, trois s’entraînent à l’étranger. En effet, Stefan Zachäus et Gregor Payet sont à Sarrebruck alors que Bob Haller attaque sa troisième année au Portugal.C’est en partant de ce constat qu’Oliver Gorges, le seul à s’entraîner au Luxembourg, est parti en quête, lui aussi, d’un groupe d’entraînement à l’étranger : «Au Luxembourg, il n’y a pratiquement jamais personne avec qui je peux m’entraîner. Parfois Philippe Lamberty mais le plus souvent, je suis seul avec Thomas (NDLR : Andreos, l’entraîneur national) ou ma mère qui me suit quand il n’est pas là», indique le jeune homme de 21 ans, tout juste rentré de Chine, où il participait aux Jeux mondiaux militaires. read more

Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.netIn the midst of a historic run, Lyceum shoots for a first Final Four appearance when it clashes with Perpetual Help on Thursday in NCAA Season 93 basketball tournament at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.The Pirates, who have won their first 12 games of the season, can clinch the first postseason berth since joining the league in 2009 if they beat the Altas in the 2 p.m. duel.ADVERTISEMENT Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award LATEST STORIES How to help the Taal evacuees It’s too early to present Duterte’s ‘legacy’ – Lacson Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next DAY6 is for everybody Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. MOST READ In ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ Comedy and Drama Collide Mos Burger to open in Manila; teases with a pop-up Margot Robbie talks about filming ‘Bombshell’s’ disturbing sexual harassment scene OSG plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise ‘a duplicitous move’ – Lacson View comments Steam emission over Taal’s main crater ‘steady’ for past 24 hours But while the Pirates have been untouchable this season, they nearly fell on the wrong end of an upset last Friday before surviving the Arellano Chiefs, 94-92.Lyceum coach Topex Robinson hopes the narrow win will serve as a wake-up call for the Pirates to not take other teams for granted.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSRedemption is sweet for Ginebra, Scottie ThompsonSPORTSMayweather beats Pacquiao, Canelo for ‘Fighter of the Decade’SPORTSFederer blasts lack of communication on Australian Open smog“I was actually ready for my speech, telling the team that we’re not invincible,” said Robinson. “But the lesson there is that if we’re not gonna play our basketball, any team could beat us.”The Pirates have a wide array of weapons though as the likes of Reymar Caduyac, MJ Ayaay and JV and JC Marcelino stepped up down the stretch when CJ Perez fouled out. Jake says relationship with Shaina ‘goes beyond physical attraction’ So, Aronian held to semis draws San Sebastian hopes to stay in the thick of the fight for the last Final Four berth as it collides with St. Benilde at 4 p.m.Coming off a 76-65 loss to San Beda, the Stags face the dangerous Blazers, who turned in their best performance of the season last Thursday when they beat the Altas, 83-55.But while San Sebastian is hoping to stay in step with Letran and Emilio Aguinaldo College, which won their games last Tuesday, St. Benilde, with a 3-9 record, is looking to avoid early elimination.The Altas, who have a 4-7 record, have shown flashes of competitive fire against the top teams in the league.Perpetual Help coach Jimwell Gican hopes MVP leader Prince Eze and veterans GJ Ylagan, AJ Coronel, Keith Pido and Gab Dagangon can rise to the challenge and pin a first loss on the Pirates.ADVERTISEMENT read more

LATEST STORIES Jake says relationship with Shaina ‘goes beyond physical attraction’ Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. MOST READ Cleveland rocked: Indians’ season comes to stunning halt View comments OSG plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise ‘a duplicitous move’ – Lacson Margot Robbie talks about filming ‘Bombshell’s’ disturbing sexual harassment scene The Ball family was thrust into a media spotlight thanks to the brothers’ outspoken father, Lavar. Lonzo Ball played just one year at UCLA, where the Bruins finished 31-5 and lost to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen. LiAngelo follows this season. Lavar Ball has pulled his youngest son, LaMelo, out of high school and has said he’s home-schooling him.Ball is one of seven freshmen joining the Bruins but clearly is the most heralded because of the name on the back of his jersey.“I think he has a pretty good head on (his shoulders),” junior Aaron Holiday said. “Obviously, coming in being one of the Ball brothers and his dad, there’s a lot going on with him so he’s handled himself pretty well, and I think he’s good with that.”He’s proven to be a reliable shooter in his young career and once had 72 points in a high school basketball game.“He can shoot it, and we’re going to need it,” Alford said. “He’s lost weight. He’s in much better shape. I like the strength he adds. He gives us a different look when you’ve got maybe speed and athleticism in different areas of our backcourt. Gelo brings a whole different look of someone who is 230-235 pounds. You don’t see a lot of guards with that kind of body, so we can post him. He can extend the floor to the NBA 3 with ease. He’s like a lot of freshmen right now. As he learns defensively what needs to take place, he’s going to be a very valuable piece.”ADVERTISEMENT Jake says relationship with Shaina ‘goes beyond physical attraction’ The younger brother of Lakers guard Lonzo Ball was making a debut of sorts at UCLA media day. The freshman was not made available to the media but he was there for pictures and practice.Freshman Chris Smith noticed the hoopla as he walked alongside his teammate and said, with a hand over his eyes: “There’s a Ball brother here?” and jokingly looked around.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSRedemption is sweet for Ginebra, Scottie ThompsonSPORTSMayweather beats Pacquiao, Canelo for ‘Fighter of the Decade’SPORTSFederer blasts lack of communication on Australian Open smogBall is sure to be under a microscope and face expectations unlike those faced by most college basketball players.“It’s hard. Obviously, Lonzo sets a very high bar,” UCLA coach Steve Alford said. “I will say knowing the family like I know, they’re all made that way. They’re all made in a championship pedigree. Gelo (pronounced Jello) is not going to be any different than that. He’ll figure out his role as he gets into this thing. I know he’ll fight and compete and extend his role as much as he possibly can because he’s got that championship DNA that I think all of them have.” Kiss-and-tell matinee idol’s conquests: True stories or tall tales? Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award Coco’s house rules on ‘Probinsyano’ set LiAngelo Ball is listed at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, measurements that were updated in July.His new teammates have noticed his shooting touch, and in a few weeks, they’ll take the new Ball show on the road when UCLA takes a trip to China.“He’s been really well and shoots the ball extremely well,” senior center Thomas Welsh said. “That’s onething if you give him space in the corner or wherever it is, he can knock the 3 down. I’m excited to see what he has to bring. All the freshmen have their own flavor and style in the game. Seeing how they all work into the new system will be interesting.”Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Steam emission over Taal’s main crater ‘steady’ for past 24 hours FILE – In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, UCLA’s Lonzo Ball (2) greets his brother LiAngelo Ball, left, and father LaVar Ball, right, after scoring 20 points in their 114-77 win over Long Beach State at an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. The UCLA Bruins open preparations for a new season with another Ball brother in the lineup. With Lonzo Ball off to the Lakers after one season, his middle brother LiAngelo takes up residence in Westwood. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)LOS ANGELES — There’s a new Ball on the court at UCLA.Cameras and cellphones captured the moment Wednesday as LiAngelo Ball walked toward the center of the court at Pauley Pavilion.ADVERTISEMENT It’s too early to present Duterte’s ‘legacy’ – Lacson Jo Koy: My brain always wants to think funny read more

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying a visit to the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal in Edmonton this morning.It has been almost a month since Trudeau gave a second go-ahead to expanding the pipeline, after the courts overturned his government’s original approval.Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi —  who represents a nearby Edmonton riding — will meet with workers at the terminal, which is the start of the pipeline that carries Alberta oil to a terminal in Burnaby, B.C.- Advertisement -The Liberal government spent $4.5 billion to buy the pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada in 2018 in a bid to get the existing pipeline expanded despite significant political opposition in British Columbia.That plan hit the rocks in August 2018 when the Federal Court of Appeal said the government had not done a good enough job with either consultations with Indigenous communities or environmental reviews.Six British Columbia First Nations and at least two environment groups have filed new court challenges to the approval.Advertisement The Canadian Press read more