UAAP slaps season ban on NU assistant for hit on UST counterpart

Inquirer.net - Oct 13, 2026

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round Chalk up two losses in a game for the National University Lady Bulldogs, who, after losing lopsidedly to bitter rival and defending UAAP women’s basketball champion University of Santo Tomas on Saturday, will not have assistant coach Paul Du for the rest of Season 89 because

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Alex Eala suffers shock loss to qualifier Shi Han at Wuhan Open

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Alexander Zverev clinches year-end No. 1 ranking

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Carlos Alcaraz exits Shanghai Masters in straight-sets loss

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Carlos Alcaraz fell to Zizou Bergs in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters on Monday, interrupting the former world number one’s in-form return to the professional Tour after being sidelined for months by injury. The 39th-ranked Belgian beat the second-seeded Spanish star 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) in the third round to land the tournament’s biggest upset

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LIVE: Alex Eala vs Shi Han – Wuhan Open first round

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Hitters, Chameleons battle for first win in PVL

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