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2025 FIBA AmeriCup Qualification
The 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from February 2023 to February 2025, to determine the eleven FIBA Americas nations who will join the automatically qualified host Nicaragua at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup. Sub-zone pre-qualifiers Central America The tournament was held in Managua, Nicaragua. ''All times are local ( UTC−6).'' South America Two teams entered the South American pre-qualifiers. Bolivia and Ecuador played a two-legged match with the overall winner advancing to the pre-qualifiers. Caribbean Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda were the two countries qualified based on their high rankings. The automatic qualification came after a host country could not be found. Pre-qualifiers The eight participating teams were divided into two groups: Group A in Chile and Group B in Nicaragua. Each team will play against the rest of the teams in its group (total of three games per team). The best two teams in each of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIBA AmeriCup Qualification
The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification was a basketball competition that was played from June 2018 to February 2021, to determine the eleven FIBA Americas nations who would join the automatically qualified host Brazil at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup. Sub-zone pre-qualifiers South American Pre-qualifiers Three teams were eligible to participate in the South American pre-qualifiers. Following suspension of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador played two-legged match with overall winner advanced to the pre-qualifiers. Central American Pre-qualifiers Six teams were eligible to participate in the Central American pre-qualifiers. They were drawn into two groups by three teams. Following withdrawals of Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras, only three teams were left to play the Central American pre-qualifiers. Instead, they played single round-robin tournament with winner qualified for the pre-qualifiers. Caribbean Pre-qualifiers Ten teams participated in the Caribbean pre-qualifiers to qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Forbs
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Comunitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". " Kiko" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico" (''shíco''). This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish. People with the given name * Pope Francis is rendered in the Spanish and Portuguese languages as Papa Francisco * Francisco Acebal (1866–1933), Spanish writer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Chur
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors. He was ultimately killed in single combat by Achilles, who later dragged his dead body around the city of Troy behind his chariot. Etymology In Greek, is a derivative of the verb ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form * grc, ἕχειν, hékhein, label=none ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *'' seɡ́ʰ-'' ('to hold'). , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds verything together. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. Description Hector was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "dark-skinned, tall, very stoutly built, strong, good nose, wooly-haired, good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristhian Williams
Cristhian () is a Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: *Cristhian Adames (born 1991), Dominican baseballer *Cristhian Britos (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer *Cristhian Hernández (born 1993), Mexican footballer *Cristhian Lagos (born 1984), Costa Rican footballer *Cristhian Maciel (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer *Cristhian Martínez (born 1982), former Dominican baseballer *Cristhian Pacheco (born 1993), Peruvian long distance runner *Cristhian Paredes (born 1998), Paraguayan footballer *Cristhian Presichi (born 1980), Mexican baseballer *Cristhian Stuani (born 1986), Uruguayan footballer *Cristhian Subero (born 1991), Colombian footballer *Cristhian Venegas Cristhian Venegas (born 27 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender. Career Youth career Venegas started his career at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to th ... (born 1993), Chilean footballer {{Given name Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalton Cacho
Dalton may refer to: Science * Dalton (crater), a lunar crater * Dalton (program), chemistry software * Dalton (unit) (Da), the atomic mass unit * John Dalton, chemist, physicist and meteorologist Entertainment * Dalton (Buffyverse), minor character from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' television series * Dalton (band), Danish musical band * Dalton (Chrono Trigger), non-playable main character in ''Chrono Trigger'' * The Dalton Brothers (band), a parodistic country band created by U2 * The Daltons (''Lucky Luke''), fictional outlaws in ''Lucky Luke'' comic book series * Dalton Academy, a fictional school in the TV series ''Glee'' * Dalton Russell, character played by Clive Owen in 2006 film ''Inside Man'' * ''The Daltons'' (2010 TV series), a French animated TV series Places United Kingdom * Dalton-le-Dale, County Durham, England * Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (historically in Lancashire), England * Dalton, Cumbria, near Burton-in-Kendal (historically in Lancashire), England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel González (basketball, Born 1990)
Miguel González or Miguel Gonzalez may refer to: *Miguel González (basketball) (1938–2022), Spanish basketball player *Miguel González (Mexican boxer) (born 1967), Mexican boxer *Miguel González (Paraguayan boxer) (born 1969), Paraguayan boxer *Miguel González (pitcher) (born 1984), Mexican baseball pitcher *Miguel Gonzalez (soccer) (born 1987), American soccer midfielder *Miguel González (catcher) (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball catcher * Miguel González (footballer, born 1927), Spanish footballer * Miguel González (footballer, born 1990), Mexican-American soccer forward *Miguel Alfredo González (1983–2017), Cuban baseball pitcher *Miguel González Avelar (1937–2011), Mexican politician See also * Miguel Ángel González (other) * Mike Gonzalez (other) *Miguel Gonçalves Miguel Gonçalves is a settlement in the central part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated at about 850 m elevation, 8 km east of the island capital São Filipe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Monterroso
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven McDonald (basketball)
Steven D. McDonald (March 1, 1957 January 10, 2017) was a New York City Police Department patrolman who was shot and paralyzed on July 12, 1986. The shooting left him quadriplegic. Shooting A former U.S. Navy hospital corpsman and third generation NYPD police officer, McDonald was shot in the line of duty by 15-year-old Shavod Jones, one of three boys he was questioning about Bicycle theft, bicycle thefts in Central Park. McDonald and a co-worker were on patrol in Central Park because there had been reports about a robbery in the park. While attempting to question Jones, McDonald noticed something in another boy's sock, and when he wanted to see what it was, Jones shot McDonald three times. The first bullet hit him in the head, above his eye; the second hit his throat and caused him to have a speaking disability; and the third shattered his spine, paralyzing him from the neck down and leaving him Tetraplegia, quadriplegic and in need of a ventilator. Several months after he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Tuchan
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Esquivel
Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refer to: People A–L *Helmut Angula (born 1945), Namibian politician *Helmut Ashley (1919–2021), Austrian director and cinematographer *Helmut Bakaitis (born 1944), Australian director and actor *Helmut Berger (born 1944), Austrian actor *Helmut Dantine (1917–1982), Austrian actor *Helmut Deutsch (born 1945), Austrian classical pianist *Helmut Ditsch (born 1962), Argentine painter *Hellmut Diwald (1924–1993), German historian *Helmut Donner (born 1941), Austrian high jumper *Helmut Fischer (1926–1997), German actor *Hellmut von Gerlach (1866–1935), German journalist * Helmut Goebbels (1935–1945), only son of Joseph Goebbels *Helmut Griem (1932–2004), German actor *Helmut Gröttrup (1916–1981), German rocket scientist *Helmut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brayan García (basketball)
Brayan Alexander García González (born 26 March 1993) is a Honduran footballer. He represented Honduras in youth and senior levels. References Honduran men's footballers Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players F.C. Motagua players C.D.S. Vida players Juticalpa F.C. players 1993 births Living people Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Honduras 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football defenders People from Olancho Department {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
