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Sunday, March 08, 2009 |
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Mamiit, Huey shine
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By Emil C. Noguera, Correspondent
Filipino-American Cecil Mamiit
came away with straight-set victory over Yu Hiu Tung of Hong
Kong,7-6 (2), 6-1, 6-1, and teamed up with Treat Conrad Huey in the
men’s doubles to establish a 2-1 lead over Hong Kong in the Davis
Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group II tie at the Victoria Park in the
former Crown Colony.
Mamiit, the 32-year-old Southeast
Asian Games back-to-back champion, already took the first set when
the match was suspended Friday.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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POC orders
election in billiards, snooker
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THE executive board of the
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has stepped into the never-ending
leadership clash in the Billiards and Snookers Congress of the
Philippines (BSCP).
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Purefoods wins in
overtime
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PETER JUNE Simon scored five
straight points and James Yap connected a triple in the crucial
stretch to lift Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants to a 102-94 overtime
win over Rain or Shine Saturday...
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Boston downs
Cleveland
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BOSTON: Paul Pierce poured in 21
of his 29 points in the second half Friday (Saturday in Manila) as
Boston defeated Cleveland 105-94 in a battle of the National
Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference elite.
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Tacloban City
ready to host ‘Palaro’
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The Leyte Sports Development
Center (LSDC) underwent major restoration to be able to host the
2009 Palarong Pambansa, the country’s biggest mass-based
grassroots development program,...
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Hatton also
admires Pacquiao
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Even if the trainers of Ricky
Hatton and Manny Pacquiao have been trading barbs, the British
fighter still chooses to be civil and even expressed some words of
admiration for the Filipino boxing icon,...
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Los Angeles’
Latino mayor to honor Pacquiao
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LOS ANGELES: Filipino boxing icon
Manny Pacquiao will be honored by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Historic Filipino
Town located at 3200 Temple Street of the city.
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PSC to continue
funding Olympian
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Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)
chairman Harry Angping is honoring the government’s sports
agency’s commitment to national swimmer Ryan Arabejo.
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Wood to play at
Doral, Hull leads in Singapore
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LOS ANGELES: Woods will play the
second tournament since his lengthy injury lay-off at the World Golf
Championships-CA Championship at Doral in Florida next week, the
world number one said on Friday (Saturday in Manila).
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MARTIAL TALK
By Perry Gil S. Mallari
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Why you need
ground skills
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I still clearly remember the
years preceding the mixed martial arts explosion when the striking
arts were more popular than the grappling arts. During those days,
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