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Guba eliminates Chia
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UNRANKED Filipina Martina Guba hacked-out a
stunning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset win over top seed Boey Adelle Chia of
Malaysia on Tuesday to reach the semifinal round of the Agra Asian
Tennis Federation U-14 Series at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
The 13-year-old Guba overcame a slow start and
showed a well-calculated forehand to take the second and third set
en route to ousting the No. 1 rated Chia and meeting compatriot
Shannine Olivarez in the round-of four of the girls division.
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Doves soar high in Game 2, tie series at 1-1
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TWO-time champions St. Francis of Assisi College
Doves played with a heart and intensity of a champion this time to
survive the resurgent ACSAT Lightnings, 69-59, to salvage Game 2 of
the best-of-three UCAA Finals series yesterday at the Emilio
Aguinaldo College Gym.
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Baylon banners RP judokas in SEAG
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SEVEN-TIME gold medalist John Baylon banners the
14-man RP judo team in its bid to snatch the overall championship
crown in the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima,
Thailand.
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Asian champ Wang banned for doping
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BEIJING: China’s top female triathlete and reigning Asiad champion
Wang Hongni has been banned for two years for doping and thus will
miss the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sporting officials announced.
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RP GMs join Tanauan tourney
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FILIPINO Grandmasters Eugene Torre, Darwin Laylo
of Lipa City, GM Joey Antonio and GM Mark Paragua and International
Master Chito Garma is set to show their prowess in the 3-day 3rd
Tanauan Chess Open starting today.
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Cycling’s Landis seeks overturn on doping
charges
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LOS ANGELES: Floyd Landis, facing the loss of his 2006 Tour de
France title on a doping charge, will take his case to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the cyclist said on Wednesday.
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Mickelson challenged by Tiger domination
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SINGAPORE: Some players might resent Tiger Woods routinely snatching
victory from their grasp, but not World No. 2 Phil Mickelson.
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