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Banner StorySo earns Grandmaster norm
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YEREVAN, Armenia—Wesley So came back with vengeance Friday,
beating fellow IM Sasha Kaplan of India and finally earning his
second GM norm in the World Junior Chess Championship at the Tirgran
Petrosian House.
Hardly bothered by back-to-back losses to GM
Ahmed Adly of Egypt and top seed GM Wang Hao of China in the seventh
and eighth rounds, So played almost flawlessly with the white pieces
and outclassed the 30th-seeded Kaplan after only 45 moves of the
Four Knights Game.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Magnolia battles Air21 in PBA opener
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THE 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association kicks off
Sunday with the Magnolia Beverage Masters going up against Air21
Express in the Smart-Philippine Cup Conference at the Araneta
Coliseum.
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Manny’s midas touch
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Just how much is Filipino ring icon Manny
Pacquiao worth these days?
Unless one has special access to the secured
drawers of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, there is really no
quantifying the Filipino boxer’s net worth.
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Lazaro, Guba rule ATF 14-Under Series
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UNSEEDED Filipinos Leander Lazaro pulled off a
6-4, 6-2 upset win over top seed Ariez Elyaas Dean Hashsam of
Malaysia to capture the boys’ singles title Saturday in the Agra
Cup/Asian Tennis Federation 14-Under Series at the Rizal Memorial
Tennis Center.
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UST vs. La Salle in V-League
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The Shakey’s V-League second conference gets under way Sunday at
The Arena in San Juan with University of Santo Tomas and La Salle
squaring off at 5 p.m.
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Rowers eye Olympic slots
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SEASONED rowers Benjamin Tolentino and Alvin
Amposta shoot for Olympic berths when they see action in the Asian
Rowing Championships slated October 16 to 19 in Chunju Jungangtap,
South Korea.
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Yamaha Cup to choose members of RP team
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THE search for the Philippine riders to the prestigious Yamaha Asean Cup in Malaysia is on.
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