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Saturday, February 09, 2008 |
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Japanese sweep opening singles
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JAPAN enjoyed the cool weather on Friday to
sweep the opening singles of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Cup Group I
tie against the Philippines at the jampacked Rizal Memorial Tennis
Center.
Go Soeda scored a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4,
victory over US-born Patrick John Tierro in the first singles while
Takao Suzuki displayed his awesome net game and brilliant court
coverage to end Cecil Mamiit’s winning run with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4),
2-6, 6-2 decision.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Red Bull ties series
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RED BULL flashed its deadly form Friday to
demolish Purefoods, 123-97, and tie their best-of-seven semifinals
series at 3-3 in the 33rd Smart-PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta
Coliseum.
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Indonesian
police ban league finals from capital
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JAKARTA: Indonesian police on Friday banned the national football
league finals from being held in the capital this weekend after a
Jakarta team fan died in a post-match brawl earlier in the week.
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RP may soon have another Grandmaster
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THE National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will host
seven international tournaments this year that will boost the
chances of Filipino players needing more Grandmaster norms.
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PBL to hold preseason tourney next
week
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THE Philippine Basketball League will hold a preseason tournament in
different venues next week.
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Tanpinco rules Southern Ladies golf
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SEA Games silver medalist Anya Tanpinco rode on a fiery frontside
stint to wrest control then watched ICTSI teammate Chihiro Ikeda
waver on the final hole to rule the 45th Southern Ladies golf
championship with a final round 56 points at the Bacolod Golf and
Country Club in Binitin, Murcia, Negros Occidental Friday.
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Shaq vows to make Suns shine
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PHOENIX, Arizona: Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal pledged
Thursday to bring an NBA title to the Phoenix Suns much like he did
in previous stints with both Los Angeles and Miami.
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THE
CROSSOVER
Raffy Ledesma
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The West reloaded
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With the acquisition of All-Star forward-center Pau Gasol, the Los
Angeles Lakers suddenly became one of the Western Conference’s
elite teams. Before this deal, the Lakers were already climbing
their way back to the top threatening the Phoenix Suns, Dallas
Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs for supremacy.
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