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Pistons hammer Raptors
for 11th straight victory
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TORONTO: Richard Hamilton and the Detroit Pistons continued their
hot streak on Friday, overpowering the Toronto Raptors 101-85 for
their 11th consecutive victory.
Hamilton netted 22 points and Rasheed Wallace
scored 20 for the Pistons, who came into the game as the hottest
team in the National Basketball Association.
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Lazaro bags 18-under title
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SECOND-seeded Leander Lazaro flashed his winning
form to capture the boys’ 18-under title over top seed Kim Ivor
Saraza, 6-2, 6-2, in the 19th Andrada Cup Age Group Tennis
Championships Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
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Six fencers to compete in
Asian Olympic qualifier
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SIX fencers, led by 2007 SEAG gold medalists
Emerson Segui and Michelle Bruzola, will see action in the Asian
Olympic qualifier slated April 24 and 25 in Bang-kok, Thailand.
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Williams beats
Sharapova in Grand Slam warning
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HONG KONG: American superstar Venus Williams fired a warning shot
ahead of the Australian Open Saturday, crushing one of her main
rivals, Maria Sharapova, in Hong Kong with a ruthless display of
power tennis.
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Japan offers to host new Asian
Olympic handball qualifying rounds
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TOKYO: Japan has offered to host new Asian handball qualifying
rounds for the Beijing Olympics after the results from the original
contests were nullified due to dubious refereeing, an official said
Friday.
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Olympic marathon at Tiananmen
Square
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BEIJING: The marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will
begin from central Tiananmen Square, one of China’s most popular
tourist spots, state media said Saturday.
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Women’s commercial basketball league eyed
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BAP-Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas Executive Director Patrick
Gregorio bared this week plans to establish a commercial basketball
league for RP cagebelles in March.
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Raiders star Sapp announces retirement
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OAKLAND, California: Former National Football League defensive
player of the year Warren Sapp, who led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl
title in 2003, announced his retirement on Friday.
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Canadian Weir grabs second-round lead
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KAPALUA, Hawaii: Former Masters champion Mike Weir fired a six-under
67 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the
$5.5-million PGA Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Li rules Australian Hardcourt tourney
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GOLD COAST, Australia: China’s Li Na completed a successful come
back from injury Saturday, beating Victoria Azarenka here in the
final of the Australian Women’s Hardcourt tennis championships.
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Llodra snaps Sirianni’s
fairytale run in Adelaide
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ADELAIDE, Australia: France’s Michael Llodra ended the fairytale
run of 32-year-old Australian Joseph Sirianni in the semifinals of
the Australian men’s hardcourt championships Saturday, winning
6-3, 7-6 (10-8).
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National Students Basketball in Cebu
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ALL is set for the staging of the 61st National Students Basketball
Championship from February 24 to March 1 in Cebu City.
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Thailand squad to train with Thaksin’s
Manchester City club
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s football team will travel to England this
month to train with premier league club Manchester City at the
invite of its owner, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the team
coach said Saturday.
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Chess arbiters seminar slated January 12-13
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THE Chess Arbiters Association of the Philippines will hold another
chess arbiters’ seminar on January 12 and 13 at the Rosales
Gymnasium in Rosales, Pangasinan.
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