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Friday, January 25, 2008 |
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Sharapova, Ivanovic clash for title
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MELBOURNE: A dogged Ana Ivanovic staged a stunning comeback Thursday
to make the Australian Open final where a sizzling Maria Sharapova
stands between her and a maiden Grand Slam title.
The Serbian fourth seed looked dead and buried
after going down 6-0 in the first set of her semi-final with Slovak
ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova, but turned the tables in emphatic
fashion to win the next two 6-3, 6-4.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Medina grabs fourth gold in Asean
Para Games; RP keeps 5th spot
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: Josephine Medina captured her fourth
gold medal even as Sander Severino and his team of wood pushers
delivered the mints as promised Wednesday as the Philippines
remained at fifth place in the Fourth Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (Asean) Para Games here.
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National Milo Marathon
targets 200,000 runners
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ORGANIZERS of the annual Milo Marathon hope to
attract 200,000 runners in 26 races calendared this year.
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Red Bull, Alaska shoot for semis berths
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RED BULL and Alaska hope to advance in the Final Four when they face
separate rivals in Game 2 of their respective best-of-three
quarterfinal series Friday in the 33rd Smart-PBA Philippine Cup at
the Cuneta Astrodome.
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Calderon comes up big in Raptors win
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BOSTON, Massachusetts: Jose Calderon scored a career-high 24 points
on Wednesday as the Toronto Raptors rallied for a 114-112 National
Basketball Association triumph over the Boston Celtics.
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BOXER
SHORTS
By Ed C. Tolentino
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Rebel with a pawn
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I was in sixth grade when I signed up for a pee-wee chess tournament
in school. I thought I had mustered enough knowledge about the game
from watching the board games by uncle and his buddy played during
their leisure hours.
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