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Pacquiao, Diaz show mutual respect
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By Ed C. Tolentino,
Contributor
RING experts expect a hostile
atmosphere when World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion
David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao clash on Saturday (Sunday in Manila)
at the Mandalay Bay Resort Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
“This fight, believe me, is
going to be a tremendous battle. Both fighters have prepared
extremely well,” trumpeted promoter Bob Arum. “I think it will
be one of the classic matches in boxing, certainly one of the best
fights of the year.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Safin stuns
Djokovic; Ivanovic escapes
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LONDON: Former world No. 1 Marat Safin sent third
seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of Wimbledon on Wednesday while
Serbian compatriot Ana Ivanovic narrowly escaped the same All
England Club black hole.
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UP makes short work of foes
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REIGNING National Open and University Athletic
Association of the Philippines champion University of the
Philippines swept its first two games in abbreviated fashion to
share early lead...
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NCAA Preview
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Cardinals can go all the way
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After a Final Four stint last year, things are simply
looking brighter for Mapua Cardinals team hoping to win its first
National College Athletics Association (NCAA) basketball crown since
the Benny Cheng era of 1991.
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Indonesia, Thailand triumph
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GREG Paz and Gelli Ramos scored the country’s first
victory as they upended their foreign counterparts in mixed doubles
event of the 14th Asean Schools Badminton Championships Thursday at
the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
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Ochoa, Wie favorites in US Women’s Open
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MINNEAPOLIS: Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa, who is grieving
the loss of two family members, is seeking to win her first US
Women’s Open, which begins Thursday at Interlachen Country Club.
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BOXER SHORTS
By Ed C. Tolentino
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Four the road
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Manny Pacquiao will find himself in an elite group if
he succeeds in dethroning David Diaz Sunday for the World Boxing
Council (WBC) lightweight championship.
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