WORLD Boxing Council champion Juan Manuel
Marquez and challenger Manny Pacquiao will perform the last act that
will bring them to another 12-round grudge fight set on Saturday
(Sunday in Manila) at the posh Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Both protagonists undergo the official weigh-in
on Friday (Saturday in Manila) that will determine whether they make
the 130-pound limit as required.
INDIAN WELLS, California: Roger Federer’s lead atop the ATP world
rankings may have dwindled, but world’s No. 2 Rafael Nadal says
displacing the super Swiss remains a daunting challenge.
HAVANA: Cuba’s elite sports machine suffered another major setback
in the run up to the Beijing Olympics after seven footballers
deserted the under-23 team.
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is
expected to grace the opening ceremony of the 2008 Palarong Pambansa
slated April 20-27 at the Puerto Princesa Sports Complex in Palawan.
PHAREX tries to keep its hold of second place when it battles Noosa
Shoes at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the 2008 PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports
Cup at The Arena in San Juan.
ARIEL DELGADO primes himself up for his first defense of the WBC
Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) super bantamweight title as he clashes
with challenger Hawhaan Sithkopol of Thailand on Saturday at the
Provincial Sports Complex in Batangas.