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Pacquiao, Marquez settle
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THE entire nation comes to a standstill, again,
Sunday when its favorite son Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao challenges
Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez for the latter’s World Boxing Council
super featherweight championship at the posh Mandalay Bay Resort and
Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Also at stake in the 12-round classic rematch of
their undecided first match four years ago is the vacant Ring
magazine super featherweight diadem and the distinction of becoming
the undisputed best 130-pound fighter in the world.
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Pharex clobbers Noosa
for fifth straight victory
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Pharex Medics used their fiery running game in
the final quarter to beat Noosa Shoes, 90-75, Saturday in the 2008
PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at The Arena in San Juan.
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Rockets vault past ’71 Bucks
for 2nd longest win streak
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HOUSTON, Texas: Tracy McGrady scored 30 points as Houston beat
Charlotte 89-80 Friday, giving the Rockets the second-longest win
streak in National Basketball Association history.
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Sharapova, Hantuchova advance
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INDIAN WELLS, California: Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova,
bidding to preserve her so-far perfect season, breezed into the
third round of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters Series
tournament on Friday.
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China faces major test ahead of Olympics
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BEIJING: With the world’s spotlight on China in the coming months,
the violence in Tibet has given Beijing its first major human rights
test in the run-up to the Olympics, observers say.
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Hamilton claims pole for
Australian Grand Prix
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MELBOURNE: Britain’s Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren claimed pole
position for Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix,
cashing in on mechanical problems with Ferrari’s world champion
Kimi Raikkonen in final qualifying on Saturday.
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Europe cautious on OneAsia mega-tour
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JEJU, South Korea: European golf chiefs have a “moral
responsibility” to back the Asian Tour in the OneAsia row, a
senior official told AFP.
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NCAA approves Ekwe’s RP stint
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THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
approved on Friday the participation of Nigerian Sam Ekwe in the
SEABA Champion’s Cup slated on April 3 to 7 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Fiji’s Singh wrests two-shot lead
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ORLANDO, Florida: Defending champion Vijay Singh fired a five-under
65 to take the lead after the second round of the USPGA Arnold
Palmer Invitational event at the Bay Hill course.
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MLB suspends three players
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NEW YORK: Major League Baseball suspended Melky Cabrera and Shelley
Duncan of the New York Yankees for three games each and Tampa
Bay’s Jonny Gomes for two on Friday after a brawl in a pre-season
game.
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