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RP celebrates Pacquiao victory
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Filipinos set aside political problems Sunday and celebrated boxing
superstar Manny Pacquiao’s sensational WBC superfeatherweight
victory over Mexico’s Juan Miguel Marquez.
Construction workers in Manila’s Makati
financial district crowded around a radio which broadcast the fight
live and erupted in cheers as judges announced a split decision in
favor of the Filipino, making him world champion.
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After winning third title,
PacMan fulfills date with history
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NOT even a change in defending champion Juan
Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez’s arsenal could stop Manny
“Pacman” Paquiao from crowning himself the new
superfeatherweight champion and placing himself in the history of
sweet science.
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Nadal, Djokovic advance at Indian Wells
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INDIAN WELLS, California: Rafael Nadal launched his defense of the
Indian Wells ATP Masters Series title with a victory Saturday while
last year’s runner-up, Novak Djokovic, also made a triumphant
debut.
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Hamilton dominates Australian GP
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MELBOURNE: Britain’s Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren won the
season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park
here Sunday.
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DepEd enforces tight screening in Palaro
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THE Education department issued a memorandum on
Friday forming the National Screening and Accreditation Committee (NSCA)
that will handle all athletes joining the Palarong Pambansa on April
20 to 26 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
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Five Filipino judokas off to
Japan
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FIVE judokas, led by eight-time Southeast Asian
Games gold medalist John Baylon, left for Japan this week to attend
a 48-day training at the Tsukuba University.
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Exiles raise ‘Tibetan Olympic’ torch
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TOKYO: Tibetan exiles in Japan hoisted an alternative Olympic torch
Sunday in a bid to ramp up pressure on China over its crackdown on
their homeland before the world’s athletes head to Beijing in
August.
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Baby Chiefs retain NCRAA
title
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ARELLANO UNIVERSITY clobbered Olivarez College, 92-70, on Sunday to
keep the juniors title in the 15th Smart-National Capital Region
Athletic Association (NCRAA) basketball tournament at the Emilio
Aguinaldo College gym.
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