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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
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Basadre keeps Olympic bid alive; Tipon falls
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan—Genebert Basadre carried the load for the RP
PLDT-Smart Boxing Team Monday night as top bet Joan Tipon was
unceremoniously bundled out of the final Asian Olympic Boxing
Qualifying Tournament at the Sports Palace.
The 24-year-old Basadre overpowered Paulus
Paunandes of Malaysia, 21-2, to barge into the quarterfinals of the
lightweight (60-kg.) division.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Nadal books rubber match with Tsonga
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INDIAN WELLS, California: Defending champion Rafael Nadal swept
aside US youngster Donald Young and booked a rematch with Aussie
Open foe Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Indian Wells ATP Masters Series
on Monday.
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Whoppers derail Medics
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THE Burger King Whoppers leaned on solid defense in the final half
to beat the Pharex Medics, 82-78, on Tuesday in the 2008 PBL
Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
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Top Filipino cue artists vie
for Japan 9-Ball Open title
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FORMER world champions Efren “Bata” Reyes, Alex Pagulayan and
Ronnie Alcano will lead a host of Filipino players in the 2008 Japan
9-Ball Open beginning Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
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International community
rejects Beijing boycott
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SYDNEY: Calls to boycott the Olympics in China over violence in
Tibet have been widely rebuffed, with Games chiefs even hoping to
parade the Olympic flame through the troubled region later this
year.
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Asian Tour to appeal over super tour
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HONG KONG: The Asian Tour on Tuesday blasted what it called
“ignorant” plans to sideline it in the drive for a regional
super tour, pledging to appeal to golf’s international
coordinating body over the move.
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FEATURE
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Pacquiao-Marquez by the numbers
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TWO days after their classic rubber-match, the
debate on who really won in the Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao World
Boxing Council super-featherweight title fight continued with each
camp claiming victory over the other.
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