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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

  

Pacquiao wants to be the best in the world

If Republic Act No. 8757, an act establishing the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame, shall eventually be implemented, newly-crowned three-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao should be a strong candidate for elevation in the professional boxing category.

Passed by both Houses of Congress and signed into law by then- President Joseph Estrada in 1999, the law, authored by, among others, then Senator and basketball “living legend” Robert Jaworski, enshrines to the Hall the Filipino professional and amateur athletes, coaches and trainers who have distinguished themselves in their particular sports in international competitions.

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

MIAMI, Florida: Australian Geoff Ogilvy parred his final nine holes on Monday, including a crucial chip-in at the 13th, to win the World Golf Championships CA Championship and end Tiger Woods’ seven-tournament win streak.

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BEN MCLACHLAN of New Zealand survived Filipino wild card Joshua Tan Ho on Tuesday to advance in the next round of the 19th Mitsubishi Lancer International Juniors Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

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CHITO JAIME and Ronald Bucao combined for 33 points as Toyota-Otis beat San Mig Coffee, 92-86, on Tuesday in the 2008 PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at The Arena in San Juan.

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BOSTON, Massachusetts: Andre Iguodala scored 28 points and sparked a 19-0 run that lifted the Philadelphia 76ers past National Basketball Association leader Boston 95-90 here Monday.

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LAST year’s runner up Far Eastern University and former champion College of Saint Benilde scored emphatic victories on Tuesday to lead the charge of the favorites at the start of the 2008 Nestea Beach Volley National Circuits Luzon Elimination at the Island Cove Hotel and Leisure Park in Cavite.

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