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Saturday, October 04, 2008 |
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3 Filipinos stay alive
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THE reigning champions in Philippine billiards are making headway in
the World Ten Ball Championship.
National Open winner Marlon Manalo, the
prohibitive favorite to take home the world title, made short work
of compatriot Victor Arpilleda, 9-2, while reigning national junior
champ Jericho Bañares bucked a slow start to beat Dodong Alwi of
Indonesia, 9-4, Friday at the Philippine International Convention
Center.
Manalo, winner of multiple 10-ball events in the
United States this year, quickly raced to a 3-0 lead against
Arpilleda and never looked back.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Tigers, Tropang Texters clash in PBA season opener
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OLD rivals Coca-Cola Tigers and Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters will
christen the 34th season of the Philippine Basketball Association on
Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum.
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Russian stars
advance
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STUTTGART, Germany: Russia’s Olympic stars Dinara Safina and Vera
Zvonareva produced impressive performances on Thursday to book their
places in the quarterfinals of Stuttgart’s Women’s Tennis
Association (WTA) event.
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Guiao critical on Toroman’s contract
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THE contract signed between the Basketball Association of the
Philippines-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and Serbian coach Rajko
Toroman could be a violation of the Filipino First Policy embodied
in the Labor Code.
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Wesley is world’s youngest super GM
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WESLEY SO officially became the world’s youngest super grandmaster
based on the latest rating release of FIDE.
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Lance’s motivation undented – Astana
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PARIS: Lance Armstrong’s will to succeed is one “intangible”
that his manager at Astana, Johan Bruyneel, will be counting on come
in July when the Tour de France icon aims for an eighth yellow
jersey.
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Phillies take commanding 2-0 lead over Brewers
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PHILADELPHIA: Shane Victorino hit a grand slam and Brett Myers
pitched seven solid innings for the Phillies Thursday as they took a
commanding lead over Milwaukee in their National League first-round
playoff series.
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CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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Lakers set to fulfill
their promise
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After a lopsided Game 6 Finals loss to eventual world champions
Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers are set to fulfill their
promise to their multitude of fans this season—that of a
long-awaited championship that has eluded them since their last
title in 2002.
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