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Nadal enters US Open semifinal
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NEW YORK: World No. 1 Rafael Nadal battled back and advanced o his
first US Open semifinal by defeating 35th-ranked American Mardy Fish
3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 early Thursday morning.
The reigning Wimbledon, French Open and Olympic
champion from Spain ousted Fish after two hours and 40 minutes,
finishing at 2:10 in the morning and thanking the hearty fans who
stayed to the end of a day full of long matches.
“I’m very happy for being in the semifinals
of the US Open for the first time,” Nadal said. “Mardy played
very well in the first set, served unbelievably well.”
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Europeans favored in World 10-Ball Championship
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European pool players want to add the 10-ball title in their
collection of world championships.
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Garcia, Weir chase Singh
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri: Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Canada’s Mike
Weir will try to close the gap on PGA playoff leader Vijay Singh of
Fiji at the BMW Championship whose start Thursday is threatened by
heavy showers.
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Ginobili undergoes ankle surgery
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas: San Antonio Spurs star guard Manu Ginobili
underwent arthroscopic surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles to repair a
left ankle condition and will spend the next three weeks on
crutches.
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Venus, Serena risk ban
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NEW YORK: Venus and Serena Williams will face Women’s Tennis
Association (WTA) Tour suspensions for their continued boycott of
the Indian Wells tournament where they were booed in 2001 under new
2009 WTA rules...
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Warriors stall Tamaraws
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University of the East scored a morale-boosting 73-61 victory
against Far Eastern University on Thursday in the 71st University
Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball
tournament at the Araneta Coliseum.
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Canossa notches fourth win
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DEFENDING champion Canossa Academy whipped San Antonio de Padua,
25-10, 25-8, Sunday for its fourth-straight win in Bracket A of the
Petron Treats Boys’ Volleyball League Season 2 at the Arellano
University Gymnasium on...
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BOXER
SHORTS
By Ed C. Tolentino
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Not the shy, retiring type
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Oscar de la Hoya has announced that his December 6 dream clash with
Manny Pacquiao will be his swan song. Pacquiao, for his part, plans
to fight two more times after the bout before he also archives the
gloves.
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