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Jankovic, Serena set for final showdown |
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NEW YORK: World No. 2 Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first Grand
Slam final by defeating Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open on
Saturday, setting up a showdown with two-time winner Serena
Williams.
“I have tears in my eyes,” said an emotional
Jankovic. “I have played in five semifinals and to be in the final
for first time in a Grand Slam is unbelievable. I’m thrilled.”
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Villegas takes 1st-round lead in BMW Championship
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NEW YORK: Colombian Camilo Villegas fired a 5-under-par 65 here
Friday to grab a 1-stroke lead after the opening round of the
$7-million US PGA BMW Championship.
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Eagles trounce Archers
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Ateneo de Manila University denied De La Salle University of an
outright second seeding and twice-to-beat edge in the Final Four
with a convincing 65-57 win on Saturday in the 71st UAAP men’s
basketball tournament at the jampacked...
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Olajuwon, Ewing lead Hall of Fame enshrinees
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SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts: Nigerian-born Hakeem Olajuwon and
Jamaican-born Patrick Ewing were among seven legends inducted into
the Basketball Hall of Fame here Friday.
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So heads cast in PGMA Cup
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ALL eyes will be on Grandmaster Wesley So when the third President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup international chess championship comes
off the wraps Sunday at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque
City.
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LPGA bites tongue
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida: The Ladies’ Professional Golfers’
Association (LPGA) Tour backed off a plan to require players to
speak English or face suspensions, with LPGA Commissioner Carolyn
Bivens saying Friday that a punishment-free...
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World’s best surfers set sights on Siargao
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AUSTRALIAN Wade Goodall will try to defend his title in the 2008
Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Surfing Championships this month at
Siargao Island.
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Bolt gets better of Powell in Golden League meet
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BRUSSELS: Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt won the 100m at the
Golden League meet here on Friday, beating compatriot Asafa Powell
in a time of 9.77 seconds to bring the curtain down on his
record-shattering season.
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Paralympics to open in style
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BEIJING: More than 4,000 athletes are set for the opening of what
promises to be a dazzling Paralympics on Saturday night with the
head of the international movement predicting a “fantastic”
Games.
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P1-M poker event set
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THE first Masters Poker Club Open gets underway on September 13 to
14 at the Master Poker Club in Malate, Manila.
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Petron Grand Prix resumes
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THE country’s top race drivers vie for honors in the resumption of
the Petron Grand Prix Series on Sunday at the Subic International
Raceway inside the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales.
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Baycats grab NAASCU lead
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SAN Sebastian College-Cavite fashioned out a surprisingly easy
109-75 win over erstwhile solo leader St. Clare College to seize
control in the Eighth NAASCU men’s basketball tournament at the UM
gym.
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McLaren’s Hamilton shrugs off Ferrari pace
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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Lewis Hamilton said Friday that he is
not worried by Ferrari’s outstanding top speed and clear advantage
over him in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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