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Saturday, September 13, 2008

  

Torre draws match, wins PGMA Cup

A BLAST from the past provided Philippine chess a whiff of fresh air.

With the country’s fancied young guns falling by the wayside, Grandmaster Eugene Torre single-handedly carried the fight for Filipinos—just like old times—and emerged as champion in the Third PGMA Cup international chess championship Friday at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque City.

It’s been a while since Torre won the last of his numerous international titles.

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

ALEX Pagulayan will try to repeat when the Guinness 9-Ball Tour resumes on September 19 to 21 in Guangzhou, China.

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VETERAN internationalists Kathleen Eunice Alora and Carlos Padilla emerged as the best performers in their respective divisions in the recent adidas Best of the Best tae kwon do championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

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THE Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) Federation Council has approved the initial list of 337 events from 22 sports disciplines for the 25th SEA Games slated December 13 to 21 next year in Vientiane, Laos.

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With center Rabeh Al-Hussaini enjoying a break out season, the Eagles easily topped the eli­mination of the 71st UAAP men’s basketball tournament with 13 wins in 14 games.

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JAMES YAP of Purefoods emerged as the scoring champion in the 2007 to 2008 season of the Philippine Bas­ketball Association.

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MOBILE, Alabama: Australia’s Anna Rawson and China’s Feng Shanshan shared the lead Thursday after the first round of the $1.4-million Bell Micro Ladies’ Professional Golfers’ Association (LPGA) Classic.

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The Crossover
By Raffy Ledesma

Doc Rivers and Maurice Cheeks are best remembered for their excellent defense, long-range shooting and unselfish team play. They both had stellar careers spanning three decades and they were among the top point guards during...

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