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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
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Russia wins Fed Cup title over Spain
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MADRID: Russia retained its Fed Cup crown here on Sunday to make it
four titles in five years when Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Anabel
Medina Garrigues 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to give the visitor an unassailable
3-0 lead over Spain.
Olympic Games bronze medalist Vera Zvonareva and
former US Open winner Kuznetsova had set up the win on Saturday in
beating Garrigues and Carla Suarez Navarro to establish a 2-0 lead.
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Jose Rizal Gains Semis
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JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY dow-ned San Sebastian College 57-53 to earn
the second semis berth in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball
tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome.
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Bali to offer million-dollar bonus in WTA revamp
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Winners of Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
International events in 2009 will have the chance of a
million-dollar bonus at the new season-ending Bali Tournament of
Champions, the WTA announced on Monday.
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Stanford captures Bell Micro Classic
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MOBILE, Alabama: Angela Stanford squandered a comfortable cushion
but sank a short par putt at the closing hole to hold off China’s
Feng Shanshan Sunday and win the inaugural Bell Micro Ladies’
Professional Golfers’ Association (LPGA) Classic.
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Bancod, Bitoon register reversals in Pichay Cup
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INTERNATIONAL Masters Ronald Bancod and Richard Bitoon scored upset
wins Monday to join the early leaders in the Fourth Prospero Pichay
Cup international chess championship at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in
Parañaque City.
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Karlsson pockets Mercedes-Benz title
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COLOGNE, Germany: Sweden’s Robert Karlsson warmed up for next
week’s Ryder Cup with a two-shot victory in the Mercedes-Benz
Championship here on Sunday to earn his eighth career European Tour
title.
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Solar Sports acquires P20-M equipment
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THE Philippine Basketball Association and Solar Sports have been
constantly in touch, leaving no stones unturned in an effort to come
up with a big surprise for televiewers in the telecast of 34th PBA
season opening day on October 4 at the Araneta Coliseum.
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