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Friday, April 03, 2009 |
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Alcantara loses
Nagoya singles bid
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By Emil C. Noguera, Correspondent
Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara
bid farewell anew in the boys’ singles following a heart-breaking
second-round loss in the 2009 Japan Open Junior Tennis Championship
in Nagoya.
Alcantara, currently ranked 14th
in the International Tennis Federation juniors, absorbed a shocking
1-6, 6-7 (3) setback to unheralded Gengo Kikuchi of Japan.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Australians
test RP Powerade squad;
Guiao eyes Asian title in August
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PREPARATIONS for the 2009 FIBA-Asia Championship
shift to high gear as the all-professional RP-Powerade National Team
faces the much taller Australia-Motolite Hoopdreamz Friday...
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Asian
powerhouses to battle Filipinos in Youth Games
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MORE than 10 Asian countries, led by powerhouse
China, Japan and South Korea, among others, are expected to
participate in the First Asian Youth Games,...
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Boston
struggles to get past Charlotte
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BOSTON: Ray Allen drained a three-pointer with 2.1
seconds to play Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to lift Boston to a
111-109 double-overtime victory over Charlotte in the National
Basketball Association (NBA).
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Golfers
3rd in Queen Sirikitt opener
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Chihiro Ikeda came through with a fiery windup to
fire a four-under par 70 and steer the Philippines to third place
behind powerhouse Korea and Chinese-Taipei at the start of the Queen
Sirikitt Cup in Bali,...
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San
Sebastian sets title defense in V-League series
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Suzanne Roces and Thai standout Jeng Bualee will try
to set aside their bitter rivalry to make San Sebastian a force to
reckon with in the upcoming Shakey’s V-League.
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BOXER
SHORTS
By Ed C. Tolentino
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Wrestlemania
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On April 6 (Manila time), the World Wrestling
Entertainment (WWE) will celebrate with the rest of grappledom the
silver anniversary of Wrestlemania. The Reliant Stadium in Houston
will play host to the event,...
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