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Iran humbles RP for the 2nd time
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By Frank Calapre, Correspondent
POWERADE-Team Pilipinas made a total of 16 triples but that was not
enough to beat defending champion Iran who humbled the Filipino
squad, 88-78, on Tuesday in the preliminary round’s penultimate
day of the 25th FIBA Asia Men’s Championship in Tianjin, China.
What was more heartbreaking was the Filipino’s
shooting in the free throw line, where they missed badly, hitting
only two of four trips compared to the 23 conversions from 30
attempts made by the much taller Iranians.
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Woods seeks 15th title at PGA Championship meet
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CHASKA, Minnesota: Tiger Woods arrived at Hazeltine on Monday
(Tuesday in Manila) to began final preparations for the 91st PGA
Championship, coming off an impressive 70th career triumph and
hungry for a 15th major title.
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Ramos vows to stay firm
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FORMER First Lady Amelita “Ming” Ramos will stand her ground
amid persistent efforts to discredit her as president of the
Philippine Badminton Association.
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Ababou of UST leads most valuable player contest
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UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas ace Dylan Ababou leads the Most Valuable
Player race after the first round of the University Athletic
Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament.
Ababou, a member of the national...
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Lee, Lin advance in world badminton tourney
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HYDERABAD, India: World number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and
defending champion Lin Dan of China stormed into the men’s singles
second round of the World badminton championships here on Monday
(Tuesday in Manila).
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Country to host Asian volleyball meet, assembly
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THE PHILIPPINE Volleyball Federation (PVF) has expressed its
readiness to host the 15th Asian Men’s Senior Volleyball
Championship from September 26 to October 5 as well as the Eight
Asian Volleyball Confederation General Assembly.
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