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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
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Mayweather Sr. picks
Pacquiao over Cotto
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By Josef T. Ramos, Correspondent
In a surprise move, Floyd
Mayweather Sr. has taken the side of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao,
the pupil of his nemesis Freddie Roach, when he goes up against
World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on
November 14 in Las Vegas.
But the father of Floyd
Mayweather Jr., Pacquiao’s rival for the pound-for-pound king
title, has not really soften up on the Filipino champ, attributing
his victory to the heavy thrashing Cotto has sustained from his
previous opponents.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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San
Beda shoots for 8th NCAA swimming title
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Defending champion San Beda College is looking to
extend its dominance when the swimming competition of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 85 unfolds on August
22...
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Tougher
competition looms in UCAA basketball tourney
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It’s all systems go for the staging of the 8th
University and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) beginning on
Thursday at the Ugnayang La Salle Gymnasium in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
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No
extravagant welcome for Donaire
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FRESH from his recent victory against Panama’s
Rafael Concepcion, a simple welcome awaited Filipino boxing champion
Nonito “the Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. when he arrived at the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday.
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Dumapong
shatters powerlifting record
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KUALA LUMPUR: Ernie Gawilan cruised to his third
gold in swimming, but it was powerlifter Adeline Dumapong who
grabbed the limelight in the penultimate day of the 5th Southeast
Asian Para Games...
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Female
riders fall in Asian championships
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The RP female riders also found themselves packing in
the 103.2-kilometer road race event of the 29th Asian Cycling
Championships and 16th Asian Juniors Cycling Championships in
Indonesia.
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Yang
could be Tiger’s Achilles heel
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CHASKA, Minnesota: Yang Yong-Eun did the unimaginable
not once but twice, beating the world’s top golfer in a Sunday
(Monday in Manila) final round and proving that Tiger Woods is
indeed human after all.
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Asian
golfer Thongchai holds clinic in Makati
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Thai professional golfer Thongchai Jaidee on Tuesday
conducted an exclusive golf clinic organized by the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) at the Manila Polo Club golf
course in Makati City.
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