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Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
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Cotto, Pacquiao
word
war intensifies ahead of bout
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By Jun Medina, Special
Correspondent
The rivalry between Miguel Cotto
and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is heating up as Cotto promised
“war” even as Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach said his prized
fighter “will expose” Cotto during their November 14 clash in
Las Vegas.
Cotto, who will defend his World
Boxing Organization welterweight crown, said he is not intimidated
by Pacquiao despite the Filipino being installed a 2-1 favorite by
oddsmakers.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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American
sees future in Philippine baseball
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A visiting official from the American Baseball
Federation, Inc. (ABF) believes that Filipino baseball players have
what it takes to make it to the Major League, the most popular and
most competitive league in the United States.
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Filipino
leads Malaysian Open chess tournament
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Filipino International Master (IM) Emmanuel Senador
subdued erstwhile co-leader Yu Yang Yi of China in the eighth round
to remain on top in the 2009 Malaysian Open being held in Kuala
Lumpur.
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Aguilar
now at odds with Burger King
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CHAIRMAN Lito Alvarez of the Philippine Basketball
Association (PBA) said Friday that 6’10” Japeth Aguilar’s
refusal to sign the maximum contract offered by Burger King could
jeopardize his young basketball career.
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Singapore
takes overall lead at Asian qualifier
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PETALING JAYA, Malaysia: The Philippines and
Singapore took a step closer to the Omega Mission Hills World Cup
after Friday’s fourball, with the Singapore duo edging into the
overall lead.
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CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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The
implosion of ‘Starbury’
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Last week, I wrote about the Allen Iverson’s search
for a new team. After his failed bid to make an impact with the
Detroit Pistons last season, the team let him go as a free agent.
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