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Sunday, August 30, 2009 |
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Viloria defends IBF
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By Josef T. Ramos, Correspondent
Brian Viloria stakes his
International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight crown against
Mexican challenger Jesus Iribe in a 12-round championship bout at
the Blaisdell Center in Hawaii, vowing to come home to the
Philippines a champion.
Villoria (25-2 with15 knockouts),
known as the “Hawaiian Punch,” said he knows what it takes to
beat Iribe (15-5, 9 KOs) and keep his title that he won against
Ulises Solis on April at the Araneta Coliseum.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Dableo ends up
second in Malaysian chess meet
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International Master (IM) Ronald
Dableo took the runner up trophy and became the best Filipino
finisher in the 2009 Malaysian Open held in Kuala Lumpur.
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FEU moves closer
to grabbing semis slot
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Host Far Eastern University overwhelmed
University of the Philippines, 86-74, to move closer to clinching
the twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four of the University
Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball...
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Pakistan joins RP
in World Cup tourney
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PETALING JAYA, Malaysia: Muhammad
Shabbir and Muhammad Munir etched their names in the history books
as they guided Pakistan to their first Omega Mission Hills World Cup
on Saturday.
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Arenas seeks
bigger gymnastics program
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Although gymnastics would not be
included in the 25th Laos Southeast Asian Games this December, the
Gymnastic Association of the Philippines is going to promote the
sport nationwide with an ambitious program.
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Aguilar stays firm
on not joining PBA
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JAPETH AGUILAR, this year’s top
overall pick in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie
draft, has
remained firm in his decision not to
pursue his professional career despite the threat...
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Taguig sweeps
eliminations of Liga
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TAGUIG CITY: Host team Forward
Taguig swept the preliminary round of the Smart Liga Pilipinas
Conference III Taguig City Leg with an 85-73 thrashing of the
erstwhile undefeated Smart-Pampanga Buddies Friday evening...
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Cash prizes for
top boxers in Milan meet
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THE officials of the Amateur
Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) announced over the
weekend that it would give P1 million each Filipino gold medalist of
the World Boxing Championships scheduled...
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Hedfield leads in
Formula 1 practice
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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium:
German Nick Heidfeld boosted himself and his BMW Sauber team when he
topped the times in Saturday (Sunday in Manila) morning’s final
free practice session for Sunday’s...
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Wozniacki seeks
repeat in Pilot Pet finals
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: Defending
champion Caroline Wozniacki headed indoors Friday (Saturday in
Manila) to book a return to the women’s final of the Pilot Pen
hardcourt tennis tournament, the last tuneup for the US Open.
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MARTIAL TALK
By Perry Gil S. Mallari
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When less is more
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Most beginning martial artists
cling to the false notion that mastery of the martial arts is solely
based on the number of techniques a practitioner knows. In the
beginning this is perfectly all right.
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