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Saturday, February 07, 2009 |
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Crisis seen favoring country’s SEA bid
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By Krista Angela M. Montealegre, Reporter
The present global economic crisis may benefit the Philippines in
its bid to regain the overall crown in the 25th Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games in December in Laos.
SEA Games chef de mission Mario Tanchangco on
Friday said that Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, the top three
finishers in the 2007 SEA Games, would be greatly affected by the
current financial meltdown citing an article from the February 2,
2009 issue of the Newsweek magazine.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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embattled phelps suspended for 3 months
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COLORADO SPRINGS: USA Swimming suspended Olympic superstar Michael
Phelps from competition for three months on Thursday (Friday in
Manila), a “reprimand” after a published photograph appeared to
show him smoking marijuana.
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Pacquiao motivated by 5th title
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The prospect of getting a fifth world title–the third in almost a
year–serves as a strong motivation for boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.
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Joe Calzaghe quits boxing undefeated
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LONDON: Undefeated world boxing champion Joe Calzaghe resisted the
lure of future bouts to hang up his gloves as the satisfaction of
retiring without losing took precedence over the thrill of the
fight.
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Harbour, Magnolia out to break 1-1 tie
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DEFENDING champion Harbour Centre and Magnolia Purewater break the
1-1 tie when they meet Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig
City for the best-of-five championship series of the 2009 Philippine
Basketball League PG Flex Linoleum Cup.
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Lakers snap Celtics winning streak
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BOSTON: Lamar Odom’s free throws with 16 seconds left in overtime
helped the Los Angeles Lakers stop the streaking Boston Celtics cold
for the second time this season on Thursday (Friday in Manila).
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CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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Injury Bug Bites
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With a tough 82-game regular season, it is no wonder that many
National Basketball Association (NBA) teams field many line-ups
throughout the grueling schedule as players, quite naturally, get
injured.
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