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Sunday, January 11, 2009 |
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‘Professor of pugilism’ says, |
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Veteran boxing pundit Larry Merchant said Manny Pacquiao-Ricky
Hatton would probably be the biggest junior welterweight fight in
history, an exciting match-up between two of the best sluggers in
the world today.
Merchant, the “professor of pugilism” who
hatched the concept of Pacquiao vs. Oscar de la Hoya and predicted
it would be a thriller, told Michael Woods of TheSweetScience.com,
said that who ever wins is assured of even bigger fights down the
road.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Slovaks win Hopman Cup
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PERTH, Australia: The Slovak Republic won their third Hopman Cup
here Friday, beating Russia 2-0 in the final of the mixed teams
tournament.
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Bacchus upsets Harbour Centre
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BACCHUS Energy Drink banked on Paul Lee’s clutch basket in the
dying seconds to upset pacesetter Harbour Centre 79-75 Saturday in
the 2009 Philippine Basketball League PG Flex Linoleum Cup at the
Guadalupe Viejo Sports Complex in Makati City.
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Beermen, Kings fight for last semifinal slot
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SISTER teams San Miguel and Barangay Ginebra dispute the remaining
semifinal slot Sunday in a rubber match of the best-of-three
quarterfinal series of the 34th KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the Cuneta
Astrodome.
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Ardina joins hunt for RP Ladies Open crown
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Dottie Ardina, taking a break from her US studies, joins the chase
for the ICTSI-Philippine Ladies Open amateur golf championship,
raring to showcase her talent and skills in pursuit of the crown
against a crack local and international field at the Manila
Southwoods’ Legends course.
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James leads Cavs over Celtics
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CLEVELAND, Ohio: LeBron James powered through the Boston Celtics
defense Friday (Saturday in Manila), leading Cleveland to an
emphatic 98-83 victory in a clash of the National Basketball
Association (NBA) Eastern Conference elite.
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Murray stuns Federer in Qatar Open
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DOHA: Andy Murray, widely tipped to end Britain’s 73-year Grand
Slam drought this year, beat Roger Federer in the Qatar Open
semifinals on Friday for his fourth win in five matches against the
Swiss superstar.
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Ogilvy maintains lead in US PGA season opener
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KAPALUA, Hawaii: Australian Geoff Ogilvy remained atop the leader
board in the US PGA Tour’s season-opening Mercedes-Benz
championship Friday, firing a five-under 68.
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Mariners boost semis campaign
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With their display of game-long brilliance at both ends, the
Philippine Merchant Marine School (PMMS) Mariners earned a shot of
making the semifinals via a 94-60 blowout victory over the City
College of Manila (CCM) Lions in the 16th...
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Uno downs Chang Kai Shek
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A crucial late-game run propelled hosts Uno High School Uneans to a
surprise 87-81 win against last year’s runners-up Chang Kai Shek
College Dragons in the opening match of the 39th Metro Manila Tiong
Lian Basketball Association basketball tournament at the Uno High
School gym in Manila.
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