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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
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Race for Australian Slam wide open
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MELBOURNE: Men’s tennis has moved swiftly from one dominant player
to two, then the Big Three and now the Big Four, making this
year’s Australian Open the least predictable in recent history.
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is seeded top, Novak
Djokovic is defending champion but Britain’s Andy Murray is some
bookies’ favorite, rankling three-time winner Roger Federer.
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Realtors score first win vs. Aces
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DEFENDING champion Sta. Lucia Realtors suited up with the
necessary adjustments in their defense and went on to beat Alaska
Aces 76-65 in the best-of-seven semifinal series of the KFC-PBA
Philippine Cup on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
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Celtics prevail over Nets
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey: Ray Allen scored 25 points to spark the
Boston Celtics past New Jersey 105-85 on Saturday (Sunday in
Manila), the fourth win in a row for the reigning National
Basketball Association champions.
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Volkswagen victorious in Dakar rally
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BUENOS AIRES: South Africa’s Giniel De Villiers and Spain’s Marc
Coma wrapped up overall victory in the Dakar Rally following
Saturday’s (Sunday in Manila) final special stage.
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Chan calls for recognition, opposes general assembly
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National coach Errol Chan called the attention of the Philippine
Olympic Committee (POC) regarding the plan of the Philippine
Badminton Association Board (PBA) to hold an election as he
reiterated his appeal for recognition with the Olympic body.
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UP, UE triumph in university men’s football opener
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UNIVERSITY of the Philippines and University of the East (UE)
started their title campaign on high note Sunday by downing their
respective opponents in the opening of 71st UAAP football events at
the Ateneo’s Erenchun Field in Katipunan, Quezon City .
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