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Friday, January 23, 2009

P12M up for Olympic boxing gold

By Frank Calapre, Correspondent

BACOLOD: Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines chairman Manny Pangilinan and President Ricky Vargas Thursday urged young hopefuls to forego any plans of turning professional and instead be a part of the RP national pool, which would be trained until in the 2012 London Olympics.

Pangilinan announced that PLDT and Smart would be giving cash incentives of P12 million for any boxer, who can win Olympic gold, P3 million for silver and P1 million for the bronze medallist.

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Dementieva extends streak to Australia

MELBOURNE: Fourth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia strolled into the Australian Open third round Thursday, taking her win streak this year to 12 matches and firming herself as the tournament dark horse.

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Murakami leads field in Country Club Open

Artemio Murakami shot a course-record eight-under 62 to post a whopping five-stroke lead over reigning Philippine Open champion Angelo Que at the start of the P4.6-million The Country Club Open held...

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PSC impose strict rules on athletes

THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) would impose stricter rules and regulations on athletes and coaches who are dwelling at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila and the Philsports Complex in Pasig City.

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BOXER SHORTS
By Ed C. Tolentino

Wrestling world feels economic pinch

The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has raked in billions of dollars by entertaining wrestling fans with choreographed storylines, but these days the Connecticut-based group is feeling for real the recession plaguing...

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