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Thursday, July 09, 2009 |
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TOUR DE FRANCE
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Armstrong now in 2nd; Astana in lead
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MONTPELLIER, France: Lance Armstrong dramatically missed out on the
yellow jersey by the slimmest of margins here on Tuesday (Wednesday
in Manila) after his Astana team smashed their rivals apart in the
Tour de France’s fourth stage time trial.
Astana came over the finish line of the
39-kilometer race against the clock 40 seconds ahead of the Saxo
Bank team of Fabian Cancellara, who began and finished the race in
the yellow jersey.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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UAAP ‘pushover’ teams seek change in basketball fortunes in Season 2009
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CONSIDERED as pushovers in the previous seasons, Adamson
University, University of the Philippines (UP) and National
University are all set to change their mark in the upcoming Season
72 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
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Helterbrand wins MVP trophy
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AFTER being named Best Player of the Conference, Jay-Jay Helterbrand
gained the most coveted Most Valuable Player Award for the 34th
season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Asian Youth Games finish not really disappointing
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DESPITE finishing with only one silver and a bronze medal, Chef De
Mission for the first Asian Youth Games, Police Supt. Cesar
Hawthorne Binag, remains proud of the young Filipinos who
participated in the event for 14 to 17 year-old athletes.
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So banners RP team to world chess tournament
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GRANDMASTER Wesley So banners the nine-member Philippine squad in
the Zone 3.3 FIDE World Chess Championships 2009 slated from July 22
to 30 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Ramirez jeered, booed in New York after ejection
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NEW YORK CITY: Disgraced baseball player Manny Ramirez endured jeers
and catcalls from New York Mets fans before being ejected in the
fifth inning for throwing a piece of his equipment towards home
plate.
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Pacquiao wins court case
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BOXING world’s pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao continues with
his winning streak even outside of the ring.
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