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Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
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Samahang Basketbol gets FIBA recognition
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By Josef T. Ramos, Correspondent
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is now recognized by the FIBA as
the country’s national sports association for basketball.
Noli Eala, the executive director of the
Samahang Basketbol, said on Wednesday that the no-show of its rival,
the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP), effectively
“killed” the 70-year-old sports association.
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TOUR DE FRANCE
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Contador tightens grip on lead after Tour de France 16th stage
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BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France: Alberto Contador tightened his grip on
the Tour de France yellow jersey after soaking up attacks from
Luxembourg rival Andy Schleck on the race’s 16th stage here on
Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).
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Armstrong may race in 2010 with new team
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BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France: Seven-time Tour de France champion
Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) he would
definitely ride in next year’s race, a reliable source told Agence
France-Presse.
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Angping slams ‘Peping’ on SEA Games
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PHILIPPINE Sports Commission Chairman Harry Angping said that he
will not deviate from his earlier pronouncement that athletes who
have strong chance of winning medals shall be the only ones included
in the Team Philippines for the 25th Southeast Asian Games in
December in Laos.
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Del Rosario wins bronze in world meet
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Liza del Rosario settled for the bronze medal in the women’s
singles of the 2009 World Games bowling competition on Wednesday at
the Happy Bowling Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Japan sweeps Blu Boys in world softball
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The Philippines put their quarterfinal bid in peril after suffering
its third consecutive setback with a 5-0 loss to Japan on Tuesday of
the 2009 World Men’s Softball Championship in Saskatoon, Canada.
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Cone keeps Alaska line up intact for next PBA season
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ALASKA’S long-time head coach Tim Cone wants an intact Aces line
up for the 35th Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season
despite the team’s sub-par performance in the last two
conferences.
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