Mario Tanchangco, chief of
mission to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, said statistics should
not be the barometer on how the Filipino athletes would fare in the
upcoming 25th SEA Games this December.
Tanchangco, also the president of
the sepak takraw association, pointed out that the athletes have yet
to achieve their full potential and they are expected to peak during
the biennial conclave slated from December 9 to 18 in the city of
Vientiane.
Three Filipino masters remained undefeated after two
rounds even as top seed Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So got back on track
in the Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships being held at the First
Hotel in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
BOURGOIN-JALLIEU: A 14th visit to one of the most
feared and ominous climbs in the history of the Tour de France is
set to decide the podium places for this year’s race on Saturday
(Sunday in Manila).
Unbelievable. That was my reaction when I read that
Jerry Buss, the Lakers’ team owner, pulled their offer to top free
agent Lamar Odom (LO) after the latter refused the team’s initial
offer.
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