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Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
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Antonio grabs lead at Subic chess meet
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By Emil C. Noguera, Correspondent
Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr. continued to live to expectations as
he crushed GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam and took the solo lead after
the ninth round of the 2009 Asian Continental individual chess
championship at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center.
The 47-year-old Antonio finished off his
sixth-seeded Vietnamese rival in 59 moves of the Sicilian to put him
on top with seven points on five wins and four draws.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Denver beats LA, makes it 1-1
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LOS ANGELES: Carmelo Anthony had 34 points and Chauncey Billups
scored 13 of his 27 points from the free-throw line as Denver
defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 106-103 in game 2 of their National
Basketball Association playoff series.
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Barcelona believes it can beat Manchester
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MADRID: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola believes that Manchester
United are the best team in the world but he is confident that if
his team are able to dominate possession, then they can pass their
way to success.
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Tigers rout Beermen
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RONJAY Buenafe, Asi Taulava and James Penny combined for 83 points
as the Coca-Cola Tigers carved a 105-89 triumph over San Miguel Beer
Friday in the last day of the classification of the 2009 Philippine
Basketball Association-Motolite Fiesta Conference at the Araneta
Coliseum.
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Gonzales enters Bacolod table tennis quarterfinals
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BACOLOD CITY: Army man Richard Gonzales of Killerspin gained the
first seat in the quarterfinals of singles Sandpaper Racket Liha
event of the First Carranz Outdoor National Junior Table Tennis
Games on Friday at the SM Bacolod’s event center here.
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Air Force, UP seek retention of softball championship
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Defending champions Philippine Air Force (PAF) and University
of the Philippines (UP) begin their respective title-retention bids
when the 2009 National Open Softball Championships unfurls from May
30 to June 5 at the Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig City and Sto.
Nino Field in Marikina City.
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THE
CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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Cleveland Exposed
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On Thursday morning (Manila time), the “King” LeBron James and
his Cleveland Cavaliers were stunned when they absorbed their first
loss in the playoffs. James’ 49 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds
were not enough as the Magic pulled off a shocking 107-106 win.
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