The last man standing after nine days of pool war dominated by the Taiwanese at the onset is a Filipino. Well, actually, a Canadian-Filipino.
But for Filipinos hungry for a sports hero, Alex Pagulayan was embraced by this nation as their own, forgetting that he is officially a Canadian citizen, aft
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Newly-crowned world pool champion Alex Pagulayan blew into town yesterday and reiterated his desire to represent the Philippines in future international competitions, including next year’s world championship.
“I am a Canadian citizen, the only reason why I am carrying that country’s colors in inter
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THE PHILIPPINES might end up with 16 athletes to the 2004 Athens Olympics next month if swimmer Raphael “Timmy” Chua earns the nod of the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association board of directors.
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IN THE event a rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera fails to materialize this October, the camp of Manny Pacquiao would like to bring in reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight king Scott Harrison of Britain to Manila to meet the Filipino southpaw.
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Far Eastern U’s Lloyd Escoses bundled out third seed Jaime Junio, 15-4, 15-10, to produce the worthiest victory in the fancied bets-dominated quarterfinal round of the elite category and barge into the semifinal round of the JVC Open Badminton Championships at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Ozamiz Cotta exploded for 34 points in the third quarter to crush the Cagayan de Oro stars, 108-87, Sunday and improve its record to 2-2 in the Southern division of the NBC (National Basketball Conference) national championship at the Xavier University gym here.
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IF EVERYTHING falls into place, Diosdado Gabi will get the chance to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight crown on October 8 in Phuket, Thailand.
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