Malacañang has affirmed the deportation order that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued against Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) secretary general Graham Chua Lim for misrepresenting himself as a Filipino, it was learned yesterday.
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The Kings will try to snap a two-game slide when they face the undefeated Talk ‘N Text Phone Pals tonight in the San Mig Coffee 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference at the Araneta Coliseum.
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THE World Series closers rewrote the definition of closer last night.
Bobby Jenks, the White Sox closer, entered the ninth inning of Game 2 of the World Series to protect Chicago’s 6-4 lead and gave up a tying, two-out, two-run single to pinchhitter Jose Vizcaino.
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OLYMPIAN JASMINE Figueroa, the archer from Balut, Tondo who produced one of the heartwarming stories in the Athens Games, will be the special guest when the 2006 PBL Heroes Cup unwraps on Saturday at the La Salle Greenhills gym.
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BOXING ANALYST Hermie Rivera is urging the Senate to enact a similar law patterned after the ‘Muhammad Ali Act’ of the US to protect the welfare of Filipino boxers themselves.
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THE AMNESTY program adopted by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board of Governors to accommodate a handful of Fil-foreign players currently on the suspended list left more questions than answers.
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AMATEUR BOXING association president Manny Lopez guaranteed the foreign delegation “a fair and neutral” officiating during the Nov. 27 to Dec. 5 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG).
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The opening and closing ceremonies of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games will be held at the Rizal Park in front of the Quirino Grandstand.
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IF PLANS push through, rising Filipino boxing star Rey ‘BoomBoom’ Bautista could be fighting for a world title next year.
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BACOLOD CITY — Ateneo De Manila University’s men and women’s basketball teams stayed unbeaten Monday but the news of the death of Far Eastern University men’s football coach Orlando Plagata overshadowed action on Day 3 of the University Games here.
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FOOTBALL CHIEF Johnny Romualdez said yesterday the Marikina pitch for the Southeast Asian Games women’s football tournament will be ready when the Asian Football Confederation inspector assesses the field on Nov. 4 and 5.
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SETTING NATIONAL pride as his priority, rising billiards artist Dennis Orcullo yesterday gave up the chance to participate in money-rich tournaments abroad in order to represent the country in coming Southeast Asian Games set Nov. 27 to Dec. 5.
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