It ain’t over ‘till the ‘fat lady’ sings. But she’s clearing her throat.
And unless the host nation allows Thailand or Vietnam to get too close to rip it out, the overall championship of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games could be in the bag for Team Philippines.
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A MALAYSIAN juror faces possible lifetime ban in the Southeast Asian Games gymnastics competition for violating the sport’s code of points, Gymnastics Association of the Philippines president Noel Buenaventura said on Thursday night.
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ERIC TAINO and Riza Zalameda lined the Philippines up for a possible third gold medal in tennis yesterday when they barged into the mixed doubles finals at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
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LOS BAÑOS — “It’s all about making my country proud.”
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THE PHILIPPINES exerted just enough effort in overcoming Myanmar, 9-1, to advance into the finals of the baseball competition in the SEA Games yesterday at the Rizal Memorial ballpark.
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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — German Paz produced the lone gold medal for the Philippine sailing team by topping the olympic class of board sailing yesterday in the 23rd SEA Games here.
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BACOLOD CITY— Filipino lifter Alfonsito Aldanete should have been given a gold medal, and not a silver in the 94 kg. event in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games.
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BACOLOD CITY (AP) — Despite an enthusiastic home crowd, Vietnam failed to beat a formidable Thai team in 2003 in the Southeast Asian Games soccer final.
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ALFIE CATALAN won cycling’s individual pursuit yesterday to bring to two the golds the country has won so far in 23rd SEA Games cycling.
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CANLUBANG — Juvic Pagunsan turned The Country Club into his veritable playground, scattering eight birdies in a course-record, six-under par 64 to seize a commanding eight-shot lead in the men’s individual event of the 23rd Southeast Asian golf championships Saturday.
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ALTA VISTA of Cebu finished in the top three of all three divisions and held on to a slim five-point lead over Rancho Palos Verdes of Davao after the first of three rounds capping the Sta. Lucia Golf Tour 2005 at the brand new Summit Point Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas.
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World-class tennis he promised, and Cecil Mamiit delivered.
In a classic match unseen for a long time in the local arena, the 29-year-old Fil-American huffed and puffed past defending champion Danai Udomchoke, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, in the men’s singles finals to give the Philippines its second tennis gold medal last night.
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BACOLOD CITY — The Philippines captured the most number of gold medals in boxing, but it was still Thailand that reigned supreme in the centerpiece men’s class with five top finishes on a Saturday night that saw spectators throwing coins, plastic bottles, broiled sweet corn and other debris into the ring here.
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