| |
|
|
 |
 |
|
RP’s FIBA bid suffers a blow
SEOUL, South Korea — The Philippine Olympic Committee’s bid to have FIBA lift the country’s basketball suspension suffered a major blow Tuesday night when Patrick Baumann, the federation’s secretary general, rejected the constitution and by-laws of Pilipinas Basketball and said the FIBA can’t act on the matter unless the Basketball Association of the Philippines is made part of the equation.
Tigers grab share of lead
DENNIS MIRANDA, a notorious shooter from the stripe during his amateur days, sank four crucial free throws to lift Coca-Cola past Red Bull, 89-85, last night in the Gran Matador Brandy 2006 PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
National Age-Group netfest
THIRD SEED Jose Lorenzo Opulencia survived sixth seed Gerardo Narvaez, 6-4, 7-6 (2), yesterday to reach the boys’ 18-under semifinals of the Philta-Truflex National Age-Group Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
‘Bad Boy’ faces tough task
NEWLY-CROWNED Asian Duathlon Cup champion Ryan "Bad Boy’’ Mendoza faces tough foreign opposition when the Clark-Asian Duathlon Championship unfolds on April 9 at the Clark Expo Grounds in Clarkfield, Pampanga.
OSG set to serve NSAs final notice
THE OFFICE of the Solicitor General (OSG) is expected to send out final letters within the week requesting national sports associations (NSAs) to settle their unliquidated accounts as soon as possible.
Tubid rules Bevida-Storm Challenge
JAYSON TUBID, national and national youth pool member, took home R100,000 as he dominated the finals of the Bevida-Storm Challenge 2006 at Pearl Bowling Center, Parañaque City.
District I booters sparkle in MYG
SCHOOLS FROM District 1 stole the football limelight yesterday when they grabbed three of the five golds at stake in Day 3 of the Manila Youth Games at the Luneta Ballpark.
Harbour Centre eyes first win
HARBOUR CENTRE coach Jorge Gallent is having a hard time getting a good sleep the past few nights.
Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge
THE AWAITED show of the big stars got going Tuesday night but it was a 21-year-old pintoppler from Malaysia who hugged the headlines at the 4th Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge at the Pearl Bowling Center in Parañaque City.
Boom Boom gets acid test against ex-champ
Rey ‘Boom Boom’ Bautista gets his first test as a newly-minted Golden Boy boxer by facing former world title Roberto Bonilla of Nicaragua in a 10-round non-title fight on May 21 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Torre, Antonio, Paragua in Olympic team
GRANDMASTERS EUGENE Torre, Joey Antonio and Mark Paragua have been seeded to the national team set to compete in the World Chess Olympiad on May 19 to June 5 in Turin, Italy.
|
|
|
 |
|
