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100 days to Doha
ONE HUNDRED days before the Asian Games kick off in Doha, Qatar, the Philippines has yet to come up with a complete roster of athletes, much less produce the needed funds to send them off.
RP golfers show way in Singapore
Marvin Dumandan and Jay Bayron scorched the opposition with pinpoint shotmaking yesterday to score a team best seven-under-par 135 for a three-stroke lead over Singapore at the start of the 59th Singapore Open Amateur Championship at the Singapore Island Country Club’s Bukit course.
Countdown started on wrong foot?
JOSE ‘PEPING’ Cojuangco Jr., president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, fixed a searing look at the big billboard unveiled outside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex yesterday afternoon, signifying the 100-day countdown to the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
Atienza elected head of POC-backed cage body
BERNIE ATIENZA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association was elected president of Pilipinas Basketball, the Philippine Olympic Committee-backed group that will be aiming for recognition when it makes a presentation to the FIBA Central Board this weekend in Japan.
6th Shell Rimula Brunei Cup
SAN MIGUEL-RP Team, drawing big games from Asi Taulava, Dondon Hontiveros and Ren Ren Ritualo, cruised past the Darwin All-Stars, 99-84, for its third straight win in the 6th Shell Rimula Brunei Cup last night at the National Indoor Stadium in Brunei.
Top PBA draftees ready
The top picks of the recent PBA annual Rookie Draft said they are ready to take on the challenge of their newly-acquired status as professional players.
Final Four placings at stake in today’s NCAA
MAPUA SHOOTS for the last Final 4 berth today while early semifinalists Letran and San Beda go for twice-to-beat incentives as the NCAA basketball tournament reaches the homestretch at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
At least 16 locals to see action in world pool tilt
WITH ALMOST three months and a couple of qualifying tournaments to go, 10 Filipinos have already earned berths to the prestigious World Pool Championship, which the country is hosting for the first time.
PBA names Big Dome official venue
WITH HIGH hopes of sustaining the gains of a successful season, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is adopting two major innovations aimed to benefit the fans more.
Boom Boom injured, to miss Vegas fight
FOR THE second straight time, Boholano boxing star Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista will miss another opportunity to fight beneath a major promotion in the United States.
Maga grabs solo lead in Cordillera chessfest
NATIONAL MASTER Mirabeau Maga defeated overnight co-leader No. 3 International Master Jayson Gonzales to grab the solo lead after the fourth round of the 2006 Cordillera Open Chess tournament Monday at the Baguio Country Club.
Olympic sprinter Gatlin admits steroid use
Washington (dpa) - Olympic 100-metre champion Justin Gatlin has admitted using steroids and accepted an eight-year suspension from competition, avoiding a lifetime ban in return for cooperating in anti-doping efforts, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said Tuesday.
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