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Boxing wins mark a watershed
DOHA, Qatar — Boxers Violito Payla and Joan Tipon not only gave the Philippines two of its three gold medals so far, their victories may well mark a watershed in the country’s battle for Asian boxing supremacy against Thailand.
Thai media slam boxer Payla beat
THE THAI media labeled Somjit Jongjohor’s gold medal match loss to rugged Filipino flyweight Violito Payla as a "major setback."
Wushu stars on track for possible gold medal
DOHA, Qatar — Rene Catalan and Eduard Folayang assured the Philippines of two more bronze medals by humbling their respective quarterfinals opponents in the wushu competition of the 15th Asian Games Tuesday here.
Record haul invigorates Singaporeans
DOHA (Reuters) — Not content with a record medal haul at the Asian Games, Singapore has vowed to get serious about sport.
PSC Chair leads cheering for victorious Payla
DOHA, Qatar — Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez woke up Wednesday sounding like Rod Stewart, the popular American singer with a husky voice.
Mamiit eyes Beijing stint after winning 2 bronzes
DOHA, Qatar —Fil-American Cecil Mamiit said he’s happy to win two bronze medals for the Philippines and would like to represent the country in the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Equestrian bets humbled this time
DOHA, Qatar — Danielle Cojuangco expected the course to be tough, but couldn’t believe that it’s going to be that tough.
SMB nears playoff stage
EVEN THE addition of the league’s tallest player wasn’t enough to end Welcoat Paints’ losing run.
Nuggets shoot down Hawks
ATLANTA (Reuters) — Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points to help the Denver Nuggets pull away in the fourth quarter and beat the Hawks 100-87 for a rare win in Atlanta on Tuesday.
458 countryside bridges to be built in 4 years
NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur — Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser C. Pangandaman announced the construction of 458 units of "Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Magsasaka" (President’s bridges for the farmers) in the next four years to strengthen the economic links between and among the agrarian reform communities (ARCs) nationwide.
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