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Tigers maul Pals
Coca-Cola lived up to its lofty billing as the "team to beat" as the Tigers hammered out an 87-79 win over Talk ’N Text in the PBA Fiesta Cup opener at the Panabo City Tourism and Cultural Center in Davao del Norte.
SSC spikers open bid
Runner-up the last three conferences, San Sebastian College hopes to get the job done this time as it kicks off its title campaign in the Shakey’s V-League against newcomer St. Benilde at The Arena in San Juan today.
Harbour notches 7th win
There’s no stopping Harbour Centre. Not even Pharex could find an antidote to stop Harbour Centre’s dominance as the Batang Pier streaked to a record seventh straight win via a 99-79 win over the Medics in the PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at The Arena in San Juan.
Floro, Stehmeier poised for a double at Sta. Elena
The main mission is to win the low gross title. But Bones Floro and King Stehmeier may yet pull off a championship double in the Sta. Elena Cup in Cabuyao, Laguna.
Top mountain biker struts wares in RP
Brian Lopes, the four-time Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) mountain bike World Champion, will strut his wares against local mountain bikers in the 2008 Terry Larrazabal Bike Festival (TLBF) set April 4 to 6 at the Subic Bay Freeport.
Fearless Fighting returns to Metrowalk
Twenty martial arts practitioners fight it out for supremacy in ten non-stop, no-holds barred matches inside the Octagon, the only fighting cage of its kind in the country, when the 5th Fearless Fighting Championship unfolds at 8 p.m. on April 5 at the Metrowalk in Pasig.
Roach shops for new Pacman sparmates
LOS ANGELES — Pretty soon, Freddie Roach is going to tap a few sparring partners who will fit the fighting style of David Diaz, the Mexican-American puncher being lined up to battle Manny Pacquiao on June 28 in Las Vegas.
Otilla dominates wakeboard tourney
PILI, Camarines Sur — Hometown bet Ricky Otilla saved his best tricks for last as he outclassed five other finalists, including two-time national champion Arthur King, to emerge the new wakeboarding champion yesterday in the 3rd Philippine Cable Wakeboard Nationals competition held at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) here.
Celtics subdue West-leading Hornets
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics moved closer to wrapping up the NBA’s top record overall by avenging last weekend’s loss in New Orleans and beating the Hornets 112-92 on Friday.
Davidson crashes Elite Eight party
DETROIT (Reuters) — Top seeds Kansas and Memphis booked their spots in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament with convincing victories on Friday while Davidson crashed the party with a shock 73-56 win over Wisconsin.
RP vs Germany in Landesgruppen Sieger Show today
It’s all systems go today for the 11th Southern Luzon German Shepherd Dog Association (SLGSDA) Landesgruppen Show at the Ayala Alabang Country Club polo field in Muntinlupa City.
Slovak ends Alcantara’s Lancer run
The magical run of rising Filipino star Francis Casey Alcantara came to a screeching halt yesterday.
Bulls spill Ginebra
Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao wasn’t expecting too much from import Adam Parada, but the 7-footer from Mexico came through with an impressive debut last night.
Ateneo, SSC win V-League openers
Ateneo and San Sebastian College posted similar three-set victories against separate opponents at the start of the Shakey’s V-League’s fifth season yesterday at The Arena in San Juan.
British legend sees decline of Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao’s star is starting to lose its luster, a Hall of Famer said over the weekend.
Hamilton back as Pistons zap Cavs
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (AP) — Richard Hamilton returned from a hip injury to score 14 points and lead the Detroit Pistons to an 85-71 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA on Saturday.
Pool stars to have own PBA
A professional billiards league, patterned after the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), is close to becoming a reality following the interest of at least four corporate entities.
N. Carolina, UCLA gain Final 4
PHOENIX (Reuters) — North Carolina and UCLA, both number one seeds and two of the most successful ever college basketball teams, advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.
Cebu clouters hammer Taguig
Cebu opened its title-retention campaign with a 6-2 trouncing of Forward Taguig while expansion team Batangas served notice of its bid with a 14-8 win over Dumaguete at the start of Baseball Philippines’ Series 3 tournament at the Rizal Baseball Stadium yesterday.
Ochoa feels good on top
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Arizona (AFP) — World number one Lorena Ochoa seized the lead Saturday after the third round of the LPGA Safeway International.
Korean, Thai top Lancer tilt
Cho Soong-jae of South Korea and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand posted contrasting victories yesterday to capture the 19th Mitsubishi International Junior Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Bata, Django, Amit to do movie in US
Filipino pool maestro Efren "Bata" Reyes, former world no.1 Francisco "Django" Bustamante and 2007 Women’s Amway World Pool Championships finalist Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit have been cast to star with American Jennifer Barretta in a movie dubbed as "9-Ball."
Federer through in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) — World number one Roger Federer beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 in an entertaining second-round match at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday.
Rally Argentina takes its toll
The FIA 2008 World Rally Championship moves to Argentina this weekend with BP Ford planning to continue increasing its 12-point lead in the manufacturers’ standings and championships points leader Mikko Hirvonen hoping to regain his form as lead driver for the team.
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