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Battle of trainers heats up
The two trainers — and surprisingly not the fighters themselves — are the ones making a lot of noise the past week as the entourage for the Dec. 6 Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao bout took them to key US cities.
PBA players get in line behind Guiao
The line to the Philippine team for the 2009 FIBA-Asia World Championship qualifier forms to the left.
10-ball star eyes berth in RP team
After making a name in the just-concluded World Ten Ball Championship, Demosthenes Pulpul is now setting his sights on becoming a member of the Philippine team to the 2009 Laos SEA Games.
Orcollo, Django vs Denmark in WCup
Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo of Team Villards-Philippines will have an ample time to acclimatize and see how tough the field is after getting a good break in the draw in the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool, which cues off today in Rotterdam, Holland.
2 Air21 players face suspension
Homer Se and Arwind Santos of Air21 face possible fines and suspensions for unsportsmanlike conduct during their game against Rain or Shine last Sunday at the Astrodome.
BSCP plans pool academy
The Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) will establish an academy that would serve as a formal training venue for national and upcoming cue artists.
United POC ticket pushed
A sports official and at the same time a congressman identified with the administration has urged the two leading candidates for the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to join forces and put up a common ticket.
UST leads UAAP overall title race
University of Santo Tomas stayed on track for an 11th straight seniors division general championship as well as the juniors’ plum after the first half of the 71st UAAP season.
Bayron brings his hot game to Samsung tilt
GEN. TRIAS, Cavite — Rufino Bayron, the new toast of the local golf scene after winning a professional tournament last week, returns to action in the final leg of the Samsung Amateur Golf Tour starting today at the Faldo and Norman courses of the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club course here.
Ateneo de Zamboanga cagers top Region 9
Ateneo de Zamboanga captured the Region 9 championship of the SMART-PLDT 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship games by beating the Dipolog Medical Center College, 72-48, in the final held over the weekend at the Zamboanga City coliseum.
Intense battle billed in Shell kartfest
The battle for the other titles gets more intense this weekend as the 2008 Shell Helix Karting Super Series returns to its home track at the Carmona Circuit Philippines.
Lyceum tossers extend WNCAA reign
Lyceum swept St. Francis of Assisi College to extend its volleyball reign to 9 years but was forced to a winner-take-all match by host College of St. Benilde in basketball in the 39th WNCAA tournament at the St. Scholastica’s College gym over the weekend.
Toyota Fortuner, Hilux, Innova ready for the road
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) last week unveiled its latest fleet of IMVs – or International Innovative Multipurpose Vehicles – the Fortuner, Hilux pickup and the Innova.
Shell simulator teaches fuel economy
How do you save fuel when you’re running low on gas and still have a fair distance to cover?
Big, bad, pickup
Nissan Navara plans to dominate pickup segment
The view from the Ferrari Club
Hospitality and technology give guests an extraordinary experience
Alonso wins historic Singapore night race
ING Renault driver Fernando Alonso won Formula One’s first-ever night race last Sunday by using a super soft-soft-soft tire strategy at the Marina Bat Street Circuit for the inaugural F1 Singapore Grand Prix.
Rossi takes eighth world title in Motegi
Valentino Rossi rode a perfect race to win Yamaha’s home Grand Prix in Japan last Sunday, claiming the 2008 MotoGP World Championship title in the process.
Good news and bad
I received several text messages as I was covering for TV the Talk ’N Text-Coca-Cola game last Saturday during the opening 2008-PBA season.
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