MANILA,
Jan. 6 (PNA) -- Nokia RP Under-16 Youth team coach Eric Altamirano
today announced the members of the 24-man national pool from which a
team will be formed for the Southeast Asian Basketball Association
(SEABA) youth tournament set this July.
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PBL: Magnolia eyes semis berth against Hapee
MANILA,
Jan. 5 (PNA) -- It's a battle for confirmation of superiority for
league-leading Harbour Centre and second outright semis berth seeker
Magnolia Purewater versus Hapee Toothpaste and Burger King in the 2009
PBL PG Flex Linoleum Cup at the San Beda College gym Tuesday.
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Amateur boxing starts 2009 season with a bang
MANILA,
Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The new officials of the Amateur Boxing Association of
the Philippines (ABAP) has promised to kick off the 2009 season with a
bang by conducting championships and participating in international
tournaments to hone up the skills and natural talent of Filipino
boxers.
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Mindanao, Cebu boxing promoters to spearhead big fight next month
DAVAO
CITY, Jan. 5 (PNA) -- North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Piñol, who
manages four boxers from Mindanao and Cebu-based boxing promoters Sammy
Gelloani and Rex "Wakee" Salud, are now helping each other to spearhead
the big boxing fight tentatively set February 21 at the Waterfront
Hotel in Cebu City.
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RP taekwondo jins embark on early preparation for SEAG
MANILA,
Jan. 3 (PNA) -- The country's national taekwondo jins embark on early
preparation for the 25th Southeast Asian Games as they resume rigid
training on Monday.
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Promoter says Pacquiao to face Hatton in Las Vegas
MANILA,
Jan. 2 (PNA) – It looks like there is no stopping for another dream and
multi-million dollar match between the world’s pound-for-pound boxer
Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Ricky Hatton of United Kingdom.
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Air21, SMB collide at PBA resumption on Sunday
MANILA,
Jan. 2 (PNA) – San Miguel Beer and Air21 Express collide in a knockout
showdown for the right to clinch the remaining quarterfinals seat of
the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup which resumes on Sunday at the Araneta
Coliseum.
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Pacquiao dominates sports scene
MANILA, Jan 1 (PNA) - The biggest sports spectacle of 2008 is Manny 'Pacman'
Pacquiao’s affirmation that he is the world’s best pound-for-pound
boxer via an eight-round technical knockout over welterweight Oscar de
la Hoya of Puerto Rico in their 147-pound, 12-round non-title fight on
Dec. 7 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Filipino-Canadians won 2008 Provincial Table Tennis Open Championship
Clarenville, Dec. 29 – Dr. Michael G. Rayel and Michael
Joshua Rayel, father and son team from Clarenville, NL, won awards in the 2008
Eastern NL Table Tennis Open held at
QueenElizabethRegionalHigh School in Conception
Bay South, NL on Dec. 13. [ Read More ]
Romero to join Philcycling elections
MANILA,
Dec. 18 (PNA)--Mikee ROMERO is expanding his wings in the sports
community and is now throwing his hat into one of the sports he loves
most - cycling. [ Read More ]
