Recah Trinidad
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No broken hearts out here
FOR lack of a better term, we all had to call the Philippine National team?s gallant finish against super power China a heartbreaking loss. The Nationals finished the Asian Games thriller against…
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It’s People’s Triumph, after all
IT?S official: Our national basketball team to this year?s Asian Games will be known as the Gilas National Team. This was relayed yesterday by Ed Picson, spokesman of the Philippine Olympic Committee.…
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Asiad: What a difference a gold makes
Manny V. Pangilinan. The statement was short, straight, sincere: ?Apologies to all,? said Manny V. Pangilinan, chair emeritus of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), ruling basketball body in the country. That…
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Our basketball here begs to be healed
The Philippines threw a sick-man?s punch at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) with its withdrawal from the Asian Games basketball championship slated in Indonesia in August. The blow, utterly foul, has…
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Can’t Amir provide bigger test for Manny?
IT?S not surprising that the name of former world boxing champion Amir Khan often lingers at the tail-end whenever they do a list-up of Manny Pacquiao?s possible next opponent. ?I?m sick of…
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Pure fiction, Pacquiao says of sick heart
THE advisory was curt and sharp: Individuals who have no medical background should refrain from giving opinions especially if they do not have the medical records and experience. It was issued by…
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Pacquiao risked his life in KL
UPON his return to Buenot Aires, dethroned WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse started lashing out at critics who trashed the Argentine Machine for quitting his championship fight with Manny Pacquiao in Kuala…
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What a marvelous mismatch!
MANNY Pacquiao was a masterpiece, Lucas Matthysse a big joke. There are several other superlatives fit to celebrate Pacquiao?s glittering one-man show in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. He indeed looked nearly as…
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How new is the New Manny Pacquiao?
THERE was one report on Thursday which claimed the legendary Manny Pacquiao wanted to show the world ?a New Manny Pacquiao.? It won?t be a simple comeback, after Pacquiao dropped his world…
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Can’t waltz with Father Time
HIS handlers say Manny Pacquiao, 39, will be a lot younger when he fights WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse on Sunday. That?s easy to believe. The question is: how really young? Will…
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We can’t go on losing like this
THERE?LL be no agreement, no unified opinion on who, what caused that scandalous on-court basketball brawl at the Philippine Arena on Monday. Both the Philippines and Australian teams have apologized for the…
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Manny stands up to Uncle Bob
HIS world championship fight in Kuala Lumpur is definitely, irrevocably pushing through, assures the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao also asks to forget rumors about his challenge to WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse…
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Hail and support Manny Pacquiao, noble fighter
WHAT do you mean ?Unstoppable? cried this senior Filipino matchmaker over the phone on Wednesday morning. He clearly did not appreciate our report that the Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Mattthysse WBA welterweight championship fight…
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Pacquiao’s KL title fight unstoppable
?WE have a fight,? legendary Oscar de la Hoya has stated firmly to quash rumors about the world welterweight championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse in Kuala Lumpur not taking…
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Pacquiao-Matthysse title fight in peril
VETERAN promoter Bob Arum has declared he was not 100% convinced if the WBA welterweight championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse would take place. The championship, slated in Kuala Lumpur…
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Who fears for legendary Manny Pacquiao?
Who fears? Definitely not strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune, who has been saying Manny Pacquiao would be in his finest form come his July 15 challenge against Argentine WBA welterweight champion…
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Who, dear brothers, needs a Crawford-Horn rematch?
PROMOTER Bob Arum, quite pleased, offered to give loser Jeff Horn a new contract after the gutsy Australian dropped his WBO welterweight crown against mighty American Terence Crawford. Arum enjoyed Horn?s strong…
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In praise of referee Robert Byrd
JEFF Horn wasted no time and apologized to Australia after he failed in his defense of the WBO welterweight boxing crown in Las Vegas on Sunday. Horn also praised his American conqueror,…
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Kangaroos go fly over Las Vegas: why not?
THE first time they listed down the odds, defending WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn was pegged a pitiful 6-1 underdog. That has hardly changed, as Horn?s fight with American boxing superstar Terence…
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Cavs ready for war, not for Curry daggers
THE Cleveland Cavaliers, as they had vowed, tried to wage full-scale battle in Game Two of the NBA Finals. LeBron James, with his original might, was playing close to super again. He…
