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Duterte, Pacquiao head guest list in PNG opening

CEBU CITY - President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquaio head the star-studded guest list as the Philippine National Games (PNG) …

Sat, 19 May 2018

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Highs and lows: The year that was in sports

BITTERSWEET, that's how sports was in the country in 2017. New hope sprung when the Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) of the Philippine Spor…

Tue, 02 Jan 2018

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No more renting, Ancajas wants a new house

REIGNING International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Super Flyweight Champion Jerwin Ancajas wants a new house for his own family as he no l…

Wed, 01 Feb 2017

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Mindanaoans shine brightest in 2016

CHANGE has come indeed. Since long-time Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte won the presidential race via landslide last May, it opened many wi…

Fri, 30 Dec 2016

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Pacquiao expected to join Duterte in BPinoy opening

AN OFFICIAL of Batang Pinoy 2016 National Championships host Davao del Norte said on Thursday, November 17, there is a big possibility that …

Fri, 18 Nov 2016

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Sports Feature: For belt and family

"I'm really working hard for my family. My wife is four months pregnant to our second child. As head of the family, I want to provide for my…

Mon, 07 Dec 2015

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Pagara brods ready to rumble

PHILIPPINES' Pagara brothers, IBF Intercontinental junior featherweight champion "Prince" Albert (26-0, 13 KOs) and older brother WBO Intern…

Thu, 30 Jul 2015

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World champ like no other

ALL Johnrey Dandal Loreto ever wanted was to build his family a decent house in his birthplace -- Tamayong, Calinan, Davao City. But the Int…

Sun, 05 Jul 2015

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Pacquiao-Alcano pair ekes out debut win

EIGHT-division world boxing champion Sarangani Cong. Manny Pacquiao, who is also starting a professional basketball career in the PBA starti…

Thu, 11 Sep 2014

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The Hitman strikes: Germany's Hohmann rules Pacman 10-Ball

GERMANY'S Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann survived past Roberto "Superman" Gomez, 13-12, to capture the singles title of the MP Cup GenSan Tun…

Tue, 09 Sep 2014

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Boxers to undergo series of AG eliminations

NATIONAL boxers, even after competing in Kazakhstan and China recently, will still undergo a series of eliminations to earn spots in the 17t…

Wed, 23 Jul 2014

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Saludar, Suarez beat first round opponents

PHILIPPINES's two seasoned boxers Rey Saludar and Charly Suarez scored similar unanimous decision wins to open the four-member PLDT-Abap's b…

Thu, 10 Jul 2014

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High hopes: 4 Pinoy boxers compete in Kazakhstan

THE country's four-member Team Philippines is all set to battle for honors as the 2014 President's Cup boxing tournament unfurls today until…

Tue, 08 Jul 2014

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Saludar defends boxing gold

FORMER Barangay Una Boxing Team-Davao del Norte mainstay Rey Saludar defended his men's flyweight gold medal Wednesday in the 2014 Philippin…

Fri, 23 May 2014

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Asian Championship next stop for Petecio

THE Asian Championships set sometime in March will be the next stop for Davao del Sur pride Nesthy Alcayde Petecio after her silver medal fi…

Tue, 07 Jan 2014

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A more mature Mark Barriga shines in SEA Games

LEANING on his vast international experience, Panabo City's very own Mark Anthony Barriga emerged the best boxer in his class in the 27th So…

Sun, 05 Jan 2014

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Rey and Victorio Saludar: Boxing brothers' journey to the 2010 Asiad

TWO brothers. Two boxers. One dream. The waiting is almost over as Rey Saludar and his brother, Victorio III, will climb the ring at last in…

Sun, 10 Oct 2010

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Pi?ol: `It's Manny by knockout'

IT'S going to be Manny Pacquiao by knockout over Ricky Hatton when the two ring warriors square off on May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. And it's …

Sat, 10 Jan 2009

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Rematch calls for Bangoyan vs Otieno

THE Ring War in Davao-Battle of the Undefeated is over. A new champion was hailed. But the clamor for a rematch between newly crowned World …

Sun, 12 Oct 2008

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Otieno, Bangoyan make weight

WE have a fight. This was sealed when World Boxing Council (WBC) international super bantamweight champion Sande Otieno of Kenya and his cha…

Fri, 10 Oct 2008