January 31, 2010
It’s final the women’s boxing is included at the Asian Games that will be staged in Guangzhou this coming November and the 2012 London Olympics.
Three gold medals in three different divisions is to be disputed in both the Asiad and the Olympics. The three divisions to be included in the Asian Games and the Olympics [...]
January 30, 2010
A dream collision between two of the hottest and fast-rising chess superstars in the planet between last year’s giant killer in World Cup GM Wesley So of the Philippines, and the tournament’s darkhorse Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the crucial eleventh round of the 72nd Corus Chess tournament at the De Moriaan Community Centre [...]
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January 30, 2010
Roger Federer cruises to his 22nd Grand Slam final after defeating Jowilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 at the Australian Open. Federer which run on course for his fourth Australian title, is pinning his hope this year after Rafael Nadal eluded him last year. Federer’s final opponent will be Andy Murray which is hard-pressed and egged [...]
January 29, 2010
Perhaps the planet’s most popular and exciting basketball player, Lebron James is slowly carving out a great name for himself. Last year he steered Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA finals and many experts expect him and his team to be a force to reckon with again this year. Here are some inspirational quotations or quotes [...]
January 28, 2010
The year 2009 was indeed one of the banner year for the Philippine sports, it is the year Manny Pacquiao cemented his status as a phenomenal boxer in the world by demolishing fancied boxers like British Ricky Hatton and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. With Pacquiao’s formidable performance in the ring Floyd Mayweather Jr. was seen [...]
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January 27, 2010
Its all systems go for Singapore as host of Youth Olympics and even gets a boosts even as Samsung expressed their desires to sponsor the extravaganza that will showcase vigor and strength of today’s youngsters. Samsung Electronics will be one of the sponsor of the inaugural Games which is slated this August 14 to 26, [...]
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January 27, 2010
Indianapolis Colts clinched a berth in the Super Bowl by fighting back from an 11 point first-half deficit to hand the New York Jets a stinging loss 30-17. Peyton Manning made two remarkable touchdown passes in the crucial stretch for the victorious Colts. The Colts will be going back to Miami for the second time [...]
January 25, 2010
Smart Gilas Pilipinas final push for a breakthrough was indeed startling as they hack out an impressive 107-98 victory over their early tormentor Al Jalaa of Syria to finish their Middle East caging campaign in the 21st Dubai International Tournament joust with fireworks and jubilation. The Filipinos wound up third and they just won for themselves [...]
January 25, 2010
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands – GM Wesley So posted two straight victories by whipping GM Dimitri Reinderman of the Netherlands in the 7th round in 2010 Corus Chess Open at the De Moriaan Commercial Center. Riding on the crest of his first win in the tournament against third seeded European Champion Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in the [...]
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January 25, 2010
The Smart Gilas Pilipinas yielded to the tournament’s defending champion Al-Riyadi in a hardly-fought and very close battle for a finals berth of the 21st Dubai Invitational. The Lebanon side score a nail-biting 79-76 victory over the Philippine squad. The repulsed RP team however gained respect they deserved, as they bowed to their rivals after [...]