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Rizal Technological University softball has come of age

Competing in the confines of the minor State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association league, which they, nevertheless, dominated, the Blue Thunders captured their biggest triumph ever by earning the distinction of becoming the first Softball Pilipinas Fall Season champions.On Saturday,...

Published on 2/8/2010, 7:01 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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Tunacao beats Korean to regain Oriental boxing championship

MALCOLM “Eagle Eye” Tunacao, a former world flyweight champion, recaptured his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title with a split decision win over South Korea’s Seung Suk Chae in Mungyoeng, southeast of the capital of Seoul.According to philboxing.com’s Sunday...

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Giants make it to semis

PUREFOODS Tender Juicy Giants struck hard in the third period to pull off a 95-85 win over Rain or Shine to claim the third semifinal slot in the 35th Philippine Basketball Association-KFC Philippine Cup before a jampacked crowd at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday.In the second game, the Barangay...

Published on 2/8/2010, 6:59 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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So, Laylo seek better finish in Russian chess meet

Filipino Grandmasters Wesley So and Darwin Laylo will begin their quest Monday in the 2010 Aeroflot Open chess championship in Moscow, Russia.So and Laylo will compete in the centerpiece Category A for players with ELO rating higher than 2549.“It’s a new challenge for me. It’s like in...

Published on 2/8/2010, 6:57 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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RP barges into world pool finals

Team Philippines bucked an opening game loss to turn back Russia, 4-1, to reach the finals of the first World Team Pool Cup Championship being held at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Germany.The setback of former World Pool Association 9-Ball and 8-Ball champion Ronnie Alcano and Asian...

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Wesley So to lead chess team for Asian Games

Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So will lead the national chess team who will see action in the Asian Games set on November 12 to 27 in Guangzhou, China. With the participation of So, the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) is confident to pull off a decent showing in the quadrennial...

Published on 2/7/2010, 10:34 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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NSAs back Angping’s one strong RP team

OFFICIALS of different National Sport Associations (NSAs) have agreed to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Harry Ang-ping’s initiative to go for one strong Philippine team in this year’s 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games on November 12 to 27. Mario Tanchangco, Rustico ‘Otie’ Camangian...

Published on 2/7/2010, 10:33 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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Texters, kings to end quarterfinal saga

THE drama and emotions in the best-of-five quarterfinals will be settled in the hard court today as Talk ‘N Text battles Ginebra, while Purefoods takes on Rain or Shine in a do-or-die showdown of the 35th Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)-KFC Philippine Cup at the Araneta Colisuem. As of...

Published on 2/7/2010, 10:32 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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Philippine cue masters foil Poland, secure semis

TEAM Philippines scored another thrilling 4-2 victory over Poland to secure a spot in the semifinals of the first World Team Pool Cup Championship being held at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Germany. Former world No. 1 Dennis Orcollo came with a crucial win for the Philippines,...

Published on 2/7/2010, 10:31 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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Ardina wins Southern Ladies crown

DOTTIE Ardina defied the odds to score a tough birdie putt from 18 feet to sneak past Chihiro Ikeda by one-point and snared her first Southern Ladies golf event crown on a closing 49-point output on Saturday at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. After squandering her...

Published on 2/7/2010, 10:30 AM by FilAmNation | 0 comment(s)

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