SPORTS
Nietes moves up weight, faces Mexican fighter Vasquez April 9
March 20, 2011
BACOLOD CITY – Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Minimum weight titleholder Donnie “Ahas” Nietes (27-1-3, 15 KOs) is moving up weight in the 108 lbs (Light Flyweight) to face Mexican Armando Vasquez Continue reading
Panamanian BWA champion challenges Philippines’ Donaire
February 26, 2011
PANAMA CITY (PhilAmPress) — Bantamweight champion of the Boxing World Association (BWA) Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno said that he is not afraid of Philippines Nonito Donaire and that he is ready to fight against him. Continue reading
Obama slated to welcome Pacquiao at the White House
February 14, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Congressman and world boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is poised to score another record – this time a trip on February 15 to the White House and a meeting with United States President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Sambajon rules California billiard tourney
January 31, 2011
MANILA — Philippine billiards master Santos “The Saint” Sambajon nipped Mexican warrior Oscar Dominguez, 8-7, to rule the 2nd Annual Chet Itow Memorial Tournament at the California Billiard Club in Mountain View, California. Continue reading
Cotto-Pacquiao rematch possible – Top Rank chief
January 31, 2011
IF Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto would survive Nicaraguan Ricardo Mayorga, Top Rank Promotion chief Bob Arum assures Cotto of three future highly rated bouts including a rematch against Filipino World’s pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. Cotto (35-2 with 28 knockouts), who is scheduled to fight Mayorga (29-7-1 with 22 knockouts) for the World Boxing Association’s light middleweight belt on March 12, has also a chance to have a rematch against Antonio Margarito and a fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Continue reading
Emirates daily names Pacquiao ‘Sportsman of the Year’
January 21, 2011
MANILA — Filipino legislator and boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has been voted “Sportsman of the Year” for year 2010 by an online poll service conducted by the Abu Dhabi-based Sport360, which claims to be the world’s only English-language sports daily. Continue reading
Int’l race set for Iloilo Dinagyang 2011
January 7, 2011
ILOILO CITY – A race that will gather some 1,200 participants coming from different local government units and other places around the world will happen here on January 26. This, after Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog signed an executive order forming the Technical Working Group for the 1st Iloilo Dinagyang International 5K Run and 30K Duathlon. Continue reading
Boracay revives bid to host Asian Beach Games
January 7, 2011
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan— The Malay municipal council, which has a jurisdiction over this resort island, has revived their bid to host the 4th Asian beach games that are scheduled to be held in the country in 2013. Continue reading
Pacquiao vs Mosley in Las Vegas on May 7
January 1, 2011
LOS ANGELES — It is American former three divisions champion Shane Mosley for the next opponent of Filipino world pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on May 7 at MGM Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Continue reading
UK’s Appleton dislodges Bata Reyes as top billiards moneymaker
January 1, 2011
MANILA – Efren “Bata” Reyes, the Philippines’ billiards icon and former World 10-Ball champion, has been overtaken by Britain’s Darren “Dynamite” Appleton as the No. 1 moneymaker in the sport. Continue reading