2 RP teams win at Asia Pacific Little League Championship
Gmanews.tv
07/03/2008 | 08:29 PM

MANILA, Philippines – The senior and junior teams of International Little League Association of Manila (IlLAM) posted victories at the Asia Pacific Little League Championship.

Illam officials said both teams from the Philippines nipped their counterparts from host Saipan, posting identical 7-6 triumphs. More 2 RP teams win at Asia Pacific Little League Championship

Rosales in Arkansas Championship
Ronnie Nathanielsz, abs-cbnnews.com
07/03/08

Jennifer Rosales, who played some decent golf over two weekends to win a total of nearly P1.7 million in prize money, competes in the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship which opens at the Pinnacle Country Club on Friday in the US .
 
The field for the three-day 54 hole tournament features more star power and depth than last year’s inaugural event with the most notable additions, according to a news release, being Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel, More Rosales in Arkansas Championship

GenSan ‘generals’ ready hero’s welcome for Pacquiao
Ramil Bajo
philstar.com
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

KORONADAL CITY – The “generals” of General Santos City will greet with honor newly crowned world boxing lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao as soon as he comes home after his scheduled return to Manila this Friday.

Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. yesterday said preparations are underway for a “grand hero’s welcome” for Pacquiao from the “generals,” the term residents of General Santos City use for themselves. More GenSan ‘generals’ ready hero’s welcome for Pacquiao (Photo:boxingdaily.co.uk)

Eugene, Joey renew rivalry in QC duel
Philstar.com
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio Jr. renew their rivalry in a six-game series beginning July 21 at the Quezon City Hall and ending on Aug. 4 at the Gateway Mall of the Araneta Center.

The showdown takes place 10 years after Antonio beat Torre by a point in their first ever face-off in 1998, when the country only had produced three GMs in Torre, Antonio and the late Rosendo Balinas. More Eugene, Joey renew rivalry in QC duel

Donaire to face Arce in eliminator?
By Joaquin Henson, philstar.com
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

LAS VEGAS – Fresh from inking a three-year contract with Top Rank, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he’s ready to relinquish his crown for the chance to battle Mexican veteran Jorge (Travieso) Arce in a superflyweight title eliminator, tentatively on Sept. 13.

Donaire said manager Cameron Dunkin is now negotiating his next fight with Top Rank chairman Bob Arum and it will likely be against Arce, a Mexican dervish known for his gladiator mentality. More Donaire to face Arce in eliminator? (Photo:thesweetscience.com)

Reyes, 13 other Pinoys win Qatar 9-ball matches
Gmanews.tv
07/01/2008 | 06:06 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Efren "Bata" Reyes dominated Abudlatef Alfawal of Qatar, 9-0, in the second round of the Qatar International 9-Ball Open Championship being held at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Al Muntazah Road in Doha, Qatar.

Reyes' triumph inspired his compatriots to do the same in the tournament which allotted $40,000 as its top prize, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP). More Reyes, 13 other Pinoys win Qatar 9-ball matches

Donaire faces winner of IBF eliminator
By RONNIE NATHANIELSZ
abs-cbnnews.com
07/01/08

IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire will be waiting for the winner of the IBF eliminator between Moruti "Baby Face and Hussein Hussein which was slated on July 5 in South Africa.

IBF Championship Committee Chairman Lindsey Tucker said the winner of that fight "will be the mandatory for Donaire." More Donaire faces winner of IBF eliminator