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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Thursday, December 6, 2007 |
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NOFA MEN'S OPEN
Shootout to settle
Game 2 outcome
BY CEDELF TUPAS
BAGO CITY – A cloud of anxiety lingers over the University of St. La Salle and West Negros College after they fought to a 1-1 draw at the end of extra-time yesterday in Game 2 of their best-of-three series for the NOFA Provincial Men's Open football crown.
Tournament officials decided to call off the match after 120 minutes of play due to darkness and scheduled the penalty shootout to 9 a.m. today also at the Bago City pitch.
La Salle won game 1, 2-0, Monday and could wrap up its third straight crown with a victory in the shootout. 
| Provincial boxing The First Gov. Joseph G. Marañon Cup, an Inter-LGU/Club Amateur Boxing Tournament of the Provincial Government in collaboration with the Negros Amateur Boxing Association (NABA) and ABS-CBN Bacolod is set to conduct championship bouts on Saturday, December 8 at the Public Plaza of the Municipality of Murcia , the host town of the activity. The grassroots boxing program, implemented by the Office of the Governor's Sports Development Program Division together with NABA under its president Juan Ramon “Monju” Guanzon, and supported by ABS-CBN Bacolod under Manager Leilani S. Alba, hopes to reposition Negros Occidental as the leader in the sport that has produced several Negrense champions. |
| Vietnam whitewashes Vietnam mauled the Philippines , 10-0, yesterday in the Southeast Asian Games women's football tournament at the Tumbon Mueangpug Stadium yesterday. The loss leaves the Filipino booters praying for Laos to lose by more than 10 goals when they meet Vietnam tomorrow to advance to the semifinals. The Philippines and Laos played to a 2-2 draw Monday. Meanwhile, the SEA Games formally open today with judoka John Baylon, who hails from Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, leading the RP delegation during the welcome parade as flag-bearer. |
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