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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Friday, January 12, 2007 |
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ASEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
RP XI opens bid against Malaysia
BY CEDELF TUPAS
It seems the Philippine Team is getting little attention a day before the Asean Football Championships kick off.
Even before the opening whistle has been blown, international
football pundits have ruled out the possibility of the Filipino booters
going past the group stage of the tournament formerly known as the Tiger
Cup that starts today in Bangkok. While a mouthful had been said about
three-time champions Thailand and 2004 semifinalists Malaysia and Myanmar,
the primer on Group A of the eight-nation event aired over ESPN Star
Sports Wednesday night bypassed discussion on the Philippines, which
worked its way to Bangkok by placing second in the qualifying stage
in Bacolod City last November. 
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Ramirez
eyed to keynote The staging of the 2007 edition of the Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association Meet has been moved to Feb. 19-24 with majority of the events to be held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. Division Schools Supt. Eva Belicena yesterday said that the regional Palaro, initially slated on Feb. 11-16, has been rescheduled because there might be constraints in the release of funds by the School Board. "Basically we only have one month left for the release of the
funds if we decided to push through with the old schedule, but we
could not stage the games without sufficient funding so we agreed
to reset the meet," Belicena told the DAILY STAR. |
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Roach
mulling Philippine World-renowned American trainer Freddie Roach is planning to train Filipino boxing Manny Pacquiao in the country as a build-up for his proposed bout in Macau in April. Roach, who planed into Manila late Tuesday night, said in the website www.mannypacquiao.ph that he is searching for a suitable gym to train the southpaw Pacquiao, an adopted son of Bacolod City. The 28-year-old Pacquiao has been named by The Ring, considered
as boxing's most influential magazine, as the 2006 Boxer of the
year after scoring two impressive victories against Mexican legend
Erik Morales, both coming by way of knockout, and Oscar Larios. |
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