Valero wants Pacquiao after stoping DeMarco

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Edwin Valero of Venezuela retained his WBC lightweight belt by stopping Mexico’s Antonio DeMarco on Saturday night.

DeMarco sat in his corner and declined to come out for the 10th round of their title fight. The Mexican was well behind on points and, though he had no obvious injuries, officials said he retired on the advice of his handlers.

When the fight ended, Valero was eight points up on the scorecards of all three judges. Read Full Story >>

RP battles England for World Pool crown

Team Philippines proved too classy for Russia as the Filipinos carved out a masterful 4-1 win and claimed the first finals berth in the 1st World Team Pool Championship Saturday in the Hannover, Germany.

After the tandem of former double world champion Ronnie Alcano and Marlon Manalo dropped the first match of the day, 3-6, in the 8-ball Scotch doubles, the Filipinos struck hard and dominated the next four matches with Alcano icing the sweet victory with a 7-1 thumping of Ruslan Chinahov in the 10-ball play. Read Full Story >>

DONAIRE HAS A TOUGH FIGHT AHEAD OF HIM ON

Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (22-1, 14 ko’S) has a tough fight ahead of him against hard-hitting Mexican Gerson Guerrero in the main event of “Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury 13” at the Las Vegas Hilton on Valentine’s Day (Manila Time.)

Donaire, the WBA Interim super flyweight champion is determined to gift the Filipino people with a performance that would showcase the reality that everything is coming up roses for the fighter that is acknowledged as the next big thing to “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao who is in a class of his own. Read Full Story >>

Ginebra Kings dethrone Texters

Barangay Ginebra dethroned Talk ‘N Text fair and square Sunday night, 113-100, to advance into the semifinals of the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup.

JC Intal pumped in a career-high 28 points, including 16 in the opening half, while adding 10 rebounds in the Game 5 win that clinched for the Kings the controversy-marred quarterfinals series, 3-2.

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Solar Sports airs Winter Olympics

MANILA, Philippines – Solar Sports will be bringing to the living rooms of Filipinos the coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics straight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The country’s no. 1 sports channel is setting aside 200 hours of live coverage for the Feb. 12-28 event, giving viewers fresh updates, day-by-day breakdown and round-ups of the various sports competitions. Read Full Story >>

Da Flash, Pacquiao celebrate milestones in Elorde Awards

MANILA, Philippines – Two great champions – Gabriel “Flash ” Elorde, world champion for seven years in the 60s, and Manny Pacquiao, winner of seven world titles – celebrate milestones when the 10th Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Boxing Awards-Banquet of Champions is held March 25 at the Harbour Tent of the Sofitel Hotel.

Elorde will be remembered for his reign as junior lightweight champion from 1960 to 1967. Read Full Story >>

TnT willing to play in knockout match

MANILA, Philippines – Barring a Talk n Text no-show, the KFC PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal round climaxes tonight with a double knockout at the Araneta Coliseum.

Talk n Text board representative Ricky Vargas said he would recommend to Smart-PLDT chairman Manny V. Pangilinan that the Tropang Texters return to play tomorrow on condition that “we be assured of fairness and the refs associated with these unfairness not be allowed to officiate.” Read Full Story >>

Gorres ready to return home

Z Gorres’ miraculous recovery after brain surgery, which many people attribute to his fighting heart and the attention of his wife Datches and the Filipino doctors, nurses and friends in Las Vegas, will enable him to come home soon.

Dr. Ben Calderon, president of the Philippine Medical Association in Las Vegas, Nevada and who has been in the forefront of taking care of Gorres, told Standard Today that the former boxer will watch the Pinoy Power III/ Latin Fury 13 fight card at the Las Vegas Hilton on Feb. 13 and leave for Manila the following day, arriving on the 16th. Read Full Story >>

Fines await Texters for walking out of Kings

A Talk ‘N Text team, disgruntled by what it called were “glaring calls and non-calls by referees,” walked out of the game yesterday, handling in the process the victory to Barangay Ginebra by forfeiture after an tumultuous, abbreviated game that rocked the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals series at the Araneta Coliseum.
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Orcollo leads RP to semifinals

MANILA, Philippines – Former World No. 1 Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo put out a masterful performance to lead Team Philippines to a thrilling 4-2 victory over Norway in the World Team Pool Cup Championship late Thursday (Manila time) at Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Hannover, Germany.

With the win, the Nationals gained a ticket to the quarter-final round of the inaugural World Team Championship. Read Full Story >>