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A planned exhibition match between a PBA selection and a Chinese team owned by NBA star Yao Ming has Manila and Beijing hoping to build up some goodwill after weeks of tension over the Scarborough Shoal.

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Basketball Diplomacy: Yao Ming to help thaw frosty Philippine-China relations

Further proof that we shouldn’t care what athletes think. Boxing great Manny Pacquiao says he doesn’t support same sex marriage, though he apparently supports gay people.

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Just shut up and fight, guys

CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia declined to say yesterday whether business tycoon Manuel V

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MVP’s invite for Gwen fuels talk of support

THE Philippine Under-22 team has started its preparations for the qualifying round of the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup from June 23 to July 3 at Myanmar. The team conducted tryouts for provincial…

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DBC’s Gerali joins U22 coaching staff

LINGAYEN, Philippines – Palarong Pambansa has officially begun. While the first games of the prestigious nationwide sporting event started Sunday, May 6 , the opening ceremonies did not take place until the morning of Monday, May 7, to await the presence of President Benigno Aquino III.

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Palaro opening ceremonies festive, bright

MANILA, Philippines – Many people see football as pure entertainment and fad. Some see it as a hobby or a way of spending their leisure time.

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Eye on the football: NCR captains set goals

MANILA, Philippines – There are those who believe that people have to be born great to be recognized. Then there’s Sarah and Jonathan — two kids who prove that greatness is a product of cultivation.

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Promising badminton athletes soar

MANILA, Philippines – WWGBA, a badminton academy in Las Piñas, now has 200 students from the 4 that they started training 6 years ago. They have produced previous Palarong Pambansa champions, and this year they are sending 5 players to represent NCR. Father William Gabuelo and …

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A badminton legacy: 2 generations of Palaro

source: Kristel Satumbaga | mb.com.ph

Filipino Davis Cuppers lined up for the Group I first-round tie against Pacific Oceania in February will have no choice but to step up now that Fil-American veteran Cecil Mamiit has been assigned as a non-playing captain. Read the rest of this entry »

source: gmanews.tv

It turned out the Southeast Asian Games could wait after all for Jeson Patrombon.

The 18-year-old Patrombon, through his personal coach Manny Teson, hinted at heeding the call of duty on Monday and expressed his desire to withdraw from the Thailand F5 Futures tournament in Phuket in favor of a flight back home to join the national team in training for the 26th Sea Games in Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »