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                    [Title] => Host China to dominate rest of Asia
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China will dominate the forthcoming Asian Games the way it has dominated the past stagings of the quadrennial event.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3926/spo1thumbx.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 616579 [Title] => Doha Asiad gold medalists out of Guangzhou roster [Summary] =>

Not one among the four Filipino athletes who won gold medals in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha will be back for this year’s edition of the quadrennial event.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 443284 [Title] => Angping to stop tapping Fil-foreign bets [Summary] =>

Philippine Sports Commission chair Harry Angping yesterday bared plans of scrapping the practice of tapping of Fil-foreign athletes as spearheads of the national teams in various international competitions.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 825 [Title] => Josons’ reign in NE ends [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384470 [Title] => RP Davis Cuppers lead Pakistanis, 2-1 [Summary] => Cecil Mamiit and Eric Taino gave their fans a big reason to cheer yesterday by winning their doubles match against Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan and Asim Shafik at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

The crowd that braved the afternoon heat got what they came for as the Philippines moved up, 2-1, in their best-of-five Asia Oceania Group 2 Davis Cup tie where a Group 1 slot for next year is at stake.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 380199 [Title] => Fil-Ams head list of 40 bets for Beijing [Summary] => Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez is looking at 40 athletes who will be placed under an extensive and expensive training program for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Ramirez yesterday said after consulting with the heads of the 14 chosen sports with medal chances in Beijing, he already has in his hands the names of the 40 athletes.

He clarified, however, that not all these athletes will make it to Beijing since some of them may not get past their respective qualifying tournaments.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375246 [Title] => RP medalists to get P13.5M in incentives [Summary] => DOHA — It will be a happy holiday for the 19 Filipino athletes, whose feats in various fields in the just-concluded Asian Games here netted them incentives worth a total of P13.5 million.

Boxers Violito Payla and Joan Tipon, pool artist Antonio Gabica and wushu fighter Rene Catalan head the recipients of the government’s incentive program for athletes who excel in the international sporting arena while fighting for the country’s flag and honor.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373934 [Title] => Cheering Pinoy fans heat up volleybelles [Summary] => DOHA — Diane Pascua and Heidi Ilustre continue to relish the warm reception and all-out support of the Filipino fans in this cool, desert city that they seem to get fired up each time the big crowd holler their names and cheer their every shot.

"It’s unbelievable, I’m proud of it," said Ilustre, after her teamup with Pascua produced another resounding 21-12, 21-9 triumph over Sri Lanka at the Sport City Monday night.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 371077 [Title] => Arcilla, Ruel reach PCA Open final [Summary] => Asian Games-bound Johnny Arcilla stamped his class over third seed Alexander Lazaro, 6-2, 6-2, yesterday to reach the men’s singles final of the P400,000 Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships at the PCA indoor shell-claycourt.

The top-seeded Arcilla, banking on his solid forehand, played confidently throughout the 75-minute encounter.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348318 [Title] => Mamiit, Taino ignite RP sweep of Sri Lanka [Summary] => With SEA Games heroes Cecil Mamiit and Eric Taino at the helm, the Philippines blanked a listless Sri Lanka side, 3-0, yesterday to boost its semifinal bid in the 2006 BNP Paribas Asia Oceania Zone III Davis Cup competitions at the Manila Polo Club.

Taino, mixed doubles winner in the 2005 SEA Games, opened up the hosts’ bid with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Amrit Rupasinghe in the first singles before Mamiit, a SEAG singles gold medalist, sealed the win with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Harshana Godamanna in the other singles match.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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