FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So (2610) settled for a truce with Super GM Alexei Shirov (2726) even national champion IM John Paul Gomez (2519) held Super GM Miguel Cordoba Illescas (2604) into a draw but not good enough to power the 38th ranked Philippine Team who bowed to all-Super GM 12th ranked Spain, 1-3, in the sixth round of 38th World Chess Olympiad yesterday at the International Congress Center in Dresden, Germany.
"This is the biggest fight in my boxing career," this was stressed yesterday by WBC lightweight world champion and Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao referring his forthcoming12-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit against 10-times world champion and Mexican legend Oscar De La Hoya.
by: MARLON BERNARDINO
TWO of the three Philippine Junior representative paid a courtesy call to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez yesterday (Thursday) at the PSC office in Vito Cruz, Manila.
From left to right were: 14-year-old Jonas Magpantay, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez and reigning national women’s champion Zemonette Oryan. Not in photo is RP junior champion Jerico Banares.
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