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Wrestling fans in the country can look forward to the first ever wrestling tournament on Jan. 25 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Making the sport event even more exciting is that one of the participants is Filipino-Japanese professional wrestler Syuri Kondo a.k.a. KG (for Karate Girl).
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NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar -- Adversity brought out the best in them. Karate-do fighter Ramon Antonio Franco and trackster Julius Nierras came to the 27th Southeast Asian Games reeling from the devastation wrought by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” on their respective hometowns.
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LAWYERS of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao in the United States announced yesterday that the tax lien issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against the fighter’s US properties is “in the process of being lifted.”
Read more: Lien against Pacquiao’s US properties ‘lifted soon’
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SACRAMENTO, California -- Disdained for celebrity journalism and gingerly credited for being on the ball, TMZ scored another scoop recently, this time about the reported tax troubles of world-renowned Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.
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Given their verbal tit for tat a few weeks ago, getting boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and Revenue Commisioner Kim Henares together in a place teeming with firearms might not have been the best of ideas.
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Reaping the rewards of playing more matches the past two years, the Philippines sustained its rise in the FIFA rankings, finishing the year on a record high of No. 127.
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MANILA -- Thailand had a “war chest” equivalent to P13 billion, tiny Singapore worked on a P6.5-billion budget and both Indonesia and Malaysia set aside at least P4 billion each for sports last year.
Read more: Poor SEA Games finish reflects PH’s meager sports budget
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The atmosphere Friday, Dec. 21 in his Forbes Park mansion was subdued as a small number of visitors listened intently to every word that came out of his mouth.
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MANILA -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. claimed that Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is just not on the same level as he is, which could be another indication of how far apart the negotiations are for the megafight.
Read more: Mayweather: Pacquiao and I are not on the same level
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Philippine Sports Commission chair Richie Garcia yesterday said the country’s delegation could have done better as the 27th Southeast Asian Games nears the homestretch in Burma (Myanmar).
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