Las Vegas, Nevada. – The Pacquiao – Mayweather fight may push through after all, not in the ring but inside a court room. This was announced by the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer on Christmas day. “Enough is enough,” Pacquiao said. “I have tried to just brush it off as a mere pre-fight ploy but I […]
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Pacquiao to file defamation suit against Mayweather
Las Vegas, Nevada. – The Pacquiao – Mayweather fight may push through after all, not in the ring but inside a court room. This was announced by the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer on Christmas day.
Blue Eagles and Archers add spice to PBA Legends tour by Miko Selorio
A total of sixteen teams have been selected to open up the KALAYAAN FESTIVAL – PBA LEGENDS DOWN UNDER TOUR. Preliminary games will be played on Saturday JUNE 20 at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, including the much-anticipated blockbuster alumni rematch between schools ATENEO and LASALLE.
Ateneo quintet to face La Salle on June 20 at Homebush
Ateneo and La Salle alumni are expected to dominate the bleachers during a repeat showdown between the local Blue Eagles and Green Archers at the Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush. Headed by team Captain Chino Audencial, the Ateneo Alumni team has been practicing since early last month in an undisclosed location. Team manager Richard […]
Living legend Jaworski coming to Sydney in June
The most popular basketball player in the Philippines, the Living Legend himself, former Senator Robert Jaworski, will join the PBA LEGENDS Down Under Tour at Sydney Olympic Park next month on June 20. Marco Selorio, hip hop impresario and managing director of events and entertainment company HOOPDREAMZ, confirmed his latest superstar signing after […]
RP Five sweeps Hoopdreamz Australia by Miko Selorio
MANILA, Philippines – POWERADE-TEAM PILIPINAS drew a clutch performance from Kerby Raymundo as it hacked out a 93-89 overtime victory over a vastly-improved Hoopdreamz Australia squad to complete a two-game sweep of the Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games at the Araneta Coliseum. Pushed to the wall by an Aussie squad reinforced by a couple of […]
Fil-Aussie captures world kick-boxing crown
FILIPINO-Australian Von Badato lifted the World Kick Boxing Federation welterweight crown from Ghana’s Al Hussan ”The Ghanian Van Dam” Okine in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, recently. Over seven gruelling rounds, Badato and Okine went toe-to-toe and refused to take a step back. In the final round, with both fighters almost dead on their […]
Filipino brothers write boxing history by JAIME K. PIMENTEL
In an Australian boxing first, Filipino brothers Danilo and Robert Lerio captured title belts in quick succession late last year to take the number of Filipino boxers who won championships in Australian shores to seven in the last decade alone. That’s not including former Australian bantamweight champion Todd Makelim, son of a former US Marine […]
Aussies in Men’s World Championship 2009
The Australian men’s handball team participated in the XXI Men’s World Championship held recently in Croatia. Australia played a total of nine games in the World Championship. In the Preliminary Round, Australia played against Argentina, France, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. For the President’s Cup, which is the next stage of the competition, Australia played […]
Tenpin Bowling Family Challenge by Rene Opilas
The Philippines Australia Sports & Culture Inc. (PASC Inc) held a tenpin bowling family fun day on Saturday 21 February 2009 at the AMF Bowling Lanes, Blacktown. It was attended by 20 avid bowlers which represented the 5 teams that competed. Most prominent were two teams from Ateneo Alumni Australia, who eventually took home the […]
Eagles, Lions to rekindle cage rivalry
by Joaquin Henson It was 30 years ago when Ateneo and San Beda played behind closed doors to decide the NCAA senior men’s basketball championship in a game that fans never saw. Today, the Blue Eagles and Red Lions are champions in different leagues but as the saying goes, there can only be one. On […]
Daddy Cool and that 1958 victory of Ateneo vs La Salle
I was in 1st year high school then and was a new member of the Ateneo Marching Band. I was just learning how to play the alto saxophone but was already commissioned to join the other members at the bleachers to play various school songs like Blue Eagle the King and Hail Ateneo Hail. That […]