Saturday, December 10, 2011

10 DEC 2011, SAT: Sports & Ent't

Sports


Pacman-Floyd is a priority

Manila Standard Today - 
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum, who celebrated his 80th birthday on Dec. 8 with a luncheon for his staff at the Top Rank offices in Las Vegas, told the Manila Standard that a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Hornets to resume negotiations for Paul trade

NBA.com - 
WESTWEGO, La. (AP) -- New Orleans general manager Dell Demps says he has been given autonomy to make another trade for All-Star guard Chris Paul.

UAAP champions Eagles defeat NCAA titlist San Beda to make PCCL finals

Inquirer.net - 
The Ateneo Blue Eagles advanced to the finals of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League for the fifth straight time as they defeated the San Beda Red Lions, 76-63, in a battle of the champions of the UAAP and NCAA respectively, ...

B Pinoy nat'l finals under way

Philippine Star - 
NAGA CITY, Philippines - The Batang Pinoy National Championships, the culmination of a regional multi-sports event for student-athletes and out-of-school youth, fires off today ...

Mendoza slams Tierro, faces Arcilla in final

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Jurence Mendoza took out another seeded bet in his drive to the finals, beating No. 3 Patrick John Tierro, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, to set up a title clash with top seed Johnny Arcilla in Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis ...

Mizuno Superstars close in on Seabridge

Manila Standard Today - 
BAGUIO CITY—Mizuno Superstars gained lost ground as it trimmed Seabridge Che'lus I lead to just a point going into the last round of the premier Fil Championship of the 62nd Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament Friday.

Bautista-Mendoza fight tonight at Hoops Dome

Inquirer.net - 
Filipino Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista and his Mexican rival Miguel Angel Mendoza hurdled the final obstacle to their much anticipated battle after both made the required weight yesterday during official weigh-in of the ...

Viloria ready for legacy fight

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - For WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria, the goal isn't just to retain his title but to also establish a legacy as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters ever by beating Mexican warrior Giovani Segura in their 12-round bout at ...

Gray skies over Manchester after Champs exit

The Daily Star - 
LONDON: The mood in Manchester was as miserable as the gray skies over the city landscape Thursday morning. Just the previous day, Manchester United had been dreaming of a fourth Champions League final in five seasons and Manchester City remained ...

Collado leads Big Chill victory

Inquirer.net - 
JESSIE Collado emphatically put a stamp on a decisive 9-0 run with a booming three-pointer from the corner as the Big Chill defeated the PC Gilmore, 96-83, to ensure themselves of a slot in the quarterfinals of the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup yesterday ...

Sunday thriller

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Now that the quarterfinal cast is already complete and the twice-to-beat bonuses already taken, the only question left unanswered is which team meets which team in the playoffs.

When Beckham, et. al. came to town

Manila Standard Today - 
David Beckham and members of the Los Angeles Galaxy did not prepare much for their friendly game against the Philippine Azkals during their three-day visit in Manila because much of it was devoted to visiting shelters for street ...

UC makes Cebu caging proud

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - CESAFI champion University of Cebu gave its fans back home something to cheer about by pulling off one of country's top collegiate basketball programs.

Hoops matchup with the Patriots

Santa Rosa Press Gazette - 
Pace faced a big challenge Tuesday night when it hosted Pensacola High in a hoops matchup at Patriot Gym. The Patriots (0-3) started out strong and stayed close to a much bigger and faster Tigers squad, but eventually fell 59-36.

Alonso still believes in Ferrari title dream

Malaysia Star - 
PARIS: Former double world champion Fernando Alonso believes that Ferrari will break Red Bull's Formula One title stranglehold “sooner rather than later“.

Filipino gymnasts collar 20 medals in HK

Inquirer.net - 
YOUNG Filipino gymnasts bagged a total of 20 medals including five golds in the Age Group HK Gymnastics Carnival held last Dec. 4 in Hong Kong.

Russian boxer Simakov dies after knockout

Malaysia Star - 
MOSCOW: Russian light-heavyweight Roman Simakov has died at the age of 27 after being knocked out and put in a coma during a WBC Asian title fight, the Russian Boxing Federation (RBF) announced on Thursday.


Entertainment


How cyberspace changed our lives

Philippine Star - 
Had this Mo Twister-Rhian Ramos episode happened prior to the advent of Internet, neither of them would be in this rut. Passing judgment will not help at this point and may just muddle even further the issue.
Rhian's bad taste
Leave Mo and Rhian alone

Downey Jr At New Holmes Premiere In London

Sky News - 
Robert Downey Jr has hit the red carpet in London along with Jude Law and director Guy Ritchie for the premiere of the new Sherlock Holmes film.

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Officially Divorced

Engagement Ring Blog (blog) - 
Ashlee Simpson and her ex Pete Wentz are officially divorced. The couple who have a baby boy together, Bronx, broke up for reasons that have not yet been fully explained…although a lot of the gossip points towards Simpson's father, Joe Simpson, ...

Pageant organizer backs Ms. Earth USA

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The organizer of the 2011 Miss Earth beauty pageant in Manila has backed Miss Earth USA Nicole Kelley's claim that she did not make negative comments about the Philippines.

Music for the holidays

Manila Standard Today - 
American chillwave artist Ernest Greene aka Washed Out wields shoegaze and dreampop like an axe with his debut Within and Without, which peaked at no.

Kate Winslet returning to Richard Branson home after fire?

Digital Spy - 
The Contagion actress could spend Christmas and the New Year on Necker Island with the Virgin mogul and her boyfriend Ned Rocknroll, who is Branson's nephew.

Thieves steal rhino horn from Paris museum

Gadling - 
Earlier this week, two people entered a museum in Paris, used some kind of gas to neutralize the guards, and made off with a rhino horn from one of the stuffed animals on display.

Michael Buble leads album chart

Tempo - 
MICHAEL Bublé continued his reign at the top of the US Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday with “Christmas,” as Bruno Mars' single “It Will Rain” took the No.

Elizabeth Hurley chased by cows

Winnipeg Free Press - 
The 46-year-old beauty - who owns a lavish country home in Gloucestershire, South-West England - and her brood of Labradors found themselves having to sprint away from the stampeding farmyard animals, and she admits it was the fastest she has had to ...

Jeremy Renner curses like Colin

Times of India - 
The two actors worked together on 'SWAT' and the US star says that the experience resulted in him using foul language more frequently, which shocks most people and often lands him in trouble.

My smart (and lucky) adventures in Broadway

Inquirer.net - 
After a lovely pretheater dinner at Remi (buffalo mozzarella, white truffle pasta and tiramisu), I headed to the Neil Simon Theatre to watch “Hairspray.

Picasso, royal tapestries in unique show in Romania

AFP - 
BUCHAREST - Fifty-five tapestries created by the French royal Manufacture des Gobelins and by contemporary artists like Picasso and Miro went on display from Friday in Bucharest, in a world premiere.

Lara Stone's love for knitting

Winnipeg Free Press - 
The Dutch-born supermodel - who has fronted campaigns for the likes of Calvin Klein, Givenchy and Hugo Boss in the past - took up the hobby when she gave up smoking, but her husband, British comedian David Walliams, admitted she has a tendency to ...

The Real Legacy of Nelson Mandela

Wall Street Journal - 
The antiapartheid hero refused to launch a personality cult. Why have other African leaders failed to follow suit? By PETER GODWIN Mr.

Popcorn and snowflakes: `Nutcracker' at the movies

eTaiwan News - 
AP For so many American children, it is their first _ sometimes only _ exposure to ballet: A holiday performance of "The Nutcracker," the classic tale of a little girl's dreamlike encounters with battling mice and toy soldiers, ...

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Guardian - 
The British Library has chosen to mark the bicentenary of Charles Dickens's birth with an exhibition that focuses on one of the author's passionate interests: the supernatural.

The ethnic touch to fashion

Hindustan Times - 
It was a big moment for Indian fashion as international designer Karl Lagerfeld's brought India to Paris Fashion Week with his Paris-Bombay collection.

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