Sunday, December 11, 2011

11 DEC 2011, SUN: Sports & Ent't

Sports


BLOG: Mo Twister and Rhian Ramos: Abortion?!

ABS CBN News (blog) - 
(Editor's note: Mocha Uson is a performing artist who also gives advice on sex-related issues through her blogs. She used to have a monthly photo blog in Maxim Philippines.

Viloria faces test versus Segura

Tempo - 
Brian Viloria is on the crossroads of a roller-coaster career and the result of his clash today with Mexican knockout king Giovani Segura should determine whether fight fans would still be seeing more of him in the future.

PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal pairing to be known after double-header at Big ...

Inquirer.net - 
The quarterfinal pairings will be known today as the elimination round of the 37th PBA Philippine Cup comes to a close at the Araneta Coliseum.

Khan vs. Peterson: Resounding Win Will Demand a Khan vs. Mayweather Battle

Bleacher Report - 
Amir Khan is only 25 years old, and it's no secret that he's one of the fastest rising stars in boxing. After he puts away Lamont Peterson, people are going to be clamoring for Khan to step into the ring with pound-for-pound legend Floyd Mayweather.

BATANG PINOY: Laguna bets dominate finals

Inquirer.net - 
NAGA CITY—Triathletes Gabriel Allen Santiago and Jessica Salazar captured the first gold medals of the meet even as swimmers Catherine Bondad and Ariana Herranz cruised to three victories each as Batang Pinoy 2011 went full blast ...

PAF-Phoenix bags UFL Cup

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Air Force-Phoenix showed it's truly a dominant force in the United Football League, shutting out high-scoring Loyola Meralco Sparks FC, 2-0, last night to ...

'Boom Boom' stops Mendoza in Round 6

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino featherweight champion Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista defeated his Mexican challenger Miguel Angel Mendoza in the main event of Pinoy Pride X in Cebu on Saturday night.

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 ...

Glenn Donaire TKOs Sanchez for interim belt

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area - 
San Leandro's Glenn “Filipino Bomber” Donaire triumphantly returned to the ring Friday night with an eighth-round technical knockout of former strawweight world champion Alex “Nene” Sanchez of Puerto Rico in Kissimmee, Fla.

Patrimonio, Capadocia forge title clash

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—Clarice Patrimonio and Marian Capadocia proved too much for their respective foes Saturday as they arranged a showdown for the ladies' singles title of the 30th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open championships at the PCA ...

Lady Falcons keep win run, rip Warriors

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Adamson beat University of the East, 25-18, 25-14, 25-17, yesterday to notch its third straight win after an opening game loss in UAAP Season 74 women's volleyball at the Arena in San Juan.

Adelaida T. Llantada; 88

Inquirer.net - 
She is survived by her children Clarita, Jun and Edith, Brita and Felipe, Carlos and Cely, Florence, Edward and Venus Marie, and Willie and Gigi; grandchildren and other relatives.

Ramos to beef up Patriots

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - With Aldrech Ramos expected to be their cornerstone, the AirAsia Philippine Patriots are hoping to regain regional supremacy when the third season of the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League opens in January next year.

Mizuno triumphs

Manila Bulletin - 
BAGUIO CITY - Mizuno captured the Fil-Am Invitational golf tournament, edging Seabridge Che'lus via countback at the Camp John Hay golf course.

Astig Pinoy named 4th 'Showtime' grand champion

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The 4th grand champion of ABS-CBN talent reality program “Showtime” was named on Saturday. Among the 13 competing finalists, the dance group Astig Pinoy from Misamis Oriental stood out during the grand finals held at the Ynares ...

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, ...

Majestic Barca defeat Real in Bernabeu

Xinhua - 
MADRID, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona came back from conceding a goal after less than half a minute to take a famous victory 3-1 away to bitter rivals Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium Saturday.

Ferguson wants United to kick on after Wolves win

Times of India - 
English champions United responded to their Champions League exit with a resounding 4-1 win over Wolves that moved them to within two points of domestic table-toppers City.

Pattinson double has Kiwis struggling

The West Australian - 
Australian quick James Pattinson has made a double breakthrough to halt New Zealand's progress on the third morning of the second Test in Hobart.


Entertainment


Billy Crawford set to revive European career

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Singer-TV host Billy Crawford is set to leave the country early next year to renew his music career in Europe.

Ms. Earth USA 2011 denies having criticized PH on Facebook

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - NICOLE Kelly, Miss Earth USA 2011, quickly issued a denial on her alleged public rant on Facebook where she reportedly called the Philippines “noisy and dirty.

Jodie Foster's Dad Sentenced to Five Years

People Magazine - 
Jodie Foster's 89-year-old estranged father was sentenced Friday to five years in jail for taking $130000 in down payments for homes that he never built.

Wild Flag, ATP Nightmare Before Christmas

This Is Fake DIY - 
Despite Carrie Brownstein largely being regarded as the “creative director” of sorts of Portland-based quartet Wild Flag, there seems to be a real sense of internal democracy at place in the group's live showing at Les Savy Fav's leg of the Nightmare ...

HOLIDAY EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

WEAR - 
Call the Pensacola Beach Chamber or just get to the marina by 5 pm to register. Children can enjoy breakfast with santa at the Sanders Beach Community Center in Pensacola $5 for children, $3 for parents.

Young filmmaker dedicates UK award to fellow Pinoys

ABS CBN News - 
LONDON - Film student Paulo Reyes won the top prize for his film "First Steps to Recovery" in the family category in Faith Shorts 2011, a global film competition by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.

Why Jolie is starving herself

Tempo - 
UNLIKE some of her peers, Angelina Jolie's pin thin frame has nothing to do with vanity. The UN goodwill ambassador, 36, who travels the globe meeting the poor, “puts herself on fasts to make statements for the children she visits,“ a Jolie source ...

YouTube acquires RightsFlow

Los Angeles Times - 
Google Inc.'s YouTube online video division has acquired RightsFlow, a New York company that handles certain US licensing rights for more than 30 million songs.

Pete Wentz Celebrates New Freedom with Girlfriend & Son (PHOTOS)

Celebuzz - 
Pete Wentz is a single man - at least in terms of his former marriage to Ashlee Simpson! The Fall Out Boy rocker was spotted out and about with his son and girlfriend just days after his divorce was finalized.

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.

Arrest after first-class goods sold online

New Zealand Herald - 
The photographer is alleged to have made 10000 euros selling glasses, plates, blankets and other in-flight goodies online over three years.

Jeremy Renner - Jeremy Renner Wants Bourne Film With Matt Damon

Contactmusic.com - 
Jeremy Renner wants to be in an all-star version of a Bourne film with Matt Damon. Jeremy Renner wants to do a Bourne film starring both him and Matt Damon.

Picasso, royal tapestries in unique show in Romania

DAWN.com - 
Visitors looks at French tapestries at the newly opened exhibition “The Manufacture des Gobelins: Four Centuries of Art” at the Romanian National Arts Museum (MNAR) in Bucharest, on December 8, 2011.

Elizabeth Hurley's animal troubles

Star Magazine UK - 
The 46-year-old owns a country house in the south east of England where she and her Labrador's were chased by a rampaging herd of cows!

What our TV performers can learn from 'Dancing with the Stars'

Inquirer.net - 
PITTSBURGH Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward performs with his partner Kym Johnson on “Dancing with the Stars. ” AP For a long time, we were asking our cable program supplier why they had not brought the very popular US TV show, “Dancing with the Stars ...

Jane Austen 'Lost Portrait' Discovered, Scholar Claims

ThirdAge - 
Our image of the great author Jane Austen derives visually from just two portraits - an 1810 sketch rendered by Austen's sister Cassandra and an 1870 painting adapted therefrom.

Mike Leigh, accidental poet of London life

AFP - 
PARIS - A critic once said you couldn't step onto a London bus without thinking of a Mike Leigh film, yet the British filmmaker told AFP he never set out to capture the city on celluloid.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City's sales team gets a boost

AME Info - 
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City announces the appointment of Shady Galal as Meeting & Events Manager and Shadi Haddad as Senior Sales Manager, Leisure.

Diego Rivera and the one percent

Inquirer.net - 
NEW YORK—Worlds away from and yet intimately related to downtown Manhattan's Zucotti Park—epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street movement—is midtown's modernist, sleek Museum of Modern Art, or MoMA, as most people refer to it.

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.

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