Wednesday, December 21, 2011

21 DEC 2011, WED: Sports & Ent

Sports

ROS, Petron shoot for semifinals

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Rain or Shine and Petron Blaze try to nail the last two Final Four berths when they go for a sweep of their quarterfinal series against their respective opponents in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs today at the Ynares Sport Center ...

Lady Eagles seek 5th win vs Lady Tams

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Ateneo tries to keep its hold of second place as it faces Far Eastern University while Adamson tangles with National U in today's resumption of the UAAP women's volleyball eliminations at The Arena in San Juan.

Parks downplays SMB's lofty billing

Tempo - 
By JONAS TERRADO Manila, Philippines - Despite ruling the four-day preseason tournament in Bangkok, San Miguel Beer coach Bobby Parks refused to label his team as the favorites come the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League Season 3 which opens on Jan. 14.

Floyd Mayweather Expected to Take Plea Deal in Assault Case

Bleacher Report - 
Much has been made about a potential super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The problem is, Mayweather has been facing assault charges in court.

Juanma Lopez Felt Salido Was Overconfident With Haya

BoxingScene.com - 
By Jhonny Gonzalez Puerto Rico's Juan Manuel Lopez nearly had a planned rematch go down the drain. The boxer is scheduled to face WBO featherweight champion Orlando "Siri" Salido in the first quarter of 2012.

Lacey tops in 'moto' again

Journal Online - 
Tubod, Lanao del Norte - American rider Tiger Lacey, living to his lofty billing, won the Philippine Motocross Challenge recently to complete a three-peat.

Powerade not content to be in semi-finals

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- The Powerade Tigers completed one of the great upsets in the history of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) last weekend when they upended the top seed B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in the quarterfinals of the Philippine Cup.

Recom donates P1M to 'Sendong' victims

Journal Online - 
Caloocan City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) Chairman Enrico “Recom” Echiverri donated P1 million for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in Northern Mindanao and the Visayas even as he prodded his counterparts from other member-cities ...

DONAIRE'S CRUSHING DEFEAT OF MONTIEL IS 'KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR'

PhilBoxing.com - 
By Ronnie Nathanielsz It's the second time Donaire has received the accolade. The first was in 2007 for his picture-perfect, one punch stoppage of cocky Australian IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan in the fifth round of their ...

Cebuano martyr closer to sainthood

Inquirer.net - 
The Catholic Church has recognized a miracle that should soon lead to the canonization of a second Filipino saint, Cebuano martyr Pedro Calungsod, the Vatican said Tuesday.

Steve Kean does not expect to be sacked by Blackburn

Daily Mail - 
By Sportsmail Reporter Blackburn manager Steve Kean has claimed he still expects to be in charge of the club for the Boxing Day trip to Liverpool despite Tuesday's 2-1 home defeat by Bolton.

PSC urges 'flopped' NSAs: Find sponsors

Inquirer.net - 
By June Navarro MANILA, Philippines—Philippine Sports Commission chair Richie Garcia has urged national sports Associations who flopped in the Southeast Asian Games to find a corporate sponsor or make do with the severely diminished financial ...

Televangelist Pat Robertson blasts 'SNL' skit on Tim Tebow, Jesus

Chicago Tribune - 
Televangelist Pat Robertson is not laughing over "Saturday Night Live's" Tim Tebow skit. The skit, which has racked up millions of online views since it aired on NBC Saturday night, depicts Jesus, in sweat socks, appearing inside the Denver Broncos' ...

Stags' Sangalang named PCCL MVP

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - San Sebastian's Ian Sangalang has been named Most Valuable Player of the recent Philippine Collegiate Champions League.

Grant says secret to taking down Pack is 'us making mistakes'

NFL News - 
By Dan Hanzus NFL.com By Dan Hanzus NFL.com The Packers went down in defeat for the first time in 20 games on Sunday, leading to speculation the Kansas City Chiefs enacted a gameplan that served as Green Bay's version of Kryptonite.

Banner year for ICTSI golfers

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Jayvie Agojo's victory in the Hong Kong Ladies Amateur Open, along with Sunshine Baraquiel and Lovelynn Guioguio's romps abroad highlighted an impressive season for the ICTSI golf squad that nearly hit the 50-win mark in the year ...

Sea Lions pull off historic cage sweep

Manila Standard Today - 
THE Olivarez College Sea Lions turned to John Corneh in the endgame to escape with a historic 69-64 beating of the Philippine Merchant Marine School Mariners Monday in the 19th National Capital Region Athletic Association men's basketball tournament.


Entertainment

Manny Pacquiao assumes military post

Tempo - 
By JOSEPH JUBELAG GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pac- quiao officially assumed Monday as deputy commander of the Army reserve battalion covering this city and Sarangani Province.

MMDA sends rescue team to Iligan

Journal Online - 
A LEAN but mean contingent was sent by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino to Iligan City to assist the victims of typhoon “Sendong.

Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg share parenting tips

CTV.ca - 
Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg shared tips for changing nappies on the set of "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol." Despite being members of a spy squad in the action movie, Simon insists the pair's off-screen conversations weren't very macho and they ...

Simbang Gabi prepares for Christmas

Tri City Voice - 
By Julie Grabowski As Christmas Day marches steadily closer, the Filipino community celebrates its coming with Simbang Gabi, a spiritual preparation for the most joyous of days, the birth of Jesus Christ.

Brillante Mendoza flick entered in Berlin film festival

Inquirer.net - 
After nearly three decades, a Filipino film, Brillante Ma. Mendoza's “Captive,” will compete in the main section of the Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held in the German capital on February 9-19 next year.

Black Eyed Peas' apl.de.ap Says Charity Auction Makes 'Sense'

MTV.com - 
'Every time a bidder finishes building a classroom, the actual classroom will be named after them when it's built!' Apl says.

Sherlock Holmes fires an opening salvo from the shadows

The Guardian (blog) - 
Two years ago, Guy Ritchie caught industry observers by surprise when his Sherlock Holmes movie, which opened on Saturday 26 December, grossed an impressive £3.08m in just two days.

Cagayan de Oro's Krizza Neri wins 'Protégé' singing search

Sun.Star - 
By Terry DC Betonio MANILA -- Cagayan de Oro's singing sweetheart Krizza Neri has brought pride to the city after bagging the championship title in GMA Network's first ever singing superstar search “Protégé” during the spectacular finale held on Sunday ...

Jon Bon Jovi posts photo online to prove he is NOT dead after internet rumours

Mirror.co.uk - 
by Mark Jefferies, Daily Mirror 21/12/2011 ROCK star Jon Bon Jovi has sung about Livin' on A Prayer and being Wanted Dead or Alive - but this is the first time he has had to prove he is still in the land of the living.

Venezuelan beauty queen dies of breast cancer at 28

The Independent - 
AP Watching someone with similar impairments doing things you might not think possible creates a great ... Physics was never my favourite subject.

'I think it's fake': Britney Spear's first ex-husband slams her engagement

Ninemsn - 
Yeah, we'd prefer to forget as well. But the guy wants an extra few minutes of fame. It seems Jason's not happy about Britney's engagement to fiance Jason Trawick, so he's been letting of a little steam to Us Weekly.

Christmas and mad hope

Manila Bulletin - 
By JAMES SORIANO MANILA, Philippines - It is three days until Christmas Eve, and yet one would not know it given the mood that seems to be prevailing these past few months.

MiG Ayesa to Return to London's Thriller Live in January

TheaterMania.com - 
By Brian Scott Lipton • Dec 20, 2011 • London MiG Ayesa will return to the hit London production of Thriller-Live at the Lyric Theatre in January.

Shampoo your hair without water

Philippine Star - 
Is there a “dry shampoo” available for women who cannot shampoo their hair because they cannot wet their head at the moment due to fever, illness, etc.

10 free things to do in Sydney, Australia

Gadling - 
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) on Dec 20th 2011 at 5:00PM While Sydney, Australia, is often thought to be one of the most expensive cities in the world, it is not impossible to travel there on a budget.

Not a bad 'New Year's Eve'

GMA News - 
Ensemble casts can be tricky. A few top-billed actors can overshadow everyone else, and the sheer multitude of big stars just crowds the screen.

Dennis, Solenn heat up 'Yesterday'

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - DENNIS Trillo and Solenn Heussaff set the big screen on fire with their steamy love scenes in Regal MultiMedia, Inc.'s Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,” opening in theaters on Dec. 25.

Inno Sotto: 'Fashion Watch separates the men from the boys'

Philippine Star - 
By Joanna Francisco (The Philippine Star) Updated December 21, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Fashion Watch was created with the vision of providing Filipino designers with a platform to showcase their designs.

We celebrate Christmas because God is with us

Culpeper Star Exponent - 
(Note: A longer version of this column was previously published in the Culpeper Star-Exponent on December 13, 2005.) The Bible has an answer to that question that is as clear as a bright star on a crisp winter night: “All this took place to fulfill ...

Lolita Girls bring Japanese fashion craze into the mainstream

Inside Japan Tours - 
Japan is renowned for its unique fashions and cultish approaches to clothing and entertainment, it is, after all, the country which gave the world Nintendo, Sony, Hello Kitty and Manga.

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