Sunday, January 8, 2012

08 JAN 2012, SUN: Sports & Ent

Sports


CF Madrid too good for Philippine Azkals

Inquirer.net - 
By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines—It was a loss that felt more like a win for Philippine football. The Azkals Alyansa bowed to a more cohesive and disciplined Internacionale de Madrid side, 1-3, Saturday night in a charity game that lured a crowd ...

Ildefonso helps tow Petron to victory over Talk 'N Text in Game 2 of semis series

Inquirer.net - 
By Calvin Cordova Veteran forward Danny Ildefonso hit a pivotal basket in the closing seconds that helped Petron stymie Talk 'N Text's endgame comeback as the Boosters held off the defending champions Tropang Texters, 91-89, in Game 2 of their ...

PBA: YENG FUMES

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Powerade Tigers have earned their first win in the series. Earning the respect of Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao may take more time though.

Fil-Singaporean Foo storms away; Carlos falls behind by 6 shots

Inquirer.net - 
By Musong R. Castillo CANLUBANG—The 2012 Philippine Amateur Open golf championship may yet crown a Filipino champion after all. Gregory Foo, the Singaporean ace whose mother is Filipino, Saturday conquered the gusts, the sleek greens and the field at ...

NU upsets defending champion UST in men's tennis

Inquirer.net - 
By Jasmine W. Payo MANILA, Philippines—National University continued to pull off surprises in several fronts with the Bulldogs stunning the defending champion University of Santo Tomas Tigers, 3-2, at the start of the UAAP men's tennis competition ...

Romi Garduce completes 'Seven Summits' climb

Inquirer.net - 
By Jasmine W. Payo MANILA, Philippines—Just like his past alpine climbs, his moment on top didn't last long. But that fleeting moment proved historic as Romeo “Romi” Garduce emerged as the first Filipino to complete the renowned “Seven Summits” after ...

PH to get additional gold from athletics

Manila Standard Today - 
THE Philippines is on track to add an extra gold to its haul in the 2011 Indonesia Southeast Asian Games when Malaysia was disqualified in the men's 4x400 relay.

Ababa seizes Philippine Amateur Open lead

GMA News - 
CANLUBANG—Sarah Jane Ababa came through with a hard-earned even par 72 despite a closing bogey on the last hole to seize the lead against Lovelyn Guioguio after the second round of women's play in the Philippine Amateur Open Golf Championship at the ...

SEA games athletes get cash incentives

Sun.Star - 
THE Zamboanga City Government released P1.4 million cash incentives to local athletes who harvested medals during the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Indonesia from November 11 to 22, 2011.

3 Pinoy GMs beat rivals in 5th round of Chennai Open

Inquirer.net - 
GRANDMASTERS John Paul Gomez, Richard Bitoon and Mark Paragua of the Philippines toppled their respective fifth round foes yesterday to improve their standings in the ongoing SDAT-RMK 4th Chennai Open Grand Master Chess Tournament in Chennai, India.

Charity basketball game for Sendong victims gives fans a treat

Philippine Entertainment Portal - 
Celebrities and basketball players came together and made Fastbreak, a charity game for the victims of tropical storm Sendong, a successful event.

7, 000 runners vie in today's Cebu City Marathon

Inquirer.net - 
INTERNATIONAL runners are expected to grab most of the spotlight in today's the third staging of the Cebu City Marathon at the Cebu IT Park in Lahug.

Milan to get mandatory bout if he wins in PP12

Inquirer.net - 
By Dale G. Rosal ALA Boxing Promotions is offering 23-year-old WBO Intercontinental flyweight champion Milan “El Metodico” Melindo a mandatory bout this year if he surpasses another tough test against former WBC and WBO Latino flyweight champion Juan ...

Toby's volleyball

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Hope Christian High School (HCS) and De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) square off today in a duel of unbeaten teams in girls Pool A as action in the Toby's Junior Volleyball League resumes at the Toby's Arena in Pasig.

Kanepi next big thing in women's tennis?

Ninemsn - 
Certainly, the Estonian was hoping the Brisbane International had discovered tennis' next big thing for the second straight year after snatching the tournament's women's singles crown on Saturday night.

Atlanta Hawks: Game thread

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) - 
Tracy McGrady (knee) will play. Rip Hamilton (groin) is doubtful and CJ Watson (elbow) is out for the Bulls. Larry Drew on Jeff Teague's lack of defensive energy lately: “Very noticeable.

Entertainment


Bourne Legacy boost for tourism

gulfnews.com - 
By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: The filming of the popular Hollywood spy movie franchise featuring fictional character Jason Bourne is expected to boost the Philippines' popularity among foreign tourists, the presidential palace believes.

Flight delays blamed on broken gear

Inquirer.net - 
By Tina G. Santos MANILA, Philippines—Several domestic and international flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) were delayed due to defective aviation equipment used by air traffic controllers, an official of the Manila International ...

Martin wants to remain loyal to ABS-CBN

Journal Online - 
MARTIN Nievera is turning half a century on February 3. “Yes, I'm 50,” he says. What's his wish? “I just wish to age gracefully.

Meryl Streep hits back at David Cameron over Iron Lady timing barb

Mirror.co.uk - 
by Hannah Hope, Sunday Mirror 8/01/2012 Iron Lady star Meryl Streep has hit back at David Cameron for claiming her Margaret Thatcher biopic is “disrespectful”... saying it's HIS comments that are in bad taste. The Prime Minister had criticised the ...

Memo to Hollywood: Cut Costs, Reap Profits

Big Hollywood - 
by Christian Toto This weekend, a film which cost $1 million will go up against Tom Cruise, Robert Downey, Jr. and a bunch of other movie stars who pulled in that amount before arriving on their respective movie sets.

Charity basketball game for Sendong victims gives fans a treat

Philippine Entertainment Portal - 
Celebrities and basketball players came together and made Fastbreak, a charity game for the victims of tropical storm Sendong, a successful event.

UST's Corona dilemma and the power of journalism

Inquirer.net - 
By Benjamin Pimentel I led by my last column by saying that the brouhaha over Chief Justice Renato Corona's doctorate degree from the University of Santo Tomas is a minor issue.

Sunstar Essay: Hail, Sinulog

Sun.Star - 
By Erma M. Cuizon IN high school when it was time for me to learn a bit more of 1521 Cebu history, my younger brothers hadn't heard of Lapulapu or Magellan.

Senior Center wishes you luck into the new year

Austin Herald - 
That greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple of weeks as a new year gets under way. The song, “Auld Lang Syne,” playing in the background, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to ...

Ruby Yang, Gu Changwei Feature at the 2012 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum

Hollywood Reporter - 
HONG KONG - Academy Award winner Ruby Yang (The Blood of Yingzhou District), 2005 Berlin Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Gu Changwei, Icelander Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, whose Children of Nature was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the ...

Film About the Hunt for Bin Laden Leads to a Pentagon Investigation

New York Times - 
Correction Appended LOS ANGELES - When the movies get real, moviemakers can count on real headaches. Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow, the team behind a planned Hollywood film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, were caught up this week in the kind of ...

Your 2012 guide to surviving the end of the world

GMA News - 
The year 2012 is finally upon us, and December 21 looms on the yearend horizon. At the moment, doomsday believers are already counting down the roughly 350 days left in the Mayan Calendar.

Nick Cannon in 'good spirits' despite kidney failure, says wife Mariah Carey

Zee News - 
New York: Mariah Carey has revealed that her husband Nick Cannon is 'in a lot of pain' after mild kidney failure but is still in 'good spirits'.

Haute Event: Apl.de.Ap Kicks Off His New Residency at Tao

Haute Living - 
by Susan Stapleton, photos by Al Powers/Powers Imagery Apl.de.Ap of the Grammy Award-winning Black Eyed Peas performs a special DJ set at Tao Nightclub to kick off his 2012 residency.

For Sto. Niño – new clothes, repair work and a makeover

Inquirer.net - 
By Hannah Aranas When Sto. Niño images need repaire a new set of clothes, devotees bring them to stalls outside the Basilica Minore del Sto.

Michael Jackson's kids to make dad's footprint in Hollywood

Hindustan Times - 
Michael Jackson's children, Prince Jackson (L), Blanket Jackson (C) and Paris Jackson (R) speak on stage during the 'Michael Forever' concert in memory of the late Michael Jackson at The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on October 8, 2011.

Darren Criss causes a stir and is honored and amazed (PHOTOS)

Examiner.com - 
'Glee' star Darren Criss is currently on a hiatus and starring in 'How to Succeed in Business' on Broadway. He stopped by 'Live With Kelly' yesterday to talk about the show and the audience showered him with screams and cheers as he came out.

'Fleeting' radio and TV indecency rules finally get their day in court

Radio Survivor - 
Starting this Tuesday, the Supreme Court will finally begin hearing arguments in Case No. 10-1293, better known as Federal Communications Commission, et al v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.

File complaint

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - A complaint must be filed before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group by Janelle Manahan, girlfriend of slain victim Ramgen Bautista Revilla, with regard to the sex video which circulated over the Internet late last year ...

Pinoy artists featured in Guam art exhibit

GMA News - 
Filipino artists based in Guam are featured in a year-long monthly art exhibit, which started last Jan. 4 at the Philippine Consulate there.

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