Monday, January 9, 2012

09 JAN 2012, MON: Sports & Ent

Sports


Powerade's killer a Goliath named David

Philippine Star - 
By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated January 09, 2012 12:00 AM 0 Gary David of Powerade takes a shot over Ryan Araña of Rain or Shine in last night's Game 3 of the best of seven semifinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

PBA: Push now comes to shove

Tempo - 
By TITO S. TALAO With the PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series reduced to a best-of-5, Game Three tonight between the defending champion Tropang Texters and the Blaze Boosters should give the winner momentum following roller-coaster rides in the first ...

Foo, Guioguio bag golf titles

Manila Bulletin - 
CANLUBANG, Philippines - Gregory Foo squandered a six-shot lead as he floundered in the rain but held his ground in a nerve-wracking backside duel to thwart Jobim Carlos and Clyde Mondilla and capture the Philippine Amateur Open golf crown despite a ...

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 ...

La Salle defeats UST in 5-set classic

ABS CBN News - 
by Camille B. Naredo, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines -- Team captain Cha Cruz came up big in the fifth set and the De La Salle Lady Spikers remained undefeated in the UAAP Season 74 volleyball tournament, outlasting the University of Santo Tomas ...

Manny's magic carpet ride

BoxingNews24.com - 
Just fight Floyd already! You make every one wait for years. Sometimes ya just gotta do whats right! This is the first thing that has made sense coming out of Arums mouth in years and I will be the first to say it.

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 ...

Azkals have a long road ahead

Philippine Star - 
By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated January 09, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - As evident during Saturday's 1-3 loss to Spanish Tercera Division club CF Internacional de Madrid, the Phl Azkals will have their work cut out insofar as ...

Folayang to compete in URCC 7 this Friday

Cebu Daily News - 
By Jonas Panerio The country's most-feared Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter is coming to town as Eduard “The Landslide” Folayang competes in the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) fight card called URCC 7 at the Cebu International ...

Blackwater, RnW face separate foes

Cebu Daily News - 
BLACKWATER and RnW Pacific Pipes will be playing with immense pressure on their shoulders as they take on separate opponents in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Delos Santos spoils Kenyan sweep

Cebu Daily News - 
By Dale G. Rosal The Kenyans continued their domination in Cebu's running scene as they nearly swept the long-distance titles in the 2012 Cebu City Marathon yesterday at the Cebu IT Park.

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.

Takbo para sa Edu-Misyon raises funds for missions

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Organizers of the second Stags Run 2012 dubbed “Takbo para sa Edu-Misyon” on Jan. 15 at the Asean City near the Mall of Asia and Macapagal Boulevard hope to generate more funds for their apostolic mission in Palawan and West ...

Federer Forced Into Rare Withdrawal With Back Spasms

New York Times (blog) - 
By BEN ROTHENBERG PERTH, Australia —Roger Federer is the latest top player to have his Australian Open forecast clouded by injuries, withdrawing from the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha because of back spasms.

EDSA world-class train proposed

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Instead of building a “skybridge“ to decongest Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), why not build a world-class train line to benefit more commuters and encourage private motorists to take the mass transportation?

KTEC collars men's open title in 2nd Sinulog Football Cup

Cebu Daily News - 
EXPERIENCE prevailed as the KTEC Trading trounced newly formed team Panalpina World Transport A, 3-0, to clinch the Men's Open title of the 2nd Sinulog Football Cup, which came to an end yesterday at the University of San Carlos - Technological Center ...

Eric Olivarez Jr. nails 2nd title; Jade Capadocia wins

Inquirer.net - 
By Marc Anthony Reyes MANILA, Philippines—Eric Olivarez Jr. picked up his second singles crown after a dominating show in the boys' 18-under final even as national team member Marian Jade Capadocia prevailed as expected in the girls' division over the ...

Entertainment


'Bourne Legacy' cleans up Pasay Rotunda

Manila Bulletin - 
By NESTOR CUARTERO Just a thought: It's never too late to be what you might have been. - George Elliot MANILA, Philippines - Filipino Practice: Can't help but chuckle upon learning that the MMDA has ordered the clean-up of the Pasay-EDSA Rotunda in ...

GMA Network announces first quarter line-up

Sun.Star - 
GMA Network rolled out a bigger and bolder program line-up this year as it launched an extensive rundown of innovative programs slated to premiere on the first quarter of 2012.

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.

Beyonce Knowles gives birth to baby girl

Pakistan Daily Times - 
Beyonce has reportedly given birth to a baby girl, Ivy Blue Carter, at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital. Music mogul Russell Simmons has also confirmed the arrival of the bundle of joy, on Twitter.

On-set romance is too distracting: Rachel McAdams

MSN India - 
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (PTI) Hollywood actress Rachel McAdams, who is currently dating her ''Midnight in Paris'' co-star Michael Sheen, says on-set romance is too distracting.

Marcia Gay Harden Added To The Cast Of 'Isabel'

Science Fiction - 
The family of 'Isabel' is quickly coming together as Marcia Gay Harden has now been added as the family's matriarch. Harden will play Francis, the mother of a middle class family who wrestles with the challenges of everyday life and the challenges of ...

Why you should see the Maggie Thatcher movie

Stuff.co.nz (blog) - 
Happy new year. Over the break I went to see the Margaret Thatcher movie, Iron Lady.Rush to see it for Meryl Streep's stunning performance, and because, if you remember the 80s, you will find yourself discussing what she was right about.

Damaged Manila airport equipment delays flights

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

5 Ways SHERLOCK HOLMES 3 Can Improve on 'A Game of Shadows'

WhatCulture! - 
I love sequels. No, really. I do. There's nothing I love more than for some corporate stooge to charge me extortionate amounts of money to see the same film I first saw two years ago over again, with the only differences being the title of the film, ...

And the winner is ... 'Melancholia'

Boston Herald - 
By James Verniere NEW YORK, NY -- Worlds collided at the 46th annual National Society of Film Critics' awards meeting yesterday at Sardi's, the legendary New York City theater district eatery/watering hole.

At last, here is Mamma Mia!

Philippine Star - 
A scene from Mamma Mia! the musical which will be staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Jan. 24 We've feasted on the movie version that starred Meryl Streep.

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 ...

Paint it black? No way! Fashion colors up for 2013

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PARIS -- As the economy splutters, fashion will naturally turn to solemn greys and blacks, right? Wrong, according to fabric gurus who unveiled their top trends for spring-summer 2013 in Paris on Thursday.

Phnom Penh in the spotlight

Bangkok Post - 
As regional political tensions ease, Cambodia takes over Asean chair with a golden opportunity to help group pursue economic goals.

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.

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 ...

100% Made in the Philippines

Inquirer.net - 
With his trademark Mohawk hairdo, and pimped out in an all black outfit and black, knee-high biker boots, Black Eyed Pea apl.de.ap aka Allan Pineda Lindo Jr.

Mariah Carey Hopes Nick Cannon Will Leave the Hospital in Two Days

People Magazine - 
By Sara Hammel Mariah Carey is at husband Nick Cannon's bedside again - but this time she has better news. "Nick is in stable condition with a good prognosis, hopefully he'll be discharged within 2 days," the singer Tweeted Friday, adding, ...

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Real Movie News - 
This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization's name.

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