Thursday, January 12, 2012

12 JAN 2012, THU: Sports & Ent

Sports


Floyd Mayweather Jr. likes to gamble

Chicago Sun-Times - 
FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2011 file photo, Undefeated boxing champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. talks to a referee as he watches the Los Angeles Clippers' NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, in Los Angeles.

Rain or Shine, Powerade break second deadlock Friday

Inquirer.net - 
By June Navarro MANILA, Philippines– By now, Rain Or Shine knows that past facts and figures don't count anymore, especially in a pivotal encounter with Powerade.

Lee leads Agojo by 1 despite a 74

Journal Online - 
Korean Lee Jeong Hwa came out a bit better than Jayvie Agojo in challenging condition to salvage a two-over 74 and snatch a one-stroke lead over the 2005 champion at the start of the 50th Philippine Ladies Open at Wack Wack's East course yesterday.

Jong, Gins part ways

Journal Online - 
Jong Uichico is parting ways with San Miguel Corp. in the Philippine Basketball Association after more than a decade of partnership that produced eight championships.
Uichico leaving Ginebra for Gilas
Uichico joins national team

NLEX, Lhuillier in big battle

Journal Online - 
THE NLEX Road Warriors try to dislodge league leader Cebuana Lhuillier and cement their place in the semifinals of the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup today.

Petron grabs 3-1 cushion; Ildefonso shines for Boosters

Inquirer.net - 
By June Navarro MANILA, Philippines - Petron continues to find heroes when it needs them the most. Last night, it was Danny Ildefonso's turn to shine.

One Mountain Scaled, Tebow Faces Another

ABC News - 
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Tim Tebow and the Broncos passed one huge test. Now comes an even bigger challenge. If the Broncos stunned the football world - and they did everywhere outside of the Rockies - with their thrilling overtime ...

Manchester City v Liverpool!

The Guardian - 
45+3 mins: Peeeeeeep! Johnson curls the free-kick over the bar, and it's half-time. Liverpool deserve their lead, City have been very poor.

Kobe's pa arriving for ABL

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The father of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant has been tapped to handle the expansion team - the Bangkok Cobras - for the third season of the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League.

Lady Eagles second-best team after 1st round of volleyball action

GMA News - 
Ateneo completed a 22-25, 25-19,16-25, 25-23, 15-11 win over Adamson to end up as the second-best team after the first round of action in the 74th UAAP women's volleyball tournament Wednesday at The Arena in San Juan City.

Adamson, 2 other teams off to hot start

Malaya - 
BY EDDIE G. ALINEA ADAMSON University opened its quest for its 10th title by scoring an abbreviated 8-1 victory over De La Salle University yesterday in the 74th UAAP women's softball tournament at the newly-refurbished Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

EAC spikers make semifinals

Journal Online - 
EMILIO Aguinaldo College downed Jose Rizal University, 26-24, 25-23, 25-17, to advance to the semifinal round of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament yesterday at the EAC Gym.

ARUM PREDICTS DONAIRE-VAZQUEZ JR WILL BE A TREMENDOUS FIGHT

PhilBoxing.com - 
By Ronnie Nathanielsz Top Rank promoter Bob Arum predicts the clash between Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr of Puerto Rico for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas on February 4 ...

Sports summit

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Sports officials from four East Asian countries will hold their Sports Council meeting on Thursday in General Santos in preparation for the 7th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) to be hosted ...

Kvitova on track as Wozniacki loses

ABC Online - 
Caroline Wozniacki has been dumped from the Sydney International, opening the way for rival Petra Kvitova to seize the world number one ranking heading into next week's Australian Open.

Folayang eyes 6th URCC win

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Three-time SEA Games gold winner Eduard Folayang stakes his unbeaten record when he battles Brazilian Muay Thai champion Wade Teixeira in the featured match of the URCC-Colt 45 Cebu 7: Domination on Friday at the Cebu ...

Four-team race when UFL starts Saturday

Inquirer.net - 
By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines - A four-team race looms when action in the first division of the United Football League kicks off Jan. 14 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Beach football gets big boost

ABS CBN News - 
By Olmin Leyba, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - With regular football enjoying renewed popularity and support in the Philippines, officials are looking to strengthen the country's beach football program as well in a bid to become a “factor” ...

Motorsport: Roma wins Dakar 10th stage

New Zealand Herald - 
Mini's driver Joan 'Nani' Roma has won the 10th stage of the Dakar rally. Photo / AP Joan Roma of Spain won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally ahead of Mini teammate Stephane Peterhansel of France, who finished 21 seconds behind to extend his overall ...

Showcase skiing, skating

Edmonton Journal - 
By Anne Bradley, Edmonton Journal January 11, 2012 Re: "Skiers set for international test; Teen athletes try out at Youth Olympics as coach hopes sport will receive more attention," The Journal, Jan. 8. How wonderful to see cross-country skiers making ...
Born to glide
Pandora NBC Skating Series

Entertainment


Forward Thinking: Little girl Blue

New Zealand Herald - 
By Lydia Jenkin Given the Knowles' family penchant for exotic monikers, it seems that Blue Ivy got off lightly. Photo / AP As the first child of the music world's arguable king and queen, Jay-Z and Beyonce's brand new baby girl is probably in for a ...

Terrorist attack threatens new Bourne film

New Zealand Herald - 
Jeremy REnner is in Manila filming the Bourne film which is working under threat of a terrorist attack. Photo / AP The latest instalment of the Jason Bourne Hollywood spy franchise has started filming in the chaotic Philippine capital amid heavy ...

DOJ reverses ABS-CBN ruling

ABS CBN News - 
by Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reversed the findings of the Quezon City Prosecutors office that dismissed for lack of probable cause a libel case filed against ABS-CBN by rival network GMA in ...

Archuleta could beef up TV5 audience shares

Journal Online - 
TV5 opens 2012 with a delightful pasabog with the announcement that David Archuleta of the “American Idol” fame is due to arrive this week and it is not for a singing engagement.

PETA 'appeels' for vegetarianism

Philippine Star - 
An animal rights activist stands beside a pile of bananas in Malate, Manila yesterday during a campaign to promote a healthy and humane vegetarian lifestyle.

Seyfried to get naked as Lovelace in next film

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- E Online is reporting that actress Amanda Seyfried is ready to do nude scenes for an upcoming film on porn star Linda Lovelace.

Chipmunks 3 star David Cross calls producer a 'Jewish stereotype' and slams movie

Daily Mail - 
By Mike Larkin Whining Chipmunks 3 star David Cross has blasted the film and called one of its producers the personification of negative Jewish stereotypes.

Director says 'Ghost Rider' sequel is a re-invention

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The directing team Neveldine/Taylor (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor) - known for its edgy, gritty and kinetic action movies “Crank,” “Crank: High Voltage,” and “Gamer” - take on the supernatural action thriller “Ghost Rider: ...

Capitol hands SFI P3M help

Sun.Star - 
By Princess Dawn H. Felicitas and Rizel S. Adlawan THE Provincial Government turned over yesterday a check of P3-million as financial assistance to the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI).

Obama, Pitt, Jolie confab in Oval Office

The Associated Press - 
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama might be powerful and well-known, but the White House got some real star power Wednesday: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stopped by for a chat with the chief executive.

Honda Cars Philippines resumes production

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) announced on Wednesday that it has resumed production after it managed to overcome supply disruption caused by the flooding in Thailand.

Spielberg's sci-fi family drama on Jack TV

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Here's the scenario: It's the year 2149 and the world is dying due to overdevelopment and overcrowding.

Celebs prepare for Gervais' Golden Globe wrath

TVNZ - 
When Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais took sharp swipes at Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Robert Downey, Jr and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at last year's ceremony, some criticised the comedian for going too far.

Gisele Bundchen Sizzles in Versace Spring 2012 Campaign

becomegorgeous.com - 
Proving once again the reason behind her supermodel status, Gisele Bundchen rocks the new campaign for Versace spring 2012. This upcoming season, stunning form fitting shapes take over the fashion scene, revealing a symphony of old meets new styles, ...

Sheen: 'I'm not crazy anymore'

Tempo - 
“I'm not crazy anymore. That was an episode,” the actor told reporters at Sunday night's FOX Television Critics Association party in Pasadena, Calif.

A Pink Performs a Cute Choreography (Golden Disk Awards)

KpopStarz - 
by KpopStarz Reporter The 26th annual Golden Disk Awards part 1 (music records) was held on January 11th in Osaka, Japan. A Pink showed off their cutesy dance moves during their performance of 'My My.

Kirsten Dunst - Kirsten Dunst Wants To Make Foreign Language Movie

Contactmusic.com - 
Actress Kirsten Dunst is eager to show off her language skills by shooting a movie in a foreign tongue. The Melancholia star is of German descent on her father Klaus' side and admits she'd love to challenge herself by learning a script in his native ...

Ang Pinaka quotable beauty queen answers

GMA News - 
Aside from basketball, billiards and boxing, there's another 'b' that pinoys are so crazy about that it has also become a national pastime: 'beauty contests!

The Darkest Hour Hits Theaters in 3D

3D TV (blog) - 
A new sci-fi film is available in both 2D and 3D right now and it is called “The Darkest Hour.” The film is about a group of travelers, from the US To Moscow, Russia, who have run into an unexpected visit from aliens.

Starbucks Offering Lonely Planet's 2012 Guide for Free this Week

CheapOair (blog) - 
by Michael Hanisco Travel nuts visiting Starbucks this week can take care of two addictions at once. According to a Gadling report, the coffee conglomerate is currently featuring Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2012 as its iTunes “Pick of the Week.

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