Tuesday, March 20, 2012

20 MAR 2012, TUE: Sports & Ent

Sports


North Korea take home AFC Challenge Cup

AFP - 
KATHMANDU - North Korea edged Turkmenistan 2-1 to claim the AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Monday and guarantee themselves a place in the region's premier football tournament.

Rudy Hatfield still reliable

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines— Those who believe Rudy Hatfield is in the twilight of his career have another think coming. The 34-year-old enforcer was at his best yet leading Barangay Ginebra to a crucial PBA Commissioner's Cup win that gave him the Accel-PBA ...

D-League: Elite seek lead versus Tigers Tuesday

Inquirer.net (blog) - 
By Jasmine W. Payo MANILA, Philippines—A week after opening the tournament with a lopsided triumph, Blackwater Sports goes for the solo lead in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup Tuesday.

David, Tigers claw Express

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - Gary David tied his conference-high output with 32 points to lead the Powerade Tigers past the Air21 Express, 121-92, in their PBA Commissioners' Cup match-up last Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

ABL: Leo Avenido's long bombs help SMB defang Cobras

GMA News - 
Leo Avenido connected six times from downtown, on route to 33 points, to fuel a dominant San Miguel Beermen victory over the Bangkok Cobras, 86-78, Sunday at the Chulalongkorn University in the Asean Basketball League in Bankgok.

Pacquiao to grace boxing rites

Manila Standard Today - 
POUND-FOR-POUND king and reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao will be the guest of honor and speaker at the star-studded 12th Annual “Flash” Elorde Awards at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati on Sunday.

Fabrice Muamba news: Kevin Davies felt powerless

Daily Mail - 
By Chris Wheeler Training was optional at Bolton on Monday. For Kevin Davies - club captain and players' spokesman - it was a chance to take out his frustration about events by throwing some weights around in the gym.

Roger Federer remains resilient tennis force

Toronto Star - 
Bill Dwyre Los Angeles Times INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—It is not merely the laws of tennis that Roger Federer is defying. It is the laws of nature, of logic, of aging and human endurance.

Bucher, Allen wins offroad triathlon in Cebu

Manila Standard Today - 
LILOAN, Cebu - Renata Bucher and Ben Allen took the early lead, then withstood every challenge to rule the most extreme racing competition on the planet, the Vaseline Men XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon, held here last Sunday.

Camsur to host Paddle event

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Camarines Sur has won the bid to host the first leg of the Stand Up Paddle World Series, according to Camarines Sur Gov.

A Molotov cocktail of sexual harassment, race, and social media

GMA News - 
By ROY MOORE March 16, 2012 1:26pm Trending on Twitter and the subject of an online petition, GMA morning news co-anchor Arnold Clavio is facing a lot of heat for comments made about the Philippine Azkals on air.

City tanker earns 4 golds in meet

Sun.Star - 
By Roderick Osis A SWIMMER from the famed Baguio Penguins snatched four gold medals to be one of the bemedalled athletes at the close of the All-Stars National Students Swimming Challenge Monday at the Rizal Memorial swimming pool during the weekend.

PBA D-League to stay -- Salud

Journal Online - 
The PBA'S Developmental League, now in only its third conference, is here to stay to continue providing the link between the post-collegiate play and the professional play.

Paragua rules Candon chessfest

Journal Online - 
CANDON, Ilocos Sur -- GM Mark Paragua added another feather to his cap by winning the 2012 Mayor Allen Singson Cup-Candon City rapid chess championships held at the Stern Mall in San Nicolas here.

Draw favors 3 Asian women boxing bets

Inquirer.net - 
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia—The Philippines' Josie Gabuco, Alice Kate Aparri and Nesthy Petecio will be among 82 boxers from 17 countries seeing action in the 6th Asian Women's Boxing Championships here.

Manny Pacquiao tells Filipino reporter God has told him to retire

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - 
By Kevin Iole | Boxing - 4 hours ago Superstar boxer Manny Pacquiao has long had strong religious beliefs. A Roman Catholic, one of Pacquiao's habits has been to attend Mass on the morning of one of his fights.

Wade Lifts Heat Past Magic

KTVZ - 
By SportsDirect Dwyane Wade scored 31 points to lift the host Miami Heat to a 91-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Miami clamped down on defense in the second half to extend its lead in the Southeast Division.

ZPRAA 2012 ends

Gold Star Daily World News - 
THE Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Athletic Association (ZPRAA) 2012 meet in Dapitan, held at the Jose Rizal Memorial State University Sports Complex, culminated on Saturday.

End of the road for Ranola

Journal Online - 
FILIPINA Iris Ranola bowed out of the Women's World 9-Ball Open Championship Saturday after losing to Hui-Shan Lai of Chinese Taipei, 7-2, Saturday at the Cue Master Pool Club in Taiwan.

Jenson Button's tilt at another F1 championship excites McLaren

The Guardian - 
McLaren have backed Jenson Button to repeat his world championship success of 2009 following his stunning win in the season's opening race here on Sunday.

Entertainment


Oprah Winfrey Network Cuts 30 Jobs in Restructuring

Bloomberg - 
Oprah Winfrey Network, the venture owned by the television host and Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA), cut 30 jobs in a restructuring and named Neal Kirsch as chief financial and operating officer.

Bishop: Don't wear summer outfits to church

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- After a Manila archbishop urged the faithful to refrain from frivolities in weddings, another bishop scored a certain group of Catholics, this time those who wear summer outfits to church.

Hung jury in Nicollette Sheridan's 'Desperate Housewives' case

Los Angeles Times - 
Jurors in the actress' wrongful-termination suit deadlocked on whether her character was killed off as an act of retaliation or for creative reasons.

Shamaine Buencamino, Eugene Domingo win in 6th Asian Film Awards

GMA News - 
Filipino actresses Shamaine Buencamino and Eugene Domingo won awards at the 6th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong Monday. Buencamino won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film “Niño” according to a report by Reuters Domingo was People's Choice ...

Jennifer Lawrence says she understands the hype surrounding 'The Hunger Games ...

Washington Post - 
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lawrence was already on Hollywood's radar after earning rave reviews and an Oscar nomination for her role in the 2010 film “Winter's Bone.

Bardem Goes Blonde Vs Bond

Manila Bulletin - 
By KAYE VILLAGOMEZ MANILA, Philippines - Javier Bardem decided to top his Oscar-winning performance as Anton Chigurh by sporting a full blonde bob when he squares off with Daniel Craig in the latest James Bond movie.

Anna Maria Perez De Tagle And George Salazar Of 'Godspell' Meet Fil-Am Media ...

Manila Bulletin - 
By JANET SUSAN NEPALES Fil-Ams Anna Maria Perez de Tagle and George Salazar during the pre-show cocktail event at Bamboo 52 in 52nd Street in New York for 'Godspell's' Fil-Am media and friends event.

Sheer Perfection

Manila Bulletin - 
By JULLIE YAP DAZA If everyone felt as I did last Sunday watching the three divas, they should have felt goosebumps and shed a tear or two at the sheer beauty, the magic of the night.

Jekyll, Hyde... and seek

Philippine Star - 
Michael Williams (left) and Jett Pangan (right) will be alternating in the dual title role in Jekyll and Hyde. With them is Junix Inocian as Jekyll's lawyer friend.

'I will not go silent' _ performer Mike Daisey hits back at critics of his ...

Washington Post - 
NEW YORK - Mike Daisey, the performer forced to admit that he made up parts of his one-man show that purported to expose horrific working conditions in Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled, isn't exactly slinking away.

Disney says 'John Carter' to lose $200 million

CanadianBusiness.com - 
By AP | March 19, 2012 The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it expects to book a loss of $200 million on the movie in the quarter through March.

Video: Katy Perry tries to rap Jay-Z and Kanye West

Ninemsn - 
Katy Perry's been slammed by Jay-Z and Kanye West fans for her attempt to rap a politically correct version of their song, 'N--gas in Paris'.

Jennifer Lopez Met Gala Performance In The Works? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post - 
Birds are chirping and the weather's warming, which can only mean one thing: the Met Gala is in sight. And with the gala in sight, the rumors can begin.

Top model disappoints herself

iAfrica.com - 
Model and TV presenter Alexa Chung is just a little jealous of fashion students because she was rejected after applying to study at London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

Lindsay Lohan Puts Herself Under House Arrest

WFMY News 2 - 
Lindsay Lohan says she is not leaving her house for the next two weeks until her probation is over. http://www.digtriad.com/video/1519239962001/1/Lindsay-Lohan-Puts-Herself-Under-House-Arrest ...

Singapore blocks off Orchard road for runway show

ABS CBN News - 
Cementing its name as one of Asia's premiere shopping cities, Singapore blocked off its main high street, Orchard Road, on Saturday night and turned it into a 160-meter runway.

Leveling-up at the Smithsonian

Local 10 - 
"The goal is not for us to put a stake in the ground and say ART!" said former Sun Microsystems chief gaming officer and Past Pixels founder Chris Melissinos.

Brand Will Fight Phone Charges

Myona News - 
Russell Brand, the soon to be exhusband of Katy Perry, is fighting a felony charge. While in New Orleans, he took a paparazzi's phone, and tossed it through a near by building's window after Brand and the photographer got into a heated argument.

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