PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Magic’s group completes Dodgers purchase
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A group led by retired NBA icon Magic Johnson completed its purchase of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday with the final payment on the record $2.15 billion sale. The deal ends the turbulent eight-year Frank McCourt ownership era for one of the sport’s flagship franchise and comes less than a year after the team declared bankruptcy last June...
Sabathia powers Yanks past Tigers
NEW YORK (AP) – CC Sabathia steadied New York’s rocky rotation with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for eighth on the career RBIs list and the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday despite leaving 14 men on base in the first six innings. Read More »
Nationals rap Padres, 7-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Jordan Zimmermann helped Washington set a team record for the longest scoreless innings streak for starting pitchers as the National League East-leading Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday. Zimmermann (1-1) held San Diego without a run for four innings to give Washington starters 26 straight scoreless frames. Orlando Hudson homered for the Nationals, who won...
MAJOR LEAGUE Rangers nip Yankees, Japanese pitcher
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Texas pitcher Yu Darvish had a season-high 10 strikeouts and worked out of a couple of jams for the Rangers, delivering a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday and getting the better of Japanese compatriot Hiroki Kuroda. In only the seventh MLB matchup ever of Japanese starters, Darvish (3-0) walked a season-low two in 8 1-3 innings. The 10 strikeouts were...
Nat’l softball meet April 29
By CLYDE MARIANO Manila, Philippines – Clark Freeport will host the 2012 international flavored National Men and Women Softball Championship on April 29. A total of 32 teams, including four foreign squads, are competing in the annual competition organized by Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee...
Baseball: Taguig turns back Cebu
Clarkfield, Philippines – Taguig tallied three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as it held on to stun Cebu, 5-4, and annex its first victory at resumption of action in Baseball Philippines Series 9 at the Parade Grounds here yesterday. Roque Sillabe drove in the tying run then scored the game-winner as the Patriots checked an impending skid after yielding three runs on the top of the ninth...
100 teams join Little League
By CLYDE MARIANO Manila, Philippines – Competition in four divisions in both baseball and softball Little League go full blast today in 13 diamonds inside the Clark Freeport Zone. Newly appointed Clark Development Corporation chairman Eduardo Oban will grace the opening ceremonies. He will be joined by former Little League administrator and PSC Commissioner Jolly Gomez, Pampanga Gov. Lilia...
Fil-Am pitcher joins Yankees
By JONAS TERRADO A southpaw pitcher with Filipino roots is set to don the New York Yankees uniform in their 2012 Major League Baseball season debut against the Tampa Bay Rays today in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 31-year old Clay Rapada, whose MLB career began in 2007, was one of the last inclusions in the Yankees’ 25-man opening day roster, thanks to a solid performance in spring training. The...
Baseball tourney
By CLYDE MARIANO Manila, Philippines – Baseball takes the spotlight next month with the possible participation of Chinese Taipei, Guam and Saipan in the Philippine National Games set next month. Also competing aside from the National team are UAAP teams led by newly crowned champion National University, SCUAA and other local teams. Games will be played at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. More...
