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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Poulter takes early lead at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) – Ian Poulter has birdied all of the par 5s on the TPC Sawgrass for a 7-under 65 and the early lead at The Players Championship on Thursday. For Tiger Woods, his goal is to make it to the weekend. One week after missing the cut at Quail Hollow, Woods opened with a 2-over 74 and already was nine shots out of the lead. He will have to play well on Friday to avoid...
Poulter, Laird tied
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) – Ian Poulter ran off four birdies around the turn and Martin Laird was the only player without a bogey on his card as the pair shared the lead Thursday in The Players Championship. Poulter birdied all of the par 5s on his way to a 7-under 65. Laird played in the afternoon and relied on his putting for some critical par saves to match Poulter. Incoming search...
Golf show
A Round of Golf takes fans down memory lane tonight as hosts Dominic Uy and Geleen Handog share their top three favorite fun moments in the 8 p.m. show on Solar Sports at Global Destiny (Ch 35), Sky Cable Digital (Ch 70), and Cablelink (Ch 31). Meanwhile, Air21 chairman Bert Lina marks his birthday through the annual ADL Golf Cup at the Ayala Greenfield Golf and Country Club while the Golf Gear segment...
Fowler triumphs
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) – Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come. Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death playoff at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot – a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points. Read More »
Cutting Woods
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AFP) - Tiger Woods’s bid to bounce back from a disastrous Masters ended abruptly Friday as the 14-time major champion missed the cut at Quail Hollow. Read More »
Woods, McIlroy return to action
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (AFP) - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy return to action this week at the $6.5 million Wells Fargo Championship, where a strong field begins the march toward the US Open in June. Incoming search terms:wells fargotiger woods news Read More »
Marasigan, Oliva leads CJH winners
Manila, Philippines – John Marasigan and partner Clifford John Oliva combined for a 121 to beat Clyde Cabreros and Frank Eduardo by six and capture the Class A crown in the eighth Camp John Hay Invitational Golf Tour at the John Hay course in Baguio City recently. Incoming search terms:Oliva Read More »
Rory to defend US Open
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Rory McIlroy will defend his US Open title in June on a course he has never played in a major championship that has not surrendered a repeat crown to the same player since Curtis Strange in 1989. Incoming search terms:tempo luke donald Read More »
Donald’s back
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – England’s Luke Donald took back the World No. 1 golf ranking that he lost to Rory McIlroy two weeks ago with a strong finish among the leaders at the US PGA Zurich Classic on Sunday. Donald has exchanged the top spot with the Northern Irish star and reigning US Open champion for the past two months. Read More »
