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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Murray wins
ROME (AFP) – Britain’s world number four Andy Murray celebrated his 25th birthday here on Tuesday with a hard fought 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 victory over veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian to reach the third round of the Rome Masters. Incoming search terms:monfi Read More »
Ivanovic advances
ROME (AP) – In a matchup of former French Open champions, 13th-seeded Ana Ivanovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 on Monday in a windy first-round match at the Italian Open. “It was tough out there today but it was the same for both of us,” said Ivanovic, who won her only major title at Roland Garros in 2008. “I just tried to move and to adjust and really tried to look at the...
Djokovic’s paradise
ROME (AP) – The red clay courts of the Italian Open “seem like paradise” to Novak Djokovic after a week on the experimental blue surface in Madrid. The top-ranked Djokovic was one of several top players who were highly critical of the blue clay tested at the Madrid Open, especially after he lost to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the quarterfinals. Read More »
Federer, Serena eye French Open shock
MADRID (AFP) – Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home trophies on Sunday from the Madrid Masters, with the pair of veteran champions hoping to channel their clay success into more glory at Roland Garros. With the French Open starting in a fortnight, both the Swiss, who put his best tennis on display to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, and Williams, who crushed world number one Victoria...
Federer wins Madrid Masters, takes number two spot
MADRID (AFP) – Roger Federer put his best fighting tennis on display to produce a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych on Sunday to capture a third Madrid Masters title and depose Rafael Nadal as world number two. The Swiss, with 16 Grand Slam titles, will now stand behind Novak Djokovic on Monday on the ATP list after sending Nadal back to third with his winning performance on the controversial...
Federer faces Berdych in final
MADRID (AP) - Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title in the final after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday. The Swiss star advanced to meet Tomas Berdych, who edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in the other semifinal. Incoming search terms:federer berdych Read More »
Tipsarevic stuns Djokovic in Madrid Open
MADRID – Janko Tipsarevic produced another surprise in the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday when he defeated fellow countryman, number one seed and tournament favorite Novac Djokovic 7-6 (2), 6-3. The win for the number seven seed means that last year’s tournament winner, Djokovic follows Rafael Nadal, who was beaten by Fernnado Verdasco on Thursday, out of the tournament, along with number...
Federer survives
MADRID (AP) - Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years. Federer hasn’t been eliminated from a tournament in the second round since the 2010 Rome Masters, and the 16-time Grand Slam champion had to call on his wealth of experience and shotmaking abilities to survive an early scare against...
Toby’s tennis festival May 14
Manila, Philippines – The breeding ground of the country’s top junior netters take centerstage again as Toby’s Sports holds the 11th edition of its annual Summer Tennis Festival at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center from May 14 to 20. Incoming search terms:2012 tobys summer tennis festivaltobystoby s summer tennis festival2012 toby\s summer tennis festival12th tobys age grouptobys tennis tournamenttobys...
