Azkals Lose To Vietnam 3-0!

For 60 minutes, the Azkals led 1-0. Unfortunately, football is a 90minute game.

The Vietnamese scored 2 easy goals and took advantage of an own goal from Matthew Hartmann to rout the Philippines in the last 30minutes of the match.

Despite the decent score, the Vietnamese actually dominated the Philippines at all facets of the game. The Azkals could barely get out of their own half of the field, and the Vietnamese goalkeeper was barely tested in the second half.

Pacquiao To Knock Out Marquez, Says Mosley.

If you ask Manny Pacquiao's latest victim, Marquez is going to be in a lot of trouble this November 12.

Shane Mosley made this prediction, saying Marquez may have had a chance at the lighter divisions but that Pacquiao at the welterweight limit is nigh unstoppable.

Mosley has gone as far as saying that if Pacquiao catches Marquez with even just a touch, Marquez will go down.

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Junior Azkals Try To Jumpstart PHL's SEAG Campaign

The opening ceremonies for the 2011 SEA Games are still 8 days away...but the Philippine campaign starts this afternoon as the U-23 Azkals take on an extremely formidable Vietnam side.

The U-23 Azkals hope to build on the recent success of the senior Azkals but team officials hope that expectations for the team remain manageable.

After all, only Jason de Jong was in the regular rotation of the senior Azkals, with the Hartmanns, Carlos de Murga, Jeff Christaens, OJ Porteria and keeper Ronald Mueller playing only in the last few tuneup games.

They will be joined by local standouts Neckson Leonora, David Basa, Gerardo Valmayor and Joshua Beloya.

Stand by for the coverage later at 5:30pm.

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Amit, Ranola Win Fisrt Games In 10-Ball Championships!

Rubilen Amit and Iris Ranola led the Pinay charge in the 2011 Yalin World Women's 10-Ball Championships, being held at the Robinson's Galleria, with both women winning their first matches against fancied opponents.

Amit, who is one of the favorites in Gruop 1, took on Russia's Nataliya Soresthan, winning easily via 6-2 decision.

Ranola, on the other hand, is definitely not among the favorites in Grouop 2, still managed to exact sweet revenge on China's Fu Xiao Fang, 6-3. Ranalo was probably extra motivated because the last time these two met, the Asian Games bronze medalist and 2009 9-Ball world champion Fu managed to blank out Ranola.

Another Filipina, Mary Rakin, from Cavite via Daly City, also won her first game over Russian Anastasia Necheava, 6-2

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