Smokin' Joe Frazier Dies.

If Muhammad Ali is known as "The Greatest", shouldn't the man who took him to the brink also be known as such?

I certainly think so. And that is why I will now refer to Smokin Joe Fraizer as "The Greatest 2".

Frazier succumbed to liver cancer yesterday, leaving the world another boxing champion short.

U23 Azkals Lose TO Timor 2-1!

The Azkals' atrocious defense let them down yet again.

Timor-Leste, a team that seems to be following the Azkals module for international football success, had a relatively easy time dispatching of the Azkals in a game that solidified their darkhorse status in the SEA Games.

With several Timorese-Portuguese with experience in the Australian league in their lineup, Timor Leste found themselves unexpectedly leading Vietnam, a title favorite.

Roland Muller was the lone bright spot on defense, as the Fil-German logged several top notch saves once again. But even the uber-talented Muller can not  stop all the shots as the Azkals back four was outmaneuvered several times leading to 2 on 1 situations with Muller trying to stop 2 Timorese attackers.

If this is how the U23 Azkal play defense, then expect more heartbreaking losses in the upcoming games.

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Ali Peek Shot!

Ali Peek, the amiable Talk N Text power forward whose hulking presence belies a polite and gentle personality was shot at the back of the head last night.

The 36-year old Peek was coming from a plyometrics session at the RFM gym and was about to get into his car when a lone gunman sneaked up behind him and shot the player. The gunman fled, even as Peek stumbled across the parking lot and sought aid from 2 passersby.

The passersby brought Peek to The Medical City where the player is now in stable condition.

Police are still waiting to talk to Peek so they can ascertain possible motives and suspects.

Manny Pangilinan has offered a P500,000 cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunman.


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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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