I’m so proud of Manny Pacquiao’s fight against David Diaz today which ended in a knockout in Round number 9. Pacman showed very good skills in cutting the ring and outboxing Diaz. Manny Pacquiao showed excellent conditioning and hand speed which were instrumental in his victory against the now former WBC Lightweight champion, David Diaz. Manny Pacquiao is now the WBC Lightweight champion of the world at the 135-pound division - his fourth world championship title in four divisions.

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My favorite female player, Maria Sharapova, was eliminated from the Wimbledon 2008 Championships.  I just saw it on TV and I was disappointed.  She was eliminated by a player ranked 154 in the world - Alla Kudryavtseva, another Russian.

Sharapova committed 8 or 9 double faults and she seemed to be out of rhythm in the later part of the game.  Maybe she was under too much pressure.  But it’s no excuse.  This young lady will be back and I think it will be soon.  The US Open may be her chance to regain the lost glory at Wimbledon.
Her defeat to Kudryavtseva was only in the second round of the competition.

I have become a fan of Maria Sharapova since she won the Australian open in January of 2008. On the second day of Wimbledon 2008, she was looking great and ready to kick some a$$.

See some of her photos in Wimbledon 2008. What do you think are Maria Sharapova’s chances?

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The lone winner of the Megalotto jackpot prize of more than 140.7 million Philippine Pesos (PhP) is still unidentified by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) up to this time for his/her own protection. The winning combination was 45-08-24-26-15-38.

Well, of course, it’s not really easy to tell the whole world you won that big. As a Lotto bettor myself, this is a dream come true for the winner. He/she was perhaps excited to win one of the biggest prizes in the history of Philippine Lottery.

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With a 39-point margin in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics proved who are the kings of the hardcourt. The final score was 131-92 with Garnett scoring 26 points with 14 rebounds, Allen contributed 26 and Pierce, added 17 points. This is the Boston Celtics’ 17th NBA Championship title.

The scores of the NBA Finals games are as follows:

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Just like watching a television show, a consumer like you and me need to know what shows are good based on ratings. Whether it be a news program or a sports program, you have to know how the program has fared in the ratings game.

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Good news for everyone following up on the Ces Drilon Kidnapping in Sulu.  Today, Cecilia “Ces” Drilon, her cameraman and a university professor accompanying them walked out of the forest where they had been held for nine days shortly before midnight, regional police commander Chief Superintendent Joel Goltiao told reporters.

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The much-anticipated rematch between Oscar Dela Hoya and Floyd Mayweather turned out to be a disappointment to boxing fans worldwide due to the retirement of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. from boxing Friday last week.

The announcement was actually the fourth (if I’m not mistaken) made by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. after announcing his retirement in 2006 just after his fight with Baldomir, and twice in 2007 after fighting Dela Hoya and Hatton for the Middleweight championship titles.

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The Incredible Hulk proved its incredibility and bankability in terms of box-office prowess. It topped the weekend opening charts in the United states with $54.5 million. Wow! as in Wow!

Here is the Top 10 list of movies that made it big in box-office for its weekend opening:

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Don’t be shocked with the number of out-of-school youths in the Philippines. This does not mean total enrollments are dropping. In fact, enrollments have been increasing by an average of 0.98 percent every year, data from the education department’s research and statistics division shows.

Likewise, to some extent, the drop can be explained by changes in the way the education department computes participation rates.

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