By Rey Joble
THE defending champion Sta. Lucia Realtors finally showed up.
The Realtors made sure there were no second-half meltdown this time as they played consistent basketball all game long to wallop the Alaska Aces, 76-65, and reduce their best-of-seven semifinal deficit to 1-2 last night in the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Pacquiao-Hatton talks moving forward
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE mega-buck showdown between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain’s Ricky Hatton is getting close to being done after a period of back-and-forth negotiations on the revenue split appeared to move forward.
BRITISH lightweight Amir Khan, who was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles to begin training under Freddie Roach at his Wild Card Gym, is hoping that Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao can help prepare him for his showdown with Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera at the MEN Arena in Britain on March 14.
Peñalosa waits for green light
WORLD Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa said he is waiting for approval by the WBO for a tune-up fight on Feb. 21 in Cebu prior to his planned April 4 WBO super bantamweight title showdown with Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez in New York.
MacDonald anchors Tuason Racing sweep
SUBIC—Two years of hard work and dedication paid off well for British expat Stuart MacDonald, who recently emerged the overall champion in the Group 3 division of the annual Philippine Touring Car Championship at the Subic International Raceway.
Who will make it to PBA Finals
By Reuel Vidal
THE Alaska Aces, the Sta. Lucia Realtors, the San Miguel Beermen and the Talk N Text Tropang Texters are slugging it out in the best-of-seven semifinals of the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup.