February 10, 2010 | Posted by benjie
The absence of 7-foot-3 Center Ha Seung-jin due to injury has made his team KCC Egis vulnerable in the crucial stage of the KBL season. Ha was injured in the recent All-star game. His nonexistence was greatly felt when they lost to league-leading Ulsan Mobis by a wide margin. With 11 games left in the [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - South Korea | 
Tags: Doosan, Ha Seung-jin, Hanwa, Hanwa Eagles, Japan, KBL, Kim Dong-joo Ulsan, Koo Dae-sung, Lotte Giants, Park Jin-man, Son Min-han, Ulsan Mobis | 
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February 7, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao once again received another accolade to add in his resume as he was named by the highly regarded Examiner.com as one among the Top Ten International Athletes. Pacquiao occupied the 5th spot behind Tennis icon Roger Federer, Football star David Beckham, Tennis starlet Maria Sharapova and Basketball hotshot Dirk Nowitzki. The [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - Philippines | Tags: Batangas City, Batangas City Sports, Batangas City Sports Complex, David Beckham, Dirk Nowitzki, Drian Francisco, Francisco vs. NUnez, Japan, Manny Pacquiao, Maria Sharapova, Nobuo Nashiro, Panama, PLDT - owned team, Ricardo Nuñez, Rizal, Roberto Vasquez, Roger Federer, Ynares Center | No Comments »
January 5, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Highly touted Filipino featherweight Bernabe Concepcion is scheduled to face Mario Santiago of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Concepcion, who turns 22 on January 20 is coming off a Disqualification loss to Steven Luevano last August 15. He took this bout as a spring board to a title fight in the featherweight division possibly in the [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Bernabe Concepcion, Bryan Robson, Choi Jin-soo, Daiki Kameda, Denkaosan Kaovichit, Dongguan, Dongguan China, Hyogo, Hyogo Japan, Japan, Mario Santiago, Osaka, Osaka Japan, Peter John Ramos, Ponce, Ponce Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Steven Luevano, Zhang Kai | No Comments »
December 28, 2009 | Posted by benjie
Filipino boxing star Nonito Donaire, Jr. has added highly touted trainer Roberto Garcia in his team. The 27-year old interim WBA super flyweight champion also claimed that the Peñalosa brothers, Jonathan and Dodie Boy will remain in his team to work on his conditioning. Donaire will lock horns with Gerson Guerrero of Mexico on February [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Chunichi, Chunichi Dragons, Dodie Boy, Dodie Boy Penalosa, Gerson Guerrero, Hideaki Wakui, Italy, Japan, Jesi, Jesi Italy, Jr., Ken Kadokura, Kim Jin, Matsudo, Matsudo Japan, Mexico, Nonito Donaire, Peñalosa, Peñalosa brothers, Saitama, Shin Sun-woo, SK Knights, United States, Yomiuri | No Comments »
December 18, 2009 | Posted by benjie
WBC light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol of the Philippines was recently honored in his hometown in San Fernando, Cebu. The 28-year old Mayol received his ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ given by the municipal mayor and attended by a huge crowd of locals. Mayol won his light flyweight title by a second round TKO over highly regarded [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Cebu, China, Dominican Republic, Edgar Sosa, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, Guerrero era, Hideki Matsui, Hong Myung-bo, Idolo Cup, Japan, Jeju, Matsui, Park Ji-sung, Pavel Nedved, Rodel Mayol, San Fernando, San Fernando Cebu, South Korea, Turin, Turin Italy, Vladimir Guerrero, Zinedine Zidane | No Comments »
December 6, 2009 | Posted by benjie
Boxer Z Gorres of the Philippines is now out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and has been transferred to the recovery room of a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was in a medically induced coma for three days while the doctors removed a blood clot in his brain. Gorres has been hospitalized since [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Cameroon, Japan, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Kiatprawut Saiwaew, Laos, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada, Mexico, Nevada, Nevada State Athletic Commission, Philippines, Takeshi Okada, Teerasil Danda, Thailand, Troy Rowland, Vietnam, Z Gorres | No Comments »
December 3, 2009 | Posted by benjie
Legendary promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is currently in Manila to discuss crucial issues concerning Manny Pacquiao’s proposed fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. next year. It was reported that both the promotional outfits of the two superstars Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions agreed in principle the terms of the much anticipated bout. Part [...]
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Aquilino Lopez, Bob Arum, Brazil, Corinthians, Dominican Republic, Golden Boy Promotions, Guam, Gwangju, Gwangju South Korea, Hulk Hogan, Japan, Korea Baseball Organization, Manila, Manny Pacquiao, NPB, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, South Korea, Terry Bollea, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Top Rank, Turkey, Yomiuri Giants | No Comments »
December 2, 2009 | Posted by benjie
Hideki Matsui of Japan, who was recently voted as the World Series MVP underwent a test in his left knee in New York. Matsui who had a surgery to repair the damaged cartilage early this year went through two hours of MRI scans and tests. He left the hospital without speaking to the media.
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Hideki Matsui, Japan, Kawin Thammasajjanun, Koki Kameda, Manny Pacquiao, Matsui, Nakhon Ratchasima, New York, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Saranggani, Steve Darby, Thailand | No Comments »
November 24, 2009 | Posted by benjie
WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand is set to face Daiki Kameda of Japan in a rematch early next year. The 33-year old Thai won via a Majority Decision against the Japanese brawler last October 6. Kameda’s camp has been urging the WBA for an immediate rematch following the controversial fight with Kaovichit .
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Daiki Kameda, Denkaosan Kaovichit, Enrique Cerezo, Japan, Kelly Williams, LA Tenorio, Madrid, Seibu, Sepp Blatter, Thailand, WBA, Yusei Kikuchi | No Comments »
November 12, 2009 | Posted by benjie
Japan’s Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners won his ninth consecutive American League Gold Glove Award for fielding skills. Suzuki made only five errors in the entire season of 2009. He is also credited for accuracy for throwing out runners from a distance.
Categories: Star Snippets - General | Tags: Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, California, Christiano Ronaldo, Ichiro Suzuki, Japan, Kelly Pavlik, Miguel Angel Espino, Ohio, Paul Williams, Robert Enke, Seattle Mariners, Youngstown | No Comments »
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