MANILA, Philippines—The amazing victory last Sunday of former World Pool champion Alex Pagulayan over world No. 1 Dennis Orcollo in an all-Filipino final in the Singapore leg of the 2008 Guinness 9-Ball Tour showed once more that the Philippines is set to regain billiards supremacy from rival Chinese Taipei.
MANILA, Philippines—During a congressional hearing on sports a few years back, multi-titled bowler Paeng Nepomuceno expressed his disappointment over the lawmakers’ little regard for bowling, a non-Olympic sport, by rating it well below sports in the Olympic calendar.
MANILA, Philippines—Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal won his first Wimbledon title, outlasting top-ranked Roger Federer last Sunday (Monday in Manila), 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7, in a marathon 4-hour, 48-minute match.
MANILA, Philippines—Whether or not China wins a gold medal in tennis, a sport which does not enjoy popular following in the world’s most populous country, I say that Chinese netters, especially the women, will be a force to reckon with in the coming Beijing Olympic Games.
MANILA, Philippines—Since he assumed the commissionership of the Philippine Basketball Association early this year, the league’s fortunes have improved.
MANILA, Philippines—I abhor the propensity of sports officials to seek a TRO (temporary restraining order) from the court every time there is a dispute in sports.
MANILA, Philippines—Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan, who won the World Pool Championship in 2004, is the man to watch in the Cebu leg of the Senate President Manny Villar Billiards Cup at the Atrium of SM City Cebu on June 20 to 22.
