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[Title] => Before Alex, there was LaO
[Summary] => Francesca LaO was once the highest-ranked Philippine tennis player in the WTA at No. 386 and that was when she was 18 in 1994. The year before, she teamed with Eva Olivarez to bag gold in women’s doubles at the SEA Games in Singapore. LaO played in 19 Federation Cup ties with eight singles and nine doubles wins while competing in 11 junior Grand Slams.
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[Title] => Teia earns Asiad slot
[Summary] => Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Teia Salvino wants a shot at Asian Games glory.
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[Title] => Pinewoods plays host to LPGT circuit
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[Title] => Gregorio crosses fingers on PNVF row
[Summary] => Thirty days.
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[Title] => Gilas counts on ‘Sixth Man’ vs Tall Blacks
[Summary] => Gilas Pilipinas will bank on the Filipino community in New Zealand when it tries to steal a W from powerhouse Tall Blacks in their FIBA World Cup Qualifiers duel in Auckland on Friday.
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[Title] => Torres, Cortez clinch golds in Asia-Oceania Sambo
[Summary] => In her younger days, Jomary Torres went from farming to taking odd jobs to make a living.
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[Title] => Serena stands in Eala’s way
[Summary] => After teaming up with Venus Williams, Alex Eala this time may cross paths against another legend in Serena Williams at Wimbledon starting on Monday in London.
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[Title] => It’s time for cape wonder
[Summary] => Cape Verde wrote another chapter in their fairytale debut World Cup campaign on Friday, battling into the knockout rounds for the first time to set up a dream showdown with Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
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[Title] => Converge, Titan Ultra wala pang import
[Summary] => Ang Converge at Titan Ultra na lamang ang mga koponang wala pang import para sa darating na PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup na didribol sa susunod na buwan.
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[Title] => Philippines stuns Brazil in beach handball
[Summary] => Team Philippines barely made it past the group play, then created big waves with a 2-1 shocker over three-time champion Brazil Thursday in the main round of the 2026 Women’s Beach Handball World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
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[AuthorName] => Nelson Beltran
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[Title] => Teia earns Asiad slot
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[Title] => Pinewoods plays host to LPGT circuit
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[Title] => Gilas counts on ‘Sixth Man’ vs Tall Blacks
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[Title] => Torres, Cortez clinch golds in Asia-Oceania Sambo
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[Title] => Serena stands in Eala’s way
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[Title] => It’s time for cape wonder
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[Title] => Converge, Titan Ultra wala pang import
[Summary] => Ang Converge at Titan Ultra na lamang ang mga koponang wala pang import para sa darating na PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup na didribol sa susunod na buwan.
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[Title] => Philippines stuns Brazil in beach handball
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