Dec 29
Pacquiao vs Mayweather seems to be headed as the fight of the century right after the Filipino pugilist repulsed Miguel Cotto. Though not everyone was convinced, a lot are calling out “Pacquiao vs Mayweather”. Contracts were drawn immediately and there were plenty of announcements from both sides.
Is it really a go?
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Dec 23
At last, Lionel Messi has won the FIFA World Player of the Year after being the runner-up in the last two years to Cristiano Ronald and Kaka. Now he beat the two by wide margins. The 22-year old Messi’s other achievements this year include the Ballon D’Or as the best player in Europe and trophies with Barcelona in Champions’ League, Club World Cup and in the La Liga.
Lionel Messi
All the accolades are from his exemplary performance at club level. What about for Argentina? He was on the team that won the gold in the 2008 Olympics. Yet under the legendary Diego Maradona as coach of the national team, Messi did not show much contribution. How come?
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Dec 4
The 2010 FIFA World Cup final draw results will be known today, December 4, 2009 in Cape Town South Africa. The 32 national teams that qualified must be anxiously waiting for the draw results by now. We, the fans will not be left behind as we can watch the final draw of the 2010 World Cup in our cable TVs and/or online thru Fifa.com and in ESPN’s Soccernet.com
The 4 Pots
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Dec 2
Wesley So is the Manny Pacquiao of Chess! Forgive my frail analogy but I just can’t help but notice this wunderkind from Cavite, Philippines. Who is he? What has he done to deserve our attention and admiration? Latest results show that he is winning games after another at the 2009 World Chess Cup.
Who is Wesley So?
Wesley So, who hails from Bacoor, Cavite, is a 16 year old Filipino chess grandmaster, and currently the Philippines’ highest-ranked player. His current ELO rating of 2640 is the highest so far achieved by a Filipino, beating the 2621 rating of GM Mark Paragua in 2006. Wesley, a chess prodigy, achieved the GM title at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 28 days. That made him the 7th youngest person to achieve the Grandmaster title in the history of chess.
Popularity: 17% [?]
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