BALIKAN: Ateneo, wagi kontra La

Salle, kampeon sa UAAP men's

basketball
Nanaig ang Ateneo Blue Eagles kontra karibal na De La Salle Green Archers para masungkit ang
kampeonato sa UAAP Season 80 men's basketball tournament nitong Linggo.

Isang mainit na fourth quarter run ang pinakawalan ng Ateneo para tuluyang iwan ang La Salle, 88-86, at
maagaw sa kanila ang korona.

Umpisa pa lang ng laban, agad ipinakita ng Blue Eagles ang determinasyon. Lumamang pa sila ng 10 sa
pagtatapos ng unang quarter, 24-14.

Pagdating ng ikalawang quarter, pinilt ng La Salle na bumalik sa laban sa pamamagitan ng shooting at

inside plays nina Ricci Rivero at season Most Valuable Player Ben Mbala.

Nagtapos ang unang half sa iskor na 45-38, lamang ang Ateneo.

Nagpakitang gilas ang Green Archers sa third quarter. Tumindi ang dipensa para maitabla ang iskor sa 66.

Ito ang unang kampeonato ng Ateneo makalipas ang limang taon, nang tuldukan ng La Salle ang kanilang
five-peat domination.

Nagtala ng gate attendance na 22,000 sa Araneta Coliseum kung saan idinaos ang lar
Manny Pacquiao Defeats Keith Thurman On Split
Decision, Becomes Oldest Welterweight Champion
In History
Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Keith Thurman on Saturday went the distance, and ultimately resulted in
an electrifying split-decision victory for the 40-year-old fighter, who became the oldest welterweight
champion in the sport’s history.

The highlight of the evening came in the first round of the bout. After both fighters darted to the
center of the ring in the hopes of landing an early debilitating punch, it was Pacquiao who ended up
having the bigger impact. All it took was left-handed shot to Thurman’s body, followed up
immediately by a right hook to the 30-year-old’s chin for the senator to knock his opponent’s ass
straight to the canvas. Thurman survived the count, but the crowd was already on its feet.

The knockdown set the tone for the early rounds, with Pacquiao in so much control that he celebrated the end

of the second round with a slight taunting dance. It was the first example of any significant trash-talk from the

Filipino towards an opponent that had done so much of it leading up to this fight.

But it wasn’t all Manny all the time throughout the 12 rounds. Thurman eventually returned to his
championship form and rallied hard in the middle rounds. From the fifth all the way to the 10th, it was the
Filipino challenger that had to show just how much gas he had left in the tank to absorb blows from an
opponent 10 years his junior. There were definitely moments, albeit brief ones, that caused one to wonder
whether Pacquiao might have gotten too much dip on his chip with regards to his choice to fight Thurman.

Pacquiao endured the punishment long enough to make a comeback in the 10th and create another top
highlight for the evening. Partway through his first comeback round, he was able to land a strong body shot on
Thurman that caused the champion to noticeably wince as he made his way around the ring.

But that shot, just like every other one that each fighter took from the end of the first round onwards,
was not enough to secure what would turn out to be a necessary knockdown for the decision to be
clearcut in one person’s favor. The decision went to the judges. Two of them scored the fight 115-112
for Pacquiao, while Glenn Feldman scored it 114-113 for Thurman, for reasons that require some
pretty creative thinking. Sure, CompuBox said Thurman landed more punches, and his 192 power
punches were the most from any Pacman opponent in the 43 fights the program has tracked, but the
Filipino challenger simply defied his age and looked like the dominant boxer for a majority of the
bout. Regardless, Pacquiao was the winner and the new WBA Welterweight Champion, ending
Thurman’s six-year run with the title and becoming boxing’s only eight-division champion.

“It was fun,” Pacquiao told AP’s Greg Beacham. “My opponent is a good fighter and boxer. He was
strong. ... I think he did his best, and I did my best. I think we made the fans happy tonight because it
was a good fight.”

For as much shit-talking as he did before the fight, Thurman was understandably humbled by the
defeat. But he didn’t have an Adrien Broner moment after the fact, and instead was rather
understanding of why the fight went Pacquiao’s way.

“I knew it was close,” Thurman said. “He had the momentum because he got the knockdown in Round
1. ... I wish I had a little bit more output to go toe to toe. My conditioning, my output was just behind
Manny Pacquiao’s tonight. Tonight was a blessing and a lesson.”
Hidilyn Diaz cops 3 silvers in 2019 Asian
Weightlifting Championships
MANILA, Philippines – Hidilyn Diaz got off to a good start in her quest to return to the Olympics as
she bagged 3 silver medals in the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Monday, April 22, in
Ningbo, China.

The 2016 Olympic silver medalist lifted 94 kilograms (kg) in the snatch and 115 kg in the clean and
jerk for a total of 209 kg in the women's 55kg event.

The tournament is a gold-standard tournament where a podium finish will greatly ramp up her Tokyo
2020 Olympic bid.

This follows her two-month training camp in China that prepared her for the Olympic qualifying meets
this year and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

The 2018 Asian Games gold medalist will vie for the gold in her next Olympic qualifier, the International
Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, from September 18 to 27
Pagsusuot ng dark lipstick, naging 'sandata' ni
Hidilyn Diaz sa Asian Games
Marami ang humanga sa ipinakitang lakas ng Pinay weightlifter na si Hidilyn Diaz sa Asian Games kung saan
naiuwi niya ang gold medal para sa women's 53-kilograms event.

 Asian Games: Hidilyn Diaz wins first gold for Philippines

Pero bukod sa pambihirang lakas, naging agaw-pansin ang suot na dark lipstick ng manlalaro.

Kuwento ni Diaz, naging "sandata" niya ang dark lipstick na bigay pa ng kaniyang nobyo.

"Kailangan medyo dark ang lipstick para hindi pale (ang labi) at pampasabi din sa kalaban na 'Oops, hindi ako
kinakabahan'. Ganun ang rason bakit kailangan ko mag-make up," ayon sa atleta.

Inamin naman ni Diaz na na-pressure siya sa gitna ng Asian Games pero ipinasa-Diyos na lamang niya ito.

"Buhat-buhat ko 'yung pressure, doubt, and pain na nararamdaman ko and 'yung fear, 'yung pressure ng buong bansa
dala-dala ko kaya sabi ko kailangan ko i-surrender lahat kay God," aniya.

Sunod namang tututukan ni Diaz ang paglahok sa Tokyo Olympics sa 2020.

Asian Games: Hidilyn Diaz confident Team
Philippines can win more gold medals
MANILA -- Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz said she would use part of her P6 million prize from the government
to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as she recalled the tough road to her gold medal finish in this year's Asian
Games.

Diaz said she took a leave of absence from the College of St. Benilde and dealt with the pressures of going against
world champions.

"May plano si God bakit ako andito kahit mahirap ang preparasyon papunta dito sa Asian Games, na-survive ko
tapos sasayangin ko lang? Hindi ako papayag na hindi ako nasa gitna, na hindi ko itaas ang bandila ng Pilipinas.
Gustong-gusto ko ito. Kaya ako andito para doon. Gagawin ko ang lahat," Diaz told ANC's Early Edition.

(God has a plan for me. Even if the preparations for the Asian Games were hard, I survived. Will I waste the
opportunity? I want to be in the middle, to wave the Philippine flag. I really want this. That's why I'm here. I will do
everything.)

The 27-year-old Diaz, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, said she was aware that one mistake could cost
her a medal finish.

"Goal ko talaga manalo. Syempre, natatakot ako kung magagawa ko ba yun, ang pressure sa sarili ko. 'Yung laro
talaga, sobrang isang pagkakamali ko lang wala na," she said.

(My goal was to win. Of course I was afraid if I could do it. The pressure was on me. The game, it takes just one
mistake and everything's gone.)

"Yung pressure na nararamdaman ko, medyo mataas-taas," she said.

(The pressure that I felt was a bit high.)

 'I miss cheesecake!' Hidilyn reveals sacrifice on path to golden glory

 Asian Games: What will gold winner Hidilyn Diaz do with P6-M prize money?

Diaz's P6 million incentive will be culled from the Philippine Olympic Committee, the Philippine Sports
Commission, Siklab Pilipinas Sports Foundation and Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Lee Hiong Wee.

She said she would help her family start a business while hurdling competitions to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

"Madugo ang preparations, madaming larong lalaruin, 6 competitions kailangan para mag-qualify sa Tokyo 2020,"
she said.

(The preparations will be tough. I need to join 6 competitions to qualify for Tokyo 2020.)

Diaz said she would resume school later this month.