Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Philippine football team take time off from their rigorous training Friday to mingle with their loyal fans in an event also serving as their sendoff party for their World Cup qualifying match against Sri Lanka on June 29.
The event, dubbed as “We Believe” is also a fund-raising campaign that hopes not only to bring the fans closer to the Philippine Azkals, but also generate support for their important outing, Azkals team manager Dan Palami said.
“It’s a way of thanking the fans for their support and at the same time ask support from them for our game against Sri Lanka,” Palami said.
“We want to show that the Azkals’ victory is also the nation’s triumph.” Palami said the event, which will feature concerts and football clinics, hopes to draw more corporate sponsors for the team to sustain its training and preparation for the qualifying tournament for the World Cup.
Last month, he said they will need around P15 million for their preparation, including their training in Germany.
Event organizer Jmar Eduarte said fans can help the Azkals by purchasing Azkals merchandising goods during the event that will start at 4 p.m. at Trinoma. —Francis Santiago
MJC to host baseball tilt
Four champion teams are set to slug it out starting today for the 1st Dominador Pangilinan Youth Baseball Invitational at the San Lazaro Leisure & Business Park in Cavite.
Hosted by the Manila Jockey Club Inc. (MJCI), the four-day tournament will be headlined by the Little Razcals who will represent the country this year in the Protect Our Nation’s Youth (PONY) World Series in the United States.
The three other teams in the single round robin format are the 2010 Metro Schools League champion Marikina Broncos, PONY Asian Championship bound Habagat, and South Asia Nankyu Championship bound Bagwis.
Players from all four teams are 12 years old and below and with the exception of the Marikina Broncos who are a selection of the best baseball players from across the country.
Jins to train in Korea
Looking ahead to next year’s London Olympic Games, members of the Smart Olympic Taekwondo Team will undergo an exclusive training in Korea from June 6-18 in preparation for the world qualification tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 25 to July 4.
The SMART team will be composed of John Paul Lizardo, Marlon Avenido, Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison, Jose Anthony Soriano, Jyra Marie Lizardo, Pauline Louise Lopez, Jade Zafra and Maria Camille Manalo.
“They’re the best among the current crop of Filipino fighters,” noted Philippine Taekwondo Association vice president Sung Chon Hong.
PH London games point man
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has appointed amateur boxing vice-president Manny Lopez as chief of mission to the 2012 London Olympics. Lopez’s naming also coincided with the appointment of two other key officials to the 26th Southeast Asian Games this November in Indonesia.
“London is already asking questions so I have no choice but to make an appointment,” said POC president Jose ‘Peping’ Cojuangco during yesterday’s General Assembly at Wack Wack. The POC likewise designated wushu chief Julian Camacho and tennis secretary general Romeo Magat as deputy chiefs of mission to the Indonesian SEAG as Sim Chi Tat of canoe-kayak kept his position as chief of mission. —Nick Giongco
Petron racing
H3 Autoworks top guns Pepi Santos and Edison Cayco try to seal the win in their respective divisions when the Petron Northern Series-2011 National Drag Racing stages its championship leg on Saturday at the Clark International Speedway.
Santos and Cayco are expected to close out their campaigns on high note in the event sponsored by Petron, supported by Yokohama Philippines, Racing Beat@Wave 89.1 FM, Aeromed, and sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines.
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