22 PRIME RULES 1ST BONIFACIO CUP WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TEAM 22 Prime scored a come from behind victory against MJK- IDO, 55- 53, on Sunday at the Philippine Army Wellness Center to sweep the First Bonifacio Cup women’s basketball tournament and emerged as its first champion. Finals MVP Aurora Adriano hit timely baskets to win the title for her team. Meanwhile, Diliman United won a closely fought contest against Rolin, 58- 54, to win the third- place trophy. Angeli Gloriani won the MVP award, and was by joined by Pipay Villanueva ( 22 Prime), Fatima Tolentino ( Diliman United), Josephine Lavalle ( Army) and Cindy Resultay ( MJK- IDO) in the Mythical Five.
MIRANDA RETURNS FOR 4TH MARATHON GOLD IN MILO MARATHON BUTUAN
JUDELYN MIRANDA and Richeel Languido dominated the 21- K Butuan tracks for the sixteenth regional leg of the 36th National MILO Marathon. About 7,859 runners displayed energy and enthusiasm on Sunday as they ran the streets of the Timber City of the South. Both Miranda and Languido took home the P10,000 top purse for winning the Butuan leg, and will lead several other qualifiers into the 36th MILO Marathon National finals on December 9 at the SM Mall of Asia Grounds in Pasay City.
AUSTRALIANS FOIL PH BETS’ PHINMA BIDS
BRIAN TRAN and Melissa Esguerra of Australia dished out top forms to dash Stefan Suarez and Dominique
TEXANS TRIP JAGUARS IN OVERTIME THRILLER
LOS ANGELES: Andre Johnson scored the winning touchdown on a 48- yard screen pass as the Houston Texans edged the Jacksonville Jaguars 43- 37 in overtime to post their fourth consecutive NFL victory on Sunday. In other games, Dallas beat Cleveland 23- 20 in overtime, the New York Jets beat St. Louis 27- 13, Cincinnati beat Kansas City 28- 6, Atlanta beat Arizona 23- 19, Tampa Bay beat Carolina 27- 21 in overtime, New Orleans beat Oakland 3817 and Denver beat San Diego 30- 23.
WADA PROPOSES TOUGHER DOPING SANCTIONS
MONTREAL: The World Anti- Doping Agency ( WADA) proposed a draft code on Sunday that would usher in stiffer sanctions against cheaters and grant itself investigative powers in cases where national sports bodies refuse to take action. The WADA draft code, which will be reviewed in December and approved in 2013, calls for a four- year sanction of ineligibility from a sport instead of two years under the current code.