Pacquiao, The Phillipines’ Cinderella Man captivates the world · 2015-04-30 · MANILA: When...
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[email protected] www.omanobserver.om FOLLOW US ON: Inside CSK pull off thrilling two-run win Rodgers clings to top-four hopes despite defeat Blatter re-election set for Asian boost THURSDAY | APRIL 30, 2015 | RAJAB 11, 1436 AH P26 P27 P28 HOUSTON: James Harden and Terrence Jones combined on a series of backbreaking plays to liſt the Houston Rockets to a 103-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Centre, clinching their Western Conference first-round series in five games. e pair got to work when Houston were clinging to a 94-89 lead with 2:39 remaining and Harden buried a three- pointer. He added a steal on defence, pushed the ball up court, and fed Jones for a dunk that bumped the advantage to eight points. Jones added another transition dunk with 51.7 seconds to play, this one off a length-of-the-court pass from Harden, to help complete a 4-1 win in the best- of-seven series. Harden finished with 28 points and eight assists while Jones added 15 points, with 10 coming in the fourth quarter. Rockets centre Dwight Howard added 18 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks, while Josh Smith chipped in 20 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Mavericks guard Monta Ellis paced Dallas with 25 points and seven assists, while forward Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 boards. Forward Al- Farouq Aminu had 14 points and nine rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. e Rockets will face the winner of the San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Clippers series in the Western Conference semi-finals. SPURS EDGE CLIPPERS Forward Tim Duncan scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Clippers in a 111-107 thriller to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference first-round series at Staples Ceneer. San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard added 18 points, including two clutch free throws to seal the win with 1.2 seconds leſt. Leonard also had nine rebounds. e Spurs can close out the series with a victory in Game 6 on ursday at the AT&T Centre in San Antonio. e Clippers missed a chance to win it down the stretch. Forward Blake Griffin, who finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, missed a runner in the lane, and centre DeAndre Jordan’s tip-in was wiped off because of basket interference with 4.3 seconds remaining and the Clippers trailing 108- 107. e officials confirmed the call on a review. Guard Danny Green hit one of two foul shots with 4.1 seconds leſt, giving the Spurs a 109-107 lead, but Leonard rebounded the second miss and was fouled with 1.2 seconds leſt. He hit both free throws to clinch the decision, putting the Clippers on the brink of elimination. Jordan finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and point guard Chris Paul scored 19 points and recorded 10 assists, but it wasn’t enough for Los Angeles. — Reuters Harden, Jones sizzle as Rockets put it past Mavericks Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) reacts after a play during the fourth quarter in game five of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Centre. — USA TODAY Fatma Al Nabhani MUSCAT: Fatma Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague, Sharmada Balu, won the silver in the doubles in Greece’s First Championship Tennis player Fatma Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague, Sharmada Balu, won the first match against the Romanian, Elena Theodora and her colleague, Diana, by the result of 6-2 and 6-3. The two players won the quarterfinal match against the Russian, Kensina, and her Australian colleague, Christina, by 6-1 and 6-4. Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague lost in the final match to the Hungarian, Anna Pondara, and her Austrian colleague, Lisa Maria Mozer, by the result of 3/6a and 5/7. Our player, Fatma Al Nabhani, jumped to the second round in singles and reached the quarterfinal stage in doubles. Results of Singles: Our player, Fatma Al Nabhani, won in the first round in singles having beaten the Russian player, Anna, by 6/4 and 6/2. RESULTS OF DOUBLES Fatma Al Nabhani and her Spanish colleague, Christina, won their match in the first round against the Russian Kensina and her Austrian colleague, Sara, by 6/1, 3/6 and 10/8. Fatma Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague, Sharmada Balu, win silver in the doubles in Greece’s First Championship The pair got to work when Houston were clinging to a 94-89 lead with 2:39 remaining and Harden buried a three-pointer Mavericks guard Monta Ellis paced Dallas with 25 points and seven assists while forward Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 boards. Forward Al Farouq Aminu had 14 points and nine rebounds in the fourth quarter MANILA: When Manny Pacquiao started boxing in a sleepy southern Philippine port city in the mid 1980s, all he wanted was to earn decent money to feed his starving family. Today, Pacquiao is not just one of the world’s highly paid boxers, but he is also among the greatest and most respected athletes, whose reputation has gone beyond the four corners of the canvass. e 36-year-old boxing icon is also a politician, singer, actor, businessman, professional basketball player and a Christian preacher. Fondly called “Pacman,” he is so popular in the Philippines that some observers say he could one day become the country’s president. Fans adore him and when he has fights, the crime rate in the country falls to zero because all eyes are glued to television screens. Crowds always turn up where he is, seeking his autograph and taking photos of him or with him. In his first visit to the White House in 2011, he caused a multicar pile-up while crossing the street as several drivers tried to snap photos of him with their mobile phones. Aſter meeting US President Barack Obama and trading stories about boxing and basketball with the world’s powerful man, Pacquiao said, “is is an unforgettable moment in my life.” Among Pacquiao’s famous fans is the world’s greatest boxer, Muhammad Ali, who wished that the father of five would prevail in his fight with undefeated Floyd Mayweather Junior on Saturday in Las Vegas. “My dad is team Pacquiao all the way,” Ali’s daughter Rasheeda told TMZ. “He knows Manny’s a great fighter but it’s more about what he does outside the ring. He’s such a charitable person.” In entering politics, he said he wanted to give back to people some of the blessings he received in his stellar career and serve the masses who have remained solidly behind him in every fight — win or lose. “e reason I became a politician is because I want to help people,” he said. “I already give donations to communities but being a congressman gives me more opportunity to be of assistance to our least fortunate brothers and sisters.” “I know what poverty is,” he told a rally in 2010 when he was campaigning for a congressional seat, which he won. e eight-division champion, who earned an estimated 41.8 million dollars in 2014, won only 100 pesos (2.27 dollars) in his first fight, according to a movie about Pacquiao’s life, entitled Kid Kulafu, which was released ahead of his fight with Mayweather. e title came from his first moniker as a boxer, which referred to a cheap wine whose bottles he used to collect and sell as a kid. e southpaw fighter made his professional debut at 16 years old in January 1995. Since then, he has won 56 fights and suffered five losses, with 2 draws. Pacquiao soon became a household name in the Philippines, where his winning exploits in boxing has made him an idol among aspiring athletes and every Filipino hoping to make a better life for them. While his early successes in boxing nearly broke his family aſter he got hooked on vices, including gambling and drinking, Pacquiao put all that behind him when he became a born- again Christian in 2012. He is a doting father to his five children, who he takes on holidays outside the Philippines every year. But recently, he and his wife transferred the kids from an international school to one without air conditioning. — dpa Pacquiao, The Phillipines’ Cinderella Man captivates the world BOXING: Pacquiao is one of the greatest and most respected boxers in the world World Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao look-alike Johnny Dagami (right), popularly known as “Manny Paksiw” in the Philippines, walks with his “trainer” at their neighbourhood in Las Pinas, Metro Manila. Reuters A fan looks at a jacket of boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines displayed for sale inside a store in metro Manila April 24, 2015. — Reuters
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THURSDAY | APRIL 30, 2015 | RAJAB 11, 1436 AH
P26 P27 P28
HOUSTON: James Harden and Terrence Jones combined on a series of backbreaking plays to lift the Houston Rockets to a 103-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Centre, clinching their Western Conference first-round series in five games.
The pair got to work when Houston were clinging to a 94-89 lead with 2:39 remaining and Harden buried a three-pointer. He added a steal on defence, pushed the ball up court, and fed Jones for a dunk that bumped the advantage to eight points.
Jones added another transition dunk with 51.7 seconds to play, this one off a length-of-the-court pass from Harden, to help complete a 4-1 win in the best-of-seven series.
Harden finished with 28 points and eight assists while Jones added 15 points, with 10 coming in the fourth quarter.
Rockets centre Dwight Howard added 18 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks, while Josh Smith chipped in 20 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
Mavericks guard Monta Ellis paced Dallas with 25 points and seven assists, while forward Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 boards. Forward Al-Farouq Aminu had 14 points and nine rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets will face the winner of the San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Clippers series in the Western Conference semi-finals.
SPURS EDGE CLIPPERSForward Tim Duncan scored 21
points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Clippers in a 111-107 thriller to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference first-round series at Staples
Ceneer.San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard
added 18 points, including two clutch free throws to seal the win with 1.2 seconds left. Leonard also had nine rebounds.
The Spurs can close out the series with a victory in Game 6 on Thursday at the AT&T Centre in San Antonio.
The Clippers missed a chance to
win it down the stretch. Forward Blake Griffin, who finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, missed a runner in the lane, and centre DeAndre Jordan’s tip-in was wiped off because of basket interference with 4.3 seconds remaining and the Clippers trailing 108-107. The officials confirmed the call on a review.
Guard Danny Green hit one of two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left, giving the Spurs a 109-107 lead, but Leonard rebounded the second miss and was fouled with 1.2 seconds left. He hit both free throws to clinch the decision, putting the Clippers on the brink of elimination.
Jordan finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and point guard Chris Paul scored 19 points and recorded 10 assists, but it wasn’t enough for Los Angeles.
— Reuters
Harden, Jones sizzle as Rockets put it past Mavericks
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) reacts after a play during the fourth quarter in game five of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Centre. — USA TODAY
Fatma Al Nabhani
MUSCAT: Fatma Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague, Sharmada Balu, won the silver in the doubles in Greece’s First Championship
Tennis player Fatma Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague, Sharmada Balu, won the first match against the Romanian, Elena Theodora and her colleague, Diana, by the result of 6-2 and 6-3.
The two players won the quarterfinal match against the Russian, Kensina, and her Australian colleague, Christina, by 6-1 and 6-4. Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague lost in the final match to the Hungarian, Anna Pondara, and her Austrian colleague, Lisa Maria Mozer, by
the result of 3/6a and 5/7.Our player, Fatma Al Nabhani, jumped
to the second round in singles and reached the quarterfinal stage in doubles.
Results of Singles:Our player, Fatma Al Nabhani, won in
the first round in singles having beaten the Russian player, Anna, by 6/4 and 6/2.
RESULTS OF DOUBLESFatma Al Nabhani and her Spanish colleague, Christina, won their match in the first round against the Russian Kensina and her Austrian colleague, Sara, by 6/1, 3/6 and 10/8.
Fatma Al Nabhani and her Indian colleague, Sharmada Balu, win silver in the
doubles in Greece’s First Championship
The pair got to work when Houston were clinging to a 94-89 lead with 2:39 remaining and Harden buried a three-pointer
Mavericks guard Monta Ellis paced Dallas with 25 points and seven assists while forward Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 boards. Forward Al Farouq Aminu had 14 points and nine rebounds in the fourth quarter
MANILA: When Manny Pacquiao started boxing in a sleepy southern Philippine port city in the mid 1980s, all he wanted was to earn decent money to feed his starving family.
Today, Pacquiao is not just one of the world’s highly paid boxers, but he is also among the greatest and most respected athletes, whose reputation has gone beyond the four corners of the canvass.
The 36-year-old boxing icon is also a politician, singer, actor, businessman, professional basketball player and a Christian preacher.
Fondly called “Pacman,” he is so popular in the Philippines that some observers say he could one day become the country’s president.
Fans adore him and when he has fights, the crime rate in the country falls to zero because all eyes are glued to television screens.
Crowds always turn up where he is, seeking his autograph and taking photos of him or with him.
In his first visit to the White House in 2011, he caused a multicar pile-up while crossing the street as several drivers tried to snap photos of him with their mobile phones.
After meeting US President Barack Obama and trading stories about boxing and basketball with the world’s powerful man, Pacquiao said, “This is an unforgettable moment in my life.”
Among Pacquiao’s famous fans is the world’s greatest boxer, Muhammad Ali, who wished that the father of five would prevail in his fight with undefeated Floyd Mayweather Junior on Saturday in Las Vegas.
“My dad is team Pacquiao all the way,” Ali’s daughter Rasheeda told TMZ. “He knows Manny’s a great fighter but it’s more about what he does outside the ring. He’s such a charitable person.”
In entering politics, he said he wanted to give back to people some of the blessings he received in his stellar career and serve the masses who have remained solidly behind him in every fight — win or lose.
“The reason I became a politician is because I want to help people,” he said. “I already give donations to communities but being a congressman gives me more
opportunity to be of assistance to our least fortunate brothers and sisters.”
“I know what poverty is,” he told a rally in 2010 when he was campaigning for a congressional seat, which he won.
The eight-division champion, who
earned an estimated 41.8 million dollars in 2014, won only 100 pesos (2.27 dollars) in his first fight, according to a movie about Pacquiao’s life, entitled Kid
Kulafu, which was released ahead of his fight with Mayweather.
The title came from his first moniker as a boxer, which referred to a cheap wine whose bottles he used to collect and sell as a kid.
The southpaw fighter made his professional debut at 16 years old in January 1995. Since then, he has won 56 fights and suffered five losses, with 2 draws.
Pacquiao soon became a household name in the Philippines, where his winning exploits in boxing has made him an idol among aspiring athletes and every Filipino hoping to make a better life for them.
While his early successes in boxing nearly broke his family after he got hooked on vices, including gambling and drinking, Pacquiao put all that behind him when he became a born-again Christian in 2012.
He is a doting father to his five children, who he takes on holidays outside the Philippines every year. But recently, he and his wife transferred the kids from an international school to one without air conditioning. — dpa
Pacquiao, The Phillipines’ Cinderella Man captivates the world
BOXING: Pacquiao is one of the greatest and most respected boxers in the world
World Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao look-alike Johnny Dagami (right), popularly known as “Manny Paksiw” in the Philippines, walks with his “trainer” at their neighbourhood in Las Pinas, Metro Manila. Reuters
A fan looks at a jacket of boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines displayed for sale inside a store in metro Manila April 24, 2015. — Reuters
