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Dumaguete City, Philippines	Friday, May 10, 2013

Sports

Marañon asks athletes to try harder in next year’s Palarong Pambansa
Panasonic, NBG eye lead in Condura Cup cagefest
NBA Café to open in Phils

Marañon asks athletes to try harder
in next year’s Palarong Pambansa

Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. yesterday urged the athletes from the province, who won medals for Western Visayas in the 2013 Palarong Pambansa in Dumaguete City, to deliver a better performance next year to wrest the overall championship from the National Capital Region.

While NCR has the numbers and the resources, training and discipline, Western Visayas will eventually catch up, Marañon said during the distribution of cash incentives to the Palaro gold, silver, and bronze medalists at the Capitol.

Marañon told the athletes that being a perennial second placer in the national Palaro should not make them stop aiming for the best. He also reminded them that winning is not everything and that the experience they gained while competing will remain with them.

Panasonic, NBG eye lead in
Condura Cup cagefest

Unbeaten teams Panasonic and Negros Basketball Group will face each other Sunday at 11 a.m. to contest the leadership in the Condura Cup -BUS Group 2nd Conference Invitational at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gym.

The winner will enjoy a 3-0 lead in the tournament, while the loser will join two other teams with a 2-1 win-loss card, a prerelease from BUS G said.

Also aiming for another win is Sharp TV Makers, who will be clashing against winless NHOJs Sportswear at 10 a.m..

NBA Café to open in Phils

MANILA – The National Basketball Association and Hoopla Inc. recently announced that the first-ever NBA Café in Asia is coming to Manila, Philippines, at the soon-to-open SM AURA Mall in the Bonifacio Global City, a press release from NBA Asia said.

Scheduled to open in September 2013, the NBA Café will feature a unique dining and entertainment experience that captures the excitement of the league through memorabilia displays, NBA highlights and programming, an NBA retail area, and will host viewing parties and appearances by NBA talent.

At the NBA Café, fans will enjoy American bar and grill favorites and a selection of Asian-Filipino classics, giving it a local twist. It is the first sports bar and restaurant in Manila catering specifically to basketball fanatics and enthusiasts, the press release said.

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