Oks! News from the Philippines

It’s been less than 6 months since PLDT Watchpad was launched and everyday. They now have 18 channels that you can enjoy for free. You have more movies to choose from, including films that have not been released locally. We have the most robust platform, on the road to becoming the biggest entertainment portal in the country.

Now, PLDT myDSL Watchpad is all geared up for the biggest entertainment event of the year – the Pacquiao-Clottey fight on March 14, 2010. The LIVE streaming of this event will be absolutely FREE to all myDSL Subscribers.

If you want to get the best seats in the house, in front of your PC, register now to the THE PACQUIAO-CLOTTEY FIGHT by logging on to your Watchpad. Logging on will also update your Watchpad Player for a better viewing experience.

WATCH PACQUIAO-CLOTTEY ON myDSL Watchpad.

LIVE, FREE, FROM YOUR PC.

Four-time former heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KO’s) fights South Africa’s “White Buffalo” Francois Botha (47-4-3, 28 KO’s) for the less-than-prestigious World Boxing Federation heavyweight title in Uganda on January 16.

BBC Sport reports that the organizers at Kampala’s Nambole Stadium claimed both boxers had signed contracts and predicted a crowd of 80,000.

The 47 year old Holyfield hasn’t fought since losing a controversial decision to WBA champion Nikolai Valuev, the Russian giant in December 2008 in Zurich. Valuev subsequently lost the title to Britain’s former world cruiserweight champion David Haye .

Manny Pacquiao will be up against Miguel Cotto in a 12-round boxing fight dubbed as “Firepower” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 14 (November 15 in the Philippines).

The fight is for the WBO welterweight title (147 pounds) and the catch weight for both fighters is at 145 pounds. The winner will also received a customized diamond belt. It will be aired on Solar Sports and GMA-7 via delayed telecast, which means lots of TV commercials in between rounds. For live streaming, you can use the sopcast software and stay tuned for updates on the sopcast addresses.

University of the East (UE) Red Warriors defeated the FEU Tamaraws in two consecutive games to advance in the 72 UAAP Basketball Finals. UE will now face off with AdMU for a best of 3 games starting this Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Ateneo de Manila is the defending champion of the UAAP Men’s Basketball. Tickets for the games are sold at Ticketnet.

The 72nd season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP Season 72) opens on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum. The opening ceremonies will be held there as well.

Far Eastern University (FEU) will be the host with this season’s games.

July 11, 2009 (Basketball)
2PM – UST versus Adamson
4PM – DLSU versus UE

July 12, 2009 (Basketball)
2PM – UP vs. NU
4PM – Ateneo vs. FEU

At last! Kobe Bryant will be in the Philippines soon!

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard and 2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant will be going to Manila on July 21 as part of a six-city tour in Asia sponsored by Nike. He is also set to visit Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chengdu. The tour gives Bryant a chance to check back on young Asians he met in previous tours. He last visited Manila in 2007. Nike will also launch its latest design Nike Dream Season, which is part of Bryant’s signature shoe collection sold exclusively in Asia.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that he got his marching orders from Filipino boxing superstar Manny ‘The Pacman’ Pacquiao to arrange a fight between him and Miguel Cotto.

“Manny told me what to do. Manny told me ‘Go ahead, make that fight.’ So it will go November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand here in Vegas,” said Bob Arum. Pacquiao sat ringside with Arum as Miguel Cotto retained his WBO welterweight crown by holding off Joshua Clottey on a split decision Saturday at the Madison Square Garden.

The Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto is said to be excited with the prospect of fighting Pacquiao later this year.

The Philippine Sports Commission said Friday it has closed an agreement with its Chinese counterparts for the Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes to train in the mainland for at least three months.

PSC chair Harry Angping said he will fly to Beijing and Guangzhou late this month to finalize how many athletes can train in China from August to November

The Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team survived a late surge to beat Satria Muda of Indonesia, 112-107, in overtime and secure fifth place in the Fiba-Asia Champions Cup at the Britama Arena here.

Venus Williams joined sister Serena on the sidelines of the Madrid Open on Tuesday after the third-ranked American player was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 by Alisa Kleybanova.

Serena, who retired from her match on Monday with a right knee injury, watched on from the stands as Kleybanova picked her shots well and ran Williams ragged throughout the 2 hours, 12 minute contest.

After splitting the first two sets, Kleybanova broke early for a 2-0 lead as Williams’ backhand misfired.

Williams broke the 26th-ranked Russian as she served for the match to level the set at 5-5.

But Williams continued to be troubled by erratic play as she lost her serve, eventually hitting long on match point to hand Kleybanova — who knocked Ana Ivanovic out of the Australian Open earlier this year — a pass into the third round.