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MANILA, Philippines - It was a moonless and starless Saturday night but it was all dazzling and bright at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadim as the Los Angeles Galaxy battled the Philippine Azkals.

The final scoreline was Galaxy: 6, Azkals: 1. But that hardly mattered to some 9,000 spectators as they got to see English superstar David Beckham dazzle with nifty moves for a good 75 minutes.

He knocked down a volley at the 20th minute, opening up scoring. Crowd was momentarily quiet but immediately burst into loud cheers.

LAS VEGAS – The post-fight controversy that Pacquiao-Marquez III generated is not expected to die down anytime soon as everyone interested in boxing tries to give a post-mortem.

Juan Manuel Marquez fumed claiming he was robbed yet again after the 3 judges rules in favor of reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Immediately post-fight the controversial decision was the talk in the Web. CNN promptly proclaimed that Marquez was not robbed of victory and ESPN who scored the match a 114-114 draw concurred much later.

MANILA, Philippines (Nov 13, 2011) - Manny Pacquiao-Manuel Marquez trilogy comes to end in a way that did not satisfy many boxing fans.

Marquez stormed out of the ring after Michael Buffer announced the judges' controversial decison in favor of Pacquiao. WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao retained his title with a questionable majority decision victory over nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas today.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Manny Pacquiao acts as though it's personal, then claims it's not. Just another night in the ring, another notch on his belt and another $25 million or so to take back to the Philippines with him.

It's not that easy for Juan Manuel Marquez. He remains convinced he won both of his previous two fights with Pacquiao, and he will enter the ring Saturday night as eager for redemption as he is to claim the biggest payday of his long boxing career.

This Sunday, November 13, GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) broadcasts the much anticipated match dubbed Pacquiao-Marquez III: World Welterweight Championship between boxing's pound-for-pound king and Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and his archrival Mexican fighter Juan Manual Marquez. 

LAS VEGAS – Juan Manuel Marquez, the boxer who claims he had twice beaten Manny Pacquiao,  was probably holed up in his suite at the MGM Grand when fans of the Filipino champion made a lot of noise downstairs, welcoming the Filipino icon at the hotel lobby Tuesday noon.

Hundreds of Pacquiao fans, a bunch of them waving a Philippine flag with the words “Pacquiao for President” on it, chanted “Man-ny! Man-ny!” as the boxer walked in and inched his way through the crowd.

LAS VEGAS – Few days before his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao had another celebrity visitor in Oscar De La Hoya who made a surprise appearance at the Wild Card Gym Monday.

While he favors Manny Pacquiao, the Golden Boy still isn’t putting all his money on the Filipino champion.

“Manny has to be careful with his style,” said Oscar De La Hoya .

“Marquez’s style can make it complicated for Manny,” he added, just five days before Pacquiao squares off with Marquez at the MGM Grand.

HOLLYWOOD – Before leaving for Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao received a surprise guest at his La Palazzo apartment - Evander Holyfield, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world,

It’s no secret that Holyfield is a Manny Pacquiao admirer.

In fact, he once said that whoever fights the Filipino superstar gets into trouble. And that includes Juan Manuel Marquez, who’s next in line for Pacquiao.

LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant walked into the Wild Card gym, took a ringside seat and watched closely as Manny Pacquiao did his thing.

The NBA superstar, with a lot of extra time following the NBA lockout, hardly spoke as he sat in between friends, and took phone calls a couple of times.

But he looked serious as he faced the ring, watching Pacquiao spar seven rounds with three different boxers, and pound the mitts with coach Freddie Roach.

As his upcoming match with Juan Manuel Marquez draws near, Manny Pacquiao delivers another fun-filled live episode for Manny Many Prizes before the “Pambansang Ninong” goes full blast with his vigorous training.

This Saturday, October 8, the country’s pound-for-pound game show airs live from the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Together with his co-hosts Paolo Contis, Rhian Ramos, Gladys Guevarra, Pekto, Onyok Velasco and Moymoy Palaboy, Pacman once again, gives out spectacular prizes to lucky members of the studio audience and homeviewers alike.

MANILA, Philippines (July 25, 2011) - Playing coach Kobe Bryant led the Smart All-Stars to victory against Smart Gilas Pilipinas, the Philippine national basketball team, 98-89, yesterday evening - a foregone conclusion because the Nationals were never given much of a chance against the NBA stars.

A day before Kobe and company overpowered a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) selection team, 131-105.

Beginning July 16, pound-for-pound king and Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao shares his many victories with Filipino audiences via GMA-7’s latest Saturday primetime program titled Manny Many Prizes.

Through different fun and engaging segments, the Filipino icon brings hope and cheers to deserving Pinoys by giving them once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.