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SIDELIGHTS: Pinoys, Senegalese engage in psy war

Joey Villar, Nelson Beltran - The Philippine Star

SEVILLE, Spain – Psy war is on two days before the Gilas Pilipinas-Senegal match.

Chancing upon one another outside the playing venue, top backers and leaders of the two teams engaged in unfriendly banters.

“Filipinos? Philippines?” asked a Senegalese, identified as such by his identification card and the Senegalese shirt he’s wearing.

Answered in the affirmative by the group composed of MVP Group executives, the Senegalese, apparently intoxicated, said: “Go home.”

Meralco top official Oscar Reyes and PLDT top executive Pol Nazareno answered: “Yes we’ll go home after we beat you.”

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Renaldo Balkman’s indefinite suspension in the PBA won’t be lifted just yet.

On Sunday, Balkman told a small group of Filipino sportswriters he wants to be back in the Philippines and play in the PBA if given the chance. 

“Let’s not go there. I don’t want to visit that place,” PBA commissioner Chito Salud answered on queries whether Balkman’s suspension can be lifted in the future.

“It’s not the  time,” Salud also said.

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Ever Bilena’s Dioceldo Sy and Lamoiyan Corp.’s Cecilio Pedro lead a group of Filipino-Chinese basketball followers who have also flown in to watch the Gilas games here.

They pledged a P1 million cash incentive for Gilas if it’s able to make the World Cup knockout stage.       

BALKMAN

CECILIO PEDRO

CHITO SALUD

DIOCELDO SY AND LAMOIYAN CORP

EVER BILENA

GILAS PILIPINAS-SENEGAL

ON SUNDAY

OSCAR REYES

POL NAZARENO

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