Boxing Beat: Maskaev's next bout is with right elbow surgery

World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev will have arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Jan. 9, his promoter, Dennis Rappaport, said Tuesday.In his first title defense Dec.

Boxing, basketball, billiards steal show
By the Standard Today staff FOR most of the year, Philippine sports was a blast, thanks to a few young men-and a girl barely in her teens-whose feats made the rest of the world sit up and take notice.

BOXING: Sneha looking to pack more power in her punch
Sneha Wadekar, had recently made the Mumbai Amateur Boxing Association (MABA) proud. This 17-year-old is the first girl boxer from the city to bag a medal at the national level. She won a bronze medal in the Patiala Junior National held last month.

Open Letter to Mr. Claus
My Dearest Santa . . . This time of year, I know, is a hectic one round the North Pole. Last night took you into the championship rounds. You never miss a Monday column, though; and so I thought to post an open thank-you letter.

Rocky Balboa Packs a Big Punch in Theaters
By Mark VesterIn a Hollywood upset, the fifth sequel of Rocky, titled Rocky Balboa, has stunned box office critics by pulling in over $22.

N.S. stores reopen after Boxing Day break
It may be a day late for some shoppers, but the Boxing Day sales came Wednesday in much of Nova Scotia, as stores reopened for the first time after Christmas. While millions of shoppers in the rest of the country hit the stores on Dec.

City Commonwealth boxing hero ready to hit the big time
BOXING hero Kenny Anderson gently cradles his nine-month-old daughter and jostles his two lively little boys on his knees - and the tiny trio couldn't be in safer hands.


Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield