Roach says Pacquiao can’t afford to lose with Mayweather fight still a possibility



By Dave Lahr: Trainer Freddie Roach made a startling confession recently in an interview about his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. In an interview at 8countnews.com, Roach said “There’s no room for a loss right now. Mayweather’s still out there. People still want to see that fight. That’s the fight I want to see.” So are we to interpret this as meaning that Pacquiao won’t be put in a position where he can lose by being put in with someone that could actually beat him like WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, Paul Williams, Juan Manuel Marquez or Andre Berto? Is Pacquiao being fed stiffs until Mayweather appears for the big cash out fight?


Is that why we’re not seeing those fights? If I wanted to pick guys that I felt Pacquiao could...

Washington: With countries like India and China investing heavily in their education systems and in infrastructure, US President Barack Obama has warned that America is losing its competitive advantage and jobs to emerging nations.

You saw countries like China, India and Brazil investing heavily in their education systems and in infrastructure...And where we used to be ranked number one, for example, in the proportion of college graduates, we now rank number 12 President Barack Obama said at a public meeting in Iowa.

So slowly all the things that had made us the most productive country on earth were starting to slip away. And we were losing that competitive position he said.

Praising India, China and Brazil for aggressively educating their children than ever before, Obama said the US is facing tough competition from these developing nations and sooner or later they will...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to bowl Ravichandran Ashwin in the super over backfired as Victoria ended up winning unarguably the match of the Champions League T20 tournament so far at Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

David Hussey smashed three sixes to end a miserable day in the park for Ashwin as the Bushrangers notched up 23 runs in their super over.

Chennai could just manage 13 runs in reply.

Three wickets fell in the last over of the Victorian innings bowled by Suresh Raina as both teams ended with identical scores.

Earlier, the Victorian openers Aaron Finch and Brad Hodge got their team off to a blazing start in their pursuit of 163 for victory.

Finch made his intentions clear right from the start by smashing Doug Bollinger for back to back boundaries in the very first over.
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England crashed out of the European Under-19 Championships after suffering a 3-1 semi-final defeat to Spain.

Spain took an early lead after unmarked Daniel Pacheco side-footed past keeper Declan Rudd from just inside the box.

Keko then waltzed through the England defence to double the lead before John Bostock's superb 25-yard volley reduced the deficit just before the break.

But Sergio Canales's close-range finish from Thiago Alcántara's dinked 20-yard free-kick sealed victory for Spain.

England had started well with Ryan Donaldson forcing a fine save from goalkeeper Alex in the opening exchanges.

But, from that point in, a brilliant Spanish side completely dominated the encounter and thoroughly deserved their victory.

Pachego's 12th minute effort sent them on their way, finishing from inside the area after decent work down the right wing from Keko.
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Boston Celtics defensive specialist Tony Allen has officially joined the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 6ft 4in, 213-pound, guard joins after spending the first six seasons of his career in Boston. His playoff experience and defensive skills add a new element of intensity the Grizzlies will need in order to make the playoffs next season.
It feels great to be a Grizzly, Allen said.
It is a good opportunity and I am looking forward to taking advantage of it. I feel like Memphis is the place to be.
Allen was a key defensive stopper for the 2009-10 Eastern Conference Champion Celtics, and has had to defend superstars like Lebron James and Kobe Bryant. He ranks in the Top 25 in Celtics history with 351 steals and 117 blocks.
I just want to be known as a competitor and a guy that can help win ball games, Allen said.
I want to be a guy that is going to do all the dirty work and give you a 110% on good nights and bad...

I think in the last two games Argentina stepped up their performance and their ball-handling and they took the game away from us, said Head Coach Lee Bodimeade.

Argentina opened the scoring quickly, with two goals in the first ten minutes. In the 6th minute, Rosario Luchetti tipped a shot from the edge of the circle that lofted over goalkeeper Amy Tran's head and into the goal for the first score. Some crisp passing by the Argentina offense in the circle found Mariela Scarone at the far post where she netted the second goal.

As the USA began to build offensiveky, the Argentina defense disrupted the attacks inside the scoring circle.

It was unforunate that we had a deficit early on, because we were moving the ball crisper and more efficiently than we had in earlier matches, said Assistant Coach Steve Jennings. But Argentina is good. They set the standard today.

Alexandra Gulla added a penalty corner for Argentina just before the end of the first half.
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