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Article: RP-Polymaster cagers open title-retention bid.(Sports News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- December 29, 2007
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FUJIAN PROVINCE -- The MBL-backed Philippine team expressed confidence and readiness of the country's title-retention bid on the eve of the formal opening of the seventh Zheng Cheng Gong Cup international basketball tournament which reels off at the Nanan Stadium here Friday.
Represented by MBL champion Polymasters/5th Avenue Telecoms, the Filipinos open their bid for an unprecedented third straight title when they square off with Macau in one of three matches kicking off hostilities in this six-nation, week-long championship organized by the Nanan Overseas Sports Council in honor of national hero Zheng Cheng Gong.
"We'll do our best. It's hard but we ...