HOUSTON, Texas --  A week after Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Paquiao in a shocking, non-title bout loss, FilAm Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire, 30, returned the favor to his opponent, Mexican fighter Jorge Arce, 33, (61-7-2, 46 KOs), at the Toyota Center on December 15.  He sent Arce reeling to the canvas in the third round at 2:59 after unleashing a left hook to Arce's chin.

Arce had his mouthpiece out when the referee began counting and the fight was called off. Toyota Cente, which was booming with cheers of "Mexico, Mexico"  when Arce entered the ring, suddenly quieted down when Arce went crashing to the canvas in the second round.  He beat the count and even dared Donaire to get him.

Last year's World Rally Championship runner-up, Mikko Hirvonen, was the class of the field on the 2010 Monte Carlo Rally, winning the event in a new Ford Fiesta S2000 after leading from start to finish on its competitive debut.

Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen mastered treacherous winter conditions in the mountains of southern France to reach the Monaco harbour finish in the early hours of Saturday morning with a winning margin of 1min 51.4sec.

XIAMEN (May 8) -- To celebrate International Labor Day holiday, the Filipino Association in Xiamen (FAX) organized a SportsFest with the theme "Summer Fun 2009".  About 150 members of the Filipino community living and working in the neighboring cities of Quanzho and Jinjang attended the event on May 1  held at the Xiamen Gang Wu Culture and Sports Center.

CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) --  Filipino American Erik Spoelstra, the most eligible  and winningest coach in the current NBA season, had confirmed 24-year-old Nikki Sapp, a Miami native and a former Heat dancer, has been a companion but would not confirm if he found a girlfriend.

The 42-year-old coach of the defending champion Miami Heat, which has yet to snap its 23-game wining streak since Feb. 1, could only say Ms. Sapp may have accompanied him “to our charity fundraiser, but other than that he is not commenting.”

According to the Miami Herald, “the famously private coach recently stepped out with his girlfriend for the first time.

CHICAGO (jGLi) – Filipino Buboy Fernandez and Canadian Michael Koncz, Manny Pacquiao’s assistants, had reportedly apologized to award-winning Getty Image photographer Al Bello who was “punched, kicked, grabbed” and then “chased” away for trying to take still photos of the fallen Filipino champion in the ring.  But Bello’s company lawyer believes that while apologies are "appropriate, (they are) insufficient consequence alone and will certainly not deter similar behavior in the future.”

Lizanne Vaughan (pronounced von), Vice President Corporate Counsel, of Seattle, Washington-based Getty Images, is urging Raymond “Skip” Avansino, Jr. and Keith Kizer, chair and executive director of Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) in Las Vegas, to “take all appropriate actions against Mr. Pacquiao and his entourage, and (we) expect that such include a significant suspension period.”

German firm welcome back their former 'apprentice'

After weeks of speculation Mercedes confirmed on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher will make a comeback to race for the team next season alongside fellow German Nico Rosberg.