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Sabina Altynbekova: The New Internet Dream Girl

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Volleyball is a sport that is mostly known to us being played by women and men alike. We always see it being played on local and international tournaments, as well as to some inter-collegiate competitions. This story will cover about a teenage girl who plays for the U19 Kazakhstan national volleyball team named Sabina Altynbekova.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabina Altynbekova. Photo courtesy of financetwitter.com</td></tr>
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Somewhat, volleyball fans who watched the 17th Asian Women's U-19 Volleyball Championship in Taipei would have an idea of her. People all over the internet would say that she is a "player on fire" for the Kazakhstan volleyball team but it gives out the reason that it was her "looks" and not her playing skills.</div>
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Critics say Sabina Altynbekova, 17, is so beautiful that it's a distraction to the sport. Even the athlete's own coach says his team is increasingly about one player, at least as far as the fans are concerned.</div>
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<i>"It is impossible to work like this, the crowd behaves like there is only one player at the championship." -<b> Nurlan Sadikov, Kazakhstan Women's U19 volleyball team coach.</b></i></blockquote>
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Their team's participation in the recent tournament in Taiwan had sparked an online sensation especially to Altynbekova. Taiwanese fans were spotted watching the games holding Kazakhstan flags and even went early before the match just to get a glimpse of her. It was like that Altynbekova just gets the eyes and the attention of fans and players, teammate or opponents alike.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Altynbekova on a volleyball game</td></tr>
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She became an online sensation just because of her looks. Videos of her on YouTube just doing some simple workouts before the volleyball game receives thousands of views. Numerous Facebook pages and Twitter accounts had spawned claiming connection to her but she confirmed to her fans and followers that she is only limited to social networking sites, citing her Instagram and VK accounts. VK is a popular social networking site in Europe, as well as to the former Soviet Union countries, including her native Kazakhstan.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It is told by her mother, Nuripa Amrievna, that the volleyball sensation had attended a school for gifted children and is recently enrolled at Kazakh University for Humanities and Law.</span></div>
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<i>"I wanted her to be admitted to the law (school), but she chose sports." - <span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nuripa Amrievna, Altynbekova's mother.</b></span></i></blockquote>
It is also reported that her mother wants to her to go modelling.<br />
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<i>"But she will not go there -- we as parents are against (it)," </i><i>- <span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nuripa Amrievna, Altynbekova's mother.</b></span></i></blockquote>
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Sabina Altynbekova: The New Internet Dream Girl

Volleyball is a sport that is mostly known to us being played by women and men alike. We always see it being played on local and internatio...

Gilas Last Home Stand Game cancelled at the last minute

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Filipino basketball fans were excited knowing this event of an exhibition game between Gilas Pilipinas and certain NBA Superstars like DeMar Derozan, Kyle Lowry, Tyson Chandler, Brandon Jennings, Damian Lilard and James Harden but all of the great expectations of basketball fans who swarmed to Araneta Coliseum last night, was turned into disappointments and anger as the event was cancelled by organizers in the last minute.</div>
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According to the organizers, as well as to the management of the NBA players, they we're not allowed to play because it will break their contract to the famous basketball association and thus, will get themselves suspended if they try continuing to play on the said exhibition game. The event started last night with basketball drills between the NBA superstars and the Gilas Pilipinas players. However, the drills had sparked confusion to the basketball fans who are waiting to the "must-see" exhibition game. In the end, the Gilas coach Chot Reyes explained everything to the fans that a practice drill will be shown, instead of the expected exhibition game.</div>
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Knowing this change in the event, the crowd began booing to the people in the court, somewhat disappointed about the information that there will be no exhibition game that will happen that night. Others had requested a refund since it was known that the tickets ranged from prices P750 up to P23000. Then when the event is wrapping up, disappointed fans swarm the exits of Araneta Coliseum, full of disappointments. Despite the epic-fail event, fans still looked up at the merchandise sold outside the venue. It was also extended to their information that the event on the next day, July 23, is cancelled as well.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PLDT Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan (Center) apologizes for the cancelled event.<br />
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Meanwhile, Manny V. Pangilinan and the rest of the management PLDT send their sincerest apologies to the fans regarding the cancelled event and offers a refund to all of the fans who bought tickets.</div>
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Gilas Last Home Stand Game cancelled at the last minute

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PBA Former Import Bobby Parks died at 51

<p>Bobby Parks, One of the best imports ever played in Philippine Basketball Association passed away last March 20, 2013 because of Cancer.<br />
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Parks, at the age of 51 loses his battle against Lung Cancer which develop from his previously untreated laryngeal cancer.</div>
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Bobby Ray Parks was an American Professional Basketball Player from Tennessee, starts his career when he played for University of Memphis during 1980's.  He was also a third-round choice by the Atlanta Hawks  in 1984 NBA Draft</div>
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Parks also played in PBA from 1987 - 1993 and became the second American inducted into PBA Hall of Fame last September 2009.</div>
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His Son, Bobby Parks Jr. is currently studying and playing for National University in The Philippines and currently the star player.<br />
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PBA Former Import Bobby Parks died at 51

Bobby Parks, One of the best imports ever played in Philippine Basketball Association passed away last March 20, 2013 because of Cancer. ...