TASK DEFINITION: You will be given three sentences. Read them, then identify a noun phrase (person, place, or thing) or event that is shared between all three sentences. As the output, write the span of the text corresponding to that phrase in each sentence. Keep the order of the sentences, that is, your answer should look like: 1: *a phras from sentence 1e* 2: *a phras from sentence 2* 3: *a phrase from sentence 3*
PROBLEM: 1: Manila ( CNN ) Forty years ago , one of the greatest boxing matches in history took place in an unlikely setting : the capital of the Philippines . 2: Four decades later , and a crowd is gathered at the same venue in this sweating , sprawling city -- known as the Araneta Coliseum -- for a very different contest : a basketball game between two of the country 's pro teams . 3: CNN meets the Philippines fighter on court in Manila , where he coaches a basketball team .

SOLUTION: 1: the capital of the Philippines 2: this sweating , sprawling city 3: Manila

PROBLEM: 1:  I play because I love the game . 2: I love hitting people ,  he writes . 3:  I play because I love the game . I love hitting people ,  he says .

SOLUTION: 1: I 2: I 3: I

PROBLEM: 1: The village 's leader , Haji Jamid , said the Shiite fighters ' efforts were working . 2:  If it were n't for them , ISIS would have slaughtered us .  3: Sunni village leader lauds Shiite military :  ISIS would have slaughtered us  if not for them .

SOLUTION:
1: the Shiite fighters 2: them 3: Shiite military