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China's 2008 Olympic mascots: where are they now?
AFP, Published on 28/07/2016
» BEIJING - Face down in the dirt with an iron post impaling his rump, Chinese Olympic mascot Huanhuan has seen better days.
Barton set to join Jr NBA in Bangkok
Sports, Published on 13/07/2016
» The National Basketball Association announced yesterday that Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets will travel to Bangkok to participate in the Jr NBA presented by Foremost national training camp.
Rio opens first Olympics ticket booths
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The first two physical Olympic ticket booths opened in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, the Rio Games organising committee said.
How Ali's 'Thrilla' left its mark on the Philippines
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» MANILA - A bustling shopping mall forms an unlikely monument to the "Thrilla in Manila", but Muhammad Ali's most brutal fight made its biggest impression on the minds of those who witnessed it and still speak of it with awe.
Pacquiao leads Philippines tributes to Ali the 'greatest'
AFP, Published on 04/06/2016
» MANILA - Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers of his generation, led Philippine tributes to Muhammad Ali on Saturday, as he joined his fellow countrymen in mourning the American legend's death.
Canny, connected tycoon behind Leicester's meteoric rise
AFP, Published on 03/05/2016
» BANGKOK - The duty-free billionaire behind Leicester City's Premier League title is a hit with fans and royalty alike -- and he now stands to cash in on one of football's greatest fairytales.
Liverpool fans irked by Owen ambassador role
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» LONDON - Liverpool's supporters were less than impressed by the announcement on Thursday that former striker Michael Owen has been appointed as the club's first "international ambassador".
Indonesians cheer Haryanto despite early exit
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» TANGERANG (INDONESIA) - Indonesians cheered and clapped as Rio Haryanto made his Formula One debut in Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, despite the country's first F1 driver making an early exit.
Smiles, tears and setbacks
Sports, Published on 26/12/2015
» While the national football teams were successful on the pitch in 2015, Worawi Makudi, the country's chief of the sport, has been hit by several blows.
'Russian' Roy Jones Junior suffers another crushing KO loss
AFP, Published on 13/12/2015
» MOSCOW - Once great Roy Jones Junior saw his fading career hit a new low on Saturday as he was knocked out in the fourth round of a cruiserweight contest against Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli.