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Asians bank on Ding magic
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 07/09/2015
» The only thing that has ever followed the script at the popular SangSom 6-red World Championship, which gets underway at the Fashion Island mall this morning, is its ability to deliver an unexpected climax.
London Marathon at centre of fresh doping claims
AFP, Published on 09/08/2015
» LONDON - Seven London Marathon winners in 12 years have recorded blood level results which suggested they may have been doping, the Sunday Times newspaper reported in the latest set of allegations to have rocked athletics.
Fur trade a goldmine for China's Olympic bid city
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» ZHANGJIAKOU (CHINA) - China's proposed Winter Olympics co-host boasts pristine ski slopes carpeted with artificial snow, but the city once dubbed the country's "fur capital" is also home to tens of thousands of caged rabbits and mink bred for their skins.
'Street' track and field crucial for future of athletics - Bubka
AFP, Published on 04/07/2015
» PARIS - Track and field events staged outside stadiums in street situations are crucial to attract interest in and increase popularity of athletics, IAAF presidential candidate Sergey Bubka said Saturday.
Roach fights own battle as he preps Pacquiao
AFP, Published on 01/05/2015
» LAS VEGAS - Freddie Roach, the trainer who has prepared Manny Pacquiao to step into the ring against Floyd Mayweather for the biggest fight of his life, wages his own constant war against Parkinson's Disease.
Kiatisak urges calm on World Cup target
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 24/12/2014
» It is too early for Thailand to consider securing their first ever World Cup berth at the 2018 finals in Russia, national coach Kiatisak Senamuang said yesterday.
'Happiness tennis' panned at debut
AFP, Published on 29/11/2014
» MANILA - Ana Ivanovic demolished Daniela Hantuchova in an impressive International Premier Tennis League debut on Friday, but said it was "hard to imagine" the game evolving to adopt the much faster format.
Azzurri revival clouded by bleak reality of Italy's Serie A
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» MILAN - Italy host Croatia on Sunday in a crucial Euro 2016 qualifier but behind the veneer of Antonio Conte's seemingly rejuvenated Azzurri squad lies a murky backwater that is Italy's Serie A.
Top fighters primed for tournament
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 05/11/2014
» More than 400 players from 20 countries will participate in the Thailand Open International Taekwondo Championships.
Thais remain in Grand Prix top flight
Sports, Published on 24/08/2014
» The Thai women’s volleyball side will remain in the 12-team World Grand Prix Group One next year.