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LawConnect swoops late to win Sydney-Hobart thriller
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian supermaxi LawConnect took line honours in the punishing Sydney-Hobart ocean race on Thursday, pipping rival Andoo Comanche in one of the tightest-ever finishes to the blue water classic.
Wasteful War Elephants held to draw by Taiwanese
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 17/06/2023
» Thailand were held to a 2-2 draw by Taiwan in a warm-up match in Kaohsiung last night.
Kingdom ready to host 2025 edition
Sports, Published on 17/05/2023
» Three Thai cities are ready to organise the next SEA Games in 2025, officials said on Tuesday.
Oscar Pistorius: Olympian hero turned killer
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.
Fickle winds limit the 34th Phuket King’s Cup to one race on day four
Published on 09/12/2022
» PHUKET: Heavy waves on Kata Beach hampered crews’ ability to reach their boats on Friday, so the Phuket King’s Cup race committee delayed the start of racing for just over an hour. But the wind gods didn’t want to come out to play on Friday. After completing the first race, and shortening it due to lack of wind, the race officer, after consulting wind forecasts decided to call it a day and send the sailors home early.
Ronaldo says row with Man Utd 'won't shake' Portugal team
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Monday that his explosive row with Manchester United would not impact Portugal's chances at the World Cup as they prepare for their opening match in Qatar with Ghana.
Dragon boat racers ditch Hong Kong for Thailand
Published on 17/09/2022
» The world’s top dragon boat competition will ditch Hong Kong in favour of Thailand next year due to the former’s stringent coronavirus rules, organisers said on Saturday.
Hong Kong quarantine may cause dragon boat championships to move to Thailand
Published on 30/08/2022
» The 2023 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships could be moved from Hong Kong because the sport's global federation is concerned about the city keeping its Covid-19 quarantine requirements in place, according to a Hong Kong lawmaker.
A Free Diver's Training Partners: Sharks
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 22/05/2022
» It was another perfect February morning off the coral atoll of Tikehau, French Polynesia, when Denis Grosmaire, 44, anchored around 8 in the morning. Grosmaire, French Polynesia's deepest free diver, peered over the edge into the crystal-clear South Pacific Ocean.
Capt Sir Tom Moore: WWII veteran who walked into record books
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» LONDON - Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has died aged 100, became a national hero in Britain by walking laps of his garden during last year's coronavirus lockdown to raise funds for healthcare charities.