Showing 1 - 10 of 30
The man behind Srisaket's rise back to stardom
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 26/03/2017
» Thailand's Srisaket Sor Rungvisai regained the WBC super-flyweight title on March 18 with a 114-112, 114-112, 113-113 win over holder Roman Gonzalez at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Namchok two shots ahead in Khon Kaen
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 18/12/2016
» Khon Kaen: Namchok Tantipokhakul sank two eagles in the third round for a two-shot lead at the Singha SAT Championship yesterday.
He came, he sailed, he conquered all
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 24/10/2016
» Some people have all the luck and, if you ask any Thai, Australian Peter Cummins is one of them for sure.
Badminton owes its success to King
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 16/10/2016
» Badminton was one of the favourite sports of His Majesty the King and his contributions to the discipline have been richly extolled in a recent book by Charoen Wattanasin, one of the country's greatest shuttlers of all-time.
How Thai lifters accomplished their Rio mission
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 20/08/2016
» It wasn't hard work alone that paved the way for Thai weightlifters' momentous accomplishment in the 2016 Rio Olympics -- the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association had operated like a clandestine outfit to ensure the success as well.
Thais revel as Russian lifters are axed
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 31/07/2016
» A blanket ban on all Russian weightlifters announced on Friday by the world governing body has buoyed Thai hopes for a better medal haul in the sport at the 2016 Olympic Games which begin this week.
Thais wish for Rio ban on Russia lifters
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 26/07/2016
» The Thai weightlifting association is making no secret of its desire for a ban barring Russia's participation in the sport in Rio, hoping that such a ruling will boost its medal haul at the Aug 5-21 Olympics.
Fans back distraught Ratchanok
Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 15/07/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has sought a probe into reports of Ratchanok Intanon possibly failing a doping test at a recent tournament which have rocked Thailand's hopes for their first ever badminton gold medal at the Olympic Games just 11 days before the draw.
Ratchanok is clean, BAT insists
Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 14/07/2016
» The Badminton Association of Thailand insisted Wednesday its top player Ratchanok "Nong May" Intanon is clean and remains one of the country's best medal hopes at next month's Olympics.
Ariya targets major breakthrough
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 09/06/2016
» Ariya Jutanugarn will be chasing her first major title and fourth consecutive LPGA win at the Women's PGA Championship which tees off Thursday evening.