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Thai Polo win British Open Gold Cup
Sports, Published on 30/07/2021
» The Gold Cup for the British Open Polo Championship inaugurated in 1956 represents the heritage, tradition and competition of the sport.
Expectations high for Fiji, spiritual home of rugby sevens
AFP, Published on 24/07/2021
» TOKYO - Towering hulks of Fijian rugby sevens players kneeling to receive their Olympic gold medals from Princess Anne was one of the most enduring images of the Rio Games.
Panipak ready for gold medal hunt
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 15/07/2021
» Thailand have won Olympic medals in only three sports -- boxing, weightlifting and taekwondo.
Let's hope Three Lions v Azzurri showdown doesn't go to penalties
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/07/2021
» When your team has not been in a football final for 55 years, I suppose a nation is entitled to go a little bonkers when they finally achieve it.
Alcohol allowed but no condom distribution in Tokyo Olympic village
Published on 20/06/2021
» TOKYO: The organising committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics said on Sunday that participants will be allowed to bring alcoholic beverages into the athletes' village for consumption in their rooms, as part of efforts to ensure the safety of the games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Europe's clubs caught between a financial pit and hallowed grounds
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» PARIS - As European football clubs struggle to make up for revenue lost in the pandemic, one untapped source of revenue is stadium naming rights, but exploiting them may not be straightforward.
New Zealand Rugby backs All Black private equity 'revolution'
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand Rugby backed a "revolutionary" plan to sell a stake in the famed All Blacks to US investors on Thursday, despite opposition from top players.
All Blacks or greenbacks? New Zealand Rugby mulls controversial US investment
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand Rugby is poised to vote on the sale of a multi-million dollar stake in its legendary All Blacks franchise to a US private equity firm, opening a new front in the battle over big money in sport.
March Madness ready for return after Covid-19 wipeout
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» WASHINGTONซ March Madness, the annual US college basketball tournament that was wiped out last year by Covid-19, returns with a challenge unlike any it has faced after the bracket was revealed Sunday.
LeBron, Durant to captain 'slap in face' NBA All-Star Game
AFP, Published on 19/02/2021
» NEW YORK: LeBron James and Kevin Durant were named captains for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday as the league confirmed plans for the showpiece despite an outcry from stars.