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Liam Harrison calls time on brief but spectacular ONE Championship career
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 19/09/2024
» Sat in front of a packed house backstage at Ball Arena for the ONE 168 post event press conference, Liam Harrison was holding court like only the legendary “Hitman” can do.
From love of game to chasing bucks: The fall of NCAA football
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 21/08/2024
» Time was when NCAA college football was Wiggins' World's favourite sport.
China delivers best Olympics since 2008
Reuters, Published on 12/08/2024
» PARIS: China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil, winning the joint most gold medals with the United States and only missing out on topping the standings on silver medal count.
Khelif proves too strong for Janjaem
Sports, Published on 08/08/2024
» Thai boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng earned Thailand their second medal at the Paris Olympic Games early Wednesday morning, Thai time.
Algerian Khelif defeats Thai rival amid gender dispute
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2024
» PARIS - Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, beat Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to progress to the women's final at Roland Garros.
Does height matter in badminton? Tall and small have tactical advantages
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2024
» PARIS - Two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan stands at just over 156 centimetres and has faced India's PV Sindhu, who won silver at the Rio Olympics and has over 23 centimetres on her, on court 25 times in their careers.
Thailand's Kunlavut gets silver in Olympic badminton men’s singles
Online Reporters, Published on 05/08/2024
» FRANCE: Kunlavut Vitidsarn lost to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 11-21, 11-21 in the final match of the 2024 Olympics in badminton on Monday, earning the first silver medal for Thailand.
Kunlavut through to Olympic badminton semi-final
Published on 03/08/2024
» PARIS - Kunlavut “View” Vitidsarn is Thailand’s last remaining Olympic medal hope in badminton, after upsetting world number one Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 21-10 in their men’s singles quarter-final match on Friday.
Ratchanok ousts rival to make badminton quarter-finals
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» PARIS - Two upsets and several close calls defined the fifth day of Olympic badminton group play at the Paris Games, most surprisingly when Thailand’s world Number 21 Ratchanok Intanon knocked Tokyo silver medallist Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan out of the tournament on Wednesday.
Jutamas lights up a dull day in ring
Sports, Published on 29/07/2024
» Paris: Jutamas Jitpong was the only Thai boxer who won a first round bout on Saturday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as Weerapon Jongjoho and Thananya Somnuek both fell at the first hurdle.