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Premier League fans feel the pinch from ticket price hikes
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) — The Premier League's global appeal is built on packed stadiums and electric atmospheres but as the arms race for talent intensifies, fans are feeling the pinch.
War, politics clouding World Cup on 100-day countdown
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump's brutal immigration crackdown, polarised politics and a war unleashed on Iran have tarnished the global image of the United States just under 100 days before millions of fans are expected to visit for the World Cup.
World Cup marks 100-day countdown amid political upheaval
AFP, Published on 01/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The 100-day countdown to the biggest World Cup in history gets under way on Tuesday against a chaotic backdrop of global unrest, from US-Israeli strikes on Iran to surging violence in Mexico and anxiety over Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
Fifa boss 'very reassured' about World Cup in Mexico despite violence
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» BARRANQUILLA — Fifa boss Gianni Infantino told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday he was "very reassured" about Mexico's hosting of games in the football World Cup, in his first comments on the violence triggered by the killing of a drug cartel leader.
Shock exit: Thailand fall to the guns of Iraq in futsal quarters
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 04/02/2026
» Thailand's hopes of claiming continental glory in five-a-side football were dashed on Tuesday as they fell 4–2 to Iraq in the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Jakarta.
ONE Championship: Vladimir Kuzmin to face Mohanad Battbootti in short-notice Fight Night 39 bout, source says
Nick Atkin, Published on 17/01/2026
» ONE Championship has added a short-notice featherweight Muay Thai bout between Vladimir Kuzmin and debutant Mohanad Battbootti to next week’s ONE Fight Night 39 card in Bangkok, a source told the Bangkok Post.
Winter Olympics venue warns selfie tourists
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» ROME - As Italy prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, Alpine communities are sounding the alarm over social media-driven tourism that is transforming sacred landscapes into selfie backdrops and straining the fragile mountain ecosystem.
Difficult King's Cup final awaits Thais
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 07/09/2025
» Thailand defend their King's Cup crown Sunday night when they take on mighty Iraq in the title showdown of the Fifa-sanctioned tournament at Kanchanaburi Stadium.
Mexican boxer Chavez Jr. deported from US over alleged cartel ties
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been detained in Mexico after deportation by the United States to face shock charges of involvement with a drug cartel, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.
Buriram aim for fifth straight
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 15/08/2025
» It's once again that time of the year when the Thai football fans start fishing for an answer to a very familiar question: Can anyone thwart northeastern giants Buriram United's march to another Thai League 1 title?