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World Cup fans to pay $150 for NY stadium train ticket: official
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» NEWARK (UNITED STATES) - World Cup fans will have to pay $150 for the 36-mile (58-km) roundtrip train trip between New York and Meadowlands stadium when it hosts eight matches including the final, local officials said Friday.
Wrexham's Hollywood takeover fuels economic boom
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» WREXHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) — Wrexham's fairytale rise since a takeover by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney has not been limited to on-pitch success as a wave of new fans from around the globe has fuelled an economic boom in north Wales.
ONE Championship: Aslamjon Ortikov shifts focus to ‘big fight’ after Jordan Estupinan withdrawal
Nick Atkin, Published on 09/04/2026
» Aslamjon Ortikov is targeting a major return to the ONE Championship ring after a late opponent withdrawal forced him off this Saturday’s ONE Fight Night 42 card in Bangkok.
German giants Bayern deepening Thai ties
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 09/04/2026
» When Bayern Munich opened their Bangkok office in 2022, it marked the German champions' third overseas base after New York and Shanghai. For Rauven Kasper, the club's board member for marketing and sales, the decision was not about following rivals into familiar hubs such as Singapore or Hong Kong, but about embedding themselves in a market where football culture is lived on the streets.
Wijono reigns in playoff duel with Amarin
Sports, Published on 07/04/2026
» Jonathan Wijono secured victory at the Singha Chiang Mai Open following a gruelling three-hole playoff in Chiang Mai on Sunday.
Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
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.
No more excuses: World Cup pressure is on host USA
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» AUSTIN, Texas - The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, Bill Clinton was in the White House, Nirvana was on the radio, and most Americans couldn't name a single player on their national team.
Three talking points from the Premier League
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» LONDON - Tottenham's fears of a ruinous relegation from the Premier League deepened after a 3-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest as Aston Villa took control of the race for a place in the Champions League this weekend.
Gulf's decades-long strategy of sporting investment rocked by Mideast war
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» NICOSIA - Around 80,000 fans were hoping to see Lionel Messi take on Lamine Yamal in Doha, while thousands more were gearing up for the F1 grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the war in the Middle East had other plans.