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Thailand sweep rugby crowns
Published on 15/12/2025
» Thailand celebrated a landmark day at the 33rd SEA Games on Sunday, sweeping both the men’s and women’s rugby titles and ending an 18‑year wait for gold in the men’s event.
Pitchamon, mixed duo bag golds in China
Sports, Published on 08/09/2025
» Pitchamon Opatniputh and mixed doubles pair Ruttanapak Oupthong and Benyapa Aimsaard triumphed at the US$110,000 Baoji China Masters in Baoji City on Sunday.
Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SUZHOU, China - On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur football.
Thai, Korean stars set for tour opener
Sports, Published on 13/03/2025
» Phuket: Former major champion and world No.1 Park Sung-Hyun is set to compete in the US$800,000 (approximately 27.65 million baht) Blue Canyon Ladies Championship 2025, which gets underway at the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket today.
Another title for Dechapol, Supissara
Sports, Published on 02/12/2024
» Mixed doubles players Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran claimed their second title after winning he US$210,000 BWF Syed Modi India International 2024 in Lucknow on Sunday.
Doubles duo earn shot at another title
Sports, Published on 01/12/2024
» Mixed doubles players Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran will be having a second shot a World Tour title in a space of two weeks after reaching the final of the US$210,000 BWF Syed Modi India International 2024 in Lucknow on Saturday.
Dikembe Mutombo, a towering NBA presence, dies at 58
New York Times, Published on 01/10/2024
» ATLANTA - Dikembe Mutombo, who arrived at Georgetown University as an international student with aspirations of being a doctor but who instead became a towering presence in professional basketball and a dedicated humanitarian in his native Congo, died Monday in Atlanta. He was 58.
IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» LAUSANNE - Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a timeline on their potential participation at next year's Paris Olympics.
World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» BERLIN - A Qatari World Cup ambassador called homosexuality a "damage in the mind" in a German TV interview, sparking criticism in Europe and the United States Tuesday just 12 days before the tournament kicks off.
Medical staff to be tried for Maradona death
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» BUENOS AIRES: Eight medical personnel will stand trial for alleged criminal negligence in the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, according to a court ruling made public on Wednesday.