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Vested interests affect domestic game, claims Somyot
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 29/06/2023
» Thai football has been interfered directly and indirectly by people who want to seek personal gain, Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Somyot Poompunmuang said on Wednesday.
Real Madrid, Juventus and Barca not giving up on Super League
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» MADRID: The main advocates of the Super League are not giving up.
Conflict zone to slalom for India's only Beijing Olympian
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» NEW DELHI: At the age of four, Arif Mohammad Khan put on skis for the first time, just a few kilometres from the Line of Control that divides the disputed, conflict-ridden region of Kashmir.
Around 96% of NBA players vaccinated against Covid-19: Silver
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» NEW YORK: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday that around 96% of players in the league have now been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite union opposition to a league-wide mandate.
Uncertainty, distress for Afghan cricketers after Taliban takeover
AFP, Published on 23/08/2021
» KABUL - The crack of bat on ball echoes around Kabul's international stadium as Afghanistan's top cricketers prepare for their next tour -- just days after the country fell to the Taliban.
Ukraine wrestler Belenyuk grapples prejudice, funding woes before Rio
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» KIEV - Taunted as a child over his Rwandese background, Greco-Roman wrestler Zhan Belenyuk has shrugged off the insults to become one of Ukraine's leading Olympic medal hopes.
In France, overflowing bins, strikes greet Euro 2016 visitors
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» PARIS - Overflowing rubbish bins, transport strikes, violent political protests, and floods -- the image of France as Euro 2016 kicks off on Friday is worrying tourist chiefs.
Gillespie stumps Yorkshire sponsors with vegan stance
AFP, Published on 07/06/2016
» LONDON - Yorkshire's Australian coach Jason Gillespie has risked the wrath of his English county's sponsors by claiming the "disgusting" dairy industry should be shut down.
Messi denies tax evasion in Panama Papers scandal
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» BARCELONA - The family of Lionel Messi denied on Monday that he was involved in tax evasion after the Barcelona star emerged as one of many personalities accused of shady offshore dealings in the Panama Papers scandal.
Blatter to use 'all legal steps' to clear name - lawyers
AFP, Published on 22/12/2015
» GENEVA - Sepp Blatter is ready to take "all legal steps" to clear his name after he was banned from football for eight years by a FIFA court over ethics violations, his lawyers said on Tuesday.