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'Empowering': Ireland's first female sumo wrestler blazes a trail
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» BELFAST - Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.
Thailand turn their focus to Asian Games in Nagoya
Sports, Published on 22/12/2025
» Thailand, who closed the curtain on the 33rd Southeast Asian Games with a commanding performance on home soil, have quickly shifted focus to next year's Asian Games in Japan.
ONE Championship: Takeru visits Laos school funded by Rodtang fight purse
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/12/2025
» ONE Championship superstar Takeru Segawa has returned to Laos to visit a school he helped fund using money earned from his blockbuster fight with Rodtang.
ONE Championship: Mongolia’s President hails Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu after shock world title win – ‘A new chapter in sports history’
Nick Atkin, Published on 10/12/2025
» Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh has praised Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu after the 36-year-old completed one of the biggest upsets in ONE Championship history to capture the bantamweight MMA world title at ONE Fight Night 38 in Bangkok.
Thailand launches all-out gold rush
Sports, Published on 09/12/2025
» The 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games -- Thailand's biggest sporting event of the year -- will officially begin on Tuesday with an opening ceremony at Rajamangala National Stadium.
Taekwondo aims to strike the first blow
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 03/12/2025
» In the high-stakes world of Southeast Asian sport, only a few disciplines carry the weight of national pride quite like taekwondo.
Patama: Sport pathway for preventing youth crime
Sports, Published on 28/11/2025
» Thailand has received strong regional support as it hosts the inaugural Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention Conference, an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-assigned initiative aimed at using sport as a tool to deter youth crime and strengthen community safety across Asean.
Anti-doping body hails Yemeni drugs seizure
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS - The seizure of a large amount of performance-enhancing drugs in a raid by Yemeni law enforcement agents is “a landmark moment”, the head of investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has told AFP.
WBC returns to Bangkok for a historic convention
Sports, Wasim Mather, Published on 13/11/2025
» A press conference was held in the head office of WBC Asia in Phaya Thai last Friday to preview the 63rd WBC Annual Convention at Bangkok's Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel. This is in cooperation with Puripan Bunnag, senior vice-president for Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
ONE Championship: Chatri eyes records as Japan hosts biggest card yet at ONE 173
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/11/2025
» Up on stage at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, a glittering row of gold belts lined the table – five world titles that will be on the line when ONE Championship returns to Ariake Arena on Sunday.