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Panipak: Carrying the burden of hope
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 21/07/2024
» Taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit is under no small amount of pressure to deliver the goods at the Paris Olympic Games, so much so that the two-time world champion has resorted to seeking divine help.
Hot Puripol ignites hopes for a better show
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 20/07/2024
» So far, Thailand's participations in the track and field events of the Olympic Games have been primarily aimed at helping its athletes gain "international exposure" -- this could all change at Paris 2024 early next month.
Coronavirus-induced hiatus could help Thais
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 15/03/2020
» These are depressing times for everyone. None more so than for sports fans as events around the world continue to be called off by the hour due to the unabated spread of coronavirus.
FAT rule that sidelined Worawi needs revision
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 16/02/2020
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) presidential election on Wednesday turned out to be a bit of a bore, but it was expected to be so ever since former association chief Worawi Makudi was thrown out of the race.
Can anyone knock down the towering Thunder Castle?
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 17/02/2019
» A lot has changed since Buriram United lifted the coveted Thai League 1 trophy for a record sixth time in September and that include some noteworthy modifications in the defending champions' line-up as well.
Hopes high, and fingers crossed, for 2019
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 06/01/2019
» The year 2018 was an eventful one for Thai football -- one with a bucketload of heartbreaks -- and many of the country's sports fans will be happy that it's history now.
It's a year of missed opportunities
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 25/12/2018
» For Thai football, the year 2018 came to an end in the same dreary way it started and there wasn't much to cherish in between as well.
Wanted: Adept Thai manager who fits the bill
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 16/12/2018
» It seems the raucous media chorus calling for the installation of a homebred coach at the helm of the national football team has run its course and muffled a great deal.
Time for Thais to sound out other coaching options
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 09/12/2018
» A Shakespearean comedy is titled All's Well That Ends Well, but as far as the Thais' bid to complete a hat-trick of AFF Suzuki Cup titles was concerned it neither ended well nor anything seemed to be well within the team.
A year of unfulfilled expectations
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 13/10/2018
» There were plenty of expectations on the part of fans when the Thai League 1 kicked off in February this year, but the country's top football competition petered out last week into a damp squib.