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Thailand kicks off Fifa football congress
Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2024
» The 74th Fifa Congress kicked off in Thailand on Monday, casting a global spotlight on the nation as a premier destination for sports communities, with over 3,000 figures from the worldwide football community in attendance.
Chinese hope to lay a marker
Sports, Published on 23/09/2023
» HANGZHOU: After a year's delay due to Covid-19, the 19th Asian Games officially open on Saturday with hosts China eager to lift a country mired in economic gloom and athletes hoping to lay a marker before next year's Paris Olympics.
Saudi League kicks off, hoping world is watching
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» RIYADH: The Saudi Pro League kicks off on Friday amid unprecedented attention on Saudi football following a year of high-profile transfers and growing accusations of "sportswashing".
World sport returns to China after years of Covid cancellations
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» SHANGHAI: China will next week host its first major international sports event since abandoning strict Covid-19 rules, heralding the return of elite competition to the country after more than three years.
Women's sport a winner as money pours into India cricket league
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» MUMBAI - India's inaugural Women's Premier League cricket has generated hundreds of millions of dollars even before a ball is bowled on Saturday, with experts calling it a game-changing moment for women's sport.
IPL will become 'world's biggest domestic sporting event', says Strauss
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» LONDON - Former England captain Andrew Strauss forecast Wednesday the Indian Premier League would eclipse American football's NFL to become "the biggest domestic sporting event in the world" as he praised it for sparking one of cricket's "great steps forward".
Singapore dressed up to party like it's 2019 for F1 return
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» SINGAPORE: With tickets selling fast and party suites costing up to $70,000 a night, Singapore is putting the pedal to the metal when it hosts Asia's first Formula One race this weekend since the pandemic.
Chinese volleyball team wear masks during Asian Cup clash
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» BEIJING: China's volleyball association apologised on Friday for failing to tell its women's team to remove their face masks for an Asian Cup match in the Philippines.
Commonwealth Games defy doomsayers to remain afloat
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - The Commonwealth Games are sometimes seen as a quirky relic in the modern sporting calender but former International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing chief Michael Payne says they have consistently defied the doomsayers.
Sports clubs no longer a family affair, strictly business only
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» NEW YORK - Time was when sports teams and franchises were largely family enterprises, but now it is investment funds and consortiums buying them despite a downturn in the global economy.