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Vivian Kong's gold at Paris Games inspires more girls to enrol in Hong Kong fencing schools
Published on 29/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Some fencing schools in Hong Kong are seeing a surge in sign-ups following epeeist Vivian Kong's gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, with club founders saying the triumph would encourage more girls to turn to the sport.
Chatri promises unique experience to American fans
Sports, Published on 05/05/2023
» Denver: ONE Championship kicked off a historic week with a press conference for today's ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson v Moraes III at the Paramount Theater.
Afghan women taekwondo fighters feel defeated by Taliban
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» HERAT (AFGHANISTAN) - Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion -- who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics -- says she has finally met her match.
Foxes in town for Vichai funeral
Sports, Published on 05/11/2018
» Leicester City players and officials arrived at Bangkok’s Wat Debsirindrawas yesterday to pay respects to club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was tragically killed in a helicopter crash last Saturday.
Citizenship hopes boosted for Choi
Sports, Published on 25/08/2016
» The Taekwondo Association of Thailand (TAT) has asked the Tourism and Sports and Foreign ministries to help national coach Choi Young Seok get Thai citizenship.
How Ali's 'Thrilla' left its mark on the Philippines
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» MANILA - A bustling shopping mall forms an unlikely monument to the "Thrilla in Manila", but Muhammad Ali's most brutal fight made its biggest impression on the minds of those who witnessed it and still speak of it with awe.
Thai fans take fantastic Foxes to heart
Sports, Published on 03/05/2016
» Leicester City are enjoying a big hike in the number of their Thai fans with new converts jumping on the bandwagon of the rising Foxes.
Brexit risk puts English Premier League football on defensive
AFP, Published on 18/03/2016
» LONDON - The possibility of Britain voting to leave the European Union in its June 23 referendum leaves the lucrative and globally popular English Premier League facing an uncertain future.
SAT chief comes to Muay Thai rescue
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 05/03/2016
» The planned inception of mixed martial art (MMA) in Thailand has ruffled quite a few feathers with the country’s sports chief declaring it detrimental to the development of Muay Thai in the Kingdom.
Mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey brushes off mother's tirade
AFP, Published on 28/10/2015
» GLENDALE (UNITED STATES) - Mixed martial arts superstar Ronda Rousey brushed off questions about controversial comments made by her mother as she geared up for next month's UFC title defence against Holly Holm in Australia.