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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.
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.
Thai football in need of a total revamp
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 01/09/2018
» The first round exit of the men's U23 team from the 2018 Asian Games has stirred up a hornet's nest and the sacking of Worrawoot Srimaka, the man who oversaw the War Elephants' failure in Indonesia, alone is very unlikely to restore the fans' faith in Thai football.
Thai fighters hope to punch above their weight
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 11/08/2018
» After a string of disappointing results, Thailand's boxers are once again faced with a daunting task as they bid to deliver the two promised Asian Games gold medals and regain the faith of country's disenchanted fans.
Tough task awaits Thais in Indonesia
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 29/07/2018
» A year ago in Kuala Lumpur, Worrawoot Srimaka pumped his fist in the air and blurted "Gu tham dai [I did it]!" as Thailand retained their men's football title -- the most coveted gold medal in the biennial SEA Games.
Thepchaiya ready for Higgins
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 25/04/2018
» When Thepchaiya Un-nooh walks into the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for the first time in his career this afternoon, he will be accompanied by Carabao's hit song Made in Thailand.
Somyot's own goal can leave a bitter taste
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 17/03/2018
» Until last week, Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac was the white knight of Thai football -- the only man deemed capable of shepherding the War Elephants to the arenas where only the best of Asia and world meet.
Where have all the Thai strikers gone?
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 23/07/2017
» A little more than a couple of months ago when Milovan Rajevac took over as Thailand's coach, his chances of emulating the success of his predecessor Kiatisak Senamuang were under a heavy a cloud of doubt.