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Division Two voters picked amid protests
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/01/2016
» A set of 30 new voters to represent the six regional leagues (Division Two) at the Football Association of Thailand presidential elections on Feb 11 was elected on Friday.
Dick Pound rebukes Coe over IAAF corruption
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» LONDON - Former World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) chairman Dick Pound on Friday criticised IAAF president Sebastian Coe for not doing more to uncover corruption at the highest level of his sport.
Hall of Fame outfielder Irvin dead at 96
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» WASHINGTON - Monte Irvin, a Hall of Fame outfielder and the fourth black player in Major League Baseball, died on Monday night of natural causes at his home in Houston, Texas. He was 96.
Australia's Balance wins overall Sydney-Hobart honours
AFP, Published on 31/12/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian 52-footer Balance was Thursday crowned the overall winner of the Sydney to Hobart race, after overcoming the roughest conditions in many years that forced dozens of yachts to retire.
Coe sets out roadmap to 'restore trust'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» PARIS - IAAF president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday set out his roadmap to "restore trust" in scandal-mired athletics, expressing his desire to transform track and field into a clean sport attractive to a younger population.
Sydney to Hobart fleet depart, bracing for gales
AFP, Published on 26/12/2015
» SYDNEY - American super-yacht Comanche was leading the fleet in Australia's Sydney to Hobart on Saturday, after bolting out of the harbour at the start of the gruelling 628-nautical-mile (1,163 kilometre)race.
Small boats in line for big day in Sydney-Hobart race
AFP, Published on 30/12/2015
» SYDNEY - One of the smallest yachts in the Sydney to Hobart race emerged Wednesday as a favourite to win overall honours in the rugged blue ocean classic.
Court clears Amir's path to return to Pakistan team
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - A Pakistani court on Tuesday rejected a petition against the inclusion of convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Amir in the national cricket team, clearing the last hurdle to his predicted comeback after a five-year ban.
New ICC chief hits out at 'bullying' big 3 nations
AFP, Published on 26/11/2015
» NEW DELHI - New International Cricket Council chairman Shashank Manohar has hit out at the imbalance of the sport's governing body which he said allowed Australia, England and India to bully the organisation.
Former boxing champ O'Neil Bell fatally shot
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Former undisputed boxing champion O'Neil Bell was gunned down in Atlanta by apparent robbers, US media reported.