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Costa Rica's Navas set for Real Madrid move - report
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» MADRID - Real Madrid have agreed a deal for Levante goalkeeper Keylor Navas following his outstanding World Cup display with Costa Rica, Spanish sports daily Marca reported on Wednesday.
Real Madrid, Barcelona top Forbes rich list
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money after they were named as the world's two richest sports franchises.
Stage set for tight British Open
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» HOYLAKE (UNITED KINGDOM) - The stage was set on Wednesday for the 143rd British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf club with title contenders keeping one eye on back-from-injury Tiger Woods and another on the ever-changing weather conditions.
Reformist Brazil move on from Scolari
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF) face the media music Thursday when the process begins to find a successor to Luiz Felipe Scolari, who quit in the wake of the country's World Cup flop.
Court rejects Yingluck flood lawsuit
Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2014
» The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by 10 Nakhon Pathom residents against former prime minister Yingluck, demanding 3.7 million baht compensation for damage from alleged mismanagement of floodwaters by her government in 2011.
GSB targets lottery vendors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/07/2014
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) is set to extend up to 1 billion baht worth of loans to lottery vendors suffering from the junta's policy of selling tickets at the official 80-baht price nationwide.
RS ruling clouds future bids for sporting rights
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 17/07/2014
» Thai broadcasters are likely to be classified as "high risk" when they bid on future broadcasting rights for major sporting events due to the Supreme Administrative Court's decision on the must-have rule.
NBTC resumes foreign scrutiny
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/07/2014
» The national telecom regulator will resume its strict examination of the foreign shareholding proportions of the three major mobile operators next week to ensure foreign ownership remains restricted in the telecommunications sector.
Superboard member for privatisation
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 17/07/2014
» Banyong Pongpanich, a member of the State Enterprise Policy Commission, has thrown his support behind privatisation of state enterprises and demutualisation of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
BoI applications on the rise
Business, Published on 17/07/2014
» Investment applications sent to the Board of Investment (BoI) reached a six-month high in June, a sign of rebounding confidence in Thailand even though the first-half figure was down sharply year-on-year.