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Irish World Cup dream threatened by Barrett's Gaelic Games schooling
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» PARIS - Beauden Barrett seeks revenge against the Irish in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final but the All Blacks star owes a debt of gratitude to Ireland because he learned the basic skills thanks to -- Gaelic football.
Cambodia poised for SEA Games with Chinese flavour
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will welcome thousands of athletes from across the region when the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games begin on Friday with an opening ceremony at a new stadium built and paid for by China.
Singapore bars sole Olympic champion from competition after cannabis use
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2022
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's only Olympic gold medal winner, swimmer Joseph Schooling, will not be given further leave from national service to compete because he admitted to using cannabis, the tightly-controlled city-state said on Wednesday.
Thailand leap to second spot
Sports, Published on 16/05/2022
» Thailand moved to second place in the 31st SEA Games overall standings after picking up seven more gold medals yesterday.
Thailand wins SEA Games bronze after swim controversy
AFP, Published on 15/05/2022
» Olympic swimming hero Joseph Schooling had a first gold of this year's Southeast Asian Games dramatically snatched away when Singapore's sprint relay team were disqualified.
Pride at stake as Hanoi lights up for show
Sports, AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» HANOI: The SEA Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday after a six-month Covid delay with Southeast Asian pride at stake in everything from football to bodybuilding and eSports.
SEA Games to light up Hanoi after Covid delay
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» HANOI: The SEA Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday after a six-month Covid delay with Southeast Asian pride at stake in everything from football to bodybuilding and eSports.
Duterte calls for probe after mess
Sports, Published on 30/11/2019
» Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a probe into the preparations for the Southeast Asian Games, which officially start today after a messy build-up marked by last-minute construction and logistical problems.
Kolkata: birthplace of the Calcutta Cup, and still India's rugby hub
AFP, Published on 31/07/2019
» KOLKATA - When England and Scotland play rugby each year, the winner hoists the Calcutta Cup -- a relic of the sport's roots in India, and a nod to the city where it is still thriving to this day.
'Coffee-grinder' Schooling roasts Asian swim rivals
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Singapore's Olympic swim champion Joseph Schooling shrugged off a horror turnaround Thursday to top the heats for the 50 metres butterfly at the Asian Games after a fitful night's sleep.