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World federation bars Thailand from staging petanque events
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/09/2025
» The international petanque community has been shaken by an unprecedented decision from the World Petanque and Bowls Federation (WPBF) to ban the sport from the 2025 SEA Games, following a governance crisis within Thailand's national federation.
Thais keen to put on a better Olympic show
Sports, Published on 25/07/2024
» Thailand will have one of its biggest ever Olympic Games contingents of 51 athletes in Paris, but the hopes of raking in medals remain as modest as ever.
Barcelona axe Xavi after season of turmoil
Sports, Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» MADRID - Barcelona sacked manager Xavi Hernandez on Friday, four weeks after confirming their former midfielder would honour the last year of his contract and lead them through next season.
Hosting '26 Asian Games will 'wipe away' Japanese doubts
Sports, AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» Hangzhou: The 2026 Asian Games in Japan can "wipe away" public doubts over holding major sporting events, a senior official told AFP, following a wide-ranging corruption scandal surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Tajikistan in final, thanks to close win
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/09/2022
» Tajikistan rallied past Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 on Thursday night to reach the final of the 2022 King's Cup at Chiang Mai's 700th Anniversary Stadium.
Life on tour is difficult for golfer Kiradech
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 01/08/2020
» Sports have not been the same since they were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced a host of events to be postponed or cancelled earlier this year.
Probe finds corruption, doping cases
Sports, Published on 06/06/2020
» Toronto: An investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) found widespread corruption and dozens of covered-up drugs tests, officials said on Thursday.
FC Seoul get record fine over sex dolls
Sports, AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won (approximately 2.5 million baht) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deeply humiliated women fans".
Football films can be a mixed bag
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/05/2020
» Last week I watched on TV a couple of half-decent films on American sports -- Moneyball (2011) starring Brad Pitt as a baseball manager and Any Given Sunday (1999) with Al Pacino as coach of an underperforming American gridiron team.
Tawa to appeal 'unfair' doping ban
Sports, Published on 06/04/2020
» The Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (Tawa) will appeal the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) ruling which bans its athletes from taking part in the Tokyo Olympics, among other sanctions, over doping, a senior Thai official said on Sunday.