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Plenty in store for sports fans in 2025
Sports, Published on 01/01/2025
» Los angeles: There may be no Olympics or Paralympics in 2025 but the sporting calendar is still steeped in high quality tournaments.
Bringing new Asian talents to the fore
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 24/10/2024
» The stars truly aligned for Asian golf during one glorious Sunday in October as three young talents, Kevin Yu of Taiwan, China's Wenyi Ding and Kaito Onishi of Japan, put an exclamation point on the importance of the various global pathways that lead to the sport's ultimate destination, the PGA Tour.
US ambassador to India backs cricket to hit LA Olympics for six
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» MUMBAI - The United States' ambassador to India believes his compatriots will come to share his joy in the "unabashed fun" of Twenty20 cricket when the format features at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» REYKJAVIK - Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end.
Family man Rodtang: 'I want to live married life'
Sports, Published on 24/04/2023
» At just 25 years old, Rodtang Jitmuangnon has just about done it all in Muay Thai, and despite his relative youth, he's been thinking about life after fighting.
Sky's the limit for cueist Mink
News, Published on 29/03/2022
» Twelve years ago, nobody would have believed that the skinny little girl sitting in a quiet corner of a Saraburi snooker club would one day become a world-beater.
Heavyweights New Zealand, England clash in blockbuster World Cup semi
AFP, Published on 26/10/2019
» YOKOHAMA (JAPAN) - Reigning champions New Zealand and England clash in a heavyweight Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday after a build-up marked by spying claims and a game of tactical cat-and-mouse.
Women cricketers do Thailand proud
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/09/2019
» There was a significant moment for Thai sport last week in the most unlikely of settings -- Forthill Cricket Club in Dundee, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay in Scotland.
Rossi turns tiny Italian town into MotoGP Mecca
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» TAVULLIA (ITALY) - Tavullia, once just a sleepy town in the rolling hills along the Adriatic coast, has become a motorcycling Mecca for fans of Italy's inimitable nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi.
Indian summer as 'Swami Army' flock to Aussie cricket grounds
AFP, Published on 05/12/2018
» SYDNEY - It's a summer's day and the historic Sydney Cricket Ground is buzzing with chatter and excitement.