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'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoil

AFP, Published on 26/01/2026

» MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.

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Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88

AFP, Published on 28/02/2025

» MOSCOW - Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.

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China censors data on US-born athletes’ training budgets

AFP, Published on 26/02/2025

» BEIJING - Chinese authorities appear to have censored a document showing plans to spend $6.6 million this year on training for two American-born winter sports athletes, including double-Olympic gold medallist Eileen Gu.

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Patama honoured as the 'Olympic Queen'

Sports, Thai gets nickname for her contributions, Published on 30/12/2024

» Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has been handed the title of "Olympic Queen" by the Thai Sports Journalists' Association (TSJA).

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Seoul honours Khunying Patama with prestigious citizenship award

Published on 06/11/2024

» In a special ceremony, Seoul awarded Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul honorary citizenship for her impactful contributions to South Korean sports and culture.

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Corruption blamed for China’s football woes

Bloomberg News, Published on 10/01/2024

» China’s government has blamed corruption for the dismal track record of its men’s football team in a documentary featuring confessions of bribe-taking.

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Young Aliff's meteoric rise to ONE stage

Sports, Published on 06/07/2023

» Another teenage Muay Thai prodigy will showcase his skills at ONE Lumpinee 24 on Friday.

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Cambodian martial art back from near-extinction

AFP, Published on 09/05/2023

» PHNOM PENH: A repurposed Phnom Penh wedding venue becomes a seething pit of pugilism as the Cambodian martial art of kun bokator roars onto the international stage only decades after near-extinction.

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Fifa chief Infantino: disparaged yet indestructible

AFP, Published on 16/03/2023

» KIGALI, Rwanda: Disparaged and yet seemingly indestructible, Gianni Infantino is poised to start a third term at the head of Fifa on Thursday.

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Afro-Greeks struggle to emulate 'idol' Antetokounmpo

AFP, Published on 04/12/2022

» ATHENS - Young Athenians sharpen their shooting skills under the dazzling white lights of an outdoor basketball court, forever dreaming of emulating local hero and global star Giannis Antetokounmpo.