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'Empowering': Ireland's first female sumo wrestler blazes a trail
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» BELFAST - Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.
Thailand turn their focus to Asian Games in Nagoya
Sports, Published on 22/12/2025
» Thailand, who closed the curtain on the 33rd Southeast Asian Games with a commanding performance on home soil, have quickly shifted focus to next year's Asian Games in Japan.
ONE Championship: Takeru visits Laos school funded by Rodtang fight purse
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/12/2025
» ONE Championship superstar Takeru Segawa has returned to Laos to visit a school he helped fund using money earned from his blockbuster fight with Rodtang.
ONE Championship: Mongolia’s President hails Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu after shock world title win – ‘A new chapter in sports history’
Nick Atkin, Published on 10/12/2025
» Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh has praised Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu after the 36-year-old completed one of the biggest upsets in ONE Championship history to capture the bantamweight MMA world title at ONE Fight Night 38 in Bangkok.
Thailand launches all-out gold rush
Sports, Published on 09/12/2025
» The 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games -- Thailand's biggest sporting event of the year -- will officially begin on Tuesday with an opening ceremony at Rajamangala National Stadium.
Taekwondo aims to strike the first blow
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 03/12/2025
» In the high-stakes world of Southeast Asian sport, only a few disciplines carry the weight of national pride quite like taekwondo.
WBC returns to Bangkok for a historic convention
Sports, Wasim Mather, Published on 13/11/2025
» A press conference was held in the head office of WBC Asia in Phaya Thai last Friday to preview the 63rd WBC Annual Convention at Bangkok's Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel. This is in cooperation with Puripan Bunnag, senior vice-president for Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
ONE Championship: Chatri eyes records as Japan hosts biggest card yet at ONE 173
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/11/2025
» Up on stage at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, a glittering row of gold belts lined the table – five world titles that will be on the line when ONE Championship returns to Ariake Arena on Sunday.
ONE Championship: Vero Nika moves to ONE Friday Fights 132, as Anissa Meksen bout falls through
Nick Atkin, Published on 03/11/2025
» Myanmar’s ONE Championship star Vero Nika will have to wait a little longer for her US primetime debut.
ONE Championship: Marat Grigorian joins forces with nutritionist Peter Miller ahead of Rukiya Anpo showdown at ONE 173
Nick Atkin, Published on 31/10/2025
» Marat Grigorian has enlisted the help of renowned nutritionist Peter Miller to oversee his fight preparations for ONE 173 in Tokyo – as the Armenian looks to put his weight-cutting troubles in ONE Championship firmly behind him.