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War Elephants eye good result
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 26/03/2024
» Thailand coach Masatada Ishii is once again planning to employ a defensive strategy for the War Elephants' fourth Group C game of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup against South Korea at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium tonight.
Spain, Samurai Blue committed to win
Sports, Reuters, Published on 01/12/2022
» DOHA: Spain and Japan made better starts than most at the World Cup but fans of both will approach their final Group E with their calculators out, still uncertain whether their teams will be staying on in Qatar after Thursday.
Queiroz fumes over Klinsmann's criticism
Sports, AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» DOHA: Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has called on Juergen Klinsmann to resign from a Fifa experts panel after the former Germany striker accused the Iranians of gamesmanship in their World Cup win over Wales.
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".
The gaffer who ruffled a few feathers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/11/2019
» Whenever we read that a manager leaves a club by "mutual consent," it usually means he's been sacked, but Neil Warnock's departure from Cardiff City this week does appear to be a bit more consensual than most.
It does not get any better than this
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 31/08/2019
» Just about everything has been said about the remarkable performance of Ben Stokes last weekend in the third Test at Headingly which by some miracle kept England's Ashes hopes alive. It was a truly remarkable innings and a tribute to his strength after having bowled his heart out in 25 consecutive overs in Australia's second innings.
Being a child mascot is not cheap
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/01/2019
» Anyone familiar with the Premier League will be used to seeing 11 child mascots running out with each team every weekend. It's kind of nice to witness the different reactions of the kids, especially the younger ones, as they briefly find themselves in the limelight, holding hands with their heroes. Mind you, some of the players look a little uncomfortable with the whole procedure.
Just keep a successful captain
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 14/10/2018
» Thank you all for the comments on how difficult it must be to keep the 12 wives of each Ryder Cup team happy during the event.
Cardiff 'ready to ruffle a few feathers'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/05/2018
» Neil Warnock might not be the most popular manager on the planet, but he certainly knows how to get things done. Last week he earned his eighth promotion in the Football League as he led Cardiff City back to the Premier League after a four-year hiatus.
Pards joins managerial merry-go-round
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/04/2018
» News that West Bromwich Albion and Alan Pardew have parted ways by "mutual consent" hardly came as a surprise considering the club's dire situation, sitting rock bottom after eight straight defeats. 'Pards' lasted just 124 days.