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Thai esports player expelled from SEA Games for cheating
Rattanan Wongkanjana, Published on 16/12/2025
» BANGKOK – A female Thai contestant in the AoV (Arena of Valor) esport event, Naphat Warasin, has been expelled from this year's SEA Games for using unauthorized third-party software during play.
Thamanat vows quick, tough action
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 26/09/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow said the petanque row must be resolved after a decision from the International Petanque Federation (FIPJP) to bar the sport from the upcoming SEA Games in Thailand.
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.
EU legal adviser backs UEFA in battle with Super League
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» LUXEMBOURG: The European Court of Justice's top legal adviser said on Thursday that the football governing bodies UEFA and Fifa had acted within the law when they threatened to expel clubs or players who joined a proposed Super League.
Valencia double helps Ecuador coast past hosts Qatar in World Cup opener
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2022
» AL KHOR, Qatar: Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a one-sided affair that was the first opening game defeat for a host nation in the tournament's history.
Confusion, crane and now cost cap risk taking gloss off Verstappen feat
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» SUZUKA: Max Verstappen said the confusion at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix that saw him declared Formula One world champion was "quite funny", but an impending cost-cap ruling could wipe the smiles off faces in the Red Bull garage.
Osaka returns to French Open with questions over form, fitness
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» PARIS - Naomi Osaka returns to Roland Garros looking to banish the memories of her withdrawal 12 months ago, but hampered by concerns over her clay-court form and fitness.
Russia Paralympians banned from Games as World Cup appeal launched
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» PARIS - Russian athletes were banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics while the country had its Formula One contract ripped up as sporting sanctions on Moscow bit deeper on Thursday following the invasion of Ukraine.
FIFA in 'advanced discussions' to expel Russia from World Cup
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» PARIS: FIFA is in "advanced discussions" to suspend the Russian national team from international competitions including the World Cup following the invasion of Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Monday.
Russia facing World Cup exile after 'unacceptable' FIFA plan
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» PARIS: Russia's future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Sunday after FIFA plans to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as "unacceptable" by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football's showpiece event into chaos.