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Italy set for 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday.
From Snoop Dogg to Tom Brady, stars flock to English second-tier clubs
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» LONDON - When Snoop Dogg sang the praises of Swansea City, it signalled the unlikely arrival of the latest celebrity owner in the once unfashionable Championship, English football’s second tier.
NBA approves $6.1bn sale of Boston Celtics
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» NEW YORK - The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to an investment group led by Bill Chisholm, five months after the deal worth a then-record $6.1 billion was agreed.
ONE boss slams 'smear' storm
Sports, Nicolas Atkin, Published on 15/07/2025
» ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has pushed back at online criticism of his promotion -- insisting the business is on track and "very close" to profitability.
ONE Championship CEO Chatri pushes back on speculation, says business is ‘very close to profitability’
Nick Atkin, Published on 11/07/2025
» ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has pushed back at online criticism of his promotion – insisting the business is on track and “very close” to profitability.
ONE Championship shifts global production hub to Bangkok as revenue ‘nears US$200 million’
Nick Atkin, Published on 30/06/2025
» ONE Championship has officially moved its global production operations to Bangkok – marking another shift in the martial arts promotion’s centre of gravity, as it leans deeper into its weekly Lumpinee Stadium events and reports a sharp rise in revenue.
Kunlavut, Supanida in last 16
Sports, Bangkok Post & agencies, Published on 01/08/2024
» Paris: Badminton stars Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Supanida Katethong yesterday advanced to the last 16 round of the men's singles and women's singles events of the 2024 Olympics in Paris respectively.
Ratchanok ousts rival to make badminton quarter-finals
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» PARIS - Two upsets and several close calls defined the fifth day of Olympic badminton group play at the Paris Games, most surprisingly when Thailand’s world Number 21 Ratchanok Intanon knocked Tokyo silver medallist Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan out of the tournament on Wednesday.
New women's North American hockey league launches
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» MONTREAL - Women's ice hockey dropped the puck on the new year with the launch of a new professional league, with New York blanking host Toronto 4-0 on Monday in the debut game of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Women's sport revenues tipped to break $1 billion barrier
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» LONDON - Global revenues from women's sport will top US$1 billion for the first time in 2024 thanks to an explosion in popularity, according to financial experts Deloitte.