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China issues 73 life bans, punishes top football clubs for match-fixing
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» BEIJING - China's football association issued lifetime bans to 73 people, including former national team head coach Li Tie, and punished 13 top professional clubs for match-fixing and corruption, it said Thursday.
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.
Attack and never give up: Inside Japan's deadly boxing scene
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» TOKYO — Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died.
Deaths could spell end for Japanese boxing
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» TOKYO — Japanese boxing is at "a crucial moment" and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country's boxing commission told Agence France-Presse (AFP) following the deaths of two fighters.
Man City hit six to reach Club World Cup last 16, Real Madrid win with 10 men
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» PHILADELPHIA - Manchester City hit Al Ain for six on Sunday to secure a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to beat Mexican side Pachuca 3-1.
ONE Championship: Lumpinee Stadium passes safety inspection following Bangkok earthquake
Nick Atkin, Published on 02/04/2025
» ONE Championship will return to action at Lumpinee Stadium this week with the iconic venue passing a safety inspection following the damage caused by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
Russian athletes headed to Paris have military links, support war
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/07/2024
» HAGUE - More than half of the Russian and Belarusian athletes cleared to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 have links to military agencies or showed support for the war in Ukraine, according to a human rights group which is urging sponsors of the Games to intervene.
Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on Monday, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup.
Verstappen claims record victory to draw level with Prost
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» MEXICO CITY - World champion Max Verstappen drew level with Alain Prost on 51 Formula One victories on Sunday when he claimed his record 16th triumph of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Swiss probe into Fifa chief Infantino dropped
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» GENEVA - Swiss prosecutors have dropped their three-year criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over suspected collusion with officials concerning the corruption scandal that engulfed world football's governing body.