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'The Sans' updated, embolden Thai flair
Sports, Published on 08/10/2025
» A new version of "The Sans", the official mascots for the 2025 SEA Games and Asean Para Games, has been unveiled.
Caley Thistle in crisis mode
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/10/2024
» Troubling news from Scotland where League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle has been placed into administration after running into major financial problems. The club has also been hit with a 15-point reduction, moving them to the bottom of the league with minus three points. That puts them 12 points behind the team directly above them, Dumbarton.
Kohli ready to shine on Cricket World Cup stage
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» AHMEDABAD, India - If you can judge a tournament by the number of replica tops sold, the Cricket World Cup in India opening this week already has a winner — home superstar batsman Virat Kohli.
Red faces in France over Olympic mascots made in China
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PARIS: The choice by Paris 2024 Olympics organisers of a cuddly red Phrygian cap as the Games' mascot is proving a harder sell than expected, after critics pounced on the fact that most will be made in China -- and others couldn't help seeing a symbol of feminine sexuality.
Chinese superfan spends thousands on Olympic souvenir obsession
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» BEIJING: Crammed on every available surface in Zhang Wenquan's crowded Beijing home is Olympic memorabilia -- from mascots and torches to flags, banners, clothes and cuddly toys.
Pandemic Olympics: how the Tokyo Games will be different
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 will be an Olympics like no other: held during a pandemic with crowds of tourists banned, extravagant celebrations replaced by tough infection controls, and even victory hugs off the cards.
Aussie softballers first team to arrive in Japan for Olympics
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» NARITA, Japan: Australia's softball team on Tuesday became the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games, which continue to face controversy.
Fan-free baseball opens in Japan
Published on 19/06/2020
» TOKYO: Opening Day at the 55,000-person capacity Tokyo Dome, home of Japan’s most successful and popular baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, is usually a raucous, festive affair but this year the season began on Friday in almost total silence.
No hugs as China football draws up coronavirus battle plan
AFP, Published on 20/05/2020
» SHANGHAI - The Chinese Super League (CSL) will be stripped of exuberant goal celebrations -- and fans -- as it attempts to start during the coronavirus pandemic, reports said on Wednesday.
Spit, sweat and shaking on it: Three sports habits that could change after coronavirus
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» PARIS - As the coronavirus brings the international sports calendar to a grinding halt, AFP Sport looks at three long-standing habits which could change forever once competition resumes.