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Aiyawatt honoured by University of Leicester
Sports, Published on 18/07/2024
» Leicester City Football Club's chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has been recognised by the University of Leicester for his successful stewardship of the club.
Green and gold fever grips S.Africa ahead of Rugby World Cup final
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
Ex-chair of Tokyo Olympics sponsor handed suspended jail sentence
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» TOKYO: The former chairman of a Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor was handed a suspended prison sentence Friday along with two others, in the first convictions in a spiralling bribery scandal surrounding the event.
Tokyo Olympics exec arrested over bribery allegations
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» TOKYO: A board member for the Tokyo Olympics was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes, prosecutors said, along with three other men connected to the scandal.
Match organiser: Pimrypie tickets not intended for local sale, no celebrity
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2022
» Organisers of the Liverpool vs Manchester United exhibition football match say tickets being offered online by Youtuber Pimradaporn "Pimrypie" Benjawattanapat were not intended for domestic buyers and do not include the special perks she has claimed they do.
Inter Milan agree multi-million euro loan with US investment firm
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» MILAN: Inter Milan's Chinese owners Suning have completed a financing transaction worth 275 million euros ($336 million) with US investment firm Oaktree Capital, according to reports in Italy on Thursday.
Inter fans party in Milan after 19th Serie A title triumph
AFP, Published on 03/05/2021
» MILAN: Thousands thronged onto the Milan streets on Sunday as Inter claimed a first Serie A title in 11 years to end rivals Juventus' nine-year reign.
On yer bike: cycling industry out-pedalled by demand
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» PARIS - Cycling is booming across the globe as people seek to avoid crowded buses and trains on their commute in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic -- or get back into shape after long months of lockdown.
Kolkata: birthplace of the Calcutta Cup, and still India's rugby hub
AFP, Published on 31/07/2019
» KOLKATA - When England and Scotland play rugby each year, the winner hoists the Calcutta Cup -- a relic of the sport's roots in India, and a nod to the city where it is still thriving to this day.
David and Goliath Tour de France battle changed oldest survivor's life forever
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» PARIS - The oldest surviving wearer of the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey, 93-year-old Jacques Marinelli, says he is still dining out on the achievement 70 years later.