Final weeks till football extravaganza kicks off in Qatar
DOHA, 13 Aug 2022: With less than 100 days left until the start of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which was brought forward on Thursday from Nov 21 to …
Muay Thai boxing ‘temple’ finally allows women fighters
BANGKOK, 6 Aug 2022: Eight women were chosen to knock down the ban that for 77 years has kept them from fighting in Bangkok’s Rajadamnern Stadium, revered as Thailand’s temple …
US basketball star jailed 9 years in Russia for cannabis oil
MOSCOW, 5 Aug 2022: US basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court yesterday for drug possession and smuggling. Griner, 31, was arrested …
Aussie rugby league players refuse to wear rainbow jerseys
SYDNEY, 26 July 2022: Seven rugby league players in Australia said they would boycott their team’s decision to wear a rainbow-coloured jersey for a match commemorating LGTBI pride, the coach …
Bitter memory of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, 22 July 2022: A year after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – held in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic – Japan is still debating on whether the cost of …
Double record for Nepalese climber, scales world’s 14 highest peaks
KATHMANDU, 22 July 2022: A 47-year-old Nepali became the first climber in the world to summit the planet’s 14 highest mountains twice – a feat that no other climbers have …
RoboCup football kicks off in Thailand (video)
BANGKOK, 15 July 2022: A peculiar international tournament is underway in the Thai capital Bangkok, where 1,400 participants from 39 countries are taking part in a championship – whose star …
Olympian runner Mo Farah reveals he was child-trafficked from Somalia
LONDON, 12 July 2022: Sir Mo Farah was brought into the UK illegally and was forced to work as a domestic servant as a child, the British four-time Olympic champion …
Failed Super League slams UEFA, FIFA in EU court
LUXEMBOURG, 12 July 2022: Lawyers representing the Super League told the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) yesterday that Europe’s governing body UEFA has a “conflict of interest” in …
US basketball star pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
MOSCOW, 8 July 2022: US basketball player Brittney Griner yesterday pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling offences at a court in Moscow. The two-time Olympic champion was detained on …
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