A native of the north-eastern province of Buri Ram and a cousin of Lalisa Manoban, aka “Lisa” of the girl band “Blackpink”, has become Thailand’s first female kick boxer to win the K-1 World Grand Prix championship in Japan on Saturday.Chanthakan Manob…
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Djokovic hails ‘champion’ Nadal but ‘not surprised’ by injury recovery
Novak Djokovic hailed Rafael Nadal as a “great champion” after losing an epic late-night French Open quarter-final, but added he was “not surprised” by his rival’s recovery from a debilitating injury.Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros, clinch…
Read MoreVietnam To Play Thailand In SEA Games Men’s Soccer Final
HANOI, Vietnam, host of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), will face Thailand in the event’s men’s soccer final.The Vietnam national under-23 soccer team defeated Malaysia 1-0, at Viet Tri Stadium, in the northern Phu Tho Province last…
Read MoreIndia’s Nikhat Zareen Wins Gold At Women’s World Boxing Championships
India’s Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women’s World Boxing Championship with a win over Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in the fly-weight final in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. Nikhat thus becomes only the fifth Indian women’s…
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Soccer: Vissel Kobe stay undefeated in ACL group stage
Published by Kyodo News Vissel Kobe moved three points clear atop Asian Champions League Group J on Friday with a 6-0 win over Chiangrai
Read MoreAsian Games to Go Ahead in Hangzhou: Malaysian Official
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — The 2022 Asian Games in China will go ahead, the Olympic Council of Malaysia said Saturday, denying claims that it was facing the possibility of being postponed.The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Ha…
Read MoreDeputy leader of Thailand’s Democrat party quits amid sexual harassment allegations
A deputy leader of the Democrat Party, Prinn Panitchpakdi, announced his resignation from all posts in the party today (Thursday), as he categorically denied multiple allegations of sexual harassment on social media.In a press conference held this afte…
Read MoreSEA Games football: Malaysia drawn in same group as 16-time champs Thailand
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s Under-23 (U-23) football squad will meet 16-time champions Thailand after the two countries were drawn in Group B for the Hanoi SEA Games next month.The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) in a Facebook post Wednesday said t…
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