Category: Sports

The Army’s Lumpini boxing stadium, in the Ramintra area of Bangkok, which was closed in March last year after being identified as the source of a cluster of COVID-19 infections, is scheduled to host its first bout in almost 12 months this Saturday, but…

Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha was delighted with the inclusion of Muay Thai, or Thai-style boxing, in the 2023 European Games, to be held in the city of Krakow, Poland.   The European Olympic Committees (EOC) had announced that Muay Thai would be among the sports to feature at the 2023 European […]

The Brunei Darussalam National Sports Gallery located at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Berakas is reopen for public visits.   In the ‘de-escalation’ phase, especially during our situation in dealing with the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of Museums has limited the number of admissions received to 30 visitors at a time.   […]

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has captured his 8th Australian Open title, coming back to defeat Austrian Dominic Thiem in five sets, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in Melbourne Sunday.It is the 17th Grand Slam title for Djokovic, ranked number two in th…

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – China’s national women’s soccer team has been quarantined in Australia ahead of an Olympic qualifying tournament as fears spread about the outbreak of a new virus that has killed more than 130 people.Health officials in Queensland…

CLARK, PHILIPPINES – An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that the president vowed to investigate.President Rodrigo Dut…

NAIROBI Kayole Social Hall, located in Nairobi’s Eastland, a slum in Kenya’s capital, normally hosts meetings and gatherings of locals. But on weekends, it becomes a training space for dozens of young athletes. There, young boys and girls get togethe…