BEIJING, CHINA — China on Monday canceled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached its highest point since March 2020.Organizers said last year there would be no inte…
Continue ReadingA city near Beijing, the site of next month’s Winter Olympics, has begun a mass COVID testing campaign because of the discovery of at least 40 omicron cases over a two-day period. Officials have initiated restrictions on Tianjin’s residents in an effor…
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Published by Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The 2021 World Games Athlete of the Year could be a Filipino — Muay Thai fighter Philip Delarmino. The 31-year-old Delarmino, who delivered the country a historic World Championships gold medal in the sport in Phuket, Thailand in December last year, was one of 24 nominees — from […]
Continue ReadingThailand booked their place in the AFF Suzuki Cup final for a ninth time in 13 attempts after they held defending champions Vietnam to a goalless draw on Sunday in the second leg of the semi-finals to complete a 2-0 aggregate victory. The Vietnamese do…
Continue ReadingThailand underlined its status as a global badminton power on Tuesday (Dec 7), when Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed the mixed doubles No 1 throne in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).First f…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — As South Korea decides whether or not to join the Biden administration’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, experts said its decision could signal its commitment to Washington’s coalition-building strategy centered on human…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Experts say that for the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to be effective, more countries will need to participate. But that could be challenging given some countries’ economic ties to China or recognized prowess in w…
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