MALANG: Indonesian police came under mounting criticism Sunday (Oct 2) after 125 people died in a stampede at a football stadium where officers fired tear gas on angry fans invading the pitch. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang, which also left 323 injured according to police, wasContinue Reading
MALANG: Indonesian police came under mounting criticism Sunday (Oct 2) after 125 people died in a stampede at a football stadium where officers fired tear gas on angry fans invading the pitch. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang, which also left 323 injured according to police, wasContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday (Oct 2) ordered a safety review of the country’s football matches after 129 people were killed in a stampede triggered by clashes between fans and police. In a televised statement, he said country’s sports and youth minister, national police chief and Indonesian football associationContinue Reading
TOKYO: Flamboyant Japanese professional wrestler turned politician Antonio Inoki died on Saturday (Oct 1) aged 79, local media reported. Public broadcaster NHK said that he died of heart failure. Standing 1.9m tall, Inoki was a pioneer of mixed martial arts in Japan, and shot to fame in 1976 for takingContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Hong Kong football fans had been heard booing China’s national anthem on Saturday (Sep 24) at the first match up open to spectators within the city since legislation outlawing the exercise was passed over two years ago. Supporters in Hong Kong have been barred from games for almostContinue Reading
HONG KONG: The world’s top dragon boat competition will ditch Hong Kong in favour of Thailand next year due to the city’s stringent coronavirus rules, organisers announced on Saturday (Sep 17). Hong Kong is trying to reboot its pandemic-hit sports scene even as it continues to follow a loose versionContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Overlooked by high-rises on the outskirts of Hong Kong, a group of students practise body-slam tackles and vicious ankle-wrenches at weekly training for an unlikely sport: The ancient Indian game of kabaddi. Though its professional league has a huge following in India and surrounding nations, kabaddi – aContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: When Nick Kyrgios can make his first appearance at a Wimbledon tennis last on Sunday (Jul 10), his family within Malaysia will be entertaining him on. The 27-year-old is the 1st Australian man to progress to a Grand Throw singles final since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005. HeContinue Reading