PHNOM PENH: Pole vault star Ernest John Obiena will auction off his gold-medal-winning spikes to raise money for children back home in the Philippines who practise in a sawdust pit. Ranked number three in the world, Obiena took his third consecutive gold at the SEA Games in Phnom Penh onContinue Reading
“Although you lost, you won the hearts of Cambodia,” wrote Facebook user Mao Vanthan. Another user, Chanphal Ngy, was equally effusive: “We dropped tears with you … You will be successful in life as your wishes.” “Your resilience is a true inspiration to all of us,” chimed in Kong Dara.Continue Reading
HONG KONG: China wants to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose the politicisation of sports, Premier Li Qiang said, after protests over human rights and the playing of a Hong Kong protest-linked song at some events angered Beijing. Premier Li made the comments at a meeting withContinue Reading
About 50,000 watched the opening ceremony and match in the stadium, according to official figures. The game, which ended 1-1, was the first held since the Workers’ Stadium underwent a vast rebuild. The Communist Party-run tabloid Global Times called it “the perfect location for the start of a new eraContinue Reading
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will resume operations in China this year, it said on Thursday (Apr 13), ending a stance taken in 2021 to suspend tournaments in the country due to concerns over the safety of former doubles number one Peng Shuai. The WTA had received widespread praise forContinue Reading
“Rivalry is only 90 minutes. After that we’re brothers. Humanity above all else,” Persebaya wrote on their official Instagram account. The match was guarded by hundreds of security forces around the stadium and only a few officials linked to the clubs were allowed inside. There were no reports of fanContinue Reading
JAKARTA: The rematch of an Indonesian soccer game that ended in one of the world’s worst stadium stampedes last year was played on Tuesday (Apr 11) with no spectators present. Fierce rivals Persebaya and Arema FC last met in October 2022 when the match ended in a crush in whichContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness on Thursday (Mar 30) after FIFA pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it was due to kick off, following protests against Israel’s participation. The humiliating loss came after two influential governors advocated banningContinue Reading
Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the under-20 football World Cup, global governing body FIFA said on Wednesday (Mar 29). The decision to remove Indonesia as host of the May 20 to Jun 11 tournament was taken after its football federation (PSSI) said it had cancelled theContinue Reading
BEIJING: Two top football officials in China are being investigated over “serious violations of the law”, the country’s sports authority said Friday (Mar 24), as a government crackdown spread deeper into the game. Those under investigation are Huang Song, the head of the competition department at the Chinese Football AssociationContinue Reading