‘Made in China’ marches to 2022 FIFA World Cup
Chinese companies are providing more sponsorship revenue, than enterprises from any other country at the 2022 World Cup, with $1.4 billion compared with $1.1 billion from US firms.
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Olympic bribery probe uncovers accusations of bid-rigging
The suspected collusion allegedly occurred in bidding conducted in 2018 by the organising committee for contractors to do the planning of test events.
Can Thai police stop multi billion-baht World Cup gambling? Don’t bet on it
Gambling remains illegal in Thailand for all except the national lottery and horse racing, but that won’t stop the Thais from betting on the World Cup.
Christian Lee becomes two-division world champ, Rodtang retains gold at ONE Fight Night 4
It was not an easy feat, as Lee was nearly knocked out in the first round courtesy of welterweight world champion Abbasov’s powerful punches.
Qatar first host nation to lose World Cup opener
A double strike from striker Enner Valencia in the first half helped Ecuador beat hosts Qatar in the World Cup 2022 opener at the Al Bayt Stadium.
Indonesia bids to host 2036 Olympics in eventual capital
While construction for the new capital city project already commenced in July, doubts remain after Softbank Group withdrew its funding support in March.
Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome marks opening of new skateboard park in Tokyo
Daisuke Hayakawa, a coach for the Japanese national team, supervised the design of the 2,400 square meter skate park.
Badminton: Loh Kean Yew is first Singaporean man to reach World Tour Finals
His 26-minute victory at the Quay Centre at the Australian Open was enough to seal his passage to the World Tour Finals.
National games preparations ‘meticulous’: Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee
An estimated 40,000 students and members of the public will attend the event, and the authorities are making sure spectators could enter and exit the venues safely and orderly.
In pursuit of pair-fection
Winning figure skating pairs gold at Beijing 2022 was the culmination of 15 years' hard work and perseverance for Sui Wenjing and Han Cong.