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.
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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.
Unlucky Pakistan fall at final hurdle to England as World Cup dream ends
After a sub-par batting effort but a superb bowling comeback, the Green Shirts had made a match of it before pacer Shaheen Afridi suffered an injury.
Fan Zhendong crowned at Chinese national table tennis
After Lin Gaoyuan managed an 11-9 victory in the fifth, Fan hit back to secure his crown with an identical score in the sixth game.
‘Weili of the world’ wins UFC title for China
After the win, MMA star Zhang Weili paid tribute to her supporters from home and abroad as she reclaimed the title she first won in Aug 2019.
No dream final with Pakistan as hapless India thrown out of World Cup by England
India, who topped Group 2 with four wins in five matches, are searching for their first global title since the 2013 Champion Trophy triumph.