Bhutanese swimmer Sangay Tenzin to make his second Olympics appearance
Having embarked on swimming by practicing in the rivers in his early days, Sangay’s journey so far portrays sheer hard work, interest, and determination. It also stands as a…
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A chirpy pathbreaker in football boots: S’pore’s first woman to play in a European football league
For this first Asian to play for the Dortmund women’s team, three words echo in Danelle Tan's head: “Trust your training.” When anxiety swirls like a tempest before big…
Ahead of Paris Olympics, China takes steps to curb unruly sports fans
When Chinese paddler Wang Manyu failed to make the Paris Olympics women’s singles team in May 2024, her fans backed a 10,000-word petition to the country’s sport governing…
Vietnamese female futsal players get ready to take a shot at the first-ever World Cup
Coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang is working with 15 female futsal players in their first training session in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup hosted…
Kun Khmer: Young woman fights for ‘spirit of Khmer not money’, as veteran returns to ring in style
Rithy Emma, a French athlete with a Khmer heart, displayed all the courage of the Cambodia’s finest warriors in her Saturday night defeat of dangerous Iranian fighter…
Chinese firms sponsoring Euro 2024 expand outreach
Five Chinese companies — financial technology company Ant Group, home appliance giant Hisense, cross-border e-commerce platform AliExpress, smartphone manufacturer Vivo and…
Nepal loses to Bangladesh by 21 runs in T20 World Cup
Chasing a modest 107-target by Bangladesh, the Rhinos were bowled out for 85 runs. With this Nepal have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup winless from the group stage.
Sports exports surge with approach of Paris Olympics
At a factory owned by a Chinese sporting goods manufacturer based in Guangzhou, more than 20 boxes of table tennis balls were loaded into a shipping container destined for France.
Shanti Pereira and former national sprinter Tan Zong Yang announce their engagement
The Asian Games gold medallist posted on Instagram a series of photos with former national sprinter Tan, documenting the couple’s engagement at the Drottningholm Palace in…
Japanese judo siblings who won golds at Tokyo Olympics vow to defend titles in Paris
Hifumi, 26, won the men’s 66-kilogram title in Tokyo, while 23-year-old Uta won in the women’s 52-kilogram class.