North Korean sports broadcast labels South Korea ‘puppets’
While North Korea has used derogatory and sharp-worded expressions to describe the South on political and military issues, the use of a derogatory term in relation to a sporting…
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Impressive Asiad stint Philippine tracksters’ fuel to Paris
Taking 15 athletes to the 19th Asian Games, Philippine athletics certainly did more than represent the country well, with EJ Obiena giving the Filipinos their first gold with a…
Singapore’s sprint queen Shanti Pereira comes home to ‘nice, warm welcome’
For her exploits, the 27-year-old will pocket $300,000 from the Singapore National Olympic Council’s Major Games Award Programme, though 20 per cent of it will go to Singapore…
Malaysia’s sprint queens win Asian Games 4x100m bronze medal
The quartet of Shereen Samson Vallabuoy, Azreen Nabila Alias, Nur Afrina Batrisyia and Zaidatul Husniah Zulkilfli finished fourth with a time of 45.01.
Gilas Pilipinas escapes Iran to reach Asian Games semifinals
Justin Brownlee had 36 points for the Filipinos, who reached the continental meet’s semifinal for the first time since 2002.
In major milestone, first-ever women’s cricket match held in Swat
During the 10-over thrilling contest, the Mingora women’s cricket team emerged as winners after beating Kabal by seven runs.
Crafting memories to last a lifetime
A series of galas and interactive activities have been organized, both within the Asian Games Village and throughout the host city, to allow attendees of the Hangzhou Asiad to…
Naila Kiani, Sirbaz Khan become first Pakistani duo to summit world’s 6th highest peak Cho Oyu
Last month, the two had also successfully completed the ascent of the world’s eighth-highest peak, 8,163m-tall Mt Manaslu, in Nepal.
Singapore’s athletics fraternity hail Shanti Pereira’s performance as ‘one for the ages’
Retired sprinter C. Kunalan, 80, who has one silver and four bronzes from the Asian Games, flagged Pereira’s tears of joy and gratitude during the medal ceremony.
At painful Asian Games, Letitia Sim bravely passed every test
“I don’t practise getting fourth,” said Letita Sim in a heartbreakingly candid interview with The Straits Times after she stood fourth in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke…