South Korea’s Sports Ministry confirms irregularities in national soccer coach hiring
Sports Ministry confirms allegations of wrongful actions by the soccer federation, but does not say Hong Myung-bo's contract is invalid.
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Blood, sweat, cheers: China’s badminton success is driven by dedication of coaches, athletes
The athletes' remarkable success is built on scientific training, the close, family-like care of their coaches, and years of collaboration that have fostered deep bonds throughout…
Thai golfer Jasmine Suwannapura captures third LPGA title
Li, starting the final round in a tie for 25th, delivered a record-breaking performance. She carded a stunning 61, featuring three eagles and six birdies. Despite early struggles,…
Top Filipino darters dominate 10th Cosmo Malaysian Open Darts Championships in KL
The 10th edition of the darts championships was a special one indeed. The event in both the men's and women's section saw record entries of more than 750 darters from the 150…
World Boxing Cup kicks off in Ulaanbaatar
A total of 170 boxers from countries including Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Wales, Australia, Peru, South Korea, China, the Philippines, and the host nation…
Asia’s first international esports tournament unveiled in Shanghai
The league will cover seven to ten game titles at launch, and its inaugural season will last for about six months, expecting to produce more than 300 million minutes of esports…
China turns to Japanese coaches to develop next generation of soccer players
Japanese coaches are increasingly being handed the reins to China’s national youth teams, most recently on the boys’ U16 and U15 levels, with the aim of achieving Chinese…
‘I play only for fun,’ says 81-year-old Bangladeshi chess player Rani Hamid
The 20-time Bangladesh national women's champion, three-time British Women's Chess Champion, and Commonwealth Chess gold medalist, Hamid, talked about her experience, memories,…
Lando Norris wins Singapore Grand Prix in drama-free race at Marina Bay
As fireworks lit up the Marina Bay skyline, Norris took the chequered flag in 1hr 40min 52.571sec, finishing a whopping 20.945 seconds ahead of Verstappen and 41.823sec ahead of…
Meet China’s first F1 driver and his pet cat Sweetcorn
As a child, racing fan Zhou Guanyu would often tune in to Formula One races at odd hours with the TV volume turned down as his parents were already asleep.