World Champion boxer Mary Kom has been crowned as the best female athlete in Asia at a ceremony organised by Asian Sportswriters Union (AIPS Asia) in Malaysia. It is another accolade in a glittering career that has only known winning. Mary Kom, a record six time world champion was announced the winner of the prestigious award alongside South Korean […]
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Rafael Nadal finally got on with his main business in Thailand — playing tennis — and dispatched Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday in his first match since winning the U.S. Open. Making his Thailand Open debut after a first-round bye, top-ranked Nadal wasn’t troubled in the match. He lost […]
by Sean Randall After a week of Thailand promotions, Rafael Nadal finally gets back to the business of playing tennis on Thursday. The World No. 1 is in action against qualifier Ruben Bemelmens in the second round at the Bangkok Open. Nadal, who hadn’t won a hardcourt title in 18 months until his US Open […]
World No.1 Rafael Nadal says he has been very happy during his stay in Thailand. The Spaniard took part in a tree-planting event as part of PTT’s project to grow one million trees for His Majesty the King at Kasetsart University Veterinary Hospital in Hua Hin yesterday. The 24-year-old was there with his friend Juan […]
Singapore might be a world leader in many things but sport isn’t one of them, although they do boast top class table tennis players who go into the Commonwealth Games as firm favourites. The tiny, but wealthy, city-state is expected to send 71 athletes who will compete in nine of the 17 sports being contested, […]
