Bandar Seri Begawan  - Thai star Prom Meesawat showed his battling spirit by rallying with a birdie on the third play-off hole to defeat Japan’s Naoki Sekito and clinch the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships in the final round on Saturday.

The campaign of Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the Badminton Asia Championships came to an end on Saturday after they lost to world No 2 Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping of China 23-21 21-10 in the semi-finals.

Chiang Mai - World No 74 Jazz Janewattananond fired a third round 68 to take a stroke lead over Kwanchai Tannin in the Bt2 million Singha Chiang Mai Open at the Mae Jo Golf Resort and Spa on Saturday.

Mexican challenger Juan Francisco Estrada won the World Boxing Council super flyweight title Friday, holding on for a unanimous decision over Thailand champ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in a rematch. 

Sakon Nakhon fighter Nong-O Gaiyanghadao has set his sights on scoring the first knockout of his One career when he defends his Muay Thai bantamweight title against Japan’s Hiroaki Suzuki’s in the One: Warriors of Light bill at the Impact Arena Muangthong Thani on May 10.

World number one Naomi Osaka defeated Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-3 in Stuttgart on Thursday to reach her first career clay court quarter-final but admitted she had been left «depressed» after a «rough few months».

Rafael Nadal showed no mercy towards an emotional David Ferrer as he eased into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday, describing his compatriot who is winding down his career as a «pleasure to watch». 

Stacy Lewis fired a six-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Hannah Green after the first round of the USLPGA Tour's Los Angeles Open on Thursday.

Bandar Seri Begawan -  Thailand’s Tawit Polthai produced a brilliant six-under-par 64 to charge into the lead at the halfway stage of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal survived an early scare at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday by coming from a set down to beat Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and seal his place in the last 16.

This week’s HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open marks the first time that Moriya Jutanugarn will defend an LPGA Tour title. In 2018, the Thai star broke out of younger sister Ariya’s shadow to capture her first title since joining the Tour in 2013.

Thailand's Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Australian-based Irishman T.J. Doheny risk their world boxing crowns on Friday in a championship card from the Forum in Los Angeles.

Manchester City took a huge step towards retaining the Premier League title as a 2-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday took them a point clear of Liverpool at the top of the table with three games to go.

The Kingdom’s top women’s doubles pair, Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai, kept alive Thai hopes at badminton’s Asia Championships in Wuhan, China, as their compatriots made early exits on Wednesday.

Moriya Jutanugarn will defend her title for the first time in the HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Openwhich begins on Thursday.

World number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had «dodged a bullet» after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week's tournament in Stuttgart. 

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Old Trafford is no longer a «scary» place to visit ahead of Wednesday's derby at the home of Manchester United. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted on Tuesday that Manchester United will not be capable of competing for the Premier League title next season in a stark assessment of the current gulf between his side and Wednesday's opponents Manchester City.

Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Los Angeles Open on Tuesday and said she will be sidelined indefinitely while trying to recover from nagging right hand injuries.

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat will be looking to cast his injury woes aside when he defends his title at the US$75,000 Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships starting on Wednesday.

ONE Championship has just announced additional bouts for ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON, set for 17 May at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Paris Saint-Germain won the French Ligue 1 title for a sixth time in seven seasons on Sunday after second-placed Lille could only draw 0-0 at Toulouse.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's problems since taking over as permanent Manchester United manager intensified with a humiliating 4-0 loss away to Everton on Sunday.

Sandy Kraokaew Stuvik and teammate Shaun Thong of Hong Kong produced two podium finishes in the first round of the Thailand Super Series at the famous Sepang International Circuit over the weekend in Malaysia.

Thai rises to third as Henderson successfully defends Lotte title.

 RED-HOT mixed doubles duo Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai will spearhead Thailand’s challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships after Ratchanok “May” Intanon withdrew to focus on the Sudirman Cup.

Simona Halep's dream of adding a maiden Fed Cup title to her Roland Garros breakthrough triumph was on a knife-edge Saturday as Romania and France ended the opening day of their semi-final locked at 1-1.

Jurgen Klopp is adamant that their upcoming Premier League matches against Cardiff and Huddersfield are just as important as their mouth-watering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona as they chase down a domestic and European double.

Brooke Henderson captured her second consecutive Lotte Championship on Saturday, winning her eighth LPGA title to match Sandra Post for the most all-time tour triumphs by a Canadian.

Penang, Malaysia -  Japan’s Naoki Sekito captured his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory with a four-under-par 68 in the final round of the PGM ADT Penang Championship on Saturday.

Ariya Jutanugarn  shot a blemish-free 6-under 66 to trail co-leaders Brooke Anderson and Nelly Korda by two strokes after the third round of the LOTTE Championship on Friday.

World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Daniil Medvedev while Rafael Nadal survived a struggle to reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters for the 14th time on Friday. 

Pep Guardiola will target the quadruple again next season with Manchester City despite the disappointment of this week's Champions League exit against Tottenham.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat is set to defend his title at the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championship, which will celebrate its second straight edition on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) next week.

REIGNING bantamweight world champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao and fellow muay thai superstar Petchdam Petchyindee Academy will carry the Thai flag at the One Championship: Warriors of Light at Bangkok’s Impact Arena next month.