The highly-rated Boonchu Ruangkit Championship will raise the curtain on the new Asian Development Tour (ADT) season when it gets underway from January 10 to 13 next year.

Johannesburg -  Kurt Kitayama of the United States continued to ride on his rich vein of form by firing a flawless eight-under-par 63 to trail first round leader Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa by one shot at the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg on Thursday.

Disconnected cockpit pedals caused the helicopter crash that killed the Thai billionaire owner of Leicester City football club and four others on October 28, a British investigation found on Thursday.

After making a name for himself in Lumpini and Rajadamnern, Muay Thai star Panpayak “The Angel Warrior” Jitmuangnon finally makes his long-awaited debut on the ONE Super Series stage when he takes on Portuguese striker Rui Botelho at One: Destiny of Champions in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Coach fumes at idea he should quit after stunning Cup exit 

Singapore - ONE Championship™ (ONE) has further bolstered its burgeoning roster of world-class athletes with the acquisition of Vietnamese-American mixed martial artist Bi “Killer Bee” Nguyen.

Kabul - Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentinian came true, but now the seven-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war.

Liverpool closed back to within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City by coming from behind to beat Burnley 3-1 as Manchester United and Arsenal shared the spoils in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.

Manchester United avoided another damaging defeat as Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard twice quickly levelled at Old Trafford to earn a 2-2 draw with Arsenal and offer some rest bite to beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho.

A stiff breeze of 15 to 20 knots off south-western Phuket on Wednesday morning provided near perfect conditions for the large fleet of boats contesting this year’s King’s Cup Regatta, allowing the organizers to hold three races in some classes.

Malaysia advanced to the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup, beating defending champion Thailand on away goals after both were tied at 2-2 in the second leg of the semi-finals at the Rajamangala National Stadium on Wednesday.

Muay Thai icon Petchmorrakot Petchyindee Academy could not be more pleased to be part of what is considered as the biggest martial arts stage in the world, ONE Championship.

The government rewarded national athletes with a total Bt401 million incentive money for their achievements in the Asian Games, Asian Para Games and Youth Olympic Games at the Government House on Tuesday.

Thailand goalkeeper Chatchai Budprom wished Malaysia’s footballers sweet dreams last night … but vowed they would wake up to a real-life nightmare in tonight’s second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final in Bangkok.

World No1 Ariya Jutanugarn believes there will be a fourth Thai winner on the LPGA Tour next year with as many as 11 local players again being eligible for the world’s top circuit in 2019.

Phuket – The 32nd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta was off to a flying start on Monday with a strong breeze of up to 17 knots, allowing race organizers to hold two races in all classes off the southern part of the resort island.

Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Ballon d'Or on Monday, ending the 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg was rewarded for her prolific form with Champions League winners Lyon as she took the first ever women's Ballon d'Or prize at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.

Asia’s premier sailing event and the prestigious Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, celebrates its 32nd year at its traditional base the Beyond Resort Kata, Phuket, from 1-8 December.

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MIKA Chunuonsee damped down fears that Thailand’s AFF Suzuki Cup defence had been jeopardised by the draw with Malaysia in Saturday’s semi-final first leg, vowing the War Elephants would charge back on Wednesday.

Malaysia and Thailand will go into their AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 semi-final second leg on December 5 with the outcome poised on a knife edge after a goalless draw in their first meeting on Saturday at a sold-out Bukit Jalil Stadium.

Jose Mourinho suggested after a third Premier League match without victory that his team had not had enough «mad dogs» on the field in their 2-2 draw with Southampton. 

Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling inspired a 3-1 win over Bournemouth, while Manchester United's problems mounted as they escaped with a 2-2 draw at lowly Southampton on Saturday.

 Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines stayed accurate off the tees to post a four-under-par 66 and storm into the outright lead at the penultimate round of the Queen’s Cup hosted by Jaidee Foundation on Saturday.

Singapore: - The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it has added Korean-Japanese mixed martial arts veteran and judoka, Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama to its elite talent roster.

Beau Champ, Mauritius - Kurt Kitayama of the United States shot his second seven-under-par 65 in two days to take control at the halfway stage of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on Friday.

AMERICAN young gun Johannes Veerman produced a flawless round of 65 to grab a one-shot lead over defending champion Jazz Janewattananond and Filipino Miguel Tabuena going into the weekend rounds of the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup presented by Thongchai Jaidee Foundation.

THAILAND need to break their losing streak to Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, as they square off on Saturday evening in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-finals.

Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage.

Ariya sweeps season-ending awards, leads list of 2018 record-breakers

Japanese rider top on Day 2 - with three Hondas in the top five

AMERICAN SHOOTS 8-UNDER TO LEAD DEFENDING CHAMP JAZZ BY FOUR 

ALEXANDER Albon, 22, will become only the second driver in Formula One history to race under a Thai flag when he takes his place on the starting grid next season.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hit out at the referee and Neymar as his side slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday that leaves last season's runners-up dangerously close to an early Champions League exit.