Eileen Gu, the U.S.-born and -trained skier who represented China in this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, is now pushing for an upcoming Winter Olympics to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah.At Tuesday’s TIME100 Summit in New York, which Time magazine …
Continue ReadingHANOI— Malaysian contingent are just nine gold medals away from achieving their 36-gold target as Day 11 of the 31st SEA Games drew to a close Wednesday.With five days to go before the curtain comes down on the biennial Games on Monday (May 23), local …
Continue ReadingVIENTIANE, More than 400 athletes from Laos are to participate in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, from May 12 to 23.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Chansamone Chanyalath and Minister of Education and Sports, Phout Sim…
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR— A special task force has been formed to monitor and assist in the recovery process of Malaysian national cycling ace Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, who successfully underwent heart surgery on April 21, said National Sports Institute (NSI) chief…
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR— It is not impossible for the Malaysian contingent competing in the 31st South East Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam to win over 50 gold medals and exceed the set target of 36 gold medals.National Sports Council (NSC) director-general A…
Continue ReadingNAIROBI — Kenya’s Rift Valley town of Iten is popular as a training base for long distance runners.However, the town has recently seen the killing of two elite female runners — Agnes Tirop in October and Damaris Mutua earlier this month. That’s raising…
Continue ReadingIPOH (Malaysia)— Malaysia’s premier cycling tour race – Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) – is set to return in June this year after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu said so far, five teams ha…
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO — For many serious patrons of casinos, Chinese-ruled Macao has been the mecca of gaming, with high-end shopping and even higher-stakes tables. One of the world’s biggest gambling centers before the COVID-19 closures, Macao is now experiencing tougher scrutiny on its casino scene as part of what analysts describe as an effort to control […]
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