SHANGHAI - A former property banker, Briton Alex Jarvis, said he fell into China's football boom with a chance encounter in the first class lounge of a cruise liner bound for New York in 2011. Three months later, he was...
When ONE Championship returns to Malaysia on Friday Night, 10 February, they will host one of the nation’s brightest young stars. Undefeated 21-year-old Agilan “Alligator” Thani will take on his toughest test to date when he faces off against...
Melbourne - Rafael Nadal edged closer to a much-anticipated Australian Open final with his great rival Roger Federer after marching into the semi-finals on Wednesday. The 14-time Grand Slam champion was too powerful for injury-hit world number three Milos Raonic,...
Kamal Shalorus wants another shot at glory.Two years removed from unsuccessfully challenging for the ONE Lightweight World Championship, “The Prince Of Persia” will renew his quest to the gold on Friday Night, 10 February. The Iranian will square off...
When former two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Sirimongkol Singwancha was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug possession in 2009, he thought his career had ended. But it was the sport that Sirimongkol had picked up at age...
News that Hong Kong will be hosting the Premier League Asia Trophy may have disappointed local fans, who turned up in record numbers when the event was held here in 2015. But Singapore could still get its fix of top-class...
London - Bernie Ecclestone's four-decade reign as a "dictator" of Formula One had to end if the sport is to get the fresh start it needs, new chairman and chief executive Chase Carey says. Ecclestone's time as the colourful ringmaster of...
Singapore's top-ranked female paddler Feng Tianwei is on course to represent the Republic at the South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Malaysia, which will be held from Aug 19 to 31. Despite being ranked fifth in the world, there had been...
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with misconduct after appearing to push the fourth official during a Premier League match against Burnley, the Football Association said on Monday. Wenger was angered by a decision to award Burnley...
Kansas City - Nathan Chen landed five quadruple jumps in a near perfect free skate programme Sunday to capture the men's singles title at the US National Figure Skating Championships. The 17-year-old Chen became the youngest US men's champion in...
