Mongolia’s Tsogtbaatar Won Judo World Championship

TASHKENT, Oct 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolian judoka, Tsend-Ochir Tsogtbaatar, won the gold medal in the men’s – 73kg, at the Judo World Championships yesterday. Tsogtbaatar defeated Japanese Soichi Hashimoto in the final, becoming the fifth world champion in the history of Mongolian judo. Brazilian Daniel Cargnin and Hidayet Heydarov of…

Indonesia will not be sanctioned by FIFA — Jokowi

JAKARTA, Oct 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesia will not be sanctioned by FIFA following the Oct 1 tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java that claimed 125 lives, including children, said the country’s president Joko Widodo. The matter was conveyed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino through a letter to Joko Widodo, better known…

Police Named Suspects In Indonesia’s Deadly Football Stampede

JAKARTA, Oct 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police have named six suspects, in the deadly football stampede at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang in East Java province, that claimed 131 lives. Indonesia’s national police chief, Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a press conference late on Thursday that, three of the suspects were…

Türkiye To Send Troops To Qatar For World Cup Security Upon Request

ANKARA, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Turkish parliament, yesterday, approved a motion on sending troops to Qatar, to provide security assistance during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “Upon request from Qatar, a motion was submitted to parliament on Saturday, to deploy soldiers in the country for six months, to provide…

Cambodia, Cuba Signed Agreements To Increase Cooperation In Sports, Culture

PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Cuba signed yesterday, two more agreements on boosting bilateral cooperation in the areas of sports and culture, a Cambodian senior official said. Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, presided over the signing ceremony…

King’s Cup eludes Malaysia after shootout loss to Tajikistan

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s hopes of ending a 44-year wait for glory in the Thailand King’s Cup ended in tatters after losing 3-0 in a penalty shootout to Tajikistan in the final at the 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai Stadium in Chiang Mai Sunday night. With the score…

Malaysia shoot down Thailand 5-3 on penalties to enter King’s Cup final

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia beat Thailand 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw during regulation play at the 700th Anniversary of Chiangmai Stadium in Thailand Thursday night, to move into the final of the 48th King’s Cup. Malaysia who took the lead through La’Vere Corbin Ong in…

New Zealand’s Rotorua Marathon Brought Thousands Of Runners Into Lake Tracks

ROTORUA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 2,400 runners stepped on the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake yesterday, in one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Home favorite, Michael Voss, won by a clear margin in 2:29:21 and became the first man to win three consecutive Rotorua Marathons,…

Malaysia proposes sharing sports expertise among OIC members

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries that have expertise in the field of sports to share their experiences and skills in an effort to improve the quality of sports among its members. Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu…

Malaysian men’s dodgeball team capture world title in Canada

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia captured the men’s World Dodgeball Championships gold medal for the third time after beating Australia 10-5 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada on Sunday (Monday morning Malaysian time). The Malaysian men’s team, ranked world number one, had also emerged champions in 2017 and…
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