Sports – Page 50

Thailand wins 12 golds at Southeast Asian Games

November 21, 2011 By Admin

PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) _ Thailand won 12 gold medals on Saturday to climb to second place in the medal standings behind host Indonesia at the 26th Southeast Asian Games.

Tensions boiled as North Korea upsets Japan in World Cup qualifier

November 19, 2011 By Admin

By Jean H. Lee Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — There are no hot dogs, peanuts, or plastic cups of beer for sale when the North Korean soccer team […]

Manny Pacquiao shows off other talent — singing — on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

November 12, 2011 By Admin

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao is taking a beating in the center of this ring. He barely knows a word of this Bee Gees song, which is a bit […]

Pakistan stars pay for overstepping the mark

November 12, 2011 By Admin

By Simon Haydon The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The fixing scandal that saw three Pakistani cricket stars led away to prison Nov. 3 more than a year ago when […]

Federer beats Nishikori, wins Swiss Indoors title

November 12, 2011 By Admin

By Graham Dunbar The Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer ended his 10-month trophy drought on Sunday, Nov. 6, by outclassing Kei Nishikori 6–1, 6–3 in the Swiss […]

Rugby: the other football — The sport gains popularity in Seattle thanks to Fijian star

October 13, 2011 By Admin

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The sport of rugby is gaining local interest in the Seattle area thanks to an international rugby superstar. Waisale Serevi is rugby royalty as he […]

Secret to winning taekwondo? Try not to get kicked

October 9, 2011 By Admin

By Maria Cheng The Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — For the Iranian competitors, simplicity rules. Whereas for the Taiwanese, it’s grace and accuracy. But for the Europeans, it’s strength […]

UFC star Phan talks Viet pride

September 29, 2011 By Admin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Nam Phan grew up wanting to be a fighter. The 28-year-old Vietnamese American remembers watching and being mesmerized by Hong Kong movies as a […]

Georgetown, Chinese basketball teams brawl

August 25, 2011 By Admin

A wild brawl broke out between Georgetown and a Chinese men’s basketball team on Thursday, Aug. 18, putting an immediate end to a supposed goodwill game that coincided with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the country …

Danielle Kang is U.S. Women’s Amateur champ

August 20, 2011 By Admin

BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) — Danielle Kang became the first player in 15 years to successfully defend the U.S. Women’s Amateur title, beating Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn 6 and 5 last Sunday, […]