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From data-crunching to Sounders — Ramineni scores the dream job

August 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Taylor Soper Geekwire.com Having worked at Microsoft for seven years on projects like Bing and fraud management, Ravi Ramineni understands how to extract relevant information from massive datasets. He also happens to be a huge soccer fan and spent much of his down time away from Redmond analyzing soccer-related data and analytics on his blog AnalyseFootball. So it makes sense […]

Filed Under: Sports, Technology Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Clint Dempsey, GPS, India, OK, Ramineni It, Ramineni People, Ravi Ramineni, SQL, Seattle, Sounders Ramineni, Supporters Shield, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, World Cup

Russia draws 1-1 with South Korea in World Cup

June 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Steve Douglas Associated Press CUIABA, Brazil (AP) – Blundering Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was bailed out by teammate Alexander Kerzhakov in a 1-1 draw with South Korea in the World Cup on June 17 that exposed both teams’ deficiencies. Akinfeev had already looked suspect in dealing with long-range shots before spilling Lee Keun-ho’s speculative […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Alexander Kerzhakov, Algeria, Andrei Yeshchenko, Arena Pantanal, CUIABA, Fabio Capello, Hong Myung-bo, Hwang Seok-ho, Igor Akinfeev, Jung Sung-ryong, Lee Keun-ho, Miami, Park Chu-young, Russia, Son Heung-min, South Koreans, Vol 33 No 26 | June 21 - June 27, World Cup

Thai military to ‘return happiness’ with World Cup

June 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand’s military junta, which promised to “return happiness to the people” after last month’s coup, asked regulatory officials to find a way to allow the country’s many soccer fans to watch the entire World Cup for free.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Associated Press, FIFA, NBTC, RS, Southeast Asian, Supreme Administrative Court, TV, World Cup

The Layup Drill — Football, fights, and fore!

June 12, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s column, we take a look at the World Cup, Manny Pacquiao, and more.<!–more–> 2 Asian countries in the World Cup By the time you read this, sports fans across the world will be waking up early, staying up […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Berlin, China, Europe, Japan One, Jason Cruz, Keisuke Honda, Lee Keun-ho, Macau, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Wie, Robert Geller, Ryoichi Maeda, Shinji Kagawa, Son Heung-min, South Korea According, Top Rank, Vol 33 No 25 | June 14 - June 20, World Cup

California couple charged in Qatar for daughter’s death

August 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A married couple from Los Angeles have been jailed in the Middle East on a charge of murder with intent and are being accused of starving their 8-year-old daughter to death, according to a coalition of groups that are working on the case from the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Alex Simpson, California Innocence Project, David House Agency, Eric Volz, Grace Huang, Innocence Network, Innocence Projects, Janice Ophoven, Los Angeles, Matthew Huang, Middle East, Nathaniel Tek, Qatar, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, World Cup, culture

Doubts loom over competitiveness of Asia teams in World Cup

June 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By John Duerden The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The confetti has been swept away, the hangovers from the street parties have been slept off, and now that the Asian teams for the 2014 World Cup have been decided, observers are fretting over slipping standards and how the sides will be able to […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Afshin Ghotbi, Asia, Brazil, Carlos Queiroz, Choi Kang-hee, Fox Sports Australia, Guus Hiddink, Holger Osieck, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Simon Hill, South Korea, Vol 32 No 27 | June 29 - July 5, World Cup, japan, lebanon, uzbekistan

The Layup Drill: the good and the bad of the London Games

August 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome to the Olympic Wrap-up Edition of the Layup Drill. As we say farewell to another Summer Olympics, we look at some of the memorable performances, the good and the bad, of the Games in London …

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: Athens Summer Olympics, Brazil, China, Chinese, Clarissa Chun, Jason Cruz, Layup Drill, London Games, Nathan Adrian, Olympics, South Korean Im Dong Hyun, Summer Games, Tamara Miyashiro, United States, World Cup, japan

Japan and Iran win in World Cup qualifying

June 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Armstrong The Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan and Iran showed Sunday why they are among the favorites in Asia to qualify in advancing to the 2014 World Cup.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Ahmad Hayel Ibrahim, Carlos Queiroz, Eiji Kawashima, Hassan Rabee, Hussain Mudhaffar, Inter Milan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, Nashat Akram, Oman, Qatar, SAITAMA, South Korea, Vadim Abromov, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, World Cup, japan, lebanon, uzbekistan

Glory days for soccer in tiny American Samoa

December 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Two days after winning for the first time in its soccer history, American Samoa stretched its unbeaten run to two games.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, American Samoan, Australia, Cook Islands, England, FIFA, Johnny Saelua, MLS, Paavo Mustonen, San Marino, Shalom Luani, South Pacific, Tala Luvu, Thomas Rongen, Tonga, Vol 30 No 49 | December 3 - December 9, World Cup

Tensions boiled as North Korea upsets Japan in World Cup qualifier

November 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 takes the pitch. There are no noisemakers, and no one does the wave.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Asian Cup, Associated Press, Ethnic Koreans, Japanese Football Association, Jong Tae Se, Nishitetsu Travel, North Koreans, Pak Nam Choi, Pyongyang Times, Shoot Shoot, Shusaku Nishikawa, South Korean, Strike Strike, Tokyo, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, World Cup, Yanggakdo Stadium, uzbekistan

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