Lewis Hamilton: Plastic stool bearing 'butt prints' sells for hefty sum
Lewis Hamilton has a lot of work to do if he is to clinch an unprecedented eighth Formula 1 world title in 2022.
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"Not A Money Making Exercise": ICC CEO On World Body's Bid For Cricket's Inclusion In Olympics
ICC CEO Geoff Allardice on Sunday said the ICC's bid for cricket's inclusion at the Olympics is not aimed at making money but it's about taking the sport to non-cricketing markets to grow its global reach. Allardice made the statement following the ICC's push for inclusion of the sport in the Olympics after women's T20 cricket is set to make its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The men's competition has already made its debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
ASEAN Para Games: NPC Seeking 35 Golds in Para-athletics
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's National Paralympics Committee (NPC) is aiming to secure 35 gold medals in para-athletics at the 2022 XI ASEAN Para Games next July, an official has informed.
Glow-in-the-dark badminton entices Malaysian players back onto court
KUALA LUMPUR : With neon lights on the floor and walls, pulsing electronic beats, and a glowing red shuttlecock bouncing back and forth, this Malaysian badminton court evokes a sci-fi movie set.
Iraq’s home World Cup qualifier moved to Saudi Arabia
KUALA LUMPUR: The upcoming World Cup qualifier between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates that was to be the first official international in Baghdad since the 2003 US-led invasion has been switched to Saudi Arabia. Sunday’s missile attack on the northern city of Irbil prompted the switch to Riyadh for Thursday’s game, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation announced Saturday.
Badminton Chiefs Ban Russian Athletes From Tournaments
Badminton chiefs on Tuesday banned athletes and officials representing Russia and Belarus from participating at tournaments sanctioned by the world federation in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It follows a call from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for sports federations and organisers to exclude competitors from the two nations. The Badminton World Federation, based in Kuala Lumpur, said it had toughened its measures in response to the IOC recommendations.
Team NI confirms its lawn bowls line-up for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Lawn Bowls are the first sport to name their Team NI squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games which commence in Birmingham at the end of July.
Mix of Commonwealth Games experience levels across the two Team NI bowls squads
The ladies are all aged in their 20s - a contrast to the men’s team which has Martin McHugh and Ian McClure selected, both part of the fours that won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.