YANGON (7 Sept 2011) – With Brunei eager to make an impression in their first competitive tournament since FIFA lifted their suspension earlier this year, the chief coach of the Philippines – Maor Rozen – could not have described this year’s AFF Under-19 Championship better than terming it as ‘a competition between old boys against…
JAKARTA (7 Sept 2011) – Faced with a must-win match early in the third round of 2014 World Cup qualifying, the Merah Putih instead put in a feeble performance in a 2-0 loss to Bahrain at Gelora Bung Karno. The pain of Tuesday night may linger for much longer. Frustrated fans lit firecrackers and flares,…
BANGKOK (6 Sept 2011) – Thailand picked up their first win in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers when they beat Oman 3-0 as ASEAN neighbours Singapore and Indonesia fell to their second loss in their respective campaign. The Thais, who were denied 2-1 by Australia a few days ago, were more…
YANGON (6 Sept 2011) – The persistent rain might yet be the main decisive factor which could well decide the outcome of this year’s AFF Under-19 Championship here in Yangon, Myanmar. For the past week, rain has been a constant feature of the city of Yangon where the evening rain has affected the quality of…
VIENTIANE (5 Sept 2011) – Laos will receive help from Vietnam in preparing their athletes for the 26th SEA Games which will be hosted by Indonesia on 11-22 November 2011. This was agreed upon during a recent visit to Laos by Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Tuan Anh, who met Lao Minister…
BANGKOK (4 Sept 2011) – Thailand have named a training squad of 33 players which will carry their challenge for the SEA Games 2011 which will be hosted by Indonesia in November. The team has already started training last week. The Thais, who were chasing their ninth crown in a row in Laos in 2009,…