Europe’s ‘oldest active parachuter’: Ibrahim Kalesic, 88-year-old parachuter, waits to jump from an airplane during the Para Challenge Cup in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Saturday.

Skydiving keeps 88-year-old Bosnian in the pink

Bosnian Ibrahim Kalesic is living proof that extreme sports are not always a young man's game – at the age of 88, he keeps fit by regularly jumping out of airplanes.

2 years ago

Sports

“It isn’t right up there, but it’s good,” Jihin Radzuan Unfazed By Stamp Fairtex Striking

Jihin Radzuan is confident she can neutralize Stamp Fairtex’s striking game in a high-stacked mixed martial arts bout at ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Saturday morning on Oct. 1 in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. ...

2 years ago

Sports premium

Indonesian joggers run on personal philosophy and passion

For its devotees, running is just as much about mental contentment as it is about physical health. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Switzerland's Roger Federer (left) sheds a tear after playing his final match, a doubles with Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) of Team Europe against USA's Jack Sock and USA's Frances Tiafoe of Team World in the 2022 Laver Cup at the O2 Arena in London, early on September 24, 2022.

Sports

Federer admits to last night nerves after emotional farewell

The 41-year-old polyglot, who has given countless on-court interviews in his 24 years at the top of the game, feared that his emotions would render him inarticulate after his final doubles match at London's O2 Arena.

2 years ago

Sports

Three things you should know about ONE grappling superstar Mikey Musumeci

Mikey Musumeci made a splash in his ONE Championship debut earlier this year when he faced Japanese legend Masakazu Imanari at ONE 156: Eersel vs. Sadikovic in April.

2 years ago

Sports

Stamp Fairtex weighs in on ONE Fight Night 2 headliner

ONE Championship superstar Stamp Fairtex is busy getting ready for her much-anticipated return to the Circle at ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Saturday, Oct. 1.

2 years ago

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe.

Sports

KFC threatens legal action over Mbappe's sponsorship stance

Alain Beral, vice president of KFC France, told the Sport Business Club website that they were considering legal action, though he did not specify whether this would be against the player or the French Football Federation.

2 years ago

Sports

Three of Xiong Jing Nan’s best performances in ONE Championship

ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion Xiong “The Panda” Jing Nan has a perfect record in the stacked division and has held the gold for over four years.

2 years ago

Another notch: The jersey Michael Jordan wore in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, dubbed 'The Last Dance' after the ESPN/Netflix documentary, is displayed on Sept. 6 during Sotheby’s Invictus sales in New York City. The jersey sold for a record US$10.1 million on Thursday.

Sports

Michael Jordan ‘Last Dance’ jersey sells for US$10.1 million

A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, sold for a record US$10.1 million on Thursday, Sotheby's said.

2 years ago

Sports

Tennis-Federer to call time on glittering career after next week's Laver Cup

Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new heights during a career spanning more than two decades, will retire after next week's Laver Cup in London.

2 years ago

Sports

Three fighters Roberto Soldic could face in his ONE debut

The combat sports world has been abuzz lately after the news that surging mixed martial arts star Roberto "Robocop” Soldic has signed with ONE Championship.

2 years ago

The Sepang circuit will host Moto GP this weekend, and tickets sales for that event have consistently been much higher than for F1.

Sports

F1 unlikely to return to Malaysia anytime soon

Azhan Shafriman Hanif, chief executive of the Sepang International Circuit which used to host the race, told reporters in Singapore late Wednesday the government may reconsider its options after two to three years.

2 years ago

Playing on: Veteran chess players compete at the 12th JAPFA Chess Festival in Jakarta on Sept. 13, 2022.

Sports premium

Elderly chess players show their enduring love of the game

For commited veteran chess players, old age or physical limitations are rarely obstacles to playing in tournaments.

2 years ago

Sports

ONE Championship To Host 52 Events At Iconic Lumpinee Stadium In 2023

On Monday afternoon, ONE Championship revealed momentous plans for its partnership with renowned Muay Thai arena Lumpinee Stadium.

2 years ago

Deep in thought: Female chess players compete in the 12th JAPFA Chess Festival on Monday at Gedung Serbaguna Senayan in Jakarta. (JP/Radhiyya Indra)

Sports

Indonesia’s female chess players ready to follow in women grand masters’ footsteps

Local women grand masters Irene and Medina have shown young female chess players in the country that they, too, can reach the peaks of competition.

2 years ago

Sports

5 Fast facts about ONE superstar Angela Lee

ONE Championship superstar Angela Lee is making her way back to the Circle on Oct. 1 for an epic trilogy matchup that has been years in the making.

2 years ago

Indonesia's hope: Mohamad Ervan (center) is pictured during the 2022 JAPFA Chess Festival as he competes against Philippine's Darwin Laylo on Monday. (JP/Radhiyya Indra)

Sports

Four rising Indonesian chess players worth looking at

Indonesia has a number of talented chess players worthy of appreciation for raising the country’s standard in recent years.

2 years ago

All-age meet: Amateur and professional chess players, from junior high school students to pensioners, compete on Sept. 11 during the 2022 JAPFA Chess Festival at Gedung Serbaguna Senayan in Central Jakarta.

Sports

Gen Z's love for chess keeps growing in Indonesia

With never-dwindling relevance and popularity, chess proves to be a beloved past-time even among Indonesian Gen Zs.

2 years ago

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton gestures on the podium after winning the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa on Aug. 30, 2020.

Sports

Hamilton jokes about watching his iPad during Monza race

The Mercedes driver will start 19th on Sunday due to engine penalties.

2 years ago

Sports

Angela Lee, Xiong Jing Nan to settle rivalry at ONE Fight Night 2

Two of ONE Championship’s most dominant stars will finally meet for their much-anticipated trilogy match in the main event of ONE Fight Night 2 on Oct. 1.

2 years ago

Brown ice cold beer bottles with water drops and old opener

Sports

World Cup beer-drinking 'business as usual' in Qatar: organiser

Speaking 73 days from the first World Cup kicks off in an Arab nation, chief executive Nasser al-Khater said there was a "misconception" about alcohol sales, calling it one of the "unfair" criticisms faced by Qatar.

2 years ago

Sports premium

IM Ervan to face GM Laylo of Philippines in JAPFA Chess Festival

Along with Ervan, the host country will also have IM Medina Warda Aulia (2383) in the main showdown at the Gedung Serbaguna Senayan in Central Jakarta.

2 years ago

Sports

Reinier de Ridder to defend ONE world title against Shamil Abdulaev at ONE Fight Night 3

ONE middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Reinier de Ridder will make his way back to the Circle on Oct. 22, where he’ll put his middleweight throne on the line against Shamil Abdulaev in the main event of ONE Fight Night 3.

2 years ago

Chelsea's German head coach Thomas Tuchel (L) reacts at the final whistle during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in London on January 27, 2021.

Sports

Chelsea sack manager Thomas Tuchel

The London club said in a statement they had "parted company" with the German, who led them to Champions League glory in 2021 and the Club World Cup crown earlier this year.

2 years ago

Sports

Allazov promises Superbon won’t see what’s coming in world title matchup

Kickboxing superstar Chingiz Allazov will meet ONE Featherweight Kickboxing world champion Superbon Singha Mawynn in the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Oct. 1.

2 years ago

Sports

Johnson believes win Against Moraes added to GOAT legacy

ONE Championship superstar Demetrious Johnson evened the score in his heated rivalry with Brazilian dynamo Adriano Moraes this past Saturday, Aug. 27, at ONE Fight Night 1.

2 years ago

Spain's Rafael Nadal lies on the court and seeks medical attention after hitting himself in the face with his racket during his 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men's singles second round match against Italy's Fabio Fognini at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 1, 2022.

Sports

Nadal overcomes freak self-inflicted injury at US Open

The Spaniard defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but only after suffering a bizarre self-inflicted injury when leading 3-0 in the fourth set.

2 years ago

Instagram takeover: Former England footballer David Beckham appears on the grid ahead of the Qatari Formula One Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit on the outskirts of of Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 21, 2021. Beckham handed over his Instagram account on Sunday to a doctor helping women give birth in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Sports

Beckham slammed for PR video praising 'perfect' Qatar

The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England star has appeared in a series of videos posted on Qatar Tourism's website where he samples local art and food and visits a desert camp, exclaiming: "This is perfection for me!"

2 years ago

USA's Serena Williams (left) and Venus Williams leave the court after their loss against Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's doubles first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 1, 2022.

Sports

Williams sisters crash out of US Open doubles

Winners of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, including two US Opens, the Williams sisters were playing together for the first time in more than four years, the occasion attracting a capacity crowd to watch one of tennis's most successful partnerships take perhaps a final bow.

2 years ago