Eersel, Ruotolo make history at ONE Fight Night 3: Lineker vs. Andrade

Two new ONE world champions etched their names into the history books at ONE Fight Night 3: Lineker vs. Andrade at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, on Oct. 21.

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ONE 162: Jonathan Di Bella claims kickboxing title as Eko Roni Saputra earns 50k bonus

Jonathan di Bella edged out Zhang Peimian in a five-round striking showdown to claim the vacant ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title at ONE 162 on Friday. ...

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Indonesian climbers in hunt for Olympic ticket as federation seeks financial support

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Historic jersey: A football shirt worn by Argentina's Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final match against England, is pictured during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house in London on Apr. 20, ahead of its sale.

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Soccer-Maradona's 1986 World Cup final shirt returns to Argentina

Thirty-six years after Diego Maradona helped Argentina beat Germany to lift the World Cup in Mexico City, the shirt he wore in the game has returned to his homeland.

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Kickboxing king Eersel keen to show muay Thai skills against Sinsamut

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ONE Championship to rock Malaysia with doubleheader martial arts spectacles

ONE Championship returns to Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur with a bang.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino high-fives Indonesian Football Association, or PSSI, chairman Mochamad Iriawan in a football match in Jakarta on Oct. 17, 2022.

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Fury at Infantino''s kickabout in Jakarta after Kanjuruhan tragedy

More than 40 children were among those killed in the stampede on October 1, one of the deadliest disasters in football history.

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Three keys to victory for John Lineker at ONE Fight Night 3

ONE Bantamweight World Champion John “Hands of Stone” Lineker makes his first world title defense in the main event of ONE Fight Night 3 this Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.

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Gianni Infantino (right), president of football's world governing body FIFA, presents a souvenir to President Joko Widodo (left) during a joint press statement at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on October 18, 2022.

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U-20 soccer World Cup to be held in Indonesia despite stampede

Jokowi said he and the head of the world soccer body wanted FIFA standards to be adhered to when the tournament is held and they agreed that the management of soccer matches in Indonesia needed to be reformed.

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A photo montage shows John Lineker (left) and Fabricio Andrade. The two Brazilian MMA stars will collide at ONE Fight Night 3 on Saturday.

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3 of the biggest storylines heading into ONE Fight Night 3

ONE Championship returns to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday with a martial arts spectacle that is stacked from floor to ceiling with World Champions and top-ranked athletes.

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‘Talk less, do more’: Lineker offers advice to Andrade ahead of world title showdown

ONE bantamweight world champion John Lineker has had to endure a relentless volley of barbs thrown at him by surging phenom Fabricio Andrade ahead of their world title matchup at ONE Fight Night 3, which goes down on Saturday at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Qatar beats Indonesia, South Korea to stage 2023 Asian Cup

The continental championships were awarded to China in 2019 but the world's most populous country relinquished the rights earlier this year as it pursued a zero-COVID policy.

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Ready to rumble: Indonesian mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete Eko Roni Saputra, of Singapore’s Evolve MMA, smiles in this undated photograph. He faces Thailand’s Yodkaikaew “Y2K” Faitex on Oct. 21 in Kuala Lumpur, which he plans to dedicate to his late father-in-law, his “biggest supporter”.

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Eko Roni Saputra trounces poverty through MMA

Having triumphed over childhood poverty through his successes as an Evolve MMA athlete, the flyweight fighter from Samarinda has big dreams of contributing to the sport’s development in his home country.

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Chatri Sityodtong, the founder and CEO of ONE Championship.

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2022 SBJ World Congress of Sports: Chatri Sityodtong reveals what makes ONE stand out

ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong spoke at the 2022 SBJ World Congress of Sports in New York, the United States, this week to highlight ONE’s journey to becoming a global mixed martial arts organization.

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino.

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FIFA, PSSI form taskforce after Kanjuruhan fatal stampede

Authorities in Indonesia are under pressure to take swift steps to overhaul soccer safety standards after more than 130 people died during a crowd crush at a match at the Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java on Oct 1, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters.

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Indonesian mixed martial arts-fighter Eko Roni Saputra.

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Three of Eko Roni Saputra’s best performances in the Circle

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Could Kylian Mbappe really be set to leave PSG?

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Four exciting world title bouts scheduled for ONE Fight Night 3

An action-packed spectacle is guaranteed when ONE Fight Night 3: Lineker vs. Andrade goes down on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Chinese kickboxer Zhang Peimian will face Jonathan Di Bella for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title at ONE 162 on Oct. 21

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Full Fight Card Announced For ONE 162: Zhang Vs. Di Bella

This past weekend, ONE Championship released its full card for ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella and the line-up is stacked from top to bottom. OK

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Stadium lights reflect off the ICC Twenty20 (T20) World Cup trophy, made of silver and rhodium.

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Gazing into the crystal ball

Break out your cricket crystal balls to make your own prediction as the ICC T20 Men's World Cup gets ready for the toss on Oct. 16.

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Klopp banking on Salah to resume best form

Salah, who scored 23 league goals for Liverpool last season to share the Premier League golden boot with Son Heung-min, has failed to reach the heights he did in the previous campaign, having netted just two league goals.

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Ronaldo reaches another landmark to fire Man United to win at Everton

Just as United did last weekend in their derby mauling at the hands of local rivals Manchester City, they again found themselves behind early on at Goodison Park after Alex Iwobi curled a sublime strike into the net from 20 metres.

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This picture taken on Oct. 1 shows tear gas released by police among people crowded in the stands after a football match between Arema FC and Persebaya at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java.

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Indonesia football faces pivotal moment after Kanjuruhan disaster

The tragedy a week ago that killed 131 people, including 32 children, in the aftermath of a top-tier match has forced officials and fans to confront failings in every aspect of the game in the country.

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Three ‘Other’ Fights Xiong Jing Nan Could Take On Next

Chinese superstar Xiong Jing Nan has ruled over ONE Championship’s stacked women’s strawweight division for over four years.

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One dead in unrest at Argentina soccer match

Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas outside the Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Argentina's capital as they attempted to stop fans from pushing into the already crowded venue.

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Mikey Musumeci, the newly crowned ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion, talks to Mitch Chilson following his victory at ONE Fight Night on Saturday.

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3 reasons we need to see Mikey Musumeci vs. Demetrious Johnson

Mikey Musumeci made history at ONE Fight Night 2: Xiong vs. Lee III on Oct. 1 by becoming ONE Championship’s first-ever ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion.

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Messi taken off due to tiredness, says PSG coach

Messi, who put PSG ahead in the 22nd minute before Benfica drew level through Danilo Pereira's own goal, was replaced by Pablo Sarabia in the 81st minute.

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MMA star Stamp Fairtex is primed to take over ONE’s atomweight division

Stamp Fairtex may have come up short in her quest to dethrone ONE Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee earlier this year.

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Scene of the crime: Tear gas canisters fly over the playing field at Kanjuruhan Stadium after the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Malang, East Java, on Saturday. (Kompas.com/Imron Hakiki)

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Tear gas, locked gates led to Kanjuruhan soccer stampede

"I wanted to leave, but suddenly I heard explosions," he said, describing rounds of tear gas fired as Saturday's night-time match ended and fans invaded the field, angered by the home team's loss.

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Minute's silence at European matches for Kanjuruhan stadium victims: UEFA

"UEFA has today announced that a moment of silence will be held prior to kick-off in memory of the victims of the tragic events at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia," read its statement.

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