Rodtang Jitmuangnon screams inside the Circle ahead of his fight against Jacob Smith at ONE 157 on May 20.

From ‘poor boy’ to global stardom, Rodtang Jitmuangnon realizes his ultimate dream

As one of the most recognizable names in combat sport in the current era, Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon has gone a long way since his upbringing in rural Thailand to a global megastar.

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With royal backing and a Snoop Dogg rap, Malaysia's football club challenge best in Asia

The club, commonly known as JDT, has its roots in the former Johor FC and other clubs in the southern state, who kicked around the lower reaches of Malaysian football with an occasional minor cup win as their only honours. ...

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Liam Harrison weighs in on ONE flyweight Muay Thai world grand prix

Liam Harrison is no stranger to challenging fights inside the ONE Championship Circle. His performance at ONE 156 in April is a testament to that. ...

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Arjan Bhullar celebrates after dethroning former ONE heavyweight-king Brandon Vera.

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Arjan Bhullar wants to prove he’s the true champion of ONE heavyweight

Current ONE heavyweight world-champion Arjan “The Singh” Bhullar aims to prove that he is the rightful leader of the pack by uniting the golden belt held by the current interim champ of the division, Anatoly Malykhin.

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Martin Nguyen carries Australian flag as he walks into the Circle to face Kiril Gorobets at ONE: LIGHTS OUT in March 2022.

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Martin Nguyen says he’d be honored to welcome Eddie Alvarez to ONE featherweight

With the rumor of multiple world-champ Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez considering going down to ONE Championship featherweight division.

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Reinier de Ridder in his last outing against Andre Galvao at ONE X on March 26 in Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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Renier de Ridder recalls training experience with Marcus Almeida

Having earned two world titles both in the middle and light heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, Renier de Ridder has a tough criteria for what kind of a fighter he would consider great.

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ONE featherweight world-champion Thanh Le (left) will face Tang Kai in a title fight at ONE 160 on Aug. 26.

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Featherweight world-champion Thanh Le to defend title against Tang Kai at ONE 160

ONE featherweight world-champion Thanh Le is set to defend his title against first-ranked contender Tang Kai in the main event of ONE 160, which will be broadcasted live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Aug. 26.

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Calling the shots: Arki Dikania Wisnu charges on the break while playing for Indonesia. (Courtesy of Arki Dikania Wisnu)

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Basketball captain Arki Dikania Wisnu puts Indonesian hoops on the map

National basketball team captain Arki Dikania Wisnu took the country’s basketball scene to new heights as he led the team in a showdown against Southeast Asian hoops powerhouse the Philippines in the gold medal match of the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi.

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Group ONE Holdings and Media City Qatar announce partnership

ONE Championship’s parent company, Group ONE Holdings (ONE), and Media City Qatar announced their partnership on Wednesday at the Qatar Economic Forum.

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Stamp Fairtex poses inside the Circle ahead of her world title fight against ONE atomweight world champion Angela Lee at ONE X in March.

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What's next for Stamp Fairtex?

Stamp Fairtex has accomplished many incredible feats during her ONE Championship career, but what makes them so impressive is that she’s still only 24 years old.

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3 reasons Demetrious Johnson can beat Adriano Moraes in their ONE 161 world title rematch

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is a man that has been able to do it all.

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ONE Championship releases full card for ONE 159

ONE Championship has released the full card for its next spectacle, ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash, which goes down on 22 July at the Singapore Indoor Stadiu

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Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen holds his daughter during the victory ceremony after winning the men’s singles event at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament in Jakarta on June 19, 2022.

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Axelsen finishes off Zhao to defend Indonesia Open champion title

The Danish ace took the first set at Jakarta's Istora Senayan arena on the back of superb defense against his left-handed opponent's heavy pressure.

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John Lineker (left) and Fabricio Andrade..

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‘I don’t know if he did enough’: Lineker dismisses Andrade's challenge

ONE bantamweight world champion John “Hands of Stone” Lineker has weighed in on Fabricio “Wonder Boy” Andrade following his performance against Kwon Won Il at ONE 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen on June 3.

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Myanmar fighter Aung La N Sang walks into ONE Championship’s circle ahead of a trilogy match against Russian foe Vitaly Bigdash in February.

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Aung La N Sang promises to get back into world title mix

Things may not have gone Aung La “The Burmese Python” N Sang’s way in the ONE Championship circle lately, but the former ONE middleweight and light heavyweight world champion refuses to be counted out.

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Tawanchai, Andrade leapfrog ONE’s rankings after KO victories

After scoring convincing finishes in their bouts at ONE 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen on June 3, both Tawanchai PK Saenchai and Fabricio Andrade made significant jumps in the rankings of their respective divisions.

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Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 in the wet during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 18, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.

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Watch F1 2022: Rain man Verstappen takes pole position for Canadian Grand Prix

World champion and series leader Max Verstappen drove expertly in difficult wet conditions in his Red Bull on Saturday and managed to secure pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix.

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Viktor Axelsen of Denmark prepares to return a shot against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in their men's singles final group match in the Thomas Cup in Kunshan in east China's Jiangsu province on Sunday, May 22, 2016.

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Axelsen powers into Indonesia Open final with win over Malaysia's Lee

Both players started the match strongly in front of a near-full Istora Senayan arena but Lee edged out his opponent in the first game with an aggressive volley of quick-fire shots.

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This photo taken on June 15, 2022 shows Ukraine’s women's doubles badminton players Yelyzaveta Zharka (left) and Mariia Stoliarenko, who are in the country to take part in the Indonesia Open badminton tournament, posing with their national flag in Jakarta. In the smog of Indonesian capital Jakarta with the Istora Stadium as their backdrop, Ukraine's top badminton doubles team are not focused on their early exits in back-to-back world tour events, but on the Russian invasion of their homeland.

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Kharkiv to Jakarta: Ukraine badminton duo shed light on home plight

Yelyzaveta Zharka and Mariia Stoliarenko were the only Ukrainians to compete at the prestigious Indonesia Open, which concludes later Sunday -- one of only three Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 1000 top-ranked tournaments on the 2022 calendar.

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New York, Los Angeles among 16 host cities for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 11 American metro areas chosen to host game were Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle.

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England's coach Gareth Southgate attends a press conference at Nizhny Novgorod stadium on June 23, 2018, on the eve of the team's third match during the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. England plays Panama on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 7 p.m. Jakarta time.

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Southgate accepts responsibility as England suffer worst home defeat in 94 years

Southgate's men are staring at relegation from the top tier of the Nations League after a fourth consecutive game without a win.

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Indonesia's Witan Sulaeman (left) fights for the ball with Malaysia's Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar in the men's football bronze medal match between Indonesia and Malaysia during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi on May 22, 2022.

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Indonesia book last spot at Asian Cup finals

The final matches of the round in Kuwait City saw Jordan advance as Group A winners on the back of three second-half goals and Indonesia edge out the Philippines as the last of the five best second-placed teams.

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Two-division ONE world champion Reinier de Ridder walks into the circle ahead of his submission grappling match against Andre Galvao at ONE X on March 26.

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Reinier de Ridder to face Vitaly Bigdash in main event of ONE 159

Reinier “The Dutch Knight” de Ridder will step into action once again in the main event of ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash on 22 July.

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Referee Olivier Coste (center) raises Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida’s hand to declare the Brazilian mixed martial artist a winner in his bout against Simon Carson at ONE 158 on June 3.

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Buchecha planning for slow, calculated climb up ONE heavyweight division

Seventeen-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida came to ONE Championship to dominate in mixed martial arts, and in just three fights he has proven to be a force.

3 years ago

Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on June 12, 2022.

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Verstappen Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix as fault lines widen in Leclerc's title assault

World champion Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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Denmark's Viktor Axelsen (right) poses with his gold medal next to Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen with his silver medal after the men's singles final at the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta on June 12, 2022.

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World number one Axelsen wins Indonesia Masters title

The world number one beat Chou 21-10, 21-12 in a 41-minute match held at the Istora sporting arena in Jakarta.

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Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez steers his car during the qualifying session for the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on June 11, 2022.

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Watch F1 2022: Master of poles Leclerc denies Perez in Baku qualifying

Charles Leclerc lived up to his status as the master of poles this season when pulling a flying lap out of the bag to keep the Red Bulls at bay in qualifying Saturday for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Viktor Axelsen of Denmark hits a shot against Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong during the badminton World Championships men's singles match in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on August 2, 2018.
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World number one Axelsen into Indonesia Masters final

The Danish ace beat home favourite Ginting 21-15, 21-15 in a 48-minute match at the Istora Senayan sporting arena in Jakarta.

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Adriano Moraes (left) and Demetrious Johnson will headline ONE 161 on Aug. 26 live on United States prime-time television.

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Adriano Moraes, Demetrious Johnson II headline ONE’s first Amazon Prime Video event

A rematch between Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson has been set, and the duo will headline ONE 161 on Aug. 26 live on United States prime-time television.

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This is a Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 file photo of the then FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, left, and Sepp Blatter, President of the International Soccer Federation FIFA share a word during a press conference after a two-day executive committee meeting at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Trial opens for fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini

Former FIFA president Blatter, 86, and Platini, 66, appeared in the Federal Criminal Court in the southern city of Bellinzona, following an investigation that began in 2015 and lasted six years.

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