By Lexie Linderman, AP, and published by Yahoo!Sports TORONTO: Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench as Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on Thursday (July 2), ending Luka Modrić’s fifth bid for a World Cup. Ronaldo
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Police shut down 2 World Cup football betting websites
IN A crackdown on online betting during the current FIFA World Cup football tournament that started on June 11 and ends on July 19 the Anti-Online Grambling Centre police broke up two internet gambling networks today (June 17), PPTVHD36 and Amarin TV said. The two online gambling websites raided after police obtained search warrants
Read moreStylish Aston Villa win Europa League to end 30-year trophy drought
ISTANBUL: Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tieleman’s and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday (May 20). Unai Emery’s side took the lead late in the first half in Istanbul through Tielemans’ thunderous volley. Buendia increased Villa’s
Read moreSenior football player dies after collapsing during match
A SENIOR football player collapsed and died during a match in Nakhon Phanom province yesterday (April 25) with this attributed to his physical condition and the hot weather, TV Channel 7 and MNG Online said. Mr. Watcharakorn Nithi, 46, a temporary employee and driver at Saharat Rangsarit School in Si Songkhram district, was a
Read moreLeicester now get back-to-back relegation to third tier
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEICESTER CITY have been now relegated from the Championship, the second tier of the English football echelon, after last night’s scored draw which sent the Foxes following in the footsteps of the already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday down to the third-tiered League One, noticeably with both being Thai-owned clubs. As largely anticipated
Read morePortsmouth 1-0 Leicester City: Relegation fears deepen for Foxes
By Dan Georg BBC Sport England at Fratton Park PORTSMOUTH beat second-from-bottom Leicester City to leave the Foxes in real danger of being relegated from the Championship. Ibane Bowat scored the game’s only goal, bundling the ball into the net at the back post from an Adrian Segecic corner. This result leaves Gary Rowett’s
Read moreLeicester playing away game to battle relegation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEICESTER CITY are playing a decisive away game tomorrow (April 18) which could probably determine whether the Thai-owned Foxes will stay up in the Championship, the second tier of the English football echelon, or will be relegated to the third-tiered League One at the end of the current season, thus
Read moreAmerican consortium closing in on Sheffield Wednesday takeover bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AMERICAN consortium strongly reconfirmed a well-calculated goal to take over the previously Thai-owned Sheffield Wednesday before the current season closes in early May even if the Owls may start next season with as many as 15 points to be deducted. The consortium was set up by David Storch, founder
Read moreThai-owned Foxes on brink of relegation again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-OWNED Leicester are currently on the brink of relegation from the Championship, the second tier of the English football system, to the third-tiered League One upon the end of the 2025/2026 season after they were just relegated from the top-flight Premier League last season. With only eight games to
Read moreSheff Wednesday appeal for help after nightmare summer followed by arrival of starlet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AFTER arguably the toughest summer in the history of Sheffield Wednesday, Owl fans saw the arrival of an exciting new face with the signing of Manchester United defender Harry Amass at the last moment. Of course, the 18-year-old full-back on loan from Manchester United until January lacks experience. However, having
Read moreSwansea ease to victory against Sheffield Wednesday
By Gareth Vincent, BBC Sport Wales SWANSEA City claimed a deserved victory at Hillsborough as goals from Zan Vipotnik and Ronald ensured Sheffield Wednesday remained without a league win this season. Vipotnik put speculation over his future to one side as he struck for the third time in as many games in all competitions
Read moreOwls fans hold funeral protest at ‘death of club’
By Lucy Ashton, BBC EMOTIONAL Sheffield Wednesday supporters have held a mock funeral procession with a coffin to symbolise “the death of the football club”. Protesters with banners, whistles and flares wound their way through Hillsborough Park ahead of the Owls’ match against Stoke City with the latter scoring a comfortable 3-0 victory. Fans
Read more‘Sell up, you plonker’ – how Sheff Wed fans united against owner
By Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter at King Power Stadium AS SHEFFIELD Wednesday fans sang outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium, a plane circled overhead. Behind it was a banner with the message “Dejpon Chansiri Out”. Inside, another banner had already been laid across empty seats, urging the owner to sell. Wednesday
Read moreOwls tipped as first Championship side to be relegated
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY have been forecast as the first Championship side to be relegated at the end of the upcoming season primarily due to the Thai-owned football club’s unresolved financial crisis and ownership fiasco, according to an English football pundit. Benjamin Bloom has predicted on his YouTube channel that the Owls
Read morePoker recognised as an official sport in Thailand
THE Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) officially accepted poker as a sport at its meeting today (July 23) with this expected to help draw revenue to the country through holding competitions at both regional and global levels, Naewna and The Standard newspapers said. The SAT meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit and
Read moreAnalysis: Super subs save the day again as England go through to Women’s Euro 2025 final
By Reuters and published by CNA Geneva – Just when England’s reign as women’s European champions appeared to be coming to an end, their bench cavalry rode to the rescue once more as substitutes Michelle Agyemang and Chloe Kelly got the goals that put them into the Euro 2025 final. Trailing 1-0 deep into
Read more‘Historic’ football regulator bill becomes law – what it means for fans
By BBC FOOTBALL FANS have hailed a “historic moment” for English football after a bill to establish an independent football regulator became law. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the bill was a “proud and defining moment for English football” and will usher in a “stronger, fairer future” for the game. “This is an
Read moreDejpon scrambles to sell the Owls as new Championship season looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY owner Dejpon Chansiri is desperately looking for ways and means to promptly sell the debt-ridden Championship side to a potential buyer after negotiations with a couple of others had recently stalled, if not entirely fallen through. The Thai owner has repeatedly assured his unfaltering intent to sell off
Read moreJamie Vardy draws interest from Foxes’ Rrval clubs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TRIO OF ENGLISH football clubs are vying to sign Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy for next season following relegation of the Foxes from the Premier League in the current season. Wolverhampton Wanderers, a club in the top tier of the English football system, Wrexham, a newly-promoted Championship side, and
Read moreLee Carsley tops shortlist for new Foxes manager
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ENGLAND NATIONAL manager Lee Carsley has emerged as a top favourite to become Leicester City manager in place of Ruud van Nistelrooy who would probably part company with the Foxes upon the end of the 2024/2025 season next month. Leicester owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has already been given a shortlist
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