| A STAR IS BORN (Bangkok Post) Mae-num Chirdkiattisak has become a household name for two reasons, one serious and one more frivolous. Firstly, she won the finweight gold at the 2007 Universiade with an impressive victory over a Chinese opponent who was much bigger. us.rd.yahoo.com |
More Singaporeans taking to Brazilian martial art "Capoeira" (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) SINGAPORE : Mention Brazil and many would think of football and samba. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Koster scores double title (Stuff) Canterbury's Jason Koster won both the senior men's open title and his under-100kg weight division for the first time when the national judo championships ended at Cowles Stadium yesterday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
France's Caroline Lantoine win women's 52kg title at 2007 Beijing (People's Daily) Europe's promising judoka Caroline Lantoine claimed the first gold medal of the ongoing 2007 Beijing Judo Open in Beijing on Thursday, as the Frenchwomen won all her four matches on the first day of the "Good Luck Beijing " Olympic test eve ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Countdown to UFC 78 (Slam! Sports) It’s fight night. UFC 78:Validation goes Saturday night in New Jersey and despite the quick-to-judge critics calling the main event underwhelming, it’s not a bad card overall. us.rd.yahoo.com |