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Cristiano Ronaldo has not returned to training with Manchester United this week due to being granted additional time away due to personal reasons and it’s now been revealed that Ronaldo will not travel with United to Bangkok as part of their pre season tour.

Ronaldo has not reported back to United training after being granted time away from Carrington due to ongoing personal issues, as reported. 

However while the personal reasons remain unknown, during the time of his absence from training, reports have emerged stating the players desire to leave Old Trafford this summer following the clubs lack of ambition in the transfer market. 

Cristiano Ronaldo will not fly with Manchester United to their pre-season trip to Bangkok on Friday, continuing his absence from team activities amid a transfer dispute.

It’s unclear if the 37-year-old will participate at all on their summer tour to Thailand and Australia. He was a no-show at pre-season training this week.

Ronaldo’s ongoing absence for “family reasons” has added to the uncertainty over his future after he made it clear he wants to leave Old Trafford during this transfer window.

The striker has admirers in Chelsea and Bayern Munich as his agent continues to look for a move for his client in this summers transfer window following the players desire to leave the club.

Chelsea are said to be interested in Ronaldo and some reports have even suggested that the club are readying a bid. 

Published : July 08, 2022

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4,000 participants from more 30 countries are expected to take part in the Spartan Thailand 2022 Chiang Mai to be held at Huay Tueng Tao, Chiang Mai on August 12-14.

The event, the world’s largest obstacle and endurance brand, will become the country’s first of its kind competition to be listed as part of the Spartan’s S.E.A Regional Series while Tourism and Sports minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarm hopes that it would not just promote the country but also generate more than 300 million baht in revenue. 

“The Spartan Thailand 2022 Chiang Mai will definitely help promote sports tourism and benefit many sections as 4,000participants from more than 30 countries, together with about 12,000 accompanies, are expected to participate at the event.

They will not only join the weekend competition but also travel to see beauty and architectures in Chiang Mai and the provinces nearby,” said Mr. Pipat during the press conference at Centara Grand. 

“It is expected to generate the income of more than 300million baht. Importantly, it will show the world that Thailand gets ready to re-open the country and host world class sport events, welcoming participants and tourists from around the world.” 

Mr. Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, president of President, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau said; 
“The Spartan Race has been contested with more than 200events in 42 countries, I am pleased that six governments agencies and Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau have worked together and won the right to host the event at HuayTueng Tao, the beautiful tourist attraction in Chiang Mai. It is the first time in the history for the event to be included in the world’s sports calendar. We believe that the 
world will witness the event, which will assure the Thailand’s potential. We can build on that success to host more Asian or international sports events in the country in the future.” 

Mr. David Watson, Vice President (Products), Spartan Race Inc. said; 

“Spartan Race is the toughest and most challenging race for participants to push beyond their limits. They must overcome obstacles along the course including running on off-road terrain featuring water and mud, rope climb, crawl under wire, climb walls and so on. I believe that the Spartan Thailand 2022 Chiang Mai at Huay Tueng Tao, the tourist attraction with the lake and natural beauty in the military area, will impress all the participants. Importantly, the Spartan Thailand 2022 Chiang Mai is the first race in Thailand to be included in the SEA Regional Series along the events in Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The obstacle course racing is one of the sports to be contested at the Olympic Games 2024.”

Spartan Thailand 2022 Chiang Mai feature two race types: Spartan Super 10 km (25 obstacles) and Spartan Spring 5km (20 obstacles). For more information, visit Spartan Race Thailand at http://www.facebook.com/spartanracethailand) and http://www.spartan.com
 

Published : July 07, 2022

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The fourth circuit of the “SAT-TWT Open” Road to World Ranking” will tee off at the Royal Hua Hin Golf Course in Prachuab Khiri Khan between 13-15 July.

With a total of Bt2.5 million overall prize money on grab, the tournament is one of the 10 circuits for the 2021-2022 season which features a whopping Bt25 million. 
 

Among big-names signing up for the Hua Hin stop are the inaugural champion Parinda Phokan from Khon Kaen, cat lover Samaporn Khangkun, who lost to Chanettee Wannasaen in a sudden death play-off in the previous edition in Pattaya,  Chonlada Chayanun from Nakhon Ratchasima and  Filipina Princess Mary Superal who finished at lone sixth in the third circuit.

Thus far, teen prodigy Chanettee has claimed two titles on the Thai WPGA tour, beating Arpichaya Yubol by a stroke in the second circuit last year and pipping Samaporn in the fourth play-off last month, both occasions at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club. She, however, will be skipping the tournament next week due to her commitment to play three European events including the Scottish Women’s Open. 

Parinda claimed the opening episode back at the at Lake View Resort & Golf Club following a two-stroke victory over Arpichaya last September.

The SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking will be competed in a three-day stroke-play format with a total of 54 holes (18 holes each day). The field acceptance will not exceed 132 players with only top 60 and ties, after 36 holes, proceeding to the final round. The winner will receive the top prize money of Bt367,500.

The SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking is sponsored by the Sports Authority of Thailand, National Sports Development Fund, Siam Commercial Bank, P Overseas Steal (Public Company Limited) and Golf Pride and the Royal Hua Hin Golf Course.  Fans can catch up with news updates on ThaiWPGA Facebook Fanpage or at http://www.thaiwpga.com. Live streaming of the final round can be seen on ThaiWPGA Facebook Fanpage on Friday 15, July from 8am onwards. 

Published : July 07, 2022

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Bonuses totalling 207.03 million baht were given to Thai athletes who won medals at the Southeast Asian Games this year.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomed the athletes, coaches and sports association staff on Wednesday at Government House, where he handed out the award money.

Thailand ranked second among eleven other countries at the Southeast Asian Games in May, with 871 athletes winning 92 gold medals, 102 silver and 138 bronze.

The Athletics Association, which bagged the most medals, received the highest bonus from the National Sports Development Fund.

The association was given 18.9 million baht after its athletes won 12 gold medals, 11 silver and eight bronze.

Published : July 07, 2022

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The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal got past Taylor Fritz to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal refused to surrender to his injury and hung on to hold off American Taylor Fritz in five sets, reaching the men’s singles semifinals at the Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion lost the opening set 3-6 and asked for a medical timeout while leading 4-3 in the second set.

“The body in general is fine but of course in the abdominal, something is not going well, to be honest,” said Nadal after the match and admitted that for a lot of moment, he thought he would not be able to finish the match.

But the 36-year-old Spaniard didn’t let the crowd down as he returned to the court and picked up his racket. Wild cheering accompanied him since then whenever he got a point.

Nadal broke in the 11th game to take the second set 7-5, but Fritz dominated the following set with huge serves and big forehands.

The 24-year-old American put himself ahead with another 6-3, but Nadal always with a never-say-die attitude, came back again by winning the fourth set 7-5.

In the deciding set, both broke once and tied until 6-6. Nadal sensationally started the tiebreak with a 5-0 lead before wrapping it up 10-4.

“I just wanted to give myself a chance. Not easy to leave the tournament. Not easy to leave Wimbledon, even if the pain was hard,” said Nadal.

Nadal’s next opponent is Nick Kyrgios as the Australian beat Cristian Garin from Chile 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5) to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time.

But the Spaniard said he could not guarantee that he would play the semifinals on Friday as he would go for some tests on Thursday.

In the women’s quarterfinals, former champion Simona Halep needed only one hour and three minutes to crush American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4.

The Romanian 16th seed has won all of her five matches in the tournament so far in straight sets.

She will fight for a semifinal place against Elena Rybakina on Thursday as the 17th seed from Kazakhstan came from behind to overtake Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3.

Published : July 07, 2022

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Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Savvas Michael are set to add extra fire to One 161: Moraes v Johnson II on 26 August (27 August Indochina Time) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The two striking stars will step into the Circle for their One Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix semifinal that evening, and the much-anticipated bout will go down live in U.S. primetime thanks to One’s recently signed deal with streaming giant Amazon Prime.  

The illustrious tournament has been exhilarating to watch so far. The quarterfinals displayed the wealth of talent in the striking division when they took place at One 157 this past May.  
  
That evening, flyweight Muay Thai kingpin Rodtang advanced to the semifinals with a masterful display against Jacob Smith. He dominated the debuting Brit to score a unanimous decision win and punch his ticket to the next round.  
  
Likewise, Michael put on a convincing performance when he collided with Amir Naseri in his quarterfinal bout. The 23-year-old pressured Naseri around the Circle while dropping powerful blows, and he was awarded a unanimous decision victory for his effort.  

The win put his name in the mouths of the fans watching, as well as fighters from around the world, who noted that he could cause problems for “The Iron Man” when they meet.   
 
The Cypriot star has a huge opportunity to size up Rodtang for a future meeting for the divisional strap when they meet on 26 August. If he beats the Thai phenom and goes on to win the Grand Prix, Michael will earn a shot at the longtime World Champion’s throne when the tournament concludes.  
  
The winner of Rodtang and Michael will find themselves facing the victor of Superlek Kiatmoo9 versus Walter Goncalves in the Grand Prix final. The date for their showdown has yet to be announced, but fans can expect the fireworks to continue when the Thai sensation and Brazilian powerhouse meet.  
  
In the meantime, download the One Super App to catch all the action at One 159: De Ridder v Bigdash on Friday, 22 July, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Published : July 06, 2022

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The organiser of the upcoming Manchester United – Liverpool match on Tuesday unveiled the renovated Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok where the exhibition match will be played on July 12.

Fresh Air Festival CEO Vinij Lertratanachai on Tuesday took the press to visit the venue after the organiser inspected the stadium’s readiness.

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The turf has been relaid, with new watering facilities and electric systems, as well as other facilities on par with world-class stadiums, Vinij said.

Published : July 05, 2022

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Nearly 80 per cent of cinema tickets for the upcoming Manchester United-Liverpool match in Bangkok has already been reserved from a total of around 30,000 seats in 47 cinemas all over the country, a cinema executive said on Monday.

Pimsiri Thongrompo, marketing director at SF Corporation, said on Monday that people in Bangkok had shown great interest to watch the match at cinema halls, hence SF Cinema has increased seats for fans in Bangkok and other provinces.

“The Match Bangkok Century Cup 2022” is scheduled to be held on July 12 at Rajamangala Stadium, which can accommodate only around 59,000 people, while many people keen to watch the match cannot afford the high prices of the tickets at the stadium.

Therefore, SF Cinema will broadcast the match and the pre-show concert live at 47 branches in Thailand.

There are two packages of cinema tickets available. The ticket price for only the match is 500 baht while the ticket for the pre-match Jackson Wang concert and the match is 900 baht.

Previously, SF Cinema had broadcast the “Pull-Up” Mark Tuan Fan Meeting in Thailand in cinemas for GOT7 fans.

SF also showed “Live Viewing Concert BTS” at the same time with 75 countries around the world.

Published : July 05, 2022

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Thai volleyball player Pornpun Guedpard is the “best setter” at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League, according to statistics posted on a website.

The website, volleyballworld.com, published statistics of players’ performances in the three weeks of the tournament, played in Turkey, the Philippines and Bulgaria, which clearly shows Pornpun topping the “best setters” category.

She was successful in setting the ball up 40.32 per cent, or 475 times, from 694 attempts, while Poland’s Wolosz Joanna is in second place with 305 successful attempts.

Meanwhile, Pimpichaya Kokram is ranked fourth in the “best scorers” category, while Chatchu-on Moksri is sixth.

Pimpichaya also ranks fourth in the “best attackers” category and fifth among “best servers”. Chatchu-on ranks ninth among “best attackers”.

Thailand has qualified for the first time for the final round of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League.

The Thai women will take on hosts Turkey on July 13 at Ankara Arena in Ankara.

Published : July 05, 2022

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Christian Eriksen has verbally agreed to join Manchester United.

Christian Eriksen has verbally agreed to join Manchester United, according to reports in the British media.
 

Eriksen, 30, made a remarkable return to top flight football when he signed for Brentford earlier this year.

His career appeared over when he suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark in the European Championships in 2021.

He was released by Inter Milan as he was unable to play in Italian football because he had a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted as a result of the cardiac arrest.

But he signed for west London club Brentford in February and scored once and laid on a string of assists as the Premier League newcomers stayed up with ease.

If Eriksen does sign for United, it will give new manager Erik ten Hag more midfield options for his first season in charge.

Published : July 05, 2022