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Fourteen-year-old Thai snooker phenomenon Panchaya Channoi has been praised by caretaker PM General Prawit Wongsuwan after she won the World Under-21 Championship this week.

Panchaya beat 20-year-old Indian player Anupama Ramachandran 4-1 in the final in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday.

Prawit, as the president of the National Olympic Committee, congratulated her for becoming the first female Thai snooker player to win the World Under-21 Championship, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Prawit also thanked the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand for supporting players on the global stage and making the country proud.

The caretaker PM said the government would encourage Thai youths to play more sport and support national athletes by using sports science in their preparations for international competition.

Published : August 26, 2022

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Manchester United’s new signing Casemiro says he is ‘the happiest person on earth’ after joining the Premier League club from LaLiga champions Real Madrid.

The Brazilian defensive midfielder penned a contract until June 2026 with the option of another year.
 

The 30-year-old, who joins for a fee that could reportedly rise to 70 million euros ($69.53 million), was unveiled before the Old Trafford crowd ahead of United’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Monday (August 22), lifting the mood at Old Trafford after two opening match defeats that left them bottom of the league.

“I’m incredibly happy,” said Casemiro. “I feel like I’m 20 or 18 again: I’m raring to go and I’m excited to be with my team mates, playing in the stadium. I feel the biggest excitement in the world.”

Casemiro said he remembers playing at Old Trafford in the Nike Cup for Sao Paulo when he was 15 years old. Back then it was his ‘wildest dream’ to play at the Theatre of Dreams for Manchester United.

“When I played that Nike Cup I would have like to play here. Now that I’m here again I’m the happiest person on earth.

“I really want to show that on the pitch, to help out my team mates and help Manchester United win matches and go on to win trophies.”

Casemiro had a hugely successful spell at Real after joining from Sao Paulo in 2013, winning five Champions League trophies, two league titles and one Copa del Rey, among other honours.

Capped 63 times by Brazil, Casemiro said a tearful goodbye to Real earlier on Monday, giving special thanks to fellow midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.

Casemiro’s addition will boost United’s options in midfield, with manager Erik ten Hag currently having only Fred and Scott McTominay as the regular players in that department.

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Published : August 26, 2022

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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was named UEFA Player of the Year and Carlo Ancelotti took the coaching honours after they led the club to a record-extending 14th Champions League title last season.

Benzema was in red-hot form, scoring 15 times in the competition and lifting the trophy for a fifth time in his career after the Spanish side beat Liverpool in the final.
 

Ancelotti became the first coach to win Europe’s most prestigious club trophy four times. He first won the title with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007 before claiming it with Real in 2014.

England coach Sarina Wiegman was named the women’s coach of the year after the Dutchwoman helped them win the European Championship on home soil, beating eight-times champions Germany in the final to lift their first major trophy.

Wiegman beat Olympique Lyon’s Sonia Bompastor and Germany’s Martina Voss-Tecklenburg to win the award.
 

“It’s really nice to receive this great award, I’m very honoured and humbled,” she said.

“This award is really for everyone involved with the England team, the FA, the staff and of course, most of all, the players. Thank you very much.”

Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas won the women’s player of the year, beating England’s Beth Mead and Germany’s Lena Oberdorf to the top prize.

Putellas, who won the award last year along with the Ballon d’Or, netted 34 goals for Barcelona last season as the club won all the domestic trophies and reached the Champions League final.

The 28-year-old did not play in the Euros after tearing her knee ligaments in training.

Published : August 26, 2022

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Holders Real Madrid will take on RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic in the Champions League group stage while Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan following the draw on Thursday (August 25).

Real captured a record-extending 14th European crown when they beat Liverpool in last season’s final and, on paper, Carlo Ancelotti’s side should have few problems in making the last 16 from Group F.
 

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will take on his former side in the group stage after the five-times champions were drawn with Bayern in Group C along with Inter and Viktoria Plzen.

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will also face his former employers as the English champions were drawn in Group G with Borussia Dortmund. Sevilla and FC Copenhagen completed the group.

Qatari-owned Paris St Germain begin their quest for a maiden trophy in Europe’s elite club competition in a tricky Group H with Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa.

Last season’s runners-up Liverpool meet Ajax Amsterdam, Napoli and Rangers in Group A.

The Champions League group stage will begin earlier than usual on September 6 and conclude ahead of this year’s World Cup finals which take place in Qatar from November 20.

The Champions League knockout stages begin in February, with the final taking place in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium in June.

Following is the Champions League group stage draw which was made in Istanbul on Thursday

All set for the 2022/23 season / via UEFA
 

GROUP A

Ajax Amsterdam

Liverpool

Napoli

Rangers

GROUP B

FC Porto

Atletico Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen

Club Brugge

GROUP C

Bayern Munich

Barcelona

Inter Milan

Viktoria Plzen

GROUP D

Eintracht Frankfurt

Tottenham Hotspur

Sporting Lisbon

Olympique Marseille

GROUP E

AC Milan

Chelsea

RB Salzburg

Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP F

Real Madrid

RB Leipzig

Shakhtar Donetsk

Celtic

GROUP G

Manchester City

Sevilla

Borussia Dortmund

FC Copenhagen

GROUP H

Paris St Germain

Juventus

Benfica

Maccabi Haifa

GROUP STAGE DATES

Matchday 1: Sept. 6-7

Matchday 2: Sept. 13-14

Matchday 3: Oct. 4-5

Matchday 4: Oct. 11-12

Matchday 5: Oct. 25-26

Matchday 6: Nov. 1-2

Last-16 draw: Nov. 7

Published : August 26, 2022

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Unfancied Wanich Petcharit benefited from a bogey-free round to take the lead on 12 points after the first round of the Bt3 million Thailand Mixed hosted By TrustGolf at the Thana City Golf Country Club on Thursday.

The 34-year-old Bangkokian produced six birdies, three on the front nine and three more at the turn, to rise on top of the leaders’ board as the Thailand Mixed circuit stops for the for the first time at Thana City which measures 7,008 yards off the men’s tee and 6,281 for the women’s. 
 

A stableford is being used this week in the fourth circuit of the country’s only mixed tour with points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole: albatross 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey: -1 point, double bogey or more: -3 points.

An early birdie on the opening hole got Wanich to a great momentum and helped him regain confidence after having to bear with poor form in the All Thailand Golf Tour in Chiang Mai last week.

“I got off to a very good start by making a birdie on the first hole which really pumped me up. Last week, I struggled with my putts and I needed to make three putts most of the time,” said Wanich in his first time competing in stableford.

“It’s an exciting format because things can change pretty quickly especially when you hit an eagle and gain five points. If it isn’t over, you won’t be able to tell who is going to win,” he added,
“All I have in mind is to take precautions. If you hit the ball to the wrong spots and make a double, you will lose three points and that makes a big difference. 

“However, anyone can score 15 points in one day and take the lead. There are some holes that you can hit an eagle. Anything is possible,” Wanich added.

Following a stroke behind was Taiwanese-Thai Ekpharit Wu shot six birdies against a lone bogey on the final hole to land the day on 11 points.

After changing his swing and mindset, Ekpharit has shown impressive results this year, posting top 20 finishes in eight out of nine All Thailand Golf Tour events. His best run in a professional tour was finishing runner-up in the Thai PGA Tour at the Royal Hills Golf Resort & Spa in Nakon Nayok last month.

The 23-year-old Ekphari, however,  has yet to celebrate a maiden win and he sets his sight on having a breakthrough this week.  
“Everyone wants to win. I’m one of them. I have been trying to win my first title. My plan is to try to improve my approach shots so that I can hit closer to the pins. I also need to be more accurate with my putts,” said the main from Rayong. 

Four players scored 10 points and trailed the leader by only two. That included 26-year-old Amarin Kraivixien who also enjoyed an error-free round of five birdies.

“Overall, it was a good round, but I think I missed a few birdie chances out there that I shouldn’t have. But I also appreciated the way I made some crucial putts on the eighth and ninth holes,” said Amarin, winner of a Thailand Development Tour title in 2019.  

“In stableford format, you can gain a lot of points if you make some great putts. I think with the level of the field that we have this week, the winner can go up to 40 points,” added Amarin who posted two tied finishes on the Singha All Thailand Golf Tour this year. 

Also with 10 points were Kosit Koonwong, Chaiyasit Chaiyachot and former LPGA player Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong, the only lady in the top three.

Published : August 25, 2022

By : THE NATION