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One Word …..CHAMPIONS !!!!

Buriram United went into the game against Police Tero needing one point to be crowned champions. They made sure there were no slip ups by blowing the visitors away with a three-goal blitz inside the opening twenty minutes. It was an excellent team performance with every single player outstanding and their eighth victory in a…

Sunday’s Racing At The Chang International Circuit

Race day on Sunday presented the worst weather conditions we have ever witnessed here. It was cold,wet and windy which provided some close,exciting races. However, it also provided plenty of spills with riders sliding off their bikes. The 400CC ST3  race featured 15 year-old Stewart Johnson who was riding in only his second race. Starting…

PTT BRIC Superbikes At Chang International Circuit This Weekend

This weekend sees the final round of the PTT BRIC Superbike racing with the races on Sunday the 5th. We will be following the local boys this weekend who include among others Colin Butler, Gary Johnson & his young son Stewart who is  in  only his second race. We also welcome back to Buriram our…

Buriram Road Trip In Search Of Hotel Rooms For The Moto GP

Newsflash from the Moto GP website, the official MotoGP calendar for 2018 was released and in addition to the Japanese, Australian and Malaysian GP races, Thailand has been added as a new destination to lead off this Asian tour on October 5-6-7 at the Chang International Racing circuit in Buriram. As a motorcycle loving American…

Goalkeeper Celebrates Too Early In Penalty Shoot-Out And Is Left In Shock

We probably would have been celebrating, too. It looked for all the world as if the penalty shot had simply cannoned off the top of the goal post, ending the game, and giving 17-year-old goalkeeper Akkaradet Jangporn a memory to cherish. https://youtu.be/ZKu8vtBOwqo Of course, unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few days,…

Do We Have A Potential Olympic Champion In The Country’s Go-Go Bars

Pattaya could soon be celebrating its first home grown Olympic Champion as pole dancing has been officially recognized as a sport. The BBC reported that the organizers of the sport – better know by its preferred name of “pole” -were thrilled that what was once the domain of strippers and pay for play girls could now be universally accepted….

Thai Teen Makes Badminton History

Sixteen-year-old Kunlavut Vitidsarn became the first Thai in history to win the BWF World Junior Championships boys’ singles title, coming from behind to beat Jun Hao Leong of Malaysia 17-21 21-15 21-10 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday. For the Thai top seed, the latest product of the Banthongyord Badminton School, it was revenge over his…

Thai League 1 Round-Up And League Table As Buriram Close In On Title

Buriram took the three points at Suphanburi with a stoppage-time Diogo penalty to leave them needing just a single point from their final three games to be crowned champions. Fierce rivals Muang Thong could only manage a 1-1 draw at Thai Port which leaves them a further two points adrift. Nakhon Ratchasima beat Ubon 2-1…

Almost There As Late Penalty Drama At Suphanburi Leaves Buriram One Point From Title

A stoppage time Diogo penalty was enough to take Buriram to the brink of regaining the league title with three games to go. Buriram will be crowned champions if they can avoid defeat at home to BEC Tero on Wednesday November 8, 7pm. The game is ALREADY a sell-out ! Buriram knew that rivals Muang…

Weightlifter Wandee Awarded Olympic Bronze After Russian Failed Dope Test

Weightlifter Wandee Kameaim became the first Thai to win back-to-back Olympic medals after she was awarded a bronze medal from the 2008 Games following a disqualification of a Russian who failed in an anti-doping test. The Olympic Committee of Thailand on Wednesday presented a bronze medal from the women’s 58g category to the 39-year-old Thai…