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Buriram Get Lucky As Coelho Strikes Late To Sink Bangkok Glass

An 89th minute Coelho header gave Buriram a narrow 1-0 win over Bangkok Glass to maintain their six point lead at the top. However, tv replays suggested that the big striker was offside when he met Suchao’s free-kick. It could well be the pivotal moment in Buriram’s quest to regain their league title as Muang…

Coelho Hat-Trick As Buriram Put Five Past Sisaket

Buriram strolled to another easy three points as they won 5-1 at struggling Sisaket. They were helped by a very poor Sisaket defence and Coelho scored the easiest hat-trick of his career. Buriram had the ball in the net after 45 seconds but Supachok was centimetres offside. A good decision. However, they didn’t have to…

Buriram Draw Bangkok Glass In FA Cup And League Cup Re-Arranged Date

Buriram have been drawn away to Bangkok Glass in the FA Cup on Wednesday September 27, 7pm. It’s a tough draw as Glass are one of only two teams to beat Buriram this season. The League Cup game at Chonburi which was scheduled to be played on September 13 has now been arranged for Sunday…

15 Year-Old Stewart Johnson Makes His Racing Debut At The Weekend

Stewart Johnson of Buriram is to have his first ever race this weekend. At 15 , Stewart is the eldest son of Gary Johnson and is making his racing debut. He will be riding a KTM 400cc machine in the 400cc class. Unfortunately Dad Gary will miss his son’s debut due to work commitments in…

Buriram Stay Six Points Clear But Make Heavy Weather Of Narrow Victory Over Chiang Rai

Buriram maintained their lead over Muang Thong but were far from convincing against a hard-working Chiang Rai side. The visitors were not content to sit back and frustrate Buriram but posed little threat up front. However, they could easily have snatched a point at the death after Coelho had put put Buriram ahead just before…

Brave Thailand Go Down In Australia, But It’s The Play-Offs For The Socceroos

Thailand put up a brave rearguard action against Australia in Melbourne but went down by two goals to one. Australia knew that a big win would give them automatic qualification to the World Cup Finals but a combination of desperate defending and bad luck meant they now face Syria in a two-legged play-off next month….

MotoGP 2018 Confirmed At Chang International Circuit

Thailand’s inaugural MotoGP round will be held at the Buriram circuit in 2018. The event was officially confirmed in Bangkok on Thursday, when Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Thailand’s Governor of Sport Sakon Wannapong put pen to paper on a three-year contract. But there was still no confirmation of the event date.  “Today the Sports…

Thailand Go Down To Another Home Defeat Against Iraq

Thailand are still looking for their first-ever victory in these stages of World Cup qualifying but only have themselves to blame for this latest defeat. Two moments of ill-discipline cost them dear as firstly Puangchan was sent off in the 73rd minute after Thailand had just got back in the game. This was followed by…

Thailand’s Regional Sport Domination Under Threat At SEA Games.

A main characteristic of the SEA Games is the inclusion of regional sports, played by local people of countries in Southeast Asia and inserted into the biennial tournament by the host nation. Before Malaysia kick-started the SEA Games, Thailand relied on that as an excuse, especially in case it loses its regional domination to Kuala…

Kawasaki Road Racing Championship Round 3 At Chang International Circuit

Colin and I went along to the circuit to meet up with local riders Gary Johnson and Colin Butler. Unfortunately, Colin was unable to attend due to work commitments. However, we were fortunate to come across  Keith Fortt and his 23 year-old son Ben who rides in the Superbikes class as they were sharing a…