The Asian Football Confederation has urged soccer's rule-making body to approve a headscarf with new safety features for use by Islamic female players. AFC acting chief Zhang Jilong said in a statement Monday that a favorable decision when the International Football Association Board debates the issue on March 3 in London is crucial to the future of women's soccer worldwide.
There is already ample evidence that Asian sport is on the move: from investments in clubs and teams, through to successful bids for sporting mega-events.
Indonesian champions Persipura Jayapura have made a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding their potential involvement in the 2012 Asian champions League. read more
Nishi! Kori! Nishi! Kori! Nishi! Kori! chants echoed around Melbourne Park on Saturday as a small but noisy group of Japanese bathed in the reflected glory of Kei Nishikori's Australian Open third round victory.
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The development of beach volleyball in Thailand is not keeping pace with that of indoor volleyball, the sport's leading official Shanrit Wongprasert said.
A soccer miscellany compiled by MARY HANNIGAN
FIFA'S general secretary Jerome Valcke is angling towards backing Adelaide United landmark legal case against the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
FORT WAYNE — In the grassy belly of a wetland known as Eagle Marsh, Mother Nature decides what water she will send down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and which will end up in Lake Erie via the Maumee River.
Nishi! Kori! Nishi! Kori! Nishi! Kori! chants echoed around Melbourne Park on Saturday as a small but noisy group of Japanese bathed in the reflected glory of Kei Nishikori's Australian Open third round victory.
Kobe Bryant's passing of Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list Monday night brings to mind many things for John Chick, who gives the Lakers guard credit for evolving into an assassin of a player and in the process becoming more respected.
After Bulldog Lin Jong's drafting, the time is ripe to engage the Asian community, argues Chinese migrant Jiaming Pi
The former Iran and Persepolis striker spoke to Goal.com about the current predicament of football in his homeland, claiming the game is in a bad way in the West Asian nation
FORMER Socceroo Mark Bosnich has implored Kevin Muscat to make a shock playing return in a bid to save Victory's season.
They say the best lessons learned are in defeat. Lucky old England. Here are a few they may decide to take away from the whitewash that No 1-ranked sides are now contractually obliged to endure.
They say the best lessons learned are in defeat. Lucky old England. Here are a few they may decide to take away from the whitewash that No 1-ranked sides are now contractually obliged to endure.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Azkals are stepping up their preparations for the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup in March.
Our Olympic countdown continues with a look at the basics of badminton.
In this next part of our ongoing feature, we check out what makes this type of online sports game tick in the Southeast Asia region.
In the opening Test here, England put on its most inexcusably bad batting performance in Asia.
THE Socceroos' World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia will be thrown into chaos by FIFA boss Sepp Blatter's 11th-hour plan to delay kick-off.
