[BASKETBALL] The All-Star team are getting ready to take part in a special match during the King’s Cup tournament from February 27 to March 10, said Amphon Tacha-amnoayvit, the team manager.

Injured Thai falls in round 2

[TENNIS] An ailing Paradorn Srichaphan had to pack his bags and leave Melbourne earlier than expected after he went down to close buddy Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the second round of the Australian Open yesterday.

Cricketers to help out in Phuket

[CRICKET] On the day the deadly tsunami hit southern Thailand, Roger Binny, the development officer for the Asian Cricket Council, was in Phuket to speak with officials of the newly formed Phuket Cricket Union (PCU) about developing the sport on Phuket.

Japanese leads from the start

[CYCLING] Japan’s Shinichi Fukushima, the 2004 Tour of Japan winner, led the pack from start to finish to convincingly win the third stage of the Tour of Siam yesterday, while Singapore’s Yang Wei Sheng had his first victory in the Asean classification.

Charity event

[DARTS] The Bangkok Darts League (BDL) has joined hands with ThaiOil Darts Club and Thaimatic Electric Dartbords and Game Machines to hold a two-day charity tournament this weekend at the ThaiOil Sports Club in Sri Racha, with support from Beer Chang Draft.