But Tamarine bites the dust in New York. Thai No 1 Paradorn Srichaphan kicked off his US Open campaign with a stylish win, but the Kingdom’s No 1 women’s player Tamarine Tanasugarn made an early exit in the first round on Tuesday. Slipping to his worst ranking in three years at 51 this week, Paradorn cruised into the second round with a straight sets 6-4 6-3 6-0 win over Moroccan veteran Younes El Aynaoui on Wednesday morning (Bangkok time).

Thai team crush Cambodia

[SOCCER] Thailand secured a place in the next stage after trouncing Cambodia 8-0 in their Group B second match of the Pre-SEA Games tournament at the Supachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok yesterday. The Thai side made a lot of changes to its starting line-up after a disappointing 3-0 win over Laos on Monday.

Local girls to face old rivals Kazaks

[VOLLEYBALL] Six-time SEA Games champions Thailand and arch-rivals Kazakhstan will renew their rivalry today in the opening match of the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship in Taican, China.

It’s a direct hit for the ‘Junior Tank’

[BOXING] Thailand’s Poonsawat Kratingdaeng Gym took a step closer to challenging for the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title when he won a split decision victory over Panama’s Ricardo Cordoba in their interim title fight at Rajadamnoen Stadium yesterday.