[BADMINTON] Local ace Boonsak Ponsana, fresh from winning the All-Thailand Championship for the sixth successive time, is leading the Thai assault in the US$125,000 Asian Badminton Championships now underway in Hyderabad. Boonsak, the world No 14 and semi-finalist at the last year’s Athens Olympics, is joint third seed and opens his campaign against Kyrgyzstan’s Hilou Ramazan.

ING to sponsor Asian Cup

[SOCCER] Dutch financial services company ING has signed a deal to become an official sponsor of the AFC Asian Cup 2007, the biggest national football tournament in Asia. The sponsorship gets ING more involved in Asian football after its success in supporting the AFC Champions League this season. “Our success in the 2005 AFC Champions League sponsorship has paved the way for our involvement in the AFC Asian Cup 2007.

Post’s pack plenty of pachyderm power

[ELEPHANT POLO] One of the most inglorious upsets in sporting history happened yesterday when the Bangkok Post team pulled off a shock 3-0 over the champion Nation team at the third King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin.

FREE KICK: Wigan serves up a tasty dish or two

Wigan Athletic, better known as the Latics up in Lancashire, are providing a welcome of their own for the likes of Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich, Sunderland’s Bob Murray and all Premiership chairmen heading theirway.