Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Nishikori rolls into fourth round at Miami Open
MIAMI – Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori cruised into the fourth round at the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Monday by routing Ukraine’s 27th-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-2. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Murray trades Twitter jabs with Stakhovsky over gender equity
MIAMI – World number two Andy Murray and Ukraine’s 115th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky had a heated Twitter exchange over gender equity in tennis prize money as the controversy took center stage at the Miami Open. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia court hands Ukraine pilot Savchenko 22-year sentence
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko to 22 years in prison over the killing of two journalists in a ruling set to exacerbate Moscow’s feud with Kiev and the West. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian court finds Ukraine pilot Savchenko guilty over journalist killings
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – A court in southern Russia on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko guilty of murder over the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn east Ukraine, at a trial condemned by Kiev and the West as a political sham. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Cats and dogs: fighters’ best friends in east Ukraine
SARTANA (UKRAINE) – They fight rats, depression and even serve in combat roles — dogs and yes, some cats, have turned into a prized companion for fighters on both sides of eastern Ukraine’s separatist war. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Pellegrini banks on Manchester City experience
MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) – Manuel Pellegrini backed his Manchester City team to make a mark on the Champions League’s latter stages after they overcame Dynamo Kiev to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Man City lose Kompany, Otamendi to injury
MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) – Centre-backs Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi were forced off by injury inside 23 minutes as Manchester City made a calamitous start to Tuesday’s Champions League meeting with Dynamo Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Manchester City aiming to banish England’s woes
PARIS – Manchester City are well set to make Champions League history and alleviate the misery engulfing English football’s heavyweights as they take on Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine pilot raises finger at court, vows to continue hunger strike
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – A Ukrainian military pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists defiantly raised her middle finger at the court on Wednesday and vowed to press on with a hunger strike. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainians pelt Russian embassy with eggs, demand pilot’s release
KIEV – Angry protestors threw stones and eggs at the Russian embassy in Kiev on Sunday, breaking several of its windows after smashing cars and burning a Russian flag, as Ukrainians’ anger boiled over at Moscow’s refusal to free a hunger-striking pilot. …read more Source: Bangkok...
