Cambodian badminton players proud to win historic gold medal in SEA Games

STORY: Cambodian badminton players proud to win historic gold medal in SEA Games DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:38 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the the final of the mixed team badminton match at the SEA Games 2 various ot the Cambodia's mixed team badminton players 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Cambodian): YANG SAMNANG, Cambodian badminton player 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Cambodian): PHON CHENDA, Cambodian badminton player 5 various of the Morodok Techo National Stadium STORYLINE: Cambodian badminton players are proud to have earned a historic gold medal in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for their country after defeating their Myanmar rivals in the final of the mixed team badminton event last week. The 10-member mixed team badminton players had been trained in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for eight months before competing in the 32nd SEA Games, which was hosted by Cambodia from May 5 to 17. Yang Samnang, one of the mixed team badminton members, said he was el

Japan's Nishikori beats world No. 1 Djokovic

Japan's Nishikori beats world No. 1 Djokovic

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Nishikori, ranked 32nd, beat world No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia in three sets in the ATP Swiss Indoors semifinals in Basel, Switzerland, on Nov. 5, 2011.

Yakult Swallows' Furuta marks his career's 2,000th hit

Yakult Swallows' Furuta marks his career's 2,000th hit

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta hits a double, his career's 2,000th hit, in the sixth inning of a game against Hiroshima Carp in Matsuyama on April 23. Furuta is the 32nd player in Japanese pro baseball to reach the milestone.

Cambodia sends largest-ever team of athletes to train in China

STORY: Cambodia sends largest-ever team of athletes to train in China DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:29 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farewell ceremony for Cambodian athletes before leaving for training in China 2. Vath Chamroeun speaking 3. Wu Guoquan speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KANG YOU KHEANG, Table tennis player STORYLINE: Cambodia sets to dispatch its largest-ever team of 160 athletes to train in China in the preparation for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia next year. Speaking at a farewell ceremony held at the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) in Phnom Penh, NOCC's secretary general Vath Chamroeun said the athletes will leave Cambodia for China on Thursday for intensive training sessions. "This is another fruit of the ironclad friendship and close cooperation between Cambodia and China," he said. "This intensive training is crucial to help develop Cambodia's sports sector." Chamroeun said the athletes will tra

Yakult Swallows' Furuta marks his career's 2,000th hit

Yakult Swallows' Furuta marks his career's 2,000th hit

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta hits a double, his career's 2,000th hit, in the sixth inning of a game against Hiroshima Carp in Matsuyama on April 23. Furuta is the 32nd player in Japanese pro baseball to reach the milestone. (Kyodo)

Japan's Nishikori beats world No. 1 Djokovic

Japan's Nishikori beats world No. 1 Djokovic

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Nishikori, ranked 32nd, beat world No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia in three sets in the ATP Swiss Indoors semifinals in Basel, Switzerland, on Nov. 5, 2011. (Kyodo)