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Burmese football fans attacked after match in Malaysia
The Burmese fans were forced to walk through throngs of Malaysia supporters and the scenes turned ugly.
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Football: Security tight ahead of ASEAN tournament
Security will be tight in Rangoon and Napyidaw’ when the AFF Championship kicks off later this month following a series of unsavoury incidents involving hooliganism in recent years.
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Burmese footballer ‘outstanding athlete’ in SEA Games
Burma’s U23 football team captain Nay Lin Tun has been listed among the ‘10 outstanding athletes’ of the 28th SEA Games hosted in Singapore in June.
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28th SEA Games closes in Singapore
The closing ceremony of the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) was held at Singapore’s National Stadium on Sunday.
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Pain and pride as Burma fall at final hurdle
After a goalless first half, Thai goals rain down on Burma, leaving the White Angels with silver medals but applause from around the nation.
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Fever pitch: all eyes on Sea Games football final
It’s the final of the SEA Games football tournament tonight in Singapore, where the Burmese team meets defending champions Thailand for the gold medal.
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SEA Games: Burma pipped by Thais in chinlone final
Aung Myo Swe and Thant Zin Oo narrowly missed out on gold at the SEA Games, beaten 2-1 in a thrilling final of the sepak takraw tournament.
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SEA Games football: 2 goals in final minutes save Burma’s skin
Burma launches a heroic comeback with two late goals, earning a 3-3 draw against Cambodia.
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Sea Games latest: Burma fights its way to more gold
The Burmese team win three more golds – one in wushu, one for judo and one in canoeing. Burma is currently tied in sixth place with the Philippines.
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Burmese swimmer celebrates 11th birthday at SEA games
Lei Maw turns 11 today. But instead of celebrating with a birthday cake and balloons, she will keep focused on training at the SEA Games in Singapore.
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SEA Games: Burma strikes gold
Burma has captured seven golds, with victories in canoeing, judo, dragon boat racing, chinlone and wushu.
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SEA Games: Burma secures semi-final spot in football
Burma came from a goal down to the Philippines to pull off an impressive 5-1 victory at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore on Sunday evening.
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Burma shocks Singapore at SEA Games
The Burmese men’s U-23 side is now odds-on favourite to qualify after two wins from two matches.
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SEA Games: Burma kicks off with victory over Indonesia
Playing ahead of the SEA games opening ceremony, the men’s Under-23 team turned out in red for a convincing win over Indonesia 4-2 at Jalan Besar Stadium.
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Burma aiming for 50 golds at SEA Games
Burma is sending more than 500 athletes to Singapore in June and will compete in 31 of 36 sports events at the games.
10,000 athletes warm up for Burmese championships
The athletics meeting is a chance for Burma’s track and field stars to win places in the national team for the SEA Games in Singapore in June 2015.
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Burmese women’s football team prepare for 2016 Olympics
The women’s football team still have the momentum from the 2014 SEA games as they prepare for the Olympics in Brazil.
Burmese athletes lose gold after failing dope tests
Two Burmese athletes, who won gold medals at the 27th SEA Games hosted in Burma last year, will have to return the medals after it was revealed they used performance-enhancing drugs in the competition.
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Indonesia takes early lead at ASEAN Para Games
Indonesia leads the medal chart with 11 golds, 10 silver and 13 bronze after the first full day’s competition at the 7th ASEAN Para Games being hosted in Burma.
Prepping for the Para Games
After the success of the SEA Games, Burma is now preparing to host the ASEAN Para Games for the first time ever. With only a few days until the opening ceremony in Naypyidaw, the teams were more than ready.
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SEA Games triumph for Burma
Triumph for Burma as the country draws the curtain on the SEA Games with a spectacular performance and comes second in the medal tally with 86 golds.
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Burma snatches sepak takraw gold
Burma’s sepak takraw men’s doubles team won the gold medal after defeating Indonesia in the final on Friday in front of a partisan crowd in the 5,000-seat Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium.
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Women footballers suffer heartbreak but restore Burmese pride
The Burmese women’s football team collapsed in tears after losing 11-10 in a thrilling penalty shoot-out to Thailand on Wednesday night.
Horse play
The equestrian competitions of the SEA Games include individual and team events in dressage, endurance and show jumping. The Burmese team won the silver medal in team dressage.
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A Korean soap opera in Burmese football
“Prior to the match with Indonesia, I personally told him [Park] to treat the match as a final and to prepare as well as possible,” the MFF president said. “He responded to me through the translator to ‘rest assured’ that ‘nothing can go wrong’.”
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Coach’s embarrassing blunder costs Burma the semi-finals
The head coach of the Burmese men’s football team says he did not realise Monday’s match against Indonesia was head-to-head.
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Burma’s football dream goes up in smoke
Burma loses 1-0 to Indonesia on a night that will be more remembered for the disgraceful scenes after the match when disgruntled fans tore up seats, set fires and confronted riot police in the streets of eastern Rangoon.
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Burmese ironman takes the gold
Burma’s Min Zaw Oo wins first place in the men’s bodybuilding 80kg weight category in Rangoon on Sunday
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Biased refereeing at SEA Games?
The sports authorities and media from several Southeast Asian countries have pointed to what they have called “biased” or “questionable” judging in many of the events.
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SEA Games medal winners lose out on promised bonuses
Burma’s Ministry of Sport has suddenly reduced without explanation the amount of bonus to be paid to Burmese medal winners at the SEA Games, according to an official who asked to remain anonymous.
