Author - Ben Blaschke

Poker Tournament coverage

APT Macau 2015 postponed

The upcoming APT Macau event, which was set to be held in the new Poker King Club poker room at the Venetian from 21 to 29 July this year, has been postponed. The APT released a short...

Poker Tournament coverage

Chang charges at WSOP

Asia's run of strong results at this year's World Series of Poker continued early this week with Taiwan's Carlos Chang reaching the final table of the US$1,111 Little One for One Drop. Chang...

Sport Tennis

China’s Duan shines at Wimbledon

Chinese tennis hasn't had a whole lot to smile about since the retirement of Li Na last year, but that all changed yesterday when China's fifth-ranked woman, Duan Ying-Ying, upset Canadian...

Poker Tournament coverage

More Asian WSOP success

South Korean born Young Ji is the latest Asian-born player to enjoy success at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) after winning his first gold bracelet in the US$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha...

Poker Poker profiles

Nam on a mission

Among the many players who made the trek to Ho Tram for the inaugural APT Vietnam were a handful of overseas players of Vietnamese heritage – none more respected in the poker...

Cue sports Sport

China’s snooker rise on hold

The 2015/16 snooker season looms as a particularly intriguing one for China, but the sport's rising powerhouse will have to wait a bit longer before the picture is painted with a number of...

Gaming Other games

Macau welcomes a new Monopoly

If we asked you to choose which global icon appearing at the Venetian Macau this year is most famous, who would be your pick? Katy Perry perhaps? How about rock icons Bon Jovi? Or 90s...

Poker Tournament coverage

Asia making its WSOP mark

The WGM team is off to Las Vegas this weekend ahead of the World Series of Poker main event starting next Sunday 5 July, but with more than 40 of this year's 68 bracelet events already...

Football Sport

Farewell to the football architects

Andrea Pirlo's imminent move to New York City signals the end of a generation of legendary midfielders in Europe. For the best part of 20 years the football world has marveled at their unique...