Feng loses in singles quarters, but guaranteed of a medal in doubles
Singapore's top-ranked paddler Feng Tianwei suffered heartbreak yesterday when she lost in the quarter-finals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf,...
View ArticleQuah Zheng Wen: US move was 'the right one'
For someone who is close to his family, swimmer Quah Zheng Wen made a hard decision to move to the US in January this year to train and study at the UC Berkeley.The decision was made even harder as he...
View ArticleFeng and Yu settle for bronze at world championships
Singapore's women's doubles pair of Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu lost to China's Chen Meng and Zhu Yuling 4-1 (6-11, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 7-11) in the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships in...
View ArticleSer bags bronze in Azerbaijan
National shooter Jasmine Ser clinched a bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan, last night.She tallied 225.7...
View ArticleRogic strike earns Australia the win
A spectacular long-range strike from Tom Rogic delivered Australia a crucial 3-2 win over Saudi Arabia yesterday to stay on track for next year's World Cup Finals in Russia.The stylish midfielder...
View ArticleYoung Singaporean bowlers Kiew and Tham aim to impress
It's no surprise that Singapore's top bowlers have brought their "A" game to the the 49th Singapore International Open.Besides the honour of being crowned the Republic's top bowlers on offer, the...
View ArticleTeam Singapore support campaign launched
The 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena was packed to the brim with supporters - mostly Singaporean - as the Republic faced arch-rivals Malaysia in the South-east Asia (SEA) Games netball final.The two sides...
View ArticleSingapore's 49erFX duo finish seventh at World Cup
It was a prestigious regatta with a line-up of top sailors and Olympic medallists from sailing powerhouses.Making their debut, Singapore's women's 49erFX duo Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low held their own...
View ArticleLim-Prasad inches closer to 43-year-old mark
National runner Dipna Lim-Prasad took a massive stride towards a 43-year-old national record, when she clocked a personal best in the 400m event at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championships...
View ArticleAnother gold for Singapore's young paddlers
Singapore's Under-15 table tennis pair of Pang Yew En Koen and Dominic Koh won the gold medal in the cadet boys' doubles category of the South East Asia Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships at...
View ArticleYoung paddlers finish with a flourish
Singapore's paddlers won five gold medals on the final day of the South-east Asian (SEA) Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships at Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday.Victories in the cadet boys'...
View ArticleThree new faces in national netball squad
Three new faces will be part of the 14-strong national netball squad travelling to Northern Ireland tonight for a week-long training tour, in preparation for August's South-east Asia (SEA) Games.From...
View ArticleShanti to join centralised training in Taiwan
Singapore's sprint queen Shanti Pereira will join the women's 4x100m squad in centralised training next month, after she competes in the Asian Athletics Championships in India.The 20-year-old and her...
View ArticleDistrust and discord in Singapore Athletics 'hurting the sport'
Singapore Athletics (SA) has earned a sharp rebuke from national sports agency Sport Singapore (SportSG), after recent media reports revealed issues with sprint queen Shanti Pereira's preparations for...
View ArticleSTTA announces SEA Games team
The Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) yesterday announced the 10-strong squad heading to the South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in August.There were major changes in the pairings for...
View ArticleSingapore National Olympic Council, SportSG take charge of athletics SEA...
After yet another episode of internal conflict within Singapore Athletics (SA), the authorities are stepping in to ensure that the athletes’ preparations for the upcoming SEA Games will not be...
View ArticleNicole relishing SEA Games debut
The acrid smell of smoke, the aroma of barbecued meat and a gentle salty sea breeze permeated the air.Just outside the National Sailing Centre (NSC) last Saturday, a group of about 30 merrymakers were...
View ArticleBlows for volleyball, sepak takraw and weightlifting
Singapore will not be represented in volleyball, sepak takraw and weightlifting at August's South-east Asia Games, after the three sports' associations lost their appeals for inclusion yesterday.A...
View ArticleSEA Games bowling squad announced
The Singapore Bowling Federation yesterday announced the six men and six women heading to the South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in August.The women's team is unchanged from the previous...
View ArticleTwo newbies to boost netballers' attack in title defence
Playing in the South-east Asia (SEA) Games wasn't even on netballer Toh Kai Wei's mind at the start of the year."I was just aiming to make the teams for the Asian Youth Netball Championships (in May)...
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