India end Singapore's women paddlers’ winning run
Singapore's perfect record in the Commonwealth Games women's table tennis team event ended yesterday after a shock 3-1 defeat by India in the final.Before the loss at Oxenford Studios on the Gold...
View ArticleGloomy day for Team Singapore
Disappointment was a common theme for Team Singapore's athletes at the Commonwealth Games yesterday - with both the women's paddlers and shooter Teo Shun Xie failing to retain their titles.Teo finished...
View ArticleVeloso wins Singapore's first gold at Commonwealth Games
Martina Lindsay Veloso has won Singapore's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast on Monday (April 9).The 18-year-old punched the air in celebration after clinching the women's...
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BADMINTONMixed doubles, round of 64Jason Wong/Ong Ren-Ne vJersey (9.55am), Danny Bawa Chrisnanta/Crystal Wong v Ghana (11.40am)Women's singles, round of 64Grace Chua v Cheryl March (Falkland Islands)...
View ArticleTeam Singapore's day brightens with gold, bronze
Team Singapore put Sunday's seemingly bleak day behind as they added two medals - a gold and bronze - to their tally yesterday.Para-swimmer Toh Wei Soong clinched the bronze medal in the men's S7 50m...
View ArticleTeh finds motivation after missing medal
Missing out on a medal in yesterday's women's 25m pistol event has fuelled Teh Xiu Hong's ambition.The 24-year-old had topped the standings in the qualifiers with a score of 584.But it was the lack of...
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TABLE TENNISWomen's doubles, round of 16Lin Ye/Zhou Yihan, Feng Tian Wei/Yu Mengyu (7.30am, q-finals 3.15pm)Men's doubles, round of 16Koen Pang/Ethan Poh (3.55pm)Gao Ning/Pang Xue Jie (4.35pm)Mixed...
View ArticleShuttler Loh keeps his cool to beat seventh seed
Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew was on the cusp of toppling world No. 22 Rajiv Ouseph in the Commonwealth Games mixed team's bronze play-off three days ago, but nerves got to him and the match...
View ArticleVeloso wins second gold at Commonwealth Games
Singapore shooter Martina Veloso has won her second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday (April 12).The 18-year-old finished with a Games record score of 621.0 in the women’s 50m rifle...
View ArticleSingapore para-sprinter suspended after positive dope test
Singapore para-sprinter Mohammad Khairi Ishak, has been provisionally suspended after a positive doping test.The move means the 28-year-old will not race in today's men's T47 100m final at the...
View ArticleVeloso's mind helps her mine gold
In just five days, shooter Martina Veloso has broken two Commonwealth Games records and bagged Singapore's only two gold medals.Singapore Shooting Association high performance manager Jeanine Heng...
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SHOOTINGMen's 25m rapid fire pistolNigel Lim, Poh Lip Meng (qualifiers at 6.30am, final at 11.30am)Women's 50m rifle 3 positionsMartina Veloso, Jasmine Ser (prelims at 6.30am, final at 9.30am)Men's...
View ArticleWomen's table tennis pair clinch gold for Singapore
Singapore's table tennis pair of Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu defeated India's Manika Batra and Das Mouma in the women's doubles final on Friday (April 13) to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth...
View ArticlePara-sprinter Khairi handed four-year ban
National para-sprinter Mohammad Khairi Ishak has been handed a four-year ban after a positive dope test.An Anti-Doping Singapore (ADS) spokesman said in a statement: "The National Anti-Doping...
View ArticleFeng falters in singles title defence
Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei failed to make it a hat-trick of women's singles titles at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday (April 14).The 31-year-old lost 3-4 (10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 9-11,...
View ArticleGao Ning bags two golds on final day
Singapore paddler Gao Ning summoned all his guile and experience to add two gold medals to the Republic's tally on the final day of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday (April 15).First, the 35-year-old...
View ArticleMedals don't tell full story for Team Singapore
Team Singapore ended their Commonwealth Games campaign with five golds, two silvers and two bronzes - eight medals shy of the previous Games' tally.But the medal haul doesn't tell the whole story.This...
View ArticleGao Ning wins two golds on final day
Third time was indeed the charm for Singaporean paddler Gao Ning.Twice before, he had been beaten to the Commonwealth Games men's singles title by his fellow countrymen - Yang Zi in 2010 and Zhan Jian...
View ArticleShuttler Wei Han faces shoulder surgery
National shuttler Tan Wei Han had planned to break into the world's top 10 with her mixed doubles partner Terry Hee this year.Unfortunately, that may have to wait for the pair, who are ranked world No....
View ArticleWinning start for Singapore women paddlers
Singapore's women paddlers pipped hosts Sweden 3-2 in their opening match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad yesterday.Feng Tianwei beat Linda Bergstrom 3-1 to give the Republic...
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