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Next month's Asean Para Games postponed to March
The Asean Para Games (APG), originally to be held from Jan 18-24 in the Philippines next year, has been postponed to March due to budget issues.Arnold Agustin, head of the Philippine Sports Commission,...
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Speed skater Trevor to take another gap year to achieve Olympic dream
National short-track speed skater Trevor Tan will be blazing a trail next week as one of Singapore's first youth Olympians in the winter sport.But the 17-year-old's ambition goes further than competing...
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S'pore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship open for applications
Application for this year's Singapore Olympic Foundation (SOF)-Peter Lim Scholarship has opened.Student-athletes who are keen can apply via the SOF website (www.sof.sg) before 4pm on 31 Jan.There are...
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Shuttlers Jason Teh and Jaslyn Hooi clinch national open titles
National shuttlers Jaslyn Hooi and Jason Teh got their 2020 season off to a winning start by clinching the Singapore Sports Hub National Open presented by Lianhe Zaobao on Saturday (Jan 11).Top seed...
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Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew defeats Japan's world No. 10 Kanta Tsuneyama
Patience has been the name of the game for Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew since the turn of the year, and it paid dividends on Wednesday (Jan 15) when his measured approach helped him claim another...
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Loh Kean Yew stays patient to defeat world No. 10 Kanta Tsuneyama
Patience has been the name of the game for Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew since the turn of the year, and it paid dividends yesterday when his measured approach helped him claim another scalp in his...
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Loh Kean Yew knocked out of Indonesia Masters
Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew was knocked out of the Indonesia Masters yesterday after losing 21-9, 23-21 to China's Zhao Junpeng in the last 16.World No. 39 Loh had beaten Japan's 10th-ranked Kanta...
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S'pore's Cherie Tan humbled by World Bowling Athlete of the Year award
Cherie Tan may have had a spectacular 2019 after making history on several fronts, but she is no longer thinking about her past successes.A stellar year saw the 31-year-old became the first Singaporean...
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MCCY Minister Fu encouraged by Singapore sports’ strong 2019
The year 2019 saw many feats on Singapore's sporting front which gives us tremendous pride, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu.Speaking at the ministry's year in review yesterday,...
View ArticleSingapore's women paddlers edge closer to Olympic qualification
Singapore's women paddlers reached the Round of 16 of the ITTF World Team qualification tournament in Gondomar, Portugal, yesterday after defeating Luxembourg 3-1.The doubles pair of Lin Ye and Yu...
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Rescheduled meets a bonus for swimmers like Darren Chua
Singapore's swimmers such as Darren Chua and Jonathan Tan will need a change of plans in their bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.In the light of the Covid-19 virus outbreak, the Singapore Swimming...
View ArticleShuttlers suffer 3-2 defeat by Philippines at Asian Team C’ships
Singapore's male shuttlers suffered a blow in their hopes to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships, following a 3-2 loss to hosts Philippines yesterday.World No. 37...
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National bowlers do their part in fight against virus
The Singapore Bowling Federation rolled a strike in the battle against the coronavirus yesterday.In support of the #OpsHandsOn initiative, about 50 national bowlers and officials packed hundreds of...
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S'pore paddler Izaac Quek wins first ITTF World Junior singles title
Singaporean teen paddler Izaac Quek won his first singles title on the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) World Junior Circuit at the Swedish Junior and Cadet Open in Orebro last weekend.The...
View ArticleConstance Lien named The Straits Times Athlete of the Year
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) exponent Constance Lien was named The Straits Times Athlete of the Year yesterday.Last year, the 20-year-old became the first Singaporean to be crowned blue belt featherweight...
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Time for Singapore the sports nation to rattle noise: Leonard Thomas
It didn't quite turn into the Kop but, for the briefest moment at least, when MP Lee Bee Wah quoted a passage from that Liverpool hymn in Parliament last week, sport raised some noise in Singapore.The...
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Team Singapore athletes show support for healthcare workers
Team Singapore athletes such as wushu exponent Tan Xiang Tian yesterday showed their appreciation for medical workers at the forefront of the coronavirus battle.They mingled with healthcare workers at...
View ArticleQuah Zheng Wen smashes his own Pac-12 meet record
Singapore swimmer Quah Zheng Wen broke his own 200-yard butterfly meet record at the Pac-12 Swimming Championships in Washington, United States, yesterday morning (Singapore time).Representing...
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S'pore Cycling Federation targets Tour de France spot, Asian Games gold by 2030
A Singaporean cyclist at Tour de France and an Asian Games gold medal by 2030. Those are the ambitious targets of the Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF), which launched the ProCyclingSG initiative on...
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SportSG to review induction process for its Hall of Fame, after debate...
Former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo's non-inclusion in the Singapore's Sport Hall of Fame (HOF) despite her stellar record sparked a debate recently. Sport Singapore said it will improve its...
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