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No excuses, says Quah Zheng Wen, after he misses another s-final
A straight-talking Quah Zheng Wen says he will not be making excuses for his performances at the Olympics.The Singaporean swimmer missed the cut for the 200m butterfly semi-finals at the Tokyo Games,...
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YESTERDAY:SAILINGRyan Lo (men's laser) - 14th out of 35 after three races (21 pts)Amanda Ng (women's windsurfer RS:X) - 24th out of 27 after six races (110 pts)TABLE TENNISFeng Tianwei (women's...
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Olympics: Singapore's Yu Mengyu through to last 16 after 4-0 win over world...
Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu marched into the round of 16 of the Olympic women's singles after defeating Taiwan's world No. 8 Cheng I-Ching 4-0 (11-5, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6) on Tuesday (July 27).Yu, who is...
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Olympics: Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min off to a winning start
Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min got off to a winning start in her Tokyo 2020 campaign by defeating Mexico's Gaitan Haramara 21-7, 21-10 in a Group K match at the Musashino Forest Plaza on Tuesday (July...
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Olympics: Schooling warms up for title defence with 100m freestyle swim
Singapore’s star swimmer Joseph Schooling warmed up for his Olympic 100m butterfly title defence with a 49.84sec effort in the 100m freestyle heats at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Tuesday (July...
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Olympics: S'pore's Yeo Jia Min eyes last 16 after swift win on debut
Despite a two-hour delay to her first Olympic match yesterday, Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min remained unflustered.Instead, the 22-year-old stayed focused and remained composed as she comfortably beat...
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Olympics: Yu promises 'battling mentality in q-finals, as Feng exits
First there was joy for Singapore table tennis as world No. 47 Yu Mengyu progressed to the Olympics women's singles quarter-finals yesterday.But that was followed by disappointment hours later as...
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Schooling: 100m free timing a 'good reflection' on 100m fly
Olympic champion Joseph Schooling failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle at Tokyo 2020 yesterday, but said his timing offered "a good reflection" ahead of his 100m butterfly title...
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Olympics: Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu storms into semi-finals
Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu has reached the Tokyo 2020 women's singles semi-finals after defeating Japan's world No. 10 Kasumi Ishikawa 4-1 (8-11, 11-5, 14-12, 11-6, 11-1) at the Tokyo Metropolitan...
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Olympics: Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew ousted by Asian Games champion...
Singapore’s world No. 42 shuttler Loh Kean Yew exited the Olympics on Wednesday (July 28) but put up an excellent fighting display in a 2-1 (22-20, 13-21, 21-18) defeat by world No. 7 Jonatan Christie...
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Olympics: Over-eagerness to win caused me to lose, says Loh Kean Yew
Minutes after his defeat, shuttler Loh Kean Yew took a moment to compose himself before reverting to his happy-go-lucky self, and joked about hunting for Tokyo 2020 souvenirs.But the biggest takeaway...
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Singapore's Yu Mengyu: Nothing to lose in s-final against world No. 1
Four months ago, she had to be pushed in a wheelchair to board her flight home from Doha after her chronic back injury flared up during the WTT Star Contender event, igniting fear that she might not be...
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YESTERDAY:BADMINTONYeo Jia Min (women's singles, Group K) - lost 21-13, 21-14 to South Korea's Kim Ga-eunLoh Kean Yew (men's singles, Group G) - lost 22-20, 13-21, 21-18 to Indonesia's Jonatan...
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Quah Ting Wen eyes 50m free redemption after 100m free exit
Despite a "rocky start" to her Tokyo Olympics, swimmer Quah Ting Wen is looking to end it with a flourish.Last night, the 28-year-old clocked 56.36sec in the 100m freestyle heats at the Tokyo Aquatics...
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Olympics: Joseph Schooling has his work cut out in title defence
Swimming is a sport of seconds, and the numbers bear out the magnitude of Joseph Schooling's task as he begins his Olympic 100m butterfly title defence at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre today.At Rio 2016,...
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Olympics: Singapore's Yu Mengyu loses to China's world No. 1, to vie for...
Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu will be vying for the Tokyo 2020 women's singles bronze medal on Thursday night (July 29) after losing 4-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6) to China's world No. 1 Chen Meng in the...
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Olympics: Singapore's Yu Mengyu pledges to fight on despite injury
Despite carrying a left thigh injury, Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu says she will soldier on in her bid to win an Olympic bronze medal in the play-off against Japan's world No. 2 Mima Ito on Thursday...
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Olympics: Schooling misses 100m butterfly semis, plans to go on
Joseph Schooling's defence of his Olympic 100m butterfly title unravelled at the heats on Thursday (July 29) as he clocked 53.12sec to finish last among eight swimmers in Heat 5, which was won by Nyls...
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Olympics: Japan's Mima Ito defeats Singapore's Yu Mengyu to clinch bronze
Despite pulling off a surprise to win the first game, Singapore paddler Yu Mengyu could not overcome Japan’s world No. 2 Mima Ito, who won 4-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6) at the Tokyo Metropolitan...
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YESTERDAY:TABLE TENNISYu Mengyu (women's singles)- semi-finals: lost 4-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6) to Chen Meng of China- bronze medal play-off: lost 4-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6) to Mima Ito of...
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