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S'pore's Loh Kean Yew wins Hylo Open for his first BWF Super 500 title
National shuttler Loh Kean Yew beat All England champion Lee Zii Jia for the second time in two weeks to win the Hylo Open in Germany this morning (Singapore time).The 24-year-old was 19-21, 21-13,...
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Badminton: 10 things to know about Singapore's Loh Kean Yew who won the Hylo...
SINGAPORE - National badminton player Loh Kean Yew captured the biggest title of his career after his opponent in the US$320,000 (S$432,000) Hylo Open men's singles final on Sunday (Nov 8), Malaysia's...
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Badminton: S'pore's Loh Kean Yew, Yeo Jia Min move up in latest world rankings
SINGAPORE - On the back of their strong performances at the Badminton World Federation World Tour Super 500 Hylo Open last week, Singaporeans Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min have improved their world...
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Oberman resigns as SSA water polo technical director
National water polo technical director Paul Oberman will step down at the end of this month, 13 months before his contract with the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) is due to end.He handed in his...
View ArticleLoh and Yeo climb up the badminton rankings
On the back of their strong performances at the Badminton World Federation World Tour's Super 500 Hylo Open last week, Singaporeans Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min have moved up the world rankings.In the...
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Malaysian newspaper voiced the loss of Penang-born Loh Kean Yew to S'pore
Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times (NST) voiced the loss of badminton player Loh Kean Yew to Singapore.Loh, 24, won his first career Badminton World Federation World Tour Super 500 title on Sunday...
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Shayna Ng, Cherie Tan in IBF Super World C’ship semis
Singapore bowlers Cherie Tan and Shayna Ng are both assured of a medal at the International Bowling Federation Super World Championships in the United Arab Emirates, after they reached the women's...
View ArticleYeo Jia Min advances to last 16 of Indonesia Masters
National shuttler Yeo Jia Min advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Masters yesterday after beating Denmark's world No. 26 Line Christophersen 21-18, 21-18 in the opening round.Yeo, 22, who...
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Brotherly boost as S’pore aim high at World Floorball C'ship
Sports teams are sometimes described as a band of brothers, but that label is particularly apt for the men's national floorball team, which will head to next month's world championships with two pairs...
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Yeo powers through illness for first-round win
Despite feeling unwell in the lead-up to the Indonesia Masters, national shuttler Yeo Jia Min advanced to the second round of the competition yesterday after beating Denmark's Line Christophersen...
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Yeo digs deep to reach q-finals, Loh’s winning run ends
National shuttler Yeo Jia Min continued her push through discomfort to progress in the Indonesia Masters, beating Japan's world No. 49 Saena Kawakami 21-19, 14-21, 21-14 in 53 minutes yesterday.The...
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A hug meant so much to Colin and Joseph Schooling
Just after the Olympics in August, Colin Schooling sent a WhatsApp message to my wife.It was an emotional one-liner: "I just want to hug my son."When it happened, it was a touching moment for father...
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Loh Kean Yew, Yeo Jia Min to face Japan’s top seeds
National shuttlers Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min celebrated reaching career-highs in the world rankings by coming through their respective Indonesia Open first-round matches yesterday.But huge obstacles...
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National women's floorball team ready for a long-awaited test
The upcoming Women's World Floorball Championships will be Mindy Lim's third, but the lead-up to the Nov 27-Dec 5 WFC in Sweden has been drastically different from the previous two.The team have had to...
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Good start for local paddlers at world championships
Four of the Republic's five players have made it to day two of the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, where bigger challenges await.On Tuesday, SEA Games men's singles champion Koen Pang, 19,...
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Singapore's Loh Kean Yew claims biggest win by defeating world No. 1 Kento...
National shuttler Loh Kean Yew claimed the biggest scalp of his career as he shocked Japan’s world No. 1 and defending world champion Kento Momota 21-7, 17-21, 21-19 in 69 minutes on Thursday (Nov 25)...
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Yeo Jia Min becomes first Singaporean to qualify for BWF World Tour Finals
SINGAPORE - Despite losing 21-15, 19-21, 21-14 to Japanese world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi in the second round of the Indonesia Open on Thursday (Nov 25), the Republic's top female shuttler Yeo Jia Min had...
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Loh Kean Yew thrashes Dane in 24 mins to extend fairytale run at Indonesia Open
SINGAPORE - Loh Kean Yew's fantastic run at the Indonesia Open continued on Friday (Nov 26) as he made short work of Denmark's world No.21 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus to progress into the semi-finals.The...
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Gary Tan: Swimmers want to write a new chapter
After a disappointing outing at the Tokyo Olympics followed by the shock exit of national swimming head coach Stephan Widmer last month, the direction of the sport has come under scrutiny of late.But...
View ArticleFloorballers face uphill task after draw with Russia
With one loss and a draw in the group stage, Singapore now face an uphill task if they are to advance in the Women's World Floorball Championship.They drew 5-5 with the National Floorball Federation of...
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