BREAKING: Singaporeans supportive of Ben Davis, ready to accept foreign talents
Football fans or not, there is no doubt that the Ben Davis saga has been a hot topic among Singaporeans in the past few days. For the benefit of those living under the rock (but seriously, what kind of rock sia… no wifi ah??), here’s a quick recap on what this saga is all about: […]
SEA Games diving gold for S’pore after Malaysian diver failed doping test
Two months after the Kuala Lumpur edition ended, a surprise SEA Games gold could be on the cards for Singapore after it was reported on Thursday (26 Oct) that Malaysian diver Wendy Ng Yan Yee has been identified as the athlete to have failed a doping test conducted at the 29th Games. Wendy Ng’s B […]
Time to take out your sportswear…Great Singapore Workout is back!
Remember the Great Singapore Workout? For those who were born in the 80s, you will surely remember the Great Singapore Workout in the 90s where the Government introduced a aerobic workout to encourage exercise for a healthy lifestyle. If you were in school during that time, likely you will remember the workout and laughing at […]
Salah move? Liverpool Football Club smashes club record to sign player
Salah (“wrong” in Malay) move? Hehe. According to reports in UK, Egyptian Mohamed Salah will be given another chance to prove that he can be a hit in the English Premier League, as he prepares to undergo a medical check-up with Liverpool today. Liverpool expect to complete a club-record £39 million (S$69 million) deal for […]
Singapore teen, 17, sets new World Squat Record with 208kg
Remember this name, Matthew Yap This 17-year-old Republic Polytechnic student sent shockwaves in the powerlifting world. The Singaporean powerlifter set a new squat world record in the Under-66kg sub-junior category on Sunday (Jun 18). The 18-year-old hit 208 kilogrammes in his final attempt at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Minsk, Belarus. This annual powerlifting […]
Lionel Messi’s absence from Singapore game made local fans damn dulan…
Lionel Messi, regarded as one of the best players of his generation, is set to miss the Singapore-Argentina friendly match (June 13) despite being promoted as one of the star attractions of the match, which is being organised to mark the 125th anniversary of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). Messi, who is currently in […]
Sundram: Door always open to overseas talents such as Luke O’Nien and Perry Ng
Luke O’Nien: As long as you are good enough, the door is open. That is the message Singapore national team head coach V Sundramoorthy has for players like Luke O’Nien and Perry Tan, who are born overseas but possess Singaporean lineage. O’Nien, a 22-year-old who has plied his trade in England’s fourth tier with Wycombe […]
Man City and Mundipharama want to develop first Singaporean Premier League footballer
Imagine a Singaporean playing for Man City. It has been decades since a local footballer made an impact outside of the region, with Fandi Ahmad one of the few who enjoyed a successful European stint at Dutch top division side, FC Groningen, from 1983 to 1985. That could change in the future, as healthcare organisation […]
Fandi Ahmad: Training ground, funds for overseas stints needed
With new leaders in place at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Fandi Ahmad, its head coach of youth, is hopeful that some of the sport’s problems will be fixed ahead of major competitions such as the 2018 Asian Games, SEA Games (2019, 2021) and the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. Tasked with producing […]