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Ochoa increases lead at HSBC Women's Champions

Tanah Merah Country Club, Thursday, February 29, 2008 – Mexico's Lorena Ochoa fired a 7-under-par 65 on Friday to increase her lead to seven strokes after two rounds of play at the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore. The 2007 Rolex Player of the Year is now 13-under-par (66-65=131) entering Saturday's third round.

Ochoa, who led by one stroke over Creamer and Japan's Ai Miyazato following the first round, got off to a hot start with a bogey-free 5-under 31 on the front nine of Tanah Merah's Garden Course. She added three more birdies on the back nine, coupled with ‘good' bogey on the hole 13, a par-5, where she took an unplayable lie on her drive and scrambled to roll in a 15-foot putt for six to maintain a comfortable cushion.

"It was great from my driver to the putting," said Ochoa, who now counts 65 as her low round of the season. "I kept hitting my second shots really close and gave myself a lot of birdie chances, so I was very consistent. One of those days you really want to memorize and hopefully repeat."

Sweden's Annika Sorenstam made a second-round charge to move into a tie for second place with Paula Creamer (67-71=138) and South Korean In-Kyung Kim (68-70=138). Sorenstam notched a bogey-free 67 with five birdies - including four consecutive to close the day - putting herself in the final group on Saturday alongside Ochoa and Kim. After winning the SBS Open at Turtle Bay in the opening week of the 2008 LPGA Tour season, Sorenstam finished alone in fourth place last week, increasing her season-leading earnings total to $232,112.
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Amelia Yong goes 4-over-par on second day of HSBC Women’s Champions

Story and pictures by Leslie Tan

Tanah Merah Country Club, Friday, February 29, 2008 – Singapore’s Amelia Yong finished 4-over-par on the second day of the HSBC Women’s Champions and is now 9-over-par over two rounds. Amelia had two birdies and two doubles, with the birdies coming on the last and 14th hole. She bogeyed the par-4 first hole and the par-5 fifth.

Giving her encouragement on the sidelines were her mother, Janet Yong and sister Jasmine Yong. After her 16-year-old daughter Amelia birdied the 14th hole, Jasmine Yong said, “She has been impressive on certain holes. We’ve encouraged her to have fun and not to pressurise herself even though Amelia set herself the target of making the top 30. We are all very proud of her.”

Amelia, who is a Secondary Four student from St Joseph’s Convent, will tee off tomorrow morning on the 10th hole at 10:25 a.m. with Julieta Granada of Paraguay and Emily Bastel of America. Granada and Bastel are 9-over-par and 10-over-par respectively after two rounds.
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Lorena Ochoa leads field by one stroke with 6-under-par at inaugural HSBC Women’s Champions

Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore, Thursday, February 28, 2008 – 78 of the world's best players teed off on Thursday at Singapore's Tanah Merah Country Club in the inaugural HSBC Women's Champions. Rolex Rankings number one Lorena Ochoa picked up where she left off last season with a 6-under-par 66 to gain a one stroke advantage over Japan's Ai Miyazato (34-33=67) and Paula Creamer (33-34=67), who both fired 5-under-par 67's.

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Youth Olympic Games 2010 – China offers help

Story by Dawn Yip

China has offered to assist with Singapore’s bid to host the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo revealed this in Parliament yesterday, while commenting on the state of Singapore’s bilateral relations with China.

The offer came in a letter from the Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Zhang Xiaokang to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after Singapore’s win was announced. Minister Yeo added, “We are touched by the gesture and will certainly take up the offer, for there is much that we can learn from China’s own experience.”

China be hosting the Summer Olympic Games in August this year.

Amelia Yong makes historic debut at LPGA championship

Tanah Merah Country Club, Thursday, February 28, 2008 – Amelia Yong, the first Singaporean ever to compete at a Ladies Professional Golf Association event, was 5-over-par after the first round of the HSBC Women’s Champions.

“I started off well on the first hole. It was not that bad. I had a par. Then the next hole, I made a double. But after that, it got better and better and then I finished up the front nine with 1-over with a bogey on the last.”
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Anglican High, Chung Cheng High (Main) to meet in East Zone final

Story and pictures by reader Ian Chew

Anglican High School, Thursday, February 28, 2008 – Anglican High survived a fierce fourth quarter onslaught by Ngee Ann Secondary to march into the East Zone basketball final. Although Ngee Ann managed to outscore their more illustrious opponent 20-11 in the fourth quarter, they still ended up losing the semi-final by a close 65-70 scoreline.

Lanky Ruben (#11), Ngee Ann’s only Indian player on the team, starred in the final quarter by scoring most of his 11 points in the quarter and grabbing key rebounds. His teammate Tony (#9) also scored 20 points, most of them through jump shots, to keep the score close. However, Ngee Ann lacked composure during the final few minutes and spurned the opportunities that came their way.

Anglican High had used a 24-11 spurt in the second quarter to pull away from Ngee Ann after a tense 15-15 first quarter scoreline. The half time score read 39-26 in Anglican High’s favour.

By the third quarter, Anglican High had extended their lead to 59-45, thanks to some accurate shooting by Teng Rui (#4, AHS). He top scored with 21 points for his team, with teammate Teo Liang Kai (#12) contributing 18 points.

But Ngee Ann was always a threat with their bigger sized players and better rebounding. Centre Scott (#14, NAS) was key for his team in terms of scoring and rebounding. He had a creditable showing, banking in 16 points through put backs.
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Gan Eng Seng beat St Andrew’s to virtually secure semi-final berth

Contributed by reader Ian Chew

CCAB, Wednesday, Feb 27 2008 – A surprisingly resilient St Andrew’s Secondary pushed group favourites Gan Eng Seng Secondary all the way before eventually succumbing 50-58 in a second round South Zone Basketball Championship group X game.

In fact, led by their captain #10, St Andrew’s actually tied Gan Eng Seng 16-16 in the first quarter before taking a massive nine-point 32-23 lead at the end of the first half.
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SMU beat NUS to make rugby history

Contributed by reader Amos Siow

RI field, Saturday, February 23, 2008 – The Singapore Management University (SMU) “City Boys” made history when they beat defending champions the National University of Singapore (NUS) 23-10 convincingly. It was SMU’s first-ever 15-a-side victory over NUS and a satisfying one too after they had suffered a narrow and bitter 7-8 defeat to NUS in the first leg.

The match was held at Raffles Institution's artificial turf and was graced by a big crowd. A lot was at stake for both sides, as SMU needed the win to stay in the contest for the championship, while NUS needed the win to seal the championship off.

At the start, SMU tried to unsettle their opponents by switching the side they were kicking off to. The game proceeded at an intense level and never looked like slowing down. However, SMU looked like the more potent side as they had the lion’s share of possession in the first half. Eager to put points on the board early in the game, SMU’s outrageous 65m penalty attempt by Md Nasir fell short, while both standoff Amos Siow’s drop goal attempts sailed wide.

However, after taking a more patient approach, SMU finally turned pressure into points when they were awarded a penalty for an NUS infringement. SMU’s Amos Siow held his nerves and slotted the penalty to give the City Boys the much needed 3-0 lead.
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Singapore skaters benefit from the inclusion of foreign competitors for the first time

77 talented skaters, the youngest just aged seven, took part in the recent 7th Fuji Ice Palace Singapore National Figure Skating Championships on February 2 and 3, 2008.

The competition kicked off with a first, an event called Future Stars designed for the beginner-level skater. This category saw 13 competitors aged between 7 and 10 years of age in the Ladies A event. It is admirable how the youngest skaters in this competition – Claire Casey of Chatsworth International School, Jermaine Seah of Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Primary School (Toa Payoh), Nadja Chong of United World College SEA and from the Future Stars Men event Dylan Jellinek of St Joseph Primary School (Australia) – all aged seven, overcame their nerves and delivered their programs with zest and determination in front of a packed audience of cheering parents and supporters.

Another first this year was the opening of the national championship to foreign competitors. How do local skaters feel about this change from the previously all-Singaporean and Singaporean permanent residents competition?
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Seng Kang oust Presbyterian High for place in North Zone basketball semis

Story and pictures by reader Ian Chew

Singapore Basketball Centre, Monday, February 25, 2008 – Presbyterian High crashed out of the North Zone Basketball Championship when they lost 61-66 to Seng Kang Secondary in a game where the winner would secure a semi-final spot at the other’s expense.

Presbyterian High’s key centre Russel Low (#5) top scored with 18 points, but it was not enough to prevent his team from succumbing to a late charge by Seng Kang in the last few minutes who ensured for themselves a place in the national rounds, to the jubilation of their supporters.
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Montfort win both B and C badminton titles at Sports School expense

Contributed by reader Faizan Muhamad Nor of Montfort Secondary

In the North Zone Boys Badminton Championships, Montfort Secondary claimed both the B & C Division titles when they defeated Singapore Sports School 5-0 and 4-1 respectively.

Both schools played with a high degree of passion and determination, displaying excellent sportsmanship. With the tremendous support from its supporters, Montfort kept their nerves and went on to clinch the championship titles for 2008.

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CHIJ (Toa Payoh) and RGS to meet in South Zone netball final

Picture story by Ng Cheng Cong and Eneida Tan

CCAB, Friday, February 22, 2008 – CHIJ (Toa Payoh) beat Cedar Girls’ 24-18 to secure their place in the South Zone B Division Netball Championship Final. In the other semi-final played at the same time, Raffles Girls’ School beat St Margaret’s 25-14.

CHIJ (Toa Payoh) will play RGS in the final scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, at Toa Payoh Sports Hall. Game time is 3 p.m.

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Raffles Institution come from behind to edge past Peirce in South Zone basketball

Story and pictures by reader Ian Chew

CCAB, Thursday, February 21, 2008 – In the end, Raffles Institution (RI) had to go through a third consecutive nerve-wracking game to pip Peirce Secondary 38-35 at the buzzer. A last second lay-up and a subsequent free throw by a Raffles player ensured that RI won despite having trailed most of the game.

Once again, Wang Jia Cheng (#15) of RI came through for his team, scoring most of his 11 points in the final quarter. Ravins Cheung (#11) of RI also played well, scoring 13 points for his team.

Peirce only had themselves to blame, after they committed three consecutive costly turnovers in the last few minutes of the game to present RI with a golden opportunity.
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Presbyterian High to put on a 5-on-5 basketball competition to raise funds for their indoor sports hall

Contributed by Presbyterian High alumni Lee Chen Ning, a member of the fundraising committee

On Saturday, March 8, 2008, Presbyterian High School will have a Jumbo Jumble Fair to raise funds for an indoor sports hall. As part of the activities, a 5-on-5 basketball competition will be staged at the school. There are boys and girls Under-12s, Under-14s and Under-17s categories. Teams who sign up will get funfair coupons and freebies.

N.B. While this is not a sports news story, we will provide free space to students who are raising funds for their schools on a case-by-case basis. If you have an event, feel free to share it with us for posting. In the meantime, we are exploring a page or forum where you can put up notices for events like these.

Leslie Tan interviewed on Radio Singapore International

Leslie Tan, founder of Red Sports, was interviewed by Yvonne Gomez of Radio Singapore International about Singapore’s winning bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

You can read the transcript or hear the podcast on the RSI website.

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