Archive for February, 2008
Ochoa increases lead at HSBC Women's Champions
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.
Amelia Yong goes 4-over-par on second day of HSBC Women’s Champions
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.
Lorena Ochoa leads field by one stroke with 6-under-par at inaugural HSBC Women’s Champions
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.
Youth Olympic Games 2010 – China offers help
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 Singapore-China bilateral relations.
Amelia Yong makes historic debut at LPGA championship
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.
Anglican High, Chung Cheng High (Main) to meet in East Zone final
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.
Gan Eng Seng beat St Andrew’s to virtually secure semi-final berth
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.
SMU beat NUS to make rugby history
The Singapore Management University (SMU) “City Boys” finally made history by securing their first 15-a-side win over the defending champions National University of Singapore (NUS) with a convincing 23-10 victory. It was a great result for SMU after they had suffered a narrow and bitter 7-8 defeat to NUS in the first leg.
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.
Seng Kang oust Presbyterian High for place in North Zone basketball semis
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.