Singapore, February 1, 2008 - Construction work for the University Town, where the Youth Olympic Village will be located, has commenced, following the groundbreaking ceremony officiated by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Thursday, January 31, 2008. The US$423-million (SGD $500-600 million) project will be completed in February 2010, half ayear before the start ...

The National University of Singapore (NUS) steamrolled the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (NTU) 22-0 in what was initially expected to be a close game. The victory vaulted NUS to the top of the Tri-Universities Rugby Championship, an inaugural tournament also involving the Singapore Management University (SMU) and played on a home-and-away basis. ...

Raffles Institution (RI), on the brink of elimination from the first round, stunned Catholic High 52-51 to secure their passage into the second round of the South Zone Basketball Championship. RI's were facing the prospect of a first round exit after they lost 44-45 to Henderson earlier in the week. This left them having to beat the formidable Catholic High team in their final group game to qualify for the ...

Cedar Girls' beat Chong Boon 40-13 yesterday in their opening Round 2 game in the South Zone Netball Championship. With this win, Cedar Girls' have now won five in a row, outscoring their opponents by an average of 26 goals. ...

Raffles Girls' School (RGS) continued their relentless march with a comprehensive 38-4 victory over Singapore-Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) yesterday. RGS are now unbeaten in five games since the start of the South Zone Championship. ...

Basketball fans can look forward to a mouth-watering clash between the adidas Under-18 basketball Selection and the Singapore national Under-18 team on March 21, 2008. The players for the adidas team were picked at a trial held in December 2007 and they have been training together every Saturday since the first week of January 08. ...

Fairfield Methodist threatened an upset before going down 26-28, 18-25 to perennial rivals Catholic High School in a South Zone B Division Boys Volleyball Championship semi-final match played earlier today. ...