Archive for August, 2008
Singapore lose heartbreaker to Sri Lanka in opening game of Fisher & Paykel Nations Cup
Singapore started their Fisher and Paykel Nations Cup campaign in heartbreaking fashion against Sri Lanka with a 63-66 loss. After leading for most of the match, Singapore, who are ranked 13th in the world and are the reigning Asian Champions, let the game slip away in the last five minutes.
Shengyu and Calvin: Great experience to lose badly at adidas basketball camp
Watching both Shengyu and Calvin Chia struggle against much better opponents at the adidas camp, I was actually glad! It just showed how much more they needed to improve.
National Junior College dragon boat team come good at 6th Club Crew World Championship
At the recent 6th Club Crew World Championships (CCWC) in Penang, Malaysia in early August, the National Junior College (NJC) Canoe & Dragon Boat Team clinched six gold medals and two silver medals in the junior (Under-18) categories.
ACS(I) is the first school to hold the rugby grand slam but some folks disagree
Does a championship title won outright mean more than a title that’s shared with another team?
Lee Bee Wah apologises to Singapore. Is this the end of the saga?
So finally, a week after the furore began, Ms Lee has done the needful and apologised.
Time for new STTA regime to decide what are its values
Does the silver medal justify the means employed to get it? Will foreign talent always come first in sports? A reader shares his view.
What next for Singapore badminton after the Beijing Olympics?
While the national attention is on table tennis, the first round exits of both Ronald Susilo and Xing Aiying at the recently-concluded Beijing Olympics will have badminton fans wondering what the future holds for Singapore badminton.
Thrower Scott Wong breaks James Wong's 21-year record at Asean Schools Championships
Up-and-coming thrower Scott Wong continued his amazing record-breaking form this season when he broke two 21-year-old discus (1.5kg) records set by the legendary James Wong – one regional and one national – at the recent Asean Schools Track and Field Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Seng Kang upset favourites St. Andrew’s to claim C Division Boys Hockey Championship title
In yet another exciting finish to the C Division Hockey Championship, Seng Kang Secondary pipped hot favourites St. Andrew’s Secondary 1-0 claim the title. A missed penalty and a last-minute save stood out in this exciting encounter between the two teams.
Crescent Girls’ beat arch rivals St Theresa’s Convent 2-0 to clinch 3rd place in C girls hockey
Crescent Girls beat long time arch rivals CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent 2-0 in the 3/4th placing match of the C Division Girls Hockey Championships.