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Singapore national footballer taunted Jordanians and provoked fight

By Les Tan/Red Sports

I know who started the fight with Jordan. But I’m not telling you.

If you’re wondering what I’m talking about, there was a fight after the game between Singapore and Jordan at the National Stadium. Singapore beat Jordan 2-1 to get their Asian Cup qualifying campaign back on track while the loss condemned Jordan to the bottom of the table with only one point.
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River Valley High lead group after beating West Zone netball powerhouses Nanyang Girls’ and Clementi Town

By REDintern Chan Hui Mui

River Valley High School, Thursday, January 22, 2009 – River Valley High won their two most crucial games against Nanyang Girls’ High and Clementi Town by narrow margins to secure the lead in Group C of the B Division West Zone Netball Championship.

River Valley High started their season well by winning their first game against Clementi Town 23–22. In their second game against Nanyang Girls’, River Valley High triumphed 21–19.
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Are national footballers Indra and Precious likely to go in major team overhaul?

By Koh Yizhe and Les Tan

With his successful new lineup in Singapore’s 2-1 win over Jordan, the time has probably come for national coach Raddy Avramovic to undertake a major overhaul of the national squad.

He showed his commitment to team renewal when he dropped senior players Zulkarnaen Zainal, goalkeeper Rezal Hassan and Rafi Ali when he took over to accommodate younger players like Khairul Amri and Baihakki Khaizan.

Given the starting lineup last night, it is probable that Indra Sahdan and Precious Emuejeraye are prime candidates for the chop.
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Want to eat healthy? Try dirt.

Growing up in Singapore, you might at some point have been told by your grandmother as she picks up a fishball that has fallen on the floor, blows on it, and pops it into your mouth – lak sup jiak, lak sup tua.

It’s a piece of Hokkien wisdom that roughly translates “eat dirty, grow up dirty”, meaning that consuming a bit of filth has a fortifying effect on one’s growth.

It now appears that there is science to back up what our grandmothers have known all along. An article in the International Herald Tribune reviews ongoing research into the hypothesis that the bacteria, viruses and worms that come along with a dose of dirt, help to develop the body’s immune system.
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Only 6,188 fans show up for important Asian Cup football qualifier

By Les Tan and REDintern Alan Chiang. Pictures by Lai Jun Wei, Vanessa Lim and Marvin Tang.

Only 6,188 fans showed up to watch Singapore beat Jordan 2-1 in their crucial Asian Cup qualifying game last night.

This was in stark contrast to the 48,000 fans that showed up last December 08 at the National Stadium for the semi-final against Vietnam in the ASEAN Football Championship (Suzuki Cup).
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Daniel Bennett makes the difference in defence for Singapore

Story by Koh Yizhe. Pictures by Vanessa Lim, Lai Jun Wei, Marvin Tang.

Daniel Bennett played in the centre of defence in Singapore’s 2-1 win over Jordan last night and that was a major reason why the Lions’ Asian Cup football qualifying campaign is back on track.

Bennett replaced Precious Emuejeraye who has had a difficult time in the central defensive position. Precious’ lack of mobility was cruelly exposed by the Vietnamese in the 0-1 semi-final loss that knocked defending champions Singapore get knocked out of the ASEAN Football Championship (Suzuki Cup).
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Singapore 2 Jordan 1 – team statistics

By Les Tan/Red Sports. Photos by Vanessa Lim and Lai Jun Wei.

National Stadium, Wednesday, January 28, 2009 – Singapore beat Jordan 2-1 last night in a Group E AFC Asian Cup qualifying game.

Agu Casmir and Noh Alam Shah scored the goals to ensure Singapore won their first three points in the group.
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Heads up Red Sports fans! Win entry passes to the Red Sports Awards Party

Remember when you were frantically voting for your favourite player on one of the Red Sports polls? Remember how you had “parked” yourself in front of the computer, refreshing the page every other second on the final day of polling?

Well, the polls are over, and the party is about to begin!

All poll winners (and their friends) have been invited to the Red Sports Awards Party Night this Saturday, January 31st, 2009, from 7 to 10pm.

If you have been an avid reader of Red Sports, here’s your chance to join in the party.
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New look Lions squeeze past Jordan in Asian Cup qualifying

Story by Koh Yizhe. Pictures by Lai Jun Wei, Vanessa Lim and Marvin Tang.

National Stadium, Wednesday, January 28, 2009 – Singapore stepped up their game and came out 2-1 winners over a higher-ranked Jordan at the National Stadium.

It was a match the Lions needed to win after their 0-6 thrashing by Iran last week to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup.
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Republic Polytechnic (men’s) and SIM (women’s) win 2009 IVP Floorball Championships

Updates contributed by readers (post will be updated continually)

Republic Polytechnic beat Nanyang Polytechnic 5-3 last week to capture the men’s Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Floorball Championship but their women counterparts succumbed 1-4 to the Singapore Institute of Management.

The RP win avenged their stunning overtime loss to NYP in last year’s IVP Floorball Championship final where NYP came back from 2-5 down in the final period to drag the game into overtime to eventually win 6-5.
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Home United finish third at 1st China-ASEAN Basketball Invitational

Contributed by reader

Guangxi, China, December 2008 – Home United Basketball Club represented Singapore and finished third at the 1st China-ASEAN CBO Men’s Basketball Invitational Tournament from December 15th to 23rd 2008 in Pingguo County, Guangxi.

A total of eight teams from the region took part in this inaugural competition aimed at fostering friendship and cooperation between Guangxi and its ASEAN neighbours.

Home United Basketball Club finished in third place behind South East Asian powerhouse Philippines and the home team, Guangxi-China. This was one of the rare moments in international basketball where Singapore’s national flag was raised to the rafters alongside the Philippine and Chinese national flags during the prize presentation ceremony.
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(Trying to do a) Roundup of B Division Netball zonal championships

Hi netball players and fans,

We are trying to get all the zonal fixtures for the B Division netball championships. So far we have managed to get our hands only on the West Zone championship.

We have interested volunteers who would like to cover netball, BUT, without the fixtures, we don’t even know where to go.
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Clementi Town Secondary overcome Unity Secondary in West Zone Volleyball

Contributed by reader

Singapore Polytechnic, January 22, 2009 – Clementi Town Secondary defeated a combative Unity Secondary School 2-0 (25-18, 25-18) in a Boys B Division West Zone Volleyball Championship match.

Clementi Town had the best of starts, racing to a 23-8 lead in the 1st set. However, Unity dragged themselves back into the match to make the score 24-18. Clementi wasn’t about the let such a lead slip, and won the first set 25-18.

In the 2nd set, Unity once again went down 25-18.

Precious the first to go in clearout by coach Avramovic?

By Les Tan/Red Sports

National footballer Precious Emuejeraye will probably be among the first team players coach Raddy Avramovic will drop in the coming Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan on Wednesday, January 28, at the National Stadium.

According to a report in the Sunday Times (Lions want to leave 0-6 loss behind and focus on Jordan; Sunday, January 25, 2009), Precious was missing from a first XI team and his place was taken by Daniel Bennett. Bennett features regular in central defence for the Singapore Armed Forces FC in the S.League.
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FAS reach out to U-12, U-10 and U-8 football talents for the first time

January 21, 2009 – The Football Association of Singapore will conduct open trials for its Junior Centre of Excellence programme in a move to reach talented young players.

The trials will be for the Under-8, Under-10 and Under-12 squads.
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