Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu was conferred the 2010 Singapore Youth Award in the sports and adventure category. Born with muscular dystrophy, 17-year-old paralympic swimmer Pin Xiu overcame her physical limitations to become one of Singapore’s top athletes. ...

The penalty kick is the worst way to end a football contest. We want to see real goals from real men. ...

What do Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery, Didier Drogba and Fabio Cannavaro have in common? ...

After an opening loss to Switzerland, alarm bells have been ringing around the Spanish national team. Since then, they had been on a slow and steady renaissance and finally they produced their best performance to date as they edged past Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals. ...

Paraguay advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after ousting Japan 5-3 on penalty kicks in a Round of 16 tie. The match had ended in a drab 0-0 draw after 120 minutes. ...

Four other teams will fight it out tonight for the final two slots - sole Asian representative Japan take on South America's Paraguay while reigning European champions Spain take on Portugal in a all-European blockbuster. ...

In the group stages, Chile had overshadowed their more illustrious South American rivals Brazil with their brand of fearless attacking style of football. However they were taught a harsh lesson by the five-time winners who crashed three goals past them without reply in a 3-0 victory. ...