Posts Tagged ‘foreign talent’
(Foreign talent) Boateng helps Ghana beat USA in World Cup
Did you know that Kevin-Prince Boateng, the man who scored the first goal for Ghana against the USA last night, was born in Germany and only allowed to play for Ghana a month before the World Cup?
Cacau, Boateng, Aogo and Oezil play for … Germany?
Did you know that 11 of the 23 in the German national football squad have a foreign background?
Can anybody find 200 people to demonstrate for Singapore sports?
As a Singaporean, it be nice to see just a small percentage of the passion for international sports being shown for local sports as well. While I don’t expect stadiums to be filled at S.League matches or people to start reciting the Singapore Slingers’ roster by heart any time soon, don’t you think it would be nice to see a little support for local sports as well?
Is there no ultimate victory possible without foreign talent?
This has been a week of mixed emotions for Singapore sports fans. There was deep disappointment for hockey and football fans when the national squads were turned down by the Singapore National Olympic Council for the Asian Games. On the other hand, the women’s table tennis team came back from Moscow as world champions after they beat China for the first time.
Headlines
- Having been part of the British Empire accounts for Singapore’s love of EPL, says SingTel chief
- Bowlers bag silver and bronze medals in girls’ doubles event at World Youth Championships
- 2010 Singapore Cup football quarter-finals to kick off on Sept 12th
- Lend a hand by playing football
- Madankumar Balakrishnan notches sterling times in 800m and 1500m at 5th All-Comers
- PA runs brisk walking workshops to improve seniors’ fitness
- Asian Games preparations right on track for Singapore U-23 football team
- Sprinters Valerie, Amirudin and Elfi clock fast times at 5th All-Comers meet
- YOG U-15 football squad hammered 4-0 by U-18s
- Singapore Selection side edged out 1-0 by Burnley
- Andy Turner takes surprise gold for Britain’s third European title
- Ferrari stay defiant but find no way to escape shadow of controversy
- Asian football will rival Europe one day, says AFC president Hammam
- Phillips Idowu produces leap of gold to soar to triple jump title
- Mark Lewis-Francis ecstatic after capturing 100m silver medal
- Britain to send token swimming team to Youth Olympic Games
- Liverpool relief after Fernando Torres says he wants to stay
- Mo Farah relishes golden moment to lead home 10,000m British one-two
- Christophe Lemaitre sets pace but Dwain Chambers copes with pressure
- Jenson Button lashes out at Ferrari over race ‘fixing’ scandal
- Saints outplay ACS(BR) 21-0 in C Division rugby to top Group F
- North Vista beat Dunman to win first-ever National C Division boys’ basketball crown
- Dunman Secondary beat Anglican High to win girls’ National C Division basketball title for second time
- More work to be done for YOG football team before Games commence
- Sports School beat St Patrick’s on penalties to retain their National B Division football crown
- Seng Kang sink Greenview 2-1 with last-gasp goal to finish third in National B Div football
- Raffles Institution defeat defending champs ACS(I) 17-12 in C Division rugby
- Republic Poly boys suffer 1-3 defeat at hands of Nanyang in POL-ITE floorball
- Nanyang Poly edge Republic Poly 6-4 in women’s POL-ITE floorball
- Dunman dismantle Jurong in boys’ C Division basketball
- RedSportsXI – Nominate your best 2010 boys’ C Division hockey players (147)
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- Having been part of the British Empire accounts for Singapore’s love of EPL, says SingTel chief (2)
- renuka: Um, if the reason most of Singapore likes soccer is because of the British, then could Edward Ying...
- Dunman Secondary beat Anglican High to win girls’ National C Division basketball title for second time (12)
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