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(Foreign talent) Boateng helps Ghana beat USA in World Cup

Les Tan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:01:47 +0000

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? … [visit site to read more]

Cacau, Boateng, Aogo and Oezil play for … Germany?

Les Tan — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:01:08 +0000

Did you know that 11 of the 23 in the German national football squad have a foreign background? … [visit site to read more]

Can anybody find 200 people to demonstrate for Singapore sports?

Koh Yizhe — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:41:24 +0000

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? … [visit site to read more]

Is there no ultimate victory possible without foreign talent?

Les Tan — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:12:48 +0000

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. … [visit site to read more]

PAP MP highlights recruitment of table tennis foreign talents in schools

Les Tan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:18:29 +0000

MP Grace Fu highlights the fact that some schools are recruiting foreign student athletes just for competition purposes. … [visit site to read more]

What is a “pure” Singaporean?

Les Tan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:14:44 +0000

A reader wrote that Kendrick Lee should have been sent to the Beijing Olympics in place of Ronald Susilo because in his words, Kendrick is a “pure” Singaporean. That makes me want to throw up. … [visit site to read more]

Do foreign sports talents make us feel weak?

Les Tan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:37:30 +0000

Any discussion about sports in Singapore will inevitably involve foreign talents these days. The national table-tennis team is described as China’s second team, while the national football team also takes a knock or two from critics because the spine of the squad is foreign-born. … [visit site to read more]

Ser Luck: Will foreign talents make or break Singapore sports?

Dawn — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:55:12 +0000

Recently at a dialogue, a student commented that schools were importing sports talent as well. Foreign talent is an issue Teo Ser Luck confronts time and again. Find out his views on the topic, and have your say. … [visit site to read more]