The Smart Gilas Pilipinas team edged out the Singapore Slingers 70-67 in a fast-paced Challenge Series game that was chockful with excitement all 40 minutes. The match was the second of four pre-ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season matches for the Slingers.
Local basketball fans had their first peek at the new-look Singapore Slingers team when they beat Philippine outfit Coca-Cola Tigers 93-85 in the first of four pre-ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season matches.
The 20-year-old clocked times of 28.08 seconds and 1 minute 3.06 seconds in the 50 and 100 metre Breaststroke to smash the previous marks of 28.66s and 1:04.46s.
Local teenage swimmer Lynette Lim has had an illustrious year so far, winning 2 gold medals at the inaugural Asian Youth Games in late June, and then being part of 4 national record-setting feats at the World Championships a month later. Red Sports brings to you an interview with the distance swim queen.
Singapore’s Under-18 team kicked off their ASEAN Football Federation Under-19 Youth Championship yesterday with a 1-1 draw against favourites Australia in their opening match of the tournament at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Rainer Ng's opening 100m backstroke leg of 57.33s broke coach David Lim's 20-year-old national record, and Mark Tan, Nicholas Tan and Clement Lim completed the 4x100m medley relay swim in a time of 3:48.74s, breaking the national mark by over 2 seconds.
Rainer Ng broke his own men's 50m Backstroke record with a 26.70s swim, while the women's 4x100m Medley team of Shana Lim, Roanne Ho, Lynette Lim and Quah Ting Wen set a new mark of 4:12.35s.
Lynette Lim broke her own national 800m Freestyle record when she swam a new time of 8:42.16s. Her old mark of 8:45.56s, set at last year’s Beijing Olympics, went quickly as she swam a strong second half of the race.