Singapore's hopes of qualifying for the Asian Youth Games football semi-final were further dampened after a superior Thailand side beat them 4-1 to abandon the hosts at the bottom of Group A.
Basil Low, Brandon Lee, Christopher Hwang and Justin Lim will be flying the republic’s flag for the boys' bowling team, while Anthea Soh, Ilma Nur Jannah, Darshini Krishna and New Hui Fen will represent the girls’ team at the Asian Youth Games (AYG).
Following the confirmation of three Influenza A (H1N1) cases from the Hong Kong football team this afternoon, two Hong Kong footballers have been isolated in the Medical Centre at Games Village today. One of them was tested positive in the evening and will be sent to the Singapore General Hospital for treatment.
The Asian Youth Games football preliminary tie between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia has been postponed till further notice as three Hong Kong football players were confirmed to be infected with Influenza A (H1N1).
SAFFC has once again failed to bag the only piece of silverware missing from their domestic collection as they went down 3-4 to Brunei DPMM FC on penalty kicks.
The host's medal chase at the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open has run its course when their last survivors, Hendra Wijaya and Hendri Kurniawan Saputra, crashed out 20-22, 21-17, 21-18 to the 2008 Olympic Games men’s doubles champions and top seed, Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido of Indonesia.
In a wildfire day where seeds dropped all over the stadium, defending champion Lee Chong Wei became the first top seed to be shown the exit at the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open. The man behind this feat is Nguyen Tien Minh, a small Vietnamese man who feels hugely indebted to Singapore.
Complete annihilation was prevented for the hosts when Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya stormed into the quarter-final of the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open while all their compatriots bowed out in the second round.