On an evening when the Dutch were expected to lift their game to match that of their opponents, things didn't work out for them. Instead it was the industrious Germans who was full of running, and emerged victorious to add to their collection of four consecutive titles in 1982, 1985, 1989 and 1993.
The hosts got off to a good start through a 28th minute penalty corner after Johnson Sivalingam was found unmarked in the ‘D’ and flicked the ball into the goal to put his side ahead.
Red Sports is a museum of memories, and here is a picture story of the finals day of the world class badminton action that took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium this month.
Singapore fell 3-4 to Russia in the men's Hockey Junior World Cup to extend their winless streak to six games.
The Singapore national netball team will be competing in the 7th Asian Netball Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 19 to 28 June 2009.
Eight seed and Olympic silver medalist Xie Xingfang from China beat Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin 2-1 (21-16, 15-21, 21-17) in the first round of the Singapore Badminton Open.
The National Sailing Championships for 420, Byte and Laser finally got going on day 2 after a windless first day.
