Singapore Armed Forces Football Club bounced back from the Home United defeat as they scraped past Woodlands Wellington thanks to a solitary goal from former Woodlands player Park Tae Won in the 75th minute.
Khairul Amri has been withdrawn from the Singapore squad that will take on China on 12 August after he came down with a high fever.
In celebration of Singapore’s National Day, Singapore will play China to kick off a new annual football event – the National Day Challenge.
Defending champions Temasek Polytechnic made it three wins out of three in the boys’ 2009 Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) Basketball Championship with a comfortable 78-46 victory over title challengers Singapore Polytechnic (SP).
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) lost their first match to Temasek Polytechnic 86-52 but bounced back to record their first win of the boys' 2009 Polytechnic-Institute of Technical Education (POL-ITE) Basketball Championship with a nail-biting 78-76 victory over Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP).
Despite having a host of chances to take all three points, Singapore Armed Forces failed to convert them as they were held to a goalless draw by Brunei DPMM in the S.League.
It is not everyday that 16 year old boys get to achieve their dream on a global stage, but four lucky young men did just that at the Asian Youth Games (AYG).