Netball Worlds: Singapore lose second match to South Africa despite good start
Singapore suffered their second defeat in as many games as they lost 70-33 to world number six South Africa in the World Netball Championship.
Singapore suffered their second defeat in as many games as they lost 70-33 to world number six South Africa in the World Netball Championship.
Thng Jun Rong scored a couple of treys in fourth quarter to lead a rally by Singapore at the end of the fourth quarter, but it was not enough as the host lost 68-73 to Malaysia.
Singapore needed seven points to qualify for the semi-finals and thanks captain Ng Kian Hao, who nailed a couple of clutch free throws at the end of the match, Singapore narrowly edged past Thailand 53-45.
Singapore suffered a heart-breaking 45-42 defeat to Indonesia in the ASEAN Schools Games girls’ basketball competition.
The Singapore boys’ squandered a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead to eventually lose 71-62 to the defending champions Philippines in their first match of the ASEAN Schools Games basketball competition.
Singapore went down 43-59 to Malaysia in the opening match of the ASEAN Schools Games girls’ basketball competition.
The Russian pair of Valeri Sorokikna and Nina Vislova snuffed out Singapore's best hopes of a medal in the 2011 Singapore Open when they beat the defending women’s doubles champions Yao Lei and Shinta Mulia Sari 21-14, 20-22, 17-21 in the round-of-16.
Raffles Girls’ School (RGS) recovered from a first-quarter deficit to claim the 2011 C Division Netball Championship with a 29-25 victory over south-zone rivals CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) in the final.