This has been a week of mixed emotions for Singapore sports fans. There was deep disappointment for hockey and football fans when the national squads were turned down by the Singapore National Olympic Council for the Asian Games. On the other hand, the women's table tennis team came back from Moscow as world champions after they beat China for the first time.
The Singapore men’s national hockey team created history by finishing runners-up in the recently concluded Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey Tournament held from 7-16 May 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The SNOC Games Selection Committee chaired by Minister Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and President SNOC met today to select Team Singapore athletes and teams for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Victoria Junior College (VJC) extended their championship-winning streak to eight consecutive girls' A Division Hockey titles after they beat Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) 4-0 in the final.
Jansenites clinched double gold in the the SHF Under-21 championships when both their boys and girls teams emerged champions.
KL Hockey Club scored a double at the Singapore Cricket Club International Hockey 6s at the Padang, winning both the Men’s and Ladies Cup.
Over 800 players, including many ex-internationals, are heading to the Padang for the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) 16th International Hockey Sixes Tournament over this weekend.
A plucky Jansenites team fought its way to a resounding 7-3 win over fellow title contenders Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) to send a strong warning to the rest of the field.