Amidst the selection controversy over whether Jared Lim or Ng Chin Hui is the best 400m runner in Singapore, 16-year-old Avinash R. of Seng Kang Secondary, who was initially named to run the 400m, got forgotten.
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Liverpool is due to play Singapore in a match on July 26th at the National Stadium. It is part of their English Premier League pre-season tour that will also take them to Austria, Norway, Thailand and Spain.
Liu Guodong, a product of the Chinese system, did not blink in sacrificing the men's team for the women's team to achieve the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. STTA president Lee Bee Wah disagreed with his treatment of the men's team. Did Liu leave in the end because it was a clash of cultures or personalities?
Following STTA President Lee Bee Wah's comments on why Liu Guodong was not nominated for the Coach of the Year award, Liu himself has returned to Singapore to seek clarification.
No coach in Singapore was deemed worthy of the 2009 Coach of the Year award. At least, not the nominated ones: Peter Churchill (Swimming), Mervyn Foo (Bowling), Brett Byer (Sailing), Yang Kexia (Gymnastics).
A shot that was ruled in by an SJI linesman was overruled by the umpire, costing Maris Stella High a place in the last eight of the C Division Badminton Championship.
Controversial refereeing marred a recent basketball match where Anglican High School (AHS) edged out Raffles Girls' School (RGS) 49-48. A lot was at stake in the game with both teams in contention for a spot in the quarter-finals of the National B Division Basketball Championship.