SEA Games Basketball: Singapore lose opener 59-67 to Malaysia
Singapore fell 59-67 to Malaysia in their opening game of the South-east Asian (SEA) Games basketball tournament. The score was 31-31 at half time.
Singapore fell 59-67 to Malaysia in their opening game of the South-east Asian (SEA) Games basketball tournament. The score was 31-31 at half time.
Singapore starts the fourth day of the 26th South-east Asian Games in fourth place on the medal tally with 12 gold, 12 silver and 17 bronze medals.
Singapore's hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the South-east Asian (SEA) Games football tournament look even slimmer today. Malaysia beat Cambodia 4-1 while Indonesia beat Thailand 3-1 to leave Singapore a mountain to climb.
Singapore's Gary Yeo, 25, won the 100m silver in a personal best time of 10.46s at the 26th South-east Asian (SEA) Games.
James Wong, 42, won gold in the discus final at the 26th South-east Asian (SEA) Games. James threw a distance of 51.32m to capture his 10th SEA Games gold. He has nine discus gold medals and one hammer gold.
By Les Tan/Red Sports and Erwin Wong/Red Sports Ed's note: [...]
Singapore athletes picked up eight gold, six silver and six bronze medals on the second day of the 2011 South-east Asian (SEA) Games. Singapore now lie second on the overall medal tally.
The Singapore national basketball team face a tough preliminary group at the 2011 SEA Games in the form of Malaysia and Indonesia. Myanmar is the other country in their group.