Nation in Motion – Page 324

Singapore to host six-nation netball championship end August

Singapore will host a six-nation championship from August 31st to September 6th at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. Joining Singapore at the Fisher & Paykel Nations Cup will be Botswana, Northern Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Sri Lanka. This will be the most challenging opposition Singapore has faced since the 2007 World Championships last November in New Zealand.

By Les Tan|2008-06-29T11:08:32+08:00June 28th, 2008|Nation in Motion|5 Comments

Singapore thrash Sri Lanka to secure third spot in Asian Hockey Federation Cup

Singapore beat Sri Lanka 4-0 last Sunday to capture 3rd place in the 2008 Asian Hockey Federation Men's Cup. The Singapore team had qualified for the semi-finals after beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 and holding Uzbekistan and Bangladesh to draws. They finished off the preliminary round games with an 8-0 demolition of Brunei.

By raychariel|2008-10-19T19:51:42+08:00June 28th, 2008|hockey, Nation in Motion|7 Comments

CLS Knights slay Malaysian giants SRT in Cagers Asia Tournament

Few fans stayed for the second match of the day but fewer still could have forseen the result. Indonesian league team CLS Knights hustled their way to a sensational upset over the tournament favourite Segamat Rimba Timor 47-44 in an enthralling match.

By Ian Chew|2008-06-28T13:31:07+08:00June 28th, 2008|basketball, Nation in Motion|0 Comments

Nervy Cagers post first win over Malaysian Juniors in Cagers Asia Tournament

Perhaps it was their first match nerves. Or perhaps it was the home court pressure. In any case, the highly favored Cagers basketball team labored to an 80-68 win over a surprisingly resilient Malaysian Junior Mens team.

By Ian Chew|2008-06-29T20:40:27+08:00June 28th, 2008|basketball, Nation in Motion|4 Comments

Spades beat Extremes to register first win in Division 1 Netball League

LLAB 10 Spades beat Extremes 43-28 in a Division 1 Netball League game to register their first win of the season. Both teams, having lost their first three games in the season, played an intense game, especially in the 1st and 2nd quarters. The swift, tactical play of the Spades was the recipe for their eventual victory.

By FuKiE|2008-06-25T23:09:40+08:00June 25th, 2008|Nation in Motion, netball|4 Comments

Our best athletes honoured at Singapore Sports Awards

Singapore honoured 60 outstanding athletes and coaches last night at the Singapore Sports Awards with paddler Gao Ning and swimmer Tao Li named the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year respectively. Jonathan Koh of Raffles Junior College picked up the Sportsboy of the Year award while Jazreel Tan of the Singapore Sports School was named Sportsgirl of the Year. The national football team were named Team of the Year for the second year running while coach Raddy Avramovic picked up the Coach of the Year award.

By Les Tan|2008-08-07T20:49:07+08:00June 25th, 2008|Nation in Motion|3 Comments

SSC chief Oon Jin Teik urges public to rally behind Olympic athletes

The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has organised a series of events to rally the nation's support for Team Singapore athletes going to the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) officially launched the first Olympic best-wishes campaign as Guest of Honour at the IMM Mall earlier this month.

By Les Tan|2008-06-24T20:38:42+08:00June 24th, 2008|Nation in Motion|1 Comment

Golfer Lam Chih Bing gets support from OAAG for British Open attempt

Golfer Lam Chih Bing was presented with an $8,000 cheque from OAAG to cover the cost of his trip to the UK where he will compete at the British Open with the best in the world at Royal Birkdale. OAAG is now into its second year of sponsoring Chih Bing who is SingaporeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s number two golfer and plays on the Asian Tour.

By Dawn Yip|2008-06-23T17:18:29+08:00June 23rd, 2008|golf, Nation in Motion|0 Comments