Nation in Motion – Page 326

So what happened to our 12th man?

By most measures, having 28,750 fans turn up to support a Singapore sports team should impress. That was the number that watched Singapore play Uzbekistan in the 3-7 thriller on June 2. However, that was no ordinary game. It was historically the most important World Cup qualifying game for Singapore because no team in our nation's short history has ever reached this far.

By Les Tan|2009-08-01T23:13:38+08:00June 15th, 2008|football, Nation in Motion|7 Comments

The end of a dream for one disappointed fan

13 days ago when I watched the Singapore vs Uzbekistan game at the National Stadium, I felt an overwhelming sense of patriotism and national pride. I felt that I had to do justice to our Singapore team by doing a commentary making their efforts known rather than let the media condemn them. I thank all the readers who have left positive comments on my post, but I write this one with a heavy heart.

By Lai Jun Wei|2008-06-15T18:24:28+08:00June 15th, 2008|football, Nation in Motion|2 Comments

World Cup journey ends for Singapore as the boys go down 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in qualifier

Whatever faint hopes the 22,500 fans had tonight disappeared into the dark night at Kallang when Singapore went down 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in a Round 3 World Cup Qualifier.

By Les Tan|2008-06-23T17:39:54+08:00June 14th, 2008|football, Nation in Motion|6 Comments

Singapore’s sole survivor Xing Aiying falls

She ran, she fought and she attacked, but Singapore's sole survivor at the 2008 Singapore Badminton Open, Xing Aiying, had no remedy for the hard-hitting Tine Rasmussen of Denmark. Aiying was dismissed 21-13, 21-11 in 31 minutes.

By Jan Lin|2008-06-23T17:49:41+08:00June 14th, 2008|badminton, Nation in Motion|2 Comments

Aiying: “Support from home crowd lifted me up”

Singapore's 18-year-old Xing Aiying wowed the home crowd when she pulled off a classy display against 7th seed Tracey Hallam of England and was the only Singaporean to march into the quarterfinals of the 2008 Singapore Badminton Open.

By Jan Lin|2008-06-23T17:49:52+08:00June 13th, 2008|badminton, Nation in Motion|0 Comments

Gutsy Gu Juan outplays seeded shuttler

Despite being tagged world number 147, Singapore's Gu Juan created the biggest upset on the second day of the 2008 Singapore Badminton Open, when she outplayed Hong Kong's world number 12 Yip Pui Yin in the first round of the annual Championship.

By Jan Lin|2008-06-23T21:31:17+08:00June 11th, 2008|badminton, Nation in Motion|2 Comments

Ronald retreats, Aiying advances

The second day of the 2008 Singapore Badminton Open was bittersweet for Singapore's Olympic-bound shuttlers Xing Aiying and Ronald Susilo. The former upset her higher-ranked opponent, while the latter fell tamely to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand. The highly anticipated first round showdown between Singapore's number 1 shuttler Ronald Susilo and defending champion Boonsak Ponsana fell short of its pre-match hype. The world number 14 Thai took two straightforward games to silence the local favourite in 35 minutes.

By Jan Lin|2008-06-23T17:39:00+08:00June 11th, 2008|badminton, Nation in Motion|0 Comments

Irene Wong: “Parental support is very, very important”

One of Singapore's most promising young badminton player, 19-year-old Derek Wong, may have crashed out in the qualifying round of the 2008 Singapore Badminton Open yesterday, but this has not stop his parents, former national champions Mr Wong Shoon Keat and Mrs Irene Wong, from believing in their son.

By Jan Lin|2008-07-16T10:39:01+08:00June 11th, 2008|badminton, Nation in Motion, The Red Sports Interview|0 Comments