Nation in Motion – Page 327

Anderson Junior College students organise “Touch Run” for charity

A group of students from Anderson Junior College have embarked on a project to raise funds for underprivileged children under the TOUCH Community. The group, named "INCREDIBLES!!!" are collaborating with Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes, and have been selected to embark on this large scale project. They are given seed funding of a sum of $1600 from Citibank-YMCA.

By Lai Jun Wei|2008-07-09T21:27:05+08:00June 10th, 2008|Nation in Motion, running|6 Comments

Singapore shuttlers stumble on home turf

Singapore had an army of 14 shuttlers playing on the qualifying day of the 2008 Singapore Badminton Open, but only 2 of the local hopefuls survived and qualified for the main draw of the US$200,000 event.

By Jan Lin|2008-06-14T20:08:33+08:00June 10th, 2008|badminton, Nation in Motion|0 Comments

Singapore Marathon gets double the money. Do we get double the space?

The organisers of the Singapore Marathon received a sponsorship funding boost earlier this week when Standard Chartered Bank nearly doubled the sponsorship fee from S$1.05 million to S$2 million for this year's version of the Singapore Marathon. In 2002, there were only 6,000 runners at the event. Last year, the numbers hit 40,000.

By Les Tan|2011-10-22T22:37:31+08:00June 7th, 2008|Nation in Motion, running|14 Comments

Singapore women’s rugby team score first-ever victory in Asian Women’s Rugby Championship

The Singapore National Women's Rugby team scored a historic first international win with a resounding 38-0 win over Krgystan in their first match of the Asian Women's Rugby Championship played in Taraz, Kazakhstan.

By Lai Jun Wei|2011-12-04T21:55:24+08:00June 6th, 2008|Nation in Motion, rugby|3 Comments

"Never in my life have I felt so much like a Singaporean"

I was there at the National Stadium on 2 June when Uzbekistan decimated the Singapore football team. I stood pitch side, shooting pictures for Red Sports. The sense of patriotism at the game just overwhelmed me on that day, making me feel so much like a part of Singapore. Not even when I was at the ...

By Lai Jun Wei|2011-03-26T15:28:27+08:00June 4th, 2008|football, Nation in Motion|14 Comments

Segamat Rimba Timor basketball team to pose greatest challenge to Cagers

That was the frank assessment of Mr Ng Choon Hong, head coach of the Singapore Cagers basketball team. Boasting a wealth of experience in their team, the Malaysian team consists of seven national players, five of whom were part of the bronze medalists team at the 2007 SEA Games in Korat.

By Ian Chew|2008-06-05T20:43:13+08:00June 3rd, 2008|basketball, Nation in Motion|10 Comments

Avramovic: “I think we are not bad, but our opponent is too good.”

By Jan Lin|2008-12-06T20:24:48+08:00June 3rd, 2008|football, Nation in Motion|5 Comments

Uzbekistanis serve up goals galore in Singapore

Server Djeparov of Uzbekistan scored two goals and assisted in one in a space of 10 minutes in the first half, and that proved to be the key for the visitors to brush aside hosts Singapore 7-3 in their 2010 World Cup Qualifier last night.

By Jan Lin|2011-12-04T21:50:57+08:00June 3rd, 2008|football, Nation in Motion|5 Comments