• Top tennis players challenge for number one spot at WTA Finals
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    Top tennis players challenge for number one spot at WTA Finals

    The finalists for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global pose for a photo at the Singapore Merlion Park on October 20, 2017. From left to right: Caroline Garcia of France, Venus Williams of the USA, Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine, Simona Halep of Romania, Garbine Muguruza of Spain

  • 4 races you can take part in before the end of the year
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    4 races you can take part in before the end of the year

    Whether it’s just 1.6km, a half marathon or a full marathon, there’s still time before the end of the year to challenge yourself in a long distance race. Yahoo News Singapore picks out a couple that you can take part in. The Bloomberg Square Mile on 26 October aims to help companies foster a culture

  • Runner suffers x-rated wardrobe malfunction during marathon
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    Runner suffers x-rated wardrobe malfunction during marathon

    A Slovakian marathon runner clocked his personal best at the Košice Peace Marathon on 1 October.

  • Jason Chee wins his first Asean Para Games individual gold
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    Jason Chee wins his first Asean Para Games individual gold

    Navy serviceman and Singapore para table tennis player Jason Chee won his first individual gold medal at the Asean Para Games in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (22 Sept).

  • Tennis: Wozniacki taking advantage of Serena's absence to climb rankings
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    Tennis: Wozniacki taking advantage of Serena's absence to climb rankings

    Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, hits a return to Ekaterina Makarova, of Russia, during the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in New York. After nursing an ankle injury that kept her out of action for most of last year, Caroline Wozniacki believes her improved form this year bodes

  • SEA Games medallist tests positive for banned substance
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    SEA Games medallist tests positive for banned substance

    The 29th SEA Games concludes in Kuala Lumpur on 30 August. A non-Malaysian medallist has tested positive for a banned substance at the 2017 SEA Games held at Kuala Lumpur in August. According to Malaysia news outlet The Star, Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary Low Beng Choo confirmed that

  • No rest for teen fencer Amita Berthier after SEA Games gold
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    No rest for teen fencer Amita Berthier after SEA Games gold

    Fresh off her gold medal win in her SEA Games debut, Singaporean fencer Amita Berthier is not resting on her laurels. After a two-week break in Singapore, the 16-year-old resumed training in Boston in early September – where she has been based since January – in preparation for another gruelling competition

  • New route for Standard Chartered marathon to take runners past historic landmarks
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    New route for Standard Chartered marathon to take runners past historic landmarks

    A new route for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017 on 3 December will take runners on a journey past iconic Singapore landmarks on mostly car-free roads, said organisers.

  • SEA Games: Gutsy Singapore fall to Philippines in basketball semi-final
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    SEA Games: Gutsy Singapore fall to Philippines in basketball semi-final

    The Philippines basketball team managed to see off a gritty Singapore side to advance into the final after defeating them 68-60 on Friday (25 August) at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Singapore managed to keep themselves in the game thanks to some great defence and crucial buckets from Russel Low

  • Miami Heat star Justise Winslow in Singapore to share tips on basketball success
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    Miami Heat star Justise Winslow in Singapore to share tips on basketball success

    Years before he became a professional basketball player, Miami Heat small forward Justise Winslow credited attending basketball camps as a teenager as an important part of his development. “I was always going to camps, playing against older guys to make sure I was well-prepared and always the best in

  • SEA Games: Tennis player Stefanie Tan hopes to make deep run at tournament
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    SEA Games: Tennis player Stefanie Tan hopes to make deep run at tournament

    Singapore’s tennis team is going into the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur as the underdogs, a role that the Republic’s top tennis player, Stefanie Tan, embraces. Tan, 24, who plays professionally on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) circuit, cited the example of this year’s French

  • Joseph Schooling wins Sportsman of the Year for third year at Singapore Sports Awards
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    Joseph Schooling wins Sportsman of the Year for third year at Singapore Sports Awards

    Joseph Schooling receives his Sportsman of the Year award on 8 August. Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling scored a hat trick of a different kind, taking home Sportsman of the Year honours for the third year running at the Singapore Sports Awards on Tuesday (8 Aug). Awarded by the Singapore National

  • Joseph Schooling, Theresa Goh and Laurentia Tan inducted into Sport Hall of Fame
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    Joseph Schooling, Theresa Goh and Laurentia Tan inducted into Sport Hall of Fame

    Left to right: Theresa Goh, Joseph Schooling and Laurentia Tan who were inducted into the Sport Hall of Fame on 8 August. Singapore’s Olympic champion Joseph Schooling and Paralympic medallists Laurentia Tan and Theresa Goh were inducted into the Sport Hall of Fame on Tuesday (8 Aug) at the Singapore

  • SEA Games: 'Unrealistic' to expect gold medal sweep for Singapore table tennis
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    SEA Games: 'Unrealistic' to expect gold medal sweep for Singapore table tennis

    18-year-old Ethan Poh is one of the youngest national paddlers competing in the upcoming SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. After picking up six out of seven gold medals at the last SEA games in 2015 on home soil, the pressure is on the national paddlers to maintain their winning streak at this year’s SEA Games

  • Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen vow to learn from disappointing World Championships
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    Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen vow to learn from disappointing World Championships

    Singapore swimmers Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen returned from Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday afternoon (1 August) after a mixed campaign at the FINA World Championships.

  • Swimmer Quah Jing Wen heading to US to study and train
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    Swimmer Quah Jing Wen heading to US to study and train

    Quah Jing Wen, younger sister of national swimmers Quah Zheng Wen and Quah Ting Wen, will be heading to the United States to train and study later this year.

  • PHOTOS: Joseph Schooling takes bronze in 100m fly at World Championships
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    PHOTOS: Joseph Schooling takes bronze in 100m fly at World Championships

    Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling’s hopes to be a world champion and world record holder were shattered by American Caeleb Dressel in the 100m butterfly in Budapest on Sunday (30 July). The 22-year-old clocked 50.83s seconds to finish in a joint third for bronze with Great Britan’s James Guy. American

  • Joseph Schooling wins bronze in 100m butterfly at World Championships
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    Joseph Schooling wins bronze in 100m butterfly at World Championships

    Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling’s hopes to be a world champion and world record holder were shattered by American Caeleb Dressel in the 100m butterfly in Budapest on Sunday (30 July).

  • Highlights: Inter Milan defeat Chelsea 2-1 to win International Champions Cup Singapore
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    Highlights: Inter Milan defeat Chelsea 2-1 to win International Champions Cup Singapore

    Italian giants Inter Milan held off a late Chelsea fightback to win 2-1 and be crowned champions of the 2017 International Champions Cup Singapore on Saturday (29 July).

  • World Championships: Quah misses out on semi-finals again in 50m butterfly
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    World Championships: Quah misses out on semi-finals again in 50m butterfly

    Singapore swimmer Quah Zheng Wen did not make the semi-finals of the 50m backstroke event at the ongoing FINA World Championships, held at Budapest, Hungary on Saturday (29 July). Quah clocked 25.58 seconds, finishing ninth in his heats, and 30th overall. Only the top 16 will proceed into the semi-finals

  • World Championships: Joseph Schooling makes 100m butterfly final
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    World Championships: Joseph Schooling makes 100m butterfly final

    Singapore’s Joseph Schooling competes in a men’s 100-meter butterfly heat during the swimming competitions of the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 28, 2017. Singapore’s Joseph Schooling qualified for the final of his pet event, the 100m butterfly at the FINA World Championships

  • World Championships: Joseph Schooling qualifies for 100m butterfly semi-final, Quah misses out
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    World Championships: Joseph Schooling qualifies for 100m butterfly semi-final, Quah misses out

    Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling booked a spot in the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly, clocking 51.21 seconds to finish fourth of 16 semi-finalists on Friday afternoon Singapore time (28 July). Schooling’s closest rival in the event is American Caeleb Dressel, the top qualifier in the event. South

  • Alvaro Morata believes Chelsea a good fit
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    Alvaro Morata believes Chelsea a good fit

    New Chelsea signing Alvaro Morata brushed off suggestions that he will need time to settle in and said the upcoming season will be important in staking his claim for a spot in the Spanish national team come Russia 2018.

  • Spalleti concedes Perisic may leave Inter
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    Spalleti concedes Perisic may leave Inter

    Inter Milan attacker Ivan Perisic’s future was cast into doubt again amid rumours of a Manchester United move after manager Luciano Spalleti conceded that he is unclear whether the Croatian will be staying in San Siro. The Inter coach’s admission came at the post-match press conference in Singapore

  • Highlights: Clinical Inter Milan cruise to 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in Singapore
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    Highlights: Clinical Inter Milan cruise to 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in Singapore

    JULY 27: Martins Eder of FC Internzionale scored a goal against FC Bayern during the International Champions Cup match between FC Bayern and FC Internzionale at National Stadium on July 27, 2017 in Singapore. The second game of the International Champions Cup in Singapore certainly did not disappoint