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Malaysian father's gritty drive pays off

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:12:00 GMT

At 15, Daniel Rao is a rising young star on the race track and he owes this to his father who sacrificed everything for him. Lionel Rao, 41, had so much faith in his only son that he sold off propert .....

Taiwan-native players each earn US Major League victories

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:48:50 GMT

Taiwanese pitchers Chien-Ming Wang of the Washington Nationals and Wei-Yin Chen of the Baltimore Orioles both took wins in Major League Baseball Tuesday, marking the second time two Taiwan-native hurl .....

'Robbery' inquiry sought on Pacquiao-Bradley fight

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:15:01 GMT

Veteran promoter Bob Arum wants the truth, no matter how small, no matter who gets hurt. The Top Rank chair and CEO submitted Monday (Tuesday in Manila) a motion requesting the Nevada Attorney Genera .....

Row over Pacquiao shock defeat rages

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:18:37 GMT

The uproar was so loud even Bob Arum was forced to reconsider an earlier announcement of an immediate rematch. For now, the Hall of Fame promoter is shelving plans for a Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradl .....

Pacquiao loses in split decision to Bradley

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:40:24 GMT

American Timothy Bradley stunned the world and claimed the WBO Welterweight title by outpointing pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao via split decision Sunday (Manila Time) at the MGM Grand Garden Are .....

It's not cricket - India again bowled over by scandals

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:36:59 GMT

The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is known for its glitz and glamour with cheerleaders imported from the West, players being auctioned for millions of dollars and sought-after parties .....

Bali Marathon: A good run

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:20:31 GMT

Silhouetted against a spotlight, a couple gave each other a quick kiss for luck. They were among some 2,000 participants at the Bali Safari and Marine Park, most of whom were chaffing each other as th .....

Football betting leaves S-League in a fix

Mon, 14 May 2012 04:06:07 GMT

A weekday night at 7:30pm, at a community stadium somewhere in the heart of Singapore. Computer screens flicker on a wall, offering numbers, odds and hope. It is 15 minutes before kick-off, and the s .....

For Malaysian teen, a super chance in China

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:17:39 GMT

Malaysian football prodigy Tam Sheang Tsung has scored by becoming the first player below 20 to be promoted to the first team of Shanghai Shenhua Football Club. This was after a five-month training s .....

Taiwanese Major League pitcher apologises for affair

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:58:51 GMT

Taiwan-native Major League pitcher Chien-Ming Wang made an official apology to the public Tuesday for having an extramarital affair after a Taiwanese newspaper ran a front-page story the same day expo .....

Korea's World Cup hero Ahn bids teary farewell

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT

Former Korean national team striker Ahn Jung-hwan has always been a quiet man who displays little emotion. On Tuesday, January 31, however, he was in tears as he announced his retirement from footba .....

15 Singapore-League players left out in the cold

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:21:21 GMT

He is a two-time S-League winner who has attracted the attention of clubs in Thailand and Indonesia. But Yohann Lacroix has his heart set on a return to Etoile FC. Today, he finds himself in football .....

Technology to trim errors of judgment in tournaments

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:53:24 GMT

Point Scoring System Errors from judges and juries will be minimised at taekwondo tournaments in the country, with the introduction of a point scoring system (PS) by the Bhutan taekwondo federation o .....

Malaysia League: It's time to dazzle

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:32:06 GMT

The Dazzler was the Enemy when Singapore last kicked off their Malaysian league campaign 18 years ago. Clad in Kelantan colours, V. Sundramoorthy failed to sparkle that day, finishing on the wrong en .....

15-year-old Singaporean sailor is world champ

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:17:43 GMT

Singapore can now add an Optimist world champion to its stable of sailing world-beaters. Yesterday, national sailor Kimberly Lim beat 209 others - including boys - from 48 countries to clinch the Rep .....

Singapore fights for football survival

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:59:37 GMT

Today marks the dawn of a new era for Singapore's professional football league. Along with the announcement of a sixth chief executive officer, changes in the format of the 16-year-old league are in .....

Italian star to visit Vietnam

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:43:35 GMT

Former Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro will arrive in Vietnam on Friday at the invitation of Eximbank. The 39-year-old will take part in a series of activities in Ho Chi Minh City, including a press .....

US LPGA winner may skip Singapore event

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:36:59 GMT

Lexi Thompson became the youngest winner on the United States LPGA Tour last year at the tender age of 16 and has been heralded as the next Michelle Wie of women's golf. But Singaporeans might not ge .....

We came, we saw and we conquered

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:23:00 GMT

Sri Lankan cricketers celebrate after winning their first Test Match on South African soil yesterday on day four of the second Test in Durban. This was also Sri Lanka's first Test win after 15 games w .....

Don't beat the hands that feed you

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:36:49 GMT

I hugely admire the devotion of the ordinary Indian cricket fans: They will stop at nothing to watch their beloved team in action and cheer their favourite stars. If, indeed, the game is a religion i .....

Rise of the beaten man

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:36:49 GMT

When I bought myself a plane ticket to Paris on a whim this year to watch my first tennis Grand Slam tournament, I had just one objective: to catch Roger Federer live in action before the beaten man - .....

The flight of genius

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:26:06 GMT

Two men run across my screen. They do not know each other and I do not know them, not even initially their nationality. This is fitting for the more familiar we are with athletes, the more we assume a .....

Singapore footballers excited about Malaysia league return

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:15:35 GMT

We have been awaiting Singapore's return for a long time. And tonight, the wait that Noor Hisham Mohd Ghouth, president of Malaysia Super League side PKNS FC, has endured will end when his team meet .....

LionsXII get taste of Malaysian Super League glamour

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:01:56 GMT

Even before they crossed the Causeway as a team for the first time, the LionsXII were given a glimpse of what playing in the Malaysian Super League (MSL) could do for their football careers. As he le .....

Benazir Bhutto Boxing event begins today

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:13:33 GMT

Organisers of Pakistan's richest boxing event, the 2nd Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Championship, received a setback on Wednesday when all hopes of ex-world champion Mike Tyson attending the op .....