Entries for August 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011 10:28 PM :: 1444 Views
Cycling enthusiast in Singapore will have another
opportunity to experience road racing in a multi-stage and multi-day format as
the Tour de Bintan returns for a second year running.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural
race the endurance cycling event has returned for its second edition and will
take place from 11 to 13 November this year.
Friday, August 19, 2011 11:05 PM :: 877 Views
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) beat brother school ACS
(Barker Road) 6-0 with two penalties to win the National C Division Rugby
Championship on Thursday August 18.
ACS (Barker) had sensationally beaten
favourites St Andrew’s Secondary 20-8 in the semi-finals but their dream run ended in the face
of an ACS(I) team that defended well when it mattered.
For ACS(I), this win completed a grand slam of titles, after
having won the A and B Division championships earlier this year. ACS(I) last
won a grand slam in 2008. This is the seventh grand slam in the school’s history.
Two first-half penalties by scrumhalf Joshua Goh (#9) gave
ACS(I) a 6-0 lead at half-time as ACS (Barker) failed to get close to the
tryline, breaching the ACS(I) 22m line only once in the first half.
However, with such a slim lead, the game was far from over.
ACS(I) could not put the game away when Joshua Goh (#9) and Michael Yee (#10)
missed one second half penalty each. One penalty was taken right in front of
the posts from just outside the 22m line.
ACS (Barker), after surviving a period of sustained ACS(I)
pressure, then made the spectators stand up when Rafi Rosli (#13) took a pass
and ran almost the whole ACS(I) half before getting stopped just shy of the try
line.
That signalled a start of sustained ACS (Barker) pressure,
with forward Kamen Tang (#1) almost crossing the try line twice. Both times,
ACS(I) stood their ground and held firm.
It was then the turn of ACS(I), with winger Jeremy Toh (#27)
and fullback Michael Yee (#10) coming close as they lit up the game with
exciting runs down the left flank.
ACS (Barker) survived both attempts but time ran out on them.
“Being here after finishing fourth in the league is an
achievement for the team,” said ACS (Barker) head coach Lincoln Tan. ACS (Barker)
had finished the preliminary rounds with a 4-3 win-loss record before their
upset win over St Andrew’s in the semi-final.
“We had three opportunities to run it in the first half but
didn’t. That’s why I told them to do so in the second half,” said Lincoln about
the need to bring the pace of Rafi (#13) into the game.
ACS (I) head coach Adrian Chong was very happy with his
team’s effort.
Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:57 PM :: 1323 Views
The world’s
top women table tennis athletes will come together to compete in the 2011
Volkswagen Women’s World Cup which will be held at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall
from 28 to 30 October.
The event, organised by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) and supported by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), is a prestigious invitation-only individual tournament that will see some of the world’s top women paddlers compete for the Women’s World Cup crown as well as the prize money totalling US$150,000.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:53 PM :: 558 Views
After an unexpected victory over Pattaya United in
the preliminary round of this year’s RHB Singapore Cup, Okkthar United’s
players were given a rude awakening last night as they went down 3-0 to Hougang
United in the first leg of the quarterfinals at Hougang stadium.
If games were won based on possesion count then this
would have been a landslide victory for the side from Myanmar as Okkthar
dominated the proceedings right from the get go.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:44 PM :: 452 Views
Singapore finished third in both the men’s and women’s
categoriest at the 2011 World Tchoukball Championships 2011.
The men’s national team defeated the reigning European
champions Switzerland twice, once in the group stage to top the group, and then
again in the 3rd/4th playoff.
Friday, August 12, 2011 6:45 PM :: 873 Views
Having
already won the ‘A’ and ‘B’ division rugby finals, Anglo-Chinese School
(Independent) (ACS (I)) is now one victory away from winning the ‘C’
division finals after last evening’s 22-21 semi-final victory over St.
Joseph’s Institution (SJI).
Though ACS
(I) have now progressed to the finals, it could have been another story
if SJI had made their chances count.
SJI
failed to convert the penalty awarded to them early in the first half
and it seemed to have affected the confidence of the Josephians as the
ACS (I) boys took control of the game.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 10:06 PM :: 207 Views
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Sunday, August 07, 2011 8:49 PM :: 1207 Views
The
first day of team competition at the Fencing Singapore International
2011 saw Singapore fencers pick up 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze to
add to the 7 medals garnered in the individual events over the past two
days.
The women’s foil team of Ruth Ng,
Wang Wenying, Cheryl Wong and Joan Ang dominated the final against the
Macau team to bag the second gold for the republic in this competition.
The Singapore team never looked in trouble from start to finish and won
the match 44-25. The men’s epee team comprising Lim Weiwen,
Samson Lee, Mikail Ling and Wang Zhihua put up a spirited fight against
the Hong Kong team in the semi finals to win by a score of 45-36 and
eventually qualified for the finals. In the finals however, the
formidable Chinese proved too strong for Singapore and the team had to
settle for the silver medal after losing 45-26. Coach Zhao Zhizhong was
satisfied with his charges performances in this competition. He said: “
The boys fenced reasonably well today and there was no shame losing to
the Chinese team, who were a class above the rest.” On the team’s
prospects in the upcoming SEA Games, Zhao said: “ Some of our fencing
today was very encouraging to see and with a few more months of hard
work, I am confident the we will do well”.
Saturday, August 06, 2011 5:25 PM :: 641 Views
The
Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has started to ramp up preparations as
the clock counts down to the London 2012 Olympics in less than a
year. Kicking off the preparations, the SSC has signed an
agreement with the University of East London (UEL) to base the Team
Singapore recovery centre at its Stratford Campus -where SSC will offer
a wider range of sports medicine and sports science support for Team
Singapore athletes compared to any other Olympic Games in the
past.
Occupying a space of about 270 m2
on the premises of the temporary teaching building, a short five minute
drive away from the Athlete’s Village, this Team Singapore recovery
centre is about three times bigger than that of the Beijing Olympics.
The additional space allows for a wider range of recovery services to
be available to the athletes, to include nutrition and physiology,
which were not offered at the last Olympics.
Friday, August 05, 2011 6:36 PM :: 729 Views
BMW Asia announced yesterday at its inaugural
co-sponsorship of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2011 (SCMS). BMW
Asia along with the race organiser, Singapore Sports Council (SSC), unveiled a
series of initiatives aimed at further engaging participants and improving the
race experience for SCMS 2011 runners, in the lead up to and during the race on
4 December 2011.
Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:17 PM :: 328 Views
World
renowned and Olympic gold medal winners such as Australia's Stephanie
Rice and Leisel Jones and French Freestyle specialist Alain Bernard and
Frederick Bousquet were in Singapore last month, making their final
training preparations en route to the 14th FINA World Championships,
held in Shanghai, China from 16 to 31 July 2011.
Joining
them were more than 300 other swimmers, divers, and water polo players
from 24 countries, including powerhouses Canada (swimming), Sweden
(diving) and Hungary (water polo).
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 8:03 PM :: 684 Views
Buoyed by the arrival of their new players, the Courts
Young Lions continued their fine form with a 2-0 win over a rather jaded
Hougang United.
The Courts Young Lions enjoyed the lion’s share of
possession as they engaged in some delightful one touch football.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 7:21 PM :: 285 Views
Winning the Asian Optimist Championships just three days
earlier, 15-year-old Kimberly Lim ended her week on a high as she was named
Singapore’s Sailor of the Year on Sunday night.
The secondary three Tanjong Katong Girls’ School student
received her award from guest of honour Dr. Tony Tan at Singapore Sailing’s
inaugural awards on Sunday.
Monday, August 01, 2011 8:25 PM :: 648 Views
Singapore football is on a high after the Lions defeated
causeway rival Malaysia last week to move on to the third round of the 2014
World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers.
Hopes of continuing the momentum were given a boost as the
third round draw results saw Singapore going up against China, Iraq and Jordan
in Group A, while avoiding Asia’s top guns South Korea, Japan and Australia.
The Lions are quietly confident of their chances as they
aim to create history by progressing to the fourth round of the World Cup
qualifiers for the first time.
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