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Football fans of the 2020 European Championships who subscribed to the broadcast of the matches via the LIVENow app were left high and dry, and

If Tatsuma Yoshida takes his time to watch how Vietnam (picture below) and Malaysia battled it out in their Group G World Cup qualifier in

There is only one thing which we can be sure of when the Singapore Lions take on Saudi Arabia at 2am Singapore time on 12

National defender Shakir Hamzah has apparently explained his decision to leave the Lions squad, in a shock announcement made today by the Football Association of

Lion City Sailors forward Hafiz Nor, who only had 61 minutes of playing time since the start of the AIA Singapore Premier League season, is

National coach Tatsuma Yoshida did not mince his words as he responded to defender Shakir Hamzah’s pullout from the Lions national team, as the 29-year-old

Singapore’s stand-in skipper Yasir Hanapi has lamented the lack of playing time for the Lions, which has been caused mainly by the U23 ruling in

When very few were looking at the live score updates on the official Asian Football Confederation website towards the end of the Group D qualifiers

If Singapore harbours any ambitions of improving its football at the international level, it will need to have a coach at the helm with the

The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which is scheduled to take place from 21 November through to 2 December in Hanoi is at risk of

The Crown Prince of Johor and owner of Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has revealed that the Southern Tigers are in talks

The general feeling among Singapore football fans is that the Lions will succumb to Uzbekistan in their Group D World Cup qualifiers in Riyadh which

Former footballer who played for Singapore in the 1994 Malaysia League and Cup season Michal Vana said that he was paid to score more goals

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) President Lim Kia Tong has called on the Lions to bury the “negativity and focus” in getting over the

If you were a Singaporean footballer and played in the first 11 of one of the six local teams in the Singapore Premier League (SPL),

He came on into the match at half-time and with the Lions already down 3-0 against Palestine on 4 June.  But Baihakki Khaizan’s steady footing

A senior Japanese Olympic official has criticised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ignoring public concerns over holding the Tokyo 2020 Games during the coronavirus

The Singapore Grand Prix was cancelled for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19 restrictions, race organisers announced on 4 June.  The deputy chairman of

Almost 18 hours after the 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Palestine, Singapore football fans continued to descend upon the Football Association of Singapore Facebook

One of the players in Tatsuma Yoshida’s first 11 in Riyadh in the Group D qualifier against Palestine on 4 June was 33-year-old Lion City

Football fans were left dumbstruck after watching the Lions horror show in Riyadh, which saw them going down 4-0 to Palestine in a Group D

So you would have probably read the previous piece about why we deduced the Lions will lose against Palestine in their Group D World Cup

At 2.00am on 4 June, the Singapore Lions will come up against Palestine in a Group D World Cup qualifier.  The Lions are third in

If the Lions harbour any hopes of meeting national coach Tatsuma Yoshida’s target to bringing home four points from the three upcoming World Cup Group

He was hoping to be called up to the Belgium national football team. But in the end, 24-year-old Dion Cools has decided to take up

If the average age of the Singapore Lions first 11 against Afghanistan is anything to go by, then it is surely that old is gold.

One of the pre-requisites for selection to the national team surely has to be current form.  Which is why many are questioning the selection of

If the Lions are to return from Saudi Arabia with any points to show from their Group D World Cup qualifiers, they will be doing

The 2021 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games may still be months away, if it takes place at all.  And once again all eyes would be on

Lion City Sailors winger Gabriel Quak’s goal was enough to earn Singapore a draw against Afghanistan in a closed door training match in Dubai on

A “public naming exercise” to name the project towards the 2034 World Cup has still yet to be started.  Towards the end of the media

Something as simple as updating the official website with the Lions bio photos seems to have been overlooked by the Football Association of Singapore.  A

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has informed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that it will withdraw as host for Groups H & I of

Spanish side Villarreal won the UEFA Europa League in a penalty shootout after 22 players stepped up to take penalties.  United’s David De Gea missed,

A team of public health specialists has harshly criticised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine

It was a football match which an entire generation of football fans in Singapore would never forget.  In some football conversations, questions are often asked

The Singapore Cycling Federation’s (SCF) proposed three-day basic bike mechanics course in June, which will cover a full range of bike maintenance topics such as

The first module of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Professional Football Diploma (Pro-Diploma) Coaching Course was successfully concluded earlier in the week, the Football Association of

Singapore Lions coach Tatsuma Yoshida is aiming for four points from the Lions three remaining World Cup qualifying matches in Group D in June. With

Lion City Sailors have hired former Ulsan Hyundai head honcho Kim Do-hoon as the club’s new head coach. Kim, who led Ulsan Hyundai to victory

A new public poll in Japan has found that more than 80% of Japanese oppose hosting the Olympics this year, The Guardian in the United

By 2022, all National Sports Associations (NSAs) in Singapore will have to adhere to the mandatory governance principles for NSAs which is being rolled out

While news about former Malaysia Cup and double winner Abbas Saad made its rounds recently in light of attending a coaching course and being assigned

Critics of Japan’s plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics despite a fourth wave of coronavirus infections have submitted a petition on Friday signed by 350,000

The Singapore Open badminton championships has been called off. On 12 May, the organisers – Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced

His solitary goal scored through his shoulder blade won Singapore the Tiger Cup in 1998 in Hanoi but little did many realise that just moments

Lions skipper Hariss Harun who announced that he was leaving Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta’zim has said that it was not an easy decision to

In what is surely a shock announcement, Singapore Lions skipper who plays across the Causeway at Malaysia Super League sure Johor Darul Ta’zim has left

His goal in Hanoi in 1998 against the host nation Vietnam won Singapore its first regional title but growing up, R. Sasikumar to share a

One of Singapore’s most valuable football exports is returning to Singapore to be part of the Unleash the Roar project.  Over the last week, various

Fans of the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) in the lat 1990s after the start of the S-League have always regarded Ivica Raguz as

The upcoming Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto has told AFP on Friday, 30 April. A former Olympian,

The 2010 Youth Olympic Games football team were the darlings of the inaugural global competitive event which Singapore hosted. With queues forming for tickets, and

Two members of the Game Changers team who contested at the Football Association of Singapore 2017 elections for office bearers four years ago were elected

National fencer and chemistry undergrad Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman secured another Olympic spot at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after winning the women’s epee event at

A member of Singapore’s 1994 Malaysia Cup and League winning side, defender Kadir Yahaya was a regular feature of Singapore’s national teams until injuries sidelined

The Singapore sporting community stood up in cheer for national fencer Amita Berthier after she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s foil event,

The Cubs from the 2010 Youth Olympic Games football team captured the imagination of a nation more than a decade ago when Singapore became the

It did not help that Khairin Nadim Rahim was not smiling in the photo which was posted on the official Young Lions Facebook page and

After only two days since its announcement, all six English Premier League teams which were supposed to be founding members of the European Super League

Now that the football world is up in arms about the proposed breakaway European Super League, it is perhaps timely to remind football fans in

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur on 19 April after 17 months in charge of the London club and only six

Paddler Izaac Quek Yong has become the first ever Singaporean to top the Under 15 world ranking list. He made the top of the list

In an email interview with AFP which was carried on Channelnewsasia, Singapore’s swim darling Joseph Schooling said that “my biggest rival in myself.” While true,

He scored more than 200 goals in the S-League when he was a player during a career which spanned two decades.  Now, Indra Sahdan Daud

Former national striker Indra Sahdan Daud paid tribute to former Lions coach Radojko Avramovic, and called him among the best coaches he has played under

While the Government has announced that an expert panel will study the licensing of cyclists on roads, the Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) has shared a

For football fans, the names Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and Fabian Barthez will remain etched in memory as legends. 

In a written response to a Parliamentary question, Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam has said on 5 April that the Attorney-General’s Chambers is reviewing