By Jose Raymond
The Ministry of Defence’s rejection of young footballer Ben Davis’ request for deferment from National Service only shows how myopic its policy is. Continue reading “Help. Not destroy.”
Category: Sports
The excitement at seeing a Singaporean in the English Premier League (EPL) has been extinguished rather spectacularly. For the time being at least. Continue reading “MINDEF to Ben Davis: No deferment from National Service.”
A year ago, Benjamin Davis signed a scholarship with the Fulham FC Academy. Continue reading “Ben Davis signs pro contract with EPL side Fulham. Could be first Singaporean to play in EPL.”
By Jose Raymond
The beatings received by Singapore’s Under-19 side at the recent ASEAN Football Federation U19 tournament in Indonesia could not have come at a worse time for Singapore football. Continue reading “Admit. Accept. Ask.”
Brazil’s Neymar has done enough at this World Cup to earn a new accolade. Continue reading “Neymar. Meme King.”
Singapore’s national hockey men’s team put up an exhilarating performance and beat Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the World Hockey Series to be held in 2019. Continue reading “SGP Hockey boys qualify for World Series Open.”
The Singapore Tourism Board’s newly created character Merli which was revealed on 27 June sure looks somewhat familiar, right down to the name. Continue reading “2010 = Merly. 2018 = Merli. Very original.”
Former swimmer and Olympian May Ooi turned 41 last week.
Continue reading “41-years old? No problem, as Mighty May Ooi goes for gold at Asian Games 2018.”
Singapore will not have a football team at the Asian Games in Jakarta in August. Continue reading “Young Lions out of Asian Games 2018.”
The sport of track and field has a long history of excellence in Singapore. Continue reading “Aiming to give athletics a lift in Singapore.”
