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Sundram takes on a big boy

May 21, 2013 - 12:20am

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Shamir Osman

TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

Diego Simeone, the 43-year-old Atletico Madrid coach, who once likened his own playing style to “holding a knife between my teeth”, still looked like he could take to the pitch and upend the opposition with his biting tackles.

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Singapore shuttlers crushed, again

May 20, 2013 - 11:02pm

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Lim Say Heng

SINGAPORE are out of the Sudirman Cup after the second day of the week-long competition in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The Republic lost 5-0 to Japan, world-ranked No. 4, for their second successive loss in Group D of the prestigious mixed team competition.

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STTA files AYG appeal

May 20, 2013 - 11:00pm

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David Lee

JUNIOR games, such as the Asian Youth Games, should be distinguished from major competitions.
That is the stand of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), who believe events like the AYG should be about gaining experience and not only about winning medals.

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Metz thrilled by Adam

May 20, 2013 - 12:00am

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Sazali Abdul Aziz

TNP PHOTO: AFP

In February, 17-year-old Singapore football starlet Adam Swandi packed his bags for a two-year stint at French third-tier side FC Metz with the ambition of one day playing professional football in Europe.

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Feng dumped out

May 19, 2013 - 12:21am

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Lim Say Heng

PICTURE: REUTERS

Feng Tianwei is known for her fighting spirit. It manifested when she starred for Singapore during the women’s table tennis team’s silver-medal run at the 2008 Olympics.

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Fergie's 1,500 all out

May 19, 2013 - 12:19am

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Godfrey Robert

PICTURE: AFP

Hellish was not a misplaced adjective to describe the state of Manchester United in July 1980 when I made my first “pilgrimage” to beloved Old Trafford.

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Saturday night lights

May 18, 2013 - 10:52pm

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Lim Say Heng

He turned up at the Jurong Stadium two Saturdays ago, expecting to join his friends for the three-and-a-half hour training session. But Ariffin Rafee was turned away by his coach Nazir Abdul Hamid.

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Wong comes so close

May 18, 2013 - 10:50pm

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Sazali Abdul Aziz

The routine hadn’t changed, after more than two decades no one would have been surprised.
James Wong took a deep breath, spun around the circle and timed his blood-curdling roar just as he released the discus into the air.

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Joseph primed to go faster

May 18, 2013 - 10:48pm

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Lim Say Heng

Joseph Schooling is going very fast in the water these days. The Singaporean (right) broke three national records at the recent Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, and he is not done yet.

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Joseph primed to go faster

May 18, 2013 - 10:48pm

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Lim Say Heng

Joseph Schooling is going very fast in the water these days. The Singaporean (right) broke three national records at the recent Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, and he is not done yet.

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