BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Defender Ezri Konsa scored twice as Aston Villa came back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 2-1, rising above them to 10th spot in the Premier League table on goal difference on Sunday (Dec 5) after a pulsating encounter. Harvey Barnes squeezed the ball through Konsa’s legs to open the... » read more
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Andy Murray came through a tense second-set tie-break to edge out Norwegian qualifier Viktor Durasovic in the Stockholm Open first round on Tuesday (Nov 9). The former world number one needed three match points and saved a set point in the breaker to win 6-1, 7-6 (9/7). The injury-hit 34-year-old, still bidding... » read more
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Brighton & Hove Albion forward Leandro Trossard’s first-half goal was cancelled out by Newcastle United’s Isaac Hayden as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium on Saturday (Nov 6) that extended the visitors’ winless start to the season. The draw kept Brighton in sixth place in... » read more
SINGAPORE – When Indian national Puzhekadavil Babu Sethulakshmi came to Singapore in 2013 to join her IT business analyst husband who was working here, the couple did not think they would stay on in the country for eight years. In that time, they have put down roots and are now raising their two children in... » read more
SINGAPORE- Tampines Rovers were left to rue several missed chances after they squandered their best chance for a victory in their maiden Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL) campaign in a 1-0 loss to Chiangrai United on Monday night (June 28). After a bruising encounter against Japanese giants Gamba Osaka last Friday, Tampines were hoping... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Manchester United avenged being hit for six by Tottenham earlier in the season by dealing a body blow to Spurs’ hopes of a top-four Premier League finish with a 3-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday (April 11). United came from behind to win for the ninth time in the... » read more
When Dr Muhammad Nazir Amir started teaching at Greenview Secondary School in 2002, he realised his students were easily distracted. It got him thinking about ways to better engage them. He spent the next 15 years conducting classroom research and developing a pedagogy to make learning more relevant, appealing and personal. Dr Nazir’s experience was... » read more