Football: Hayden rescues point for Newcastle in 1-1 draw against Brighton
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
Students in quarantine or on approved Covid-19 absence may still take national exams: MOE
SINGAPORE – Quarantined students are allowed to take their national examinations this year if they wish to, subject to stringent criteria, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) in a statement on Sunday (Sept 26). They have to test negative for Covid-19 with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test... » read more
Formula One: Ferrari’s Leclerc to start from back of the grid in Russian GP
LONDON (REUTERS) – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start Sunday’s Russian Formula One Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to a change of power unit, the Italian team said on Wednesday (Sept 22). Ferrari said they would be introducing an updated hybrid system in Sochi, mainly to gain experience with it for the... » read more
Retired doctor donates $1m to start new charitable trust
SINGAPORE – A retired doctor, 80, was so inspired by another retiree’s donation of $1 million to start a charitable trust that he did the same thing. Dr Chua, who declined to give his full name, gave $1 million to start the Bamboo Lotus Fund with the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) in July. Please... » read more
Football: Messi gets first PSG start against Club Brugge in Champions League
BRUGES, BELGIUM (AFP) – Lionel Messi has been handed his first start for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League opener away to Club Brugge in Belgium on Wednesday (Sept 15). The Argentine teams up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe as PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino lines up all three members of his all-star attack together for... » read more
National Day ceremonial parade at Marina Bay kicks off
SINGAPORE – A scaled-down ceremonial parade will be held at the Marina Bay floating platform on Monday (Aug 9) to mark Singapore’s 56th year of independence, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. About 600 participants from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Home Team are expected on site, with another 200 people from youth uniformed groups and... » read more
FinaWiki Releases Research Report on ‘Opportunities for Trading in 2021’
Hong Kong / SEAPRWire / July 13, 2021 / – Recently, FinaWiki (https://finawiki.com/) has released a research report on ‘Opportunities for Trading in 2021’. 2020 was a year of rapid volatility on all the trading markets, and the sharp ups and downs attracted many new traders, among which many succeeded in taking advantage of the conditions. But as countries and... » read more
Tennis: Swiatek swats aside Hsieh to make strong start at Wimbledon
LONDON (REUTERS) – World number nine Iga Swiatek made a convincing start to her Wimbledon campaign on Monday (June 28) with a 6-4 6-4 win over the tricky Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan for her first main draw victory in the Grand Slam. Swiatek, who overcame Hsieh on the way to last year’s French Open title,... » read more
Formula One: Mercedes to start contract talks with Hamilton soon
PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL (REUTERS) – Mercedes expect to start contract talks soon with Lewis Hamilton after the seven-times Formula One world champion indicated he intends to race on next season, team boss Toto Wolff said on Saturday (May 1). The sport’s most successful driver is out of contract at the end of this year but at... » read more
Football: Teenager Knauff bags first goal to give Dortmund 3-2 Bundesliga win
STUTTGART, GERMANY (REUTERS) – Borussia Dortmund teenager Ansgar Knauff fired in an 80th-minute winner for his first professional goal to give his team a 3-2 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (April 10) and maintain their slim hopes of a top-four finish. Germany youth international Knauff, in his third league appearance, picked up the ball... » read more
Golden Sixty set for Hong Kong Gold Cup
RACE 1 (1,200M) 11 Happy Tango is lightly raced but has arguably produced his best form on the dirt. 3 Resolute loves the dirt. He is a leading player on consistency. 7 Untold Riches bears watching on the dirt with champion jockey Zac Purton engaged. 1 Thou Shall Sing is next best. RACE 2 (2,000M)... » read more
Lye finds a bond in Idaho
Ethan Lye has never visited Idaho State University’s (ISU) campus or met its tennis coach Alexander Free. But through phone calls with him and videos of the university, the Singaporean felt a connection that he believes will help him achieve his dream of playing professionally. The 19-year-old, seen as Singapore’s brightest talent, has signed a... » read more
WTA preparing to make Jan 4 return
LONDON • The WTA is planning to start the 2021 season in the first week of January outside Australia before the players travel to Melbourne for quarantine ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year, women’s Tour chief Steve Simon revealed. “We’re… hopefully close to finalising in the next week or so the ability... » read more
Real’s ‘worst start’ leads to third loss
MADRID • Requiring just one victory from their two remaining games, Real Madrid are in the driving seat to qualify from Group B in the Champions League this week. The same, however, cannot be said in La Liga. The Spanish champions slumped to their third defeat of the season on Saturday, going down 2-1 at... » read more
New NBA season set for Dec 22 start
NEW YORK • The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on Thursday tentatively approved the league’s plan to start the 2020-21 season on Dec 22, which would require players to report to their teams for training camps in less than a month – barely seven weeks after the end of the pandemic-disrupted previous season. The union... » read more
Shadow Breaker can go all the way
RACE 1 (1,650M) 4 Wonderful Tiger won third-up last campaign. He gets an excellent chance to repeat with a lovely run from Gate 1 for Chad Schofield. 1 Humble Steed returns to Class 5, where he is a two-time winner. He just has to overcome a wide draw. 5 Smiling Success gets a favourable draw... » read more