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Former Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery and ex-Iraq coach Jesus Casas are believed to be the front runners to helm the Singapore national football team. Both met local football’s top brass in Singapore last week.
Meanwhile, national bowler New Hui Fen joined elite company as she became the first Singaporean to be crowned the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour Player of the Year.
In other news, the oldest female swimmer at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore – 96-year-old Taiwanese Tang Cheng-yao – shares how swimming keeps her healthy and whether she intends to keep competing.
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Former Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery in S’pore for talks to fill Lions coach role
Both the Englishman and former Iraq coach Jesus Casas have met senior officials from Sport Singapore and the FAS.
Ryhan Stewart rubs shoulders with former EPL stars in new Thai League journey
A record number of Singaporean players are playing in the Thai top flight this season.
Lion City Sailors and BG Tampines Rovers handed mixed draws in ACL 2 group stage
Last season’s finalists Sailors, who qualified as Singapore Premier League champions, have avoided the big guns.
New Hui Fen becomes first Singaporean bowler to win PWBA Tour Player of the Year
Pool player Aloysius Yapp wins Florida Open for second career major
Third time’s the charm as Aaron Liang dethrones Samuel Kang en route to national squash title
Liang beats eight-time champion Kang in the semi-finals and goes on to lift the crown for the first time.
National sprinter Marc Louis adds 200m mark to his bag of national sprint records
Louis registers 20.89sec in the 200m in Japan to eclipse Reuben Lee’s mark of 21.07 set in 2022.
S’pore’s Calvin Quek clocks 50.24sec to rewrite men’s 400m hurdles national record in Kyoto victory
The 29-year-old betters his own national mark of 50.43sec set at the World University Games in 2023.
Swimmer Tang Cheng-yao, 96, wows the crowd at the World Aquatics Masters Championships
She enjoyed celebrity-like status, with multiple requests for photos as fellow athletes and officials marvelled at her longevity in the sport.
International Olympic Committee defends Ng Ser Miang amid allegations over conflicts of interest
The veteran sports administrator was accused of mixing his positions with family business in several respects relating to e-sports.
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