School Sports: Football, netball, rugby among team sports benched for National School Games

8 team sports do not meet national Covid-19 guidelines; MOE is working on how they can resume safely

Goalkeeper Talisha Michelle Savaridas playing for CHIJ St Theresa's Convent at the 2018 Sneakers Netball Carnival. PHOTO: COURTESY OF TALISHA MICHELLE SAVARIDAS
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SINGAPORE - Netballer Talisha Michelle Savaridas had dreamed of winning the National School Games (NSG) A Division title when she was accepted into Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) - netball champions for 2018 and 2019 - through the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme two years ago.

But Talisha, now a JC2 student, is staring at a second straight year of not competing in the annual school competition.

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