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Singaporeans Koen Pang and Izaac Quek are keen to grow their partnership after the men’s doubles pair’s fairy-tale run to the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Finals.
Mixed doubles badminton player Terry Hee, however, will be testing a new combination with Jin Yujia for several upcoming tournaments as his wife and regular partner Jessica Tan takes time out to recover from niggling injuries.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the World Chess Championship in Singapore, top Norwegian player Magnus Carlsen is touting a new format – freestyle chess – which he sees as the future of the game.
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S’pore pair Koen Pang and Izaac Quek’s fairy-tale run ends in semi-finals of World Table Tennis Finals
Pang is pleased with the campaign, although he admits there is “room for improvement”.
SportSG dismisses poison pen letter’s claims against Olympic table tennis medallist Feng Tianwei
“No evidence to support claims of misappropriation of public funds,” says national agency after an investigation.
Golden badminton couple Terry Hee-Jessica Tan split while Tan recovers from injury
Kim Ji-hyun to take over as Singapore women’s singles badminton coach on Jan 1
The South Korean has coached players in India, South Korea and Thailand, including India’s 2019 world champion P. V. Sindhu.
No world chess c’ship comeback for Magnus Carlsen, world No. 1 backs freestyle event
The five-time world champion is here to launch the Freestyle Chess World C’ship, which will tour five cities in 2025.
Sporting Life: Two gentle, polite, bright men wait to wrestle on a chess board
These men own no muscle, yet are tied in multiple mental ways to gladiators on a field, writes Rohit Brijnath.
Football gives Geylang International youth player Denilson purpose and new experiences
He is one of 18 players from the Singapore Premier League side’s youth teams who went to Japan for a training stint.
Aloysius Yapp restores belief by retaining International Open pool title
“It’s been a while since I last made it so far at a big tournament,” says the Singaporean.
Disability Sports Master Plan 2024 to provide multimillion-dollar boost for the disabled
The Enabling Sports Fund, which has been set a $10 million target, is one of 10 strategic moves under the master plan.
ST Sports’ Play of the Month – Touch rugby
A variant of rugby league, touch has grown internationally and is played in over 80 countries now.
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