ST Full-time Report: Young Lions up for SEA Games challenge | Chess title marks Siddharth Jagadeesh’s triumphant rebound

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The Young Lions are relishing the difficult task of making it past the group stage of the SEA Games despite being drawn alongside defending champions Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s youngest chess grandmaster Siddharth Jagadeesh is keen to build on his momentum ahead of the Games after making history by winning the U-18 title at the World Youth Chess Championships.

And at the Asian Table Tennis Team Championships, unheralded Tan Zhao Yun turned out to be the unlikely heroine after helping Singapore secure a bronze. 

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S’pore’s Young Lions, Lionesses get tough SEA Games draws

The men’s Under-22 side last won a bronze in 2013, while the women’s team claimed a silver in 1985.

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Gavin Lee to stay as interim Lions coach for crucial Asian Cup qualifier

He will be in charge of the team for the winners-take-all match against Hong Kong.

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Why does the Asian Cup matter for S’pore football?

Qualification would boost the sport and inspire future generations of players and fans.

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S’pore’s youngest chess grandmaster is now a world youth champion

His feat has been described as the “biggest success” in Singapore chess history.

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Shanti Pereira prepares to defend SEA Games sprint double

Singapore’s sprint queen will be competing in fewer races in the lead-up to the Thailand Games. 

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Tan Zhao Yun shines as S’pore women earn bronze at Asian team c’ships

She collected two points in the team’s quarter-final win over hosts India.

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Double blow for S’pore squash before SEA Games

Head coach Jamie Hickox left in April, while player Cassandra Ong quit in July.

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Undeterred by visual impairment, Emily Lee turns to sport to make her life ‘colourful’ again

Having represented Singapore in goalball and para-cycling, she is now into para-rock climbing.

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Royals, politics, fake papers: S-E Asia football’s soul-searching over foreign talent strategy

The naturalisation “arms race” potentially hinders youth development in the region.

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In an age of longevity, a champion shows courage in walking away at 25

The retirement of swim star Ariarne Titmus at her prime is an act of liberation, writes Rohit Brijnath.

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