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Commonwealth Games

Swimmer Teong Tzen Wei leads Singapore’s 50-strong contingent at 2026 Commonwealth Games

Teong Tzen Wei became Singapore's third swimmer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games medal after he clinched the men's 50m butterfly silver at the 2022 edition of the event.
Teong Tzen Wei became Singapore's third swimmer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games medal after he clinched the men's 50m butterfly silver at the 2022 edition of the event.

Australian Marschall spoils Duplantis' Stockholm show

Athletics - Diamond League - Stockholm - Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - June 7, 2026 Australia's Kurtis Marschall during the men's pole vault final  Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via REUTERS
Athletics - Diamond League - Stockholm - Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - June 7, 2026 Australia's Kurtis Marschall during the men's pole vault final  Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via REUTERS

Amanda Lim considers SEA Games retirement U-turn after setting women’s 50m free national record

Singapore's Amanda Lim celebrates after winning the women's 50m freestyle in record time at the 2026 Singapore National Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
Singapore's Amanda Lim celebrates after winning the women's 50m freestyle in record time at the 2026 Singapore National Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

India opens door to Pakistani athletes for international events but no bilateral series

Indian and Pakistani flags are seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Indian and Pakistani flags are seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Thompson-Herah happy to be back in competition after missing Paris due to injury

Athletics - Diamond League - Memorial van Damme - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - September 8, 2023 Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah in action during the women's 100m. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Athletics - Diamond League - Memorial van Damme - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - September 8, 2023 Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah in action during the women's 100m. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Asian Games years could be moved in shake-up: Reports

This picture taken on September 8, 2025, shows a woman walking past an advertisement for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. The Games will take place from Sept 19 to Oct 4, 2026.
This picture taken on September 8, 2025, shows a woman walking past an advertisement for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. The Games will take place from Sept 19 to Oct 4, 2026.

India to bid for 2038 Asian Games in Ahmedabad

India flags are displayed on the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch as fans celebrate after the team won the cricket Men's T20 World Cup against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2026.
India flags are displayed on the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch as fans celebrate after the team won the cricket Men's T20 World Cup against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2026.

Singapore’s Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei to open table tennis academy in Fernvale

Singapore’s most bemedaled Olympian Feng Tianwei is set to open her first table tennis academy in Fernvale.
Singapore’s most bemedaled Olympian Feng Tianwei is set to open her first table tennis academy in Fernvale.

Kennedy pulls off repeat win over teenage sprint sensation Gout

Rand, first British Olympic women's gold medallist, dies at age 86

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.