SEA Games

Deep pool of nominees for 2026 Singapore Sports Awards after successful year for local sport

Pool ace Aloysius Yapp (left) and golfer Shannon Tan are among the nominees for the Sportsman of the Year and Sportswoman of the Year awards respectively at the Singapore Sports Awards.

Church and a guardian angel helped pool player Aloysius Yapp to succeed

lpool - Aloysius Yapp celebrates becoming Singapore's first world pool champion by winning the WPA Men's 8-Ball World Championship in April 2026

CREDIT: WPA MEN'S 8-BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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.

In the Hot Seat

Competitive sport is cruel, I won’t force it on my son: Loh Kean Yew

Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in training ahead of the May 26-31 KFF Singapore Badminton Open at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Girl, 12, becomes first S’porean squash player to win Asian junior individual age-group title

Singapore's Kareena Sashikumar (front) smashing her way to a 11-2, 11-3, 11-1 win over Japan's Rio Yoshino in the U-13 girls' final of squash's Asian Junior Individual Championships.

Singapore’s top swimmer Letitia Sim announces shock retirement

National swimmer Letitia Sim, a multiple SEA Games champion, has retired from competitive swimming.

Raffles Institution honours late throws coach Choo Chee Kiong, who built a gym and a generation

Raffles Institution appreciation dinner dedicated to their throws coach Choo Chee Kiong at the school on May 13, 2026.

Loy Ming Ying, 15, wins STTA’s Youth Player of the Year award for showing maturity beyond her years

From left: Star Player of the Year Izaac Quek, Coach of the Year Jing Junhong, Youth Player of the Year Loy Ming Ying and Hopes Player of the Year Gu Xin Tian with their trophies at the STTA Annual Awards Night on May 11.

Former national bowler Jazreel Tan buoyed by halls of fame induction in the US

Singapore's Jazreel Tan (third from right) was one of the athletes inducted into the Wichita State Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Fame in February.

Fraternity feels the National School Games have a broader role in sporting development

Experts advocate multi-sport exposure in early years for foundational skills.

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