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Sporting Life

Sporting Life

Izaac Quek and Koen Pang remind us of a simple truth: Fair play is a beautiful thing

Singapore's Koen Pang and Izaac Quek (right) speak with the umpire after their Argentine rivals were penalised a point during their match.
Singapore's Koen Pang and Izaac Quek (right) speak with the umpire after their Argentine rivals were penalised a point during their match.

Sporting Life

How golfer Shannon Tan politely chipped away at my confidence

The Straits Times Assistant Sports Editor Rohit Brijnath (left) watches as Singaporean professional golfer Shannon Tan chips a ball during a chipping challenge at Sentosa Golf Club on Feb 21, 2026.
The Straits Times Assistant Sports Editor Rohit Brijnath (left) watches as Singaporean professional golfer Shannon Tan chips a ball during a chipping challenge at Sentosa Golf Club on Feb 21, 2026.

Sporting Life

Sport for kids can’t just be about winning. It’s first about having fun

Competitiveness has a lovely glint and brings its own lessons, but sport is an act of patience.
Competitiveness has a lovely glint and brings its own lessons, but sport is an act of patience.

Sporting Life

Golfer Anthony Kim’s incredible revival carries a familiar message: Keep fighting

Anthony Kim, 40, celebrates on the podium with his daughter Isabella after he won a golf title for the first time in 5,795 days.
Anthony Kim, 40, celebrates on the podium with his daughter Isabella after he won a golf title for the first time in 5,795 days.

Sporting Life

It’s the Winter Games: Welcome to bravery and lunacy

Beauty meets bravery in the men's freeski slopestyle qualification at the winter Olympics in Italy.
Beauty meets bravery in the men's freeski slopestyle qualification at the winter Olympics in Italy.

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Sporting Life

Tired Novak Djokovic fights, but time and Carlos Alcaraz are too much for him

Novak Djokovic, 10-time champion at the Australian Open, holding a rare piece of silver: The runner's up trophy.
Novak Djokovic, 10-time champion at the Australian Open, holding a rare piece of silver: The runner's up trophy.

Sporting Life

Australian Open shines as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev produce an epic in suffering

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz is exhausted after his semi final win against Germany's Alexander Zverev.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz is exhausted after his semi final win against Germany's Alexander Zverev.

Sporting Life

Fashion, upsets and an operatic Aryna Sabalenka: Let’s hail women’s tennis

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka shows her emotions during her semi-final match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka shows her emotions during her semi-final match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

Sporting Life

He’s 38, he got lucky, yet the G.O.A.T. is still there at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic respectfully applauds his rival Lorenzo Musetti who had to retire during their quarter-final match at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic respectfully applauds his rival Lorenzo Musetti who had to retire during their quarter-final match at the Australian Open.

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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.