Tag Archives: Sports

It is no secret that this is the period of feasting with Christmas just barely a month ago and Chinese New Year approaching soon. With many (including this writer) also setting new resolutions to lose weight in 2020, Kenneth talks to WBA Boxing World Champion Drian Francisco who is also the head of Evolve MMA’s boxing program, on how Boxing …

“This Is Awesome” chants fills Hall B, Sands Expo and Convention Centre as the stars from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) battle it out in the square circle at WRESTLING WORLD 2016 IN SINGAPORE. Loud Slaps to Chests, Clothesline and Body Slams plus an incredible Drop Kick were on the menu as Singaporean fans finally got to see a full wrestling …

Basketball Season is back again with the NBA 2K series latest entry, NBA 2K17. Truth be told, expectations are high for this instalment as developers Visual Concepts have always delivered a gem of a game. Ok maybe not a perfect gem but still a game that will get NBA basketball fans all excited. After the last instalment’s little issue with …

One of the most well received sports franchise in 2K’s Bag, their NBA series of games have always done well overall and expectations are high as NBA 2K16 hits the shelves. As someone who has shot and watch the games from the side-lines but never played them (due to an old injury from my younger days), I was looking forward …

It didn’t matter if they were the ones to play catch up the whole 4 quarters. It also didn’t matter that they were playing a team on form nor did it matter who the opposition team were. It was always going to be a tough, physically challenging match that they had to face up to. Yet they kept on trying …

Perhaps it’s really the home advantage that has contributed even more than we thought. Being in the OCBC Aquatic Centre in the first quarter of the women’s water polo match between Singapore and the Philippines was much more than the straight forward game for Singapore. It’s been about the support. You get one guy in the west stand shouting “let’s …

“No No No Block!” said the kid seated behind me as his dad slowly and patiently explained the sport of waterpolo to him. “Well son, it won’t be easy for Malaysia to beat us because we are more experienced.” He explained everything and even took time to quiz his son on the rules. Meanwhile the crowd around us was screaming …

Following their first 2 outstanding performances against Myanmar and then Vietnam. Team Singapore would play Cambodia last night at the OCBC arena in what would be their closest fight so far. Singapore started especially well in the first quarter stringing together plays and managing 31 points. Cambodia were not too far off with no. 11 PEK Mith who was giving …

I think Singapore is still suffering from netball hangover but fear not, the Singapore Basketball team is here to pick things up. The roar of the OCBC Arena doesn’t seem to wait to stop with crowds still packing the place watching our basketballers dominate the court. They try all sorts of shots and you hear the crowd cheer in sync. …

“Defense! Defense!” Those were the deafening cheers from Singapore fans at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. The event – Singapore vs Indonesia in the first of the round robin matches for water polo. It’s quite an experience to be in the middle of all these Singaporean fans at 1.30 in the afternoon. I know for sure that there were office workers …

A visit down to OCBC arena for a day of basketball! Many of us know basketball from our admiration of the NBA where you stand witness to impossible moves, shots, dunks. Basketball at the SEA Games however is somewhat different. While you get the same level of tenacity and the intensity, let’s face it, when you play for the pride …

Happening over 3 weekends (30th 31st May,6th 7th 13th 14th June), the DBS Marina Regatta 2015 delivers exhilarating sporting action and lots of fun activities. Back for its 4th fun, this year’s DBS Marina Regatta continues to be Singapore’s biggest water sports festival as it looks to ignite the Marina Bay area once again. Set against the iconic skyline of …

The Singapore Expo Halls 1 & 2 is one of the various venues used for the SEA Games 2015 with many sports held here from Wushu to Boxing and Judo. Taking a trip east this time, I arrived at Hall 2 to catch the action, starting from the Judo mat side. While still new to the concept of the sport, …

The world of Mixed Martial Arts has always been something that eluded me for quite some time. Sure I heard the term MMA being mentioned many times in my circles of friends but somehow the idea of putting two competitors from possibly different fighting disciplines together seemed so alien to me. That was until I stepped into the world of …

Silky smooth passing is back in this beautiful game called PES 2015