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Loh was the first Singaporean to be crowned badminton world champion after winning the singles title at the 2021 BWF World Championship in December 2021.
Team Singapore

Loh Kean Yew included in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list

Special rules set by Fandi Ahmad will be used to bring back the street rules he grew up playing with.
Singapore Football

Fandi Rules street football competition launched

World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen and other champions have confirmed their entry for the July 12-17 Singapore Badminton Open.
Sports

Axelsen among world champs to play at Singapore Open

The BBC said the remark was the result of a technical glitch during training of their test ticker.
Football

BBC apologises after 'Man United are rubbish' gaffe

Putri Syaliza Sazali joins giants Chonburi Women's Football Club.
Singapore Football

Putri Syaliza first local footballer to join Thai Women's League

Kurt Zouma pleaded guilty to two counts under the Animal Welfare Act.
Football

West Ham's Kurt Zouma pleads guilty to kicking pet cat

Takayuki Nishagaya has been appointed the new head coach of the Singapore national football team.
Singapore Football

Nishigaya names his 1st Lions squad; Izwan out, Kweh in

Novak Djokovic in action against Yoshihito Nishioka at the French Open, on May 23, 2022.
Tennis

Djokovic eases past Nishioka into round two of French Open

Erik ten Hag is United's fifth permanent manager since the club last won a league title.
Football

New Man U boss Ten Hag aims to smash Liverpool-City duopoly

Held indoors at the Hanoi Athletics Palace, the closing ceremony was a low-key affair on May 23, 2022.
Sports

Curtain falls on the first SEA Games since pandemic

(From left) Malaysia's Nor Sarah Adi, Philippines' Aleah Finnegan and Singapore's Teong Tzen Wei.
Sports

SEA Games: Five breakout stars from Hanoi

    Singapore's Lucas Chew (left) and Lim Yao Xiang (right), who made his debut in the sport in Hanoi 19 years ago.
    Team Singapore

    Fin swimmers happy to be back after almost 20 years

    Loh Kean Yew competes in the men’s singles badminton semi-finals in Bac Giang, Vietnam, on May 21, 2022.
    Team Singapore

    Loh Kean Yew in singles final after tough fight

    Singapore referee Muhammad Taqi has been selected by Fifa to officiate at the 2022 World Cup.
    Football

    Singapore's Muhammad Taqi to be World Cup video referee

    Clarence Chew fell 4-1 to home hope Nguyen Duc Tuan at the Hai Duong Gymnasium in front of a fervent Vietnamese crowd.
    Sports

    Chew, Zeng out as S'pore fail to defend table tennis singles titles

    (From left) Teh Xiu Hong, Amanda Mak, Teo Shun Xie finished first out of six teams with a score of 1,697.
    Team Singapore

    SEA Games: Second gold for Singapore shooters

    Alvin Woo's gold medal at Legacy Yen Tu in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province is the Republic's fourth in xiangqi.
    Team Singapore

    SEA Games: Alvin Woo wins first-ever xiangqi gold

    (From left) Defending champion Novak Djokovic, 13-time winner Rafael Nadal and new teenage star Carlos Alcaraz.
    Tennis

    Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz in same half of French Open draw

    Singapore's 100m hurdler Ang Chen Xiang (second from left) won his first medal, a silver, in his fourth SEA Games outing.
    Team Singapore

    Athletes deliver best medal haul for Singapore since 1993

    Teong Tzen Wei celebrates winning the men's 50m freestyle.
    Team Singapore

    Singapore's Teong Tzen Wei Asean's first sub-22sec swimmer

    Contessa Loh won gold in the women's individual compound event on May 19, 2022.
    Team Singapore

    SEA Games: Archer Contessa Loh breaks 9-year gold drought