Newsflash: Alonso breaks drought to win inaugural Singapore GP

My thoughts:
I have to admit that I am not an F1 fan. That is why I’ve not been posting anything on the Singtel Singapore GP on the blog.
But judging from the number of times the terms “Singapore GP” and “Formula One” have been used to search for my blog, it seems that there are quite a [...]

Let the S’pore Sports Awards break down the barriers between our disabled and able-bodied athletes

The reports/letters:
There’s been a recent rash of letters in the Forum pages of The Straits Times and TODAY lamenting the lack of media coverage of our Paralympians in action at the Beijing Paralympics and clamouring for more equal treatment of our disabled athletes in light of their historic medal wins at the Games.
Most, if not all, [...]

A toast to our rugby heroes of ‘78 – and to some fundamental principles of sport

The report:
The New Paper carried a two-page spread entitled “Rugby Good Times” last Saturday (20 Sept 2008) on that legendary Singapore rugby team of 1978.
The spread was done to commemorate the team of ‘78, which also marked its 30th anniversary that night with a small bash at the Copthorne Orchid Hotel.
For the uninitiated, that team of ‘78 [...]