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1 week ago | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan |Aqil Hamzah
SINGAPORE - The various opposition parties will ramp up efforts to win over voters, as some expressed concerns over the short runway to the general election. Parliament was dissolved on April 15, with Nomination Day on April 23. Singaporeans will head to the polls on May 3 to elect 97 MPs across 33 constituencies. The various opposition parties put out statements after the Writ of Election was issued.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – Having spent his formative years as a footballer with English giants Manchester United before becoming a coach, Hasney Aljofree learnt early on that winning is not everything. And that lesson is what he brings to his role as the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) head of coach education and development. The 46-year-old was appointed last August on a two-year contract and has spent the past four months developing and updating the content of FAS’ coaching courses.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – Over two years after joining the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) in a newly created head of talent identification position, Kenneth Santa parted ways with the national sports association on Jan 14. The 42-year-old was appointed in January 2023 after having previously held various scouting roles in Danish football. He also worked in various Asian countries, including at Qatar’s Aspire Academy and Punjab FC in India.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – Tanjong Pagar United’s new custodian Matt Silva has experienced a fair share of unusual challenges throughout his career. From dodging chicken bones to shooing away seagulls while guarding the net for Gibraltarian side Bruno’s Magpies in a Uefa Conference League qualifier against Northern Ireland’s Crusaders, Silva has seen aplenty.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – The new Toa Payoh Stadium could become the second-largest football facility in Singapore after it is completed by 2030, if demand calls for an expansion beyond its 10,000-capacity in the future. At present, the National Stadium at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang is the largest with 55,000 seats, with Jalan Besar Stadium a distant second at 6,000. But that could change in the future.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – Since 2019, Toh Kai Wei has been living with a nagging feeling of regret. Come December, the Singapore netball co-captain will get a chance to banish the ghost and get her hands on the elusive SEA Games gold medal. Twice she came close to winning the regional title – in Kuala Lumpur in 2017 and in Manila in 2019 – but both times, Singapore fell short in the final against Malaysia. The loss in 2019 was particularly annoying for the 28-year-old.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – Teenage motorsport star Christian Ho has secured a seat at DAMS Lucas Oil for the upcoming Formula 3 season, the French team confirmed on Jan 15. The 18-year-old, set to be the first Singaporean F3 driver, completes DAMS’ line-up for the season, after Peruvian Matias Zagazeta and Italy’s Nicola Lacorte.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
The weekend’s FA Cup third round featured EPL clubs aiming to dodge early exits. Here are five talking points. Financial gaps killing FA Cup romanceThe FA Cup is often associated with giant-slaying acts by clubs at the bottom of the English football pyramid, sometimes with a teacher in midfield and a plumber up front. But, aside from Brentford’s surprise loss to Championship cellar-dwellers Plymouth Argyle, the “magic” felt absent this time.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – When Yip Pin Xiu was 15 and a rising talent in the swimming pool, she was taught a key lesson by a sports psychologist that has stayed with her throughout her career. She was then competing in a race in Germany and “very excitedly snatched” the printed start list for her event as she was eager to see who she was up against. In an interview with The Straits Times, Yip said the sports psychologist, Dr Andrea Furst, “gently took this piece of paper away from me”.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Deepanraj Ganesan
SINGAPORE – Danisha Mathialagan thrust herself into the spotlight in 2023 when she became the first Singaporean boxer to qualify for the Asian Games since 1976. But the 27-year-old is hungry for more milestones. In 2025, her sights are set on delivering a career-defining knockout: Winning a SEA Games medal in Thailand in December. To give herself more than a fighting chance, Danisha has made a tough call outside the ring.
