WTA chief says not all tennis parents are bad apples
Source: The Star
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-09 16:20:52 -0700 | sports-news
Womens tennis chief Stacey Allaster has defended the role of parents in the sport after Bernard Tomics father was charged with assault following an incident in Madrid. Allaster said the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) had zero tolerance to abuse. But...
Depor President Says Match-Fixing Rife in Spain
Source: International Herald Tribune
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-09 13:29:18 -0700 | sports-news
The long-term president of Deportivo La Coruna, Augusto Cesar Lendoiro, has suggested match-fixing is widespread in La Liga while denying his own club is involved. Lendoiro, president of the Galician club since 1988, told reporters at a Europa Press event...
WTA Championships Find Home in Singapore
Source: International Herald Tribune
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-08 19:46:01 -0700 | sports-news
the prosperous Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore, which has never staged a major tennis event but will now have the top eight women in the world each October. If all goes according to plan and contract, this will be the...
Neha?s return biggest gain as hosts assured of two bronze
Source: Indian Express
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-08 12:24:18 -0700 | sports-news
India were assured of at least two bronze medals at the 19th Commonwealth table tennis championships after advancing to the semifinals of the men's and women's team events...Placed in a relatively easy table, the men won all their matches against...
Indian men settle for Commonwealth TT silver
Source: India Abroad
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-08 11:34:02 -0700 | sports-news
The Indian men's team suffered a 0-3 thrashing from a much superior Singapore and had to settle for the silver medal at the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, in New Delhi [ Images ], on Wednesday. The Indian paddlers displayed...
Tennis: Singapore set to be unveiled as women's season-ender host
Source: GMA News
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-08 07:52:42 -0700 | sports-news
Singapore looks set to be unveiled later on Wednesday as the host city for the glittering annual finale of the women's tennis season. The south-east Asian city-state has been vying with Tianjin in China and Monterrey, Mexico, for the right...
Wasteful budgets mar state projects
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-07 10:29:30 -0700 | sports-news
These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinion only of visitors who have chosen to participate. Only a mug would borrow money at 10 per cent when he could get as much as he wants for 3.5 per cent....
MMA: Victor Cui, ONE FC, and the Asian mixed martial arts explosion
Source: GMA News
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-07 03:11:27 -0700 | sports-news
Victor Cui, ONE FC, and the Asian mixed martial arts explosion May 7, 2013 5:02pm It's in our blood. Our people have been practicing martial arts for the past 5,000 years, said ONE Fighting Championship CEO Victor Cui in front...
Dib eyes world title rematch
Source: The Age
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-06 07:49:00 -0700 | sports-news
Recently deposed IBF featherweight boxing world champion Billy Dib is eyeing a rematch with his conqueror Evgeny Gradovich later this year. The California-based Russian dethroned Dib in the Australian's third title defence with a split-points win in March in Connecticut....
The Wave on top again in Quingdao
Source: Times of Oman
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-05 22:36:44 -0700 | sports-news
A nerve-wracking final day of racing in Fushan Bay saw The Wave, Muscat lock horns with rivals Alinghi and emerge triumphant to retain their China crown in the Extreme Sailing Series 2013 Act 3 in Qingdao. It was the hardest...
A Quantum leap
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-04 10:25:04 -0700 | sports-news
Norwegian Cruise Line's just-launched Norwegian Breakaway not only offers five water slides, its sports complex will be the biggest of its kind at sea. NCL has adopted a ropes course that first appeared on Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Magic and...
A grown-up moment for sport
Source: The Hindu
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-03 14:19:04 -0700 | sports-news
The outpouring of support for NBA player Jason Collins after he declared he was gay shows much has changed since Navratilova's coming out This week was a good week for sport because it stood up for a man seven feet...
Deals: Escape to Africa
Source: The Age
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-03 10:22:49 -0700 | sports-news
AAT Kings has an early-bird special on its new 21-day Spirit of New Zealand Best Buys Guided Expedition from Christchurch to Auckland. The tour begins in Christchurch and from there includes a cruise overnight on Milford Sound and tours of...
Absence of top stars raises India?s hopes
Source: The Hindu
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-03 09:11:56 -0700 | sports-news
The 19th Commonwealth table tennis championship, starting here on Sunday, offers upbeat Indians a huge opportunity to add some more international medals. Since the inception of the event in 1971, Indians have collected six gold, eight silver and 17 bronze...
Deportivo under La Liga fixing cloud
Source: Indian Express
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-03 09:22:56 -0700 | sports-news
The Spanish football league (LFP) will investigate Deportivo La Coruna's 4-0 La Liga victory at Levante on April 13, a Spanish radio station reported on Thursday. Depor, who are in administration and fighting to avoid relegation, hammered mid-table Levante scoring...
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