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The Alternative View Facebook, 15 Oct 2014Do you know… Lim Teck Yin, the CEO of Sport SG (formerly Singapore Sports Council) was a BG and Commandant at SAFTI?Now we know where he learnt his taichi skills from: the same place as Tan Chuan Jin, Lee Hsien Loong, Chan Chun Sing and Lui Tuck Yew. Link

Yahoo! Sports, 14 Oct 2014“You’ve sold out, haven’t you? You’re more about money, moving in a direction I don’t understand. Honestly, I miss the old you,” said Singapore footballer Baihakki Khaizan in an Instagram post on Monday.The 30-year-old national defender, a veteran member of the Lions team for over a decade, described Singapore’s billion-dollar SportsContinue reading “Singapore footballer says new Sports Hub is ‘more about money’ than sports”

Omy.sg, 12 Oct 2014就快在下周二举行的巴西对日本足球友谊赛，因体育城的国家体育场草皮被轰像“沙地”，当局砸150万元装强烈泛光灯照射草地，以加快草皮生长。新加坡体育城（Sports Hub）占地35公顷、耗时6年、耗资13亿元建造，但体育场草坪自启用后，一直被人诟病。体育城体育场8月16日举行首场足球赛，由新加坡挑选队对垒意大利甲级队尤文图斯。尤文图斯主帅阿莱格里不让明星球员特韦斯上场，赛后他解释不想冒险让球星在“沙场”受伤。 Full story

GMA News Online, 3 Oct 2014Philippines boxing boss Ricky Vargas slammed “hometown decisions” on Thursday as the Asian Games judging came under fresh attack a day after an Indian fighter refused her medal.Vargas questioned a unanimous points decision that went against light flyweight Mark Anthony Barriga, who jumped for joy after his semi-final believing heContinue reading “Filipino boxers behave like sore losers blaming Asian Games’ judges for their defeat”