Sports: A Celebration of Tennis at the Singapore Tennis Open 2025

Tennis fans, mark your calendars. The highly anticipated Singapore Tennis Open (STO) 2025, a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 250 tournament, is set to deliver an unforgettable week of tennis. There will be free entry to the STO 2025 qualifying rounds on 25 and 26 January, where fans can cheer on prominent players such as Zhu Lin of China, and Filipino Alexandra Eala. Both players are … Continue reading Sports: A Celebration of Tennis at the Singapore Tennis Open 2025

Sports: Academic Labs named official educational sponsor for 2024 World Chess Championship in Singapore

Academic Labs (AAX), the trailblazing EduFi ecosystem built on the Solana blockchain, proudly announces its sponsorship of the 2024 World Chess Championship, taking place in Singapore from November 25 to December 13. As one of the main sponsors alongside Google, AAX celebrates this landmark event that sees global tech giants supporting the prestigious chess tournament for the first time in its history. This year’s championship … Continue reading Sports: Academic Labs named official educational sponsor for 2024 World Chess Championship in Singapore

Sports: Farag fights back to oust Elias for second VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open title; Orfi completes fairytale win with first PSA Gold final victory

World No. 1 and top seed Ali Farag of Egypt staged a remarkable comeback from two games down to defeat Peru’s Diego Elias and successfully defend his VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open title on Sunday. Teenage sensation Amina Orfi completed a perfect day for Egypt as the 17-year-old capped a dream week in Singapore by upsetting compatriot and top seed Hania El Hammamy in a thrilling … Continue reading Sports: Farag fights back to oust Elias for second VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open title; Orfi completes fairytale win with first PSA Gold final victory

Sports: Arag lives up to top billing as fairytale run continues for Orfi at VITAGEN Singapore Open

Men’s world No. 1 Ali Farag showcased why he is the planet’s best squash player, overcoming Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng in four games to advance to the final of the VITAGEN Singapore Open for the second consecutive year. Farag’s intense 52-minute battle with Ng treated the crowd at the OCBC Arena to a thrilling spectacle. The defending champion had to dig deep to break down … Continue reading Sports: Arag lives up to top billing as fairytale run continues for Orfi at VITAGEN Singapore Open

Sports: 17-year-old Amina Orfi of Egypt ousts defending champion Nele Coll at VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open

Belgian Nele Coll’s defence of her VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open title came to a halt after a straight-game quarterfinal loss (5-11,5-11,3-11) to 17-year-old Amina Orfi of Egypt on Friday. Coll, the tournament’s second seed, hoped to replicate her success from last year but struggled to gain control as Orfi dictated the tempo and intensity throughout their 42-minute encounter at the OCBC Arena. “It has been an amazing … Continue reading Sports: 17-year-old Amina Orfi of Egypt ousts defending champion Nele Coll at VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open

Sports: World champion Diego Elias of Peru opened his campaign at this week’s VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Spain’s Bernat Jaume

World champion Diego Elias of Peru opened his campaign at this week’s VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Spain’s Bernat Jaume on Thursday. The Peruvian, last year’s runner-up at Singapore’s squash showpiece, is determined to go one better this time. However, his quarterfinal clash promises to be a compelling battle as he takes on Egyptian prodigy Mohamad Zakaria. The 17-year-old Zakaria caused an … Continue reading Sports: World champion Diego Elias of Peru opened his campaign at this week’s VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Spain’s Bernat Jaume

Sports: Top seeds Hania El Hammamy and Ali Farag of Egypt cruise their opening matches at VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2024

Top seeds Hania El Hammamy and Ali Farag of Egypt cruised through their opening matches in straight games at the VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open on Wednesday. However, the day’s biggest stories belonged to Hungary’s Farkas Balazs and England’s Katie Malliff, who delivered remarkable upsets to reach the quarterfinals. Balazs, ranked world No. 40, pulled off the upset of the tournament so far, toppling Egypt’s world No. 15 … Continue reading Sports: Top seeds Hania El Hammamy and Ali Farag of Egypt cruise their opening matches at VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2024

Sports: World Class Squash Action set for showdown at VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2024

Singapore squash fans are in for a treat as some of the world’s best players prepare to compete in the VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open, which kicks off at the OCBC Arena on Tuesday. The tournament will showcase three of the world’s top 10 men’s players and five of the world’s top 10 women’s players, alongside local wildcards Jerome Aw, Cassandra Ong, Samuel Kang, and Au Yeong … Continue reading Sports: World Class Squash Action set for showdown at VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2024

Sports: Singapore dominate on final day of World Taekwondo Virtual Championships

Singapore continued its dominance of virtual taekwondo, sweeping all three gold medals on offer on the final day of the inaugural World Taekwondo Virtual Championships on Sunday (17 Nov). At the OCBC Arena, national athlete Tan Jia Wei picked up Singapore’s first gold of the day after narrowly defeating teammate Sherri Yap 2-1 in the Young Adult Individual Female category. Young Adult Individual Mixed gold … Continue reading Sports: Singapore dominate on final day of World Taekwondo Virtual Championships

Sports: Singaporean Javis Yap triumphs on first day of World Taekwondo Virtual Championships

Hosts Singapore began their World Taekwondo Virtual Championships campaign with a bang, with teenager Javis Yap emerging triumphant in an all-local Junior Individual Mixed final on Saturday (16 Nov). He beat teammate Alexander Khor 2-0 to win the gold in front of a buoyant home crowd at the OCBC Arena. India’s Tejas Yadav won the bronze. Perhaps spurred on by the thunderous cheers, Javis and … Continue reading Sports: Singaporean Javis Yap triumphs on first day of World Taekwondo Virtual Championships