The 29th Summer Olympics officially closes tonight. It could the proximity of the Games, or zero time difference, or the emergence of new media tools and the efforts by traditional media owners like MediaCorp and SPH to step up coverage to counter new media threats. Singaporeans seemed to be particularly engrossed with the Olympics that [...]

Singapore Sports Council wants you to give our athletes a rousing welcome this coming Monday! They are scheduled to arrive at Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 2.50pm where they will board a Hippo bus. En-route to the party, they will pass the following locations at these estimated times. Chai Chee Estate, Tampines Secondary School (4.10pm) [...]

Unfortunately for us, my prediction came true. Team Singapore’s Li Jiawei lost both the semis and the bronze medal match after putting up two hard fights. Awwww… At the subsequent finals, the clash of the titans made everyone sit up. Zhang Yining and Wang Nan were fighting for their second singles gold medal after winning [...]

It’s on! 10.08am: Li Jiawei was leading 10-6 when Zhang Yining came back swiftly with 3 consecutive points. Li Jiawei wins the first round with 11-9. 10.17am: Zhang Yining wins Round 2. 11-8. 10.28am: They tied at 9-9, 10-10, and then Zhang Yining goes on to win Round 3 with 12-10. 10.38am: Zhang Yining takes [...]