Winning Singapore's first Olympic gold. Breaking an Olympic record. 50.39 sec. Joseph Schooling's historic win has sent shockwaves around the world.Since his historic win in Rio on Aug 12, sportsmen and celebrities have shared their congratulations for this man...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Round-the-clock security will help prevent any "mousehole" incidents at the Rio Olympics after the sample-switching doping scandal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, a senior official said on Monday.Anti-doping experts have raised their game after...
RIO DE JANEIRO - With the Olympics headed into its fifth day, it has not just been the sporting prowess and athletic talent that have caught the eye. The ripped bodies of some of the world's best athletes have...
As we celebrate Joseph Schooling's gold-medal win in the Olympic's 100m butterfly, it's easy to forget the other interesting result in that race - three swimming legends sharing the silver medal in a tie.The United States' Michael Phelps, South...
RIO DE JANEIRO - China's He Zi received the shock of her life when teammate and boyfriend Qin Kai rushed up with a diamond ring during the medal ceremony of the women's 3 metre springboard event, marking the second...
On Saturday morning, my eight-year-old daughter spontaneously decided to pick up a Singapore flag and wave it at the TV screen. Joseph Schooling, you did that.After standing for Majulah Singapura, she declared that she would one day be an...
REPORTING FROM RIOThey have been talking a lot here, like old friends.There was that remarkable little fist bump in the quiet of a room before they went out into the frenzied din to try and beat each other.There was...
No sooner had a 2008 photo of a bespectacled Joseph Schooling meeting his hero Michael Phelps in Singapore been posted online on Saturday, than it went viral.The same happened yesterday when Phelps himself posted a new picture of the...
Some local companies are proving that they can move as speedily as swimmer Joseph Schooling.Hours after his Olympic gold-winning feat, several took out congratulatory advertisements while others announced a variety of offers to honour his achievement. ...
IPOH - The euphoria over Joseph Schooling's victory has not just been felt in Singapore.Up north, some 560km away, his maternal aunt who lives in the Malaysian city of Ipoh is also overjoyed. Music teacher Yim Kam Ling, 58,...
