SINGAPORE - Lego has celebrated the medal wins of Singapore's Paralympic swimmers in a way that only it can - by creating minifigures of Yip Pin Xiu and Theresa Goh. Yip, 24, won gold in the 100m backstroke S2 event...
Swiss Hug Marcel picked up silver with 00.03s behind, while compatriot Saichon Konjen won additional bronze medal for Thailand after completing the distance in 3.00.86 minutes. Another Thai, Rawat Tana did not finish the race. The victory of the 35-year-old...
Rio de Janeiro - When South African Achmat Hassiem competes in the Paralympic swimming pool he motivates himself by imagining a shark just behind - the shark that bit off half his leg a decade ago. The fates of Hassiem...
The family of Singapore's first Olympic champion Joseph Schooling yesterday appointed a representative to handle all their media and commercial engagements. In an e-mailed statement, Colin, Joseph's father, said former Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) marketing and communications director Hafidz Ja'afar...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Table tennis player Kimie Bessho, 68, the oldest athlete in Japan's delegation, on Saturday wore 39 butterfly-shaped hair accessories to express her gratitude to those who have supported her. The numbers "3" and "9" when spoken...
PARIS - Fresh from giving his players a rollicking Jose Mourinho's focus turns from Manchester United's derby defeat to European action with a tricky Europa League opener at in-form Feyenoord on Thursday. It will be the Portuguese manager's first game...
ONE Championship’s upcoming event, ONE: STATE OF WARRIORS, looks set to be a big one, as the main card and preliminary portion of the show have been announced. ONE Championship will storm its way back to the Thuwunna Indoor...
Four athletes - including two brothers from Algeria - took part in the 1,500m T12/T13 final on Sunday. They ran so fast that their times would have qualified them for an Olympic gold medal in the same event. The quartet, who...
LOS ANGELES - Venus Williams voiced dismay on Tuesday after Russian hackers who broke into the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) database released details of her confidential medical records. The veteran tennis superstar was one of four US athletes targeted by...
Leicester City can echo Nottingham Forest's feats and prove the doubters wrong again when they compete against Europe's elite in the Champions League this season, midfielder Danny Drinkwater said. After winning their maiden Premier League title last season, Leicester, who...
