Melvyn Teoh

Melvyn joined The Straits Times as a sports journalist in July 2023 after 2½ years in e-sports marketing. He currently covers the para-sports, school sports and e-sports beats. He developed an interest in chess after covering the World Chess Championship in Singapore. Outside work, he is a Chelsea fan and also a foodie who will travel anywhere for good food.

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Singapore notch 4-0 win over minnows Mongolia in friendly football match

Man of the match Shawal Anuar scoring the third in Singapore's 4-0 win over Mongolia in a friendly match on May 31.

Victoria Junior College sweep A Div floorball titles for third year running

Victoria Junior College's Chyanne Yang scoring her first goal against Nanyang Junior College in the A Division Girls floorball final on May 28.

Singapore golfer Shannon Tan included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list

Singaporean professional golfer Shannon Tan is inducted into the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list.

Sluggish starts for top guns on first day of KFF Singapore Badminton Open

China's top-seeded Shi Yuqi came from behind to beat Japan's 17th-rabked Kenta Nishimoto.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s advice to kids: Put ego aside, be of service to the team

Thierry Henry (centre) in a group photo taken with kids from the Lion City Sailors' academy and Tasek Football Academy, at a UBS event at the Sailors' training centre on May 25.

ActiveSG Football Academy to launch girls-only programme in July

National women's footballer Irsalina Irwan (in red) playing against ActiveSG Football Academy players in an exhibition match at the AFA Football Fiesta on May 24.

Girl, 12, becomes first S’porean squash player to win Asian junior individual age-group title

Singapore's Kareena Sashikumar (front) smashing her way to a 11-2, 11-3, 11-1 win over Japan's Rio Yoshino in the U-13 girls' final of squash's Asian Junior Individual Championships.

Hide Higashikawa crowned Player of the Year at Singapore Premier League Awards Night

SPL Player of the Year Hide Higashikawa (left) and Young Player of the Year Shingo Nakano at the SPL Awards Night at Raffles City Convention Centre on May 22.

Arsenal fans in Singapore feel ‘unadulterated relief’ on club’s first EPL title in 22 years

Arsenal fans outside the Emirates Stadium celebrate their team wining the English Premier League.

RI's boys show grit in tense final to help school sweep A Div table tennis titles

Players from Raffles Institution celebrating after receiving their gold medals and trophy for winning the National School Games A Division boys’ table tennis final.

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