Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Singapore sports

Former national para-sailor Jovin Tan wins gold at Montreal 2026 World Boccia Cup

Singapore's Jovin Tan (left) and Jeralyn Tan win a BC1 male gold and BC1 female bronze respectively at the Montreal 2026 World Boccia Cup.
Singapore's Jovin Tan (left) and Jeralyn Tan win a BC1 male gold and BC1 female bronze respectively at the Montreal 2026 World Boccia Cup.

Singaporean Aaron Tan glides his way to Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final

Aaron Tan won the Red Bull Dance Your Style Regional Finals in Singapore on April 25, beating out over 200 dancers from the region.
Aaron Tan won the Red Bull Dance Your Style Regional Finals in Singapore on April 25, beating out over 200 dancers from the region.

The Big Question

Does badminton’s new 15-point scoring system help the sport?

Singapore's Loh Kean Yew feels that the new scoring system gives players lesser time to get into the groove, and whoever adapts fastest to the change will have an early advantage.
Singapore's Loh Kean Yew feels that the new scoring system gives players lesser time to get into the groove, and whoever adapts fastest to the change will have an early advantage.

SICC raises $1.8m for charity

SICC club captain and organising committee chairman Lam Zhiqun (far right) welcomes guest-of-honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the SICC May Day Charity gala dinner at the Grand Island Ballroom. Others in the picture are (from right): SICC chairman Neo Kian Hong, club president Koh Ban Heng and club vice-president Yoshihiro Hirooka.
SICC club captain and organising committee chairman Lam Zhiqun (far right) welcomes guest-of-honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the SICC May Day Charity gala dinner at the Grand Island Ballroom. Others in the picture are (from right): SICC chairman Neo Kian Hong, club president Koh Ban Heng and club vice-president Yoshihiro Hirooka.

Jet-propelled Singapore wushu exponents claim record haul at World Taijiquan C’ships

dlwushu30 - Videograb. Wushu master and Hollywood star Jet Li (right) interacts with Singapore wushu athlete Zeanne Law at the Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation Secretariat during a filming session for the inaugural World Taijiquan Day on March 21. The 20-year-old went on to win two golds at the World Taijiquan Championships in April.
dlwushu30 - Videograb. Wushu master and Hollywood star Jet Li (right) interacts with Singapore wushu athlete Zeanne Law at the Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation Secretariat during a filming session for the inaugural World Taijiquan Day on March 21. The 20-year-old went on to win two golds at the World Taijiquan Championships in April.

Record number of Singapore athletes on key Spex programmes ahead of 2029 SEA Games

Over 100 athletes were awarded the spexScholarship, spexPotential and spexEducation scholarship on April 29.
Over 100 athletes were awarded the spexScholarship, spexPotential and spexEducation scholarship on April 29.

Nanyang Girls’ High School win fourth straight B Div badminton title after gritty comeback

Nanyang Girls’ High School celebrating their National B Division Girls’s Badminton win against Raffles Girls’ School.
Nanyang Girls’ High School celebrating their National B Division Girls’s Badminton win against Raffles Girls’ School.

Twins Jovia and Jovie Teo power Nanyang Girls’ to fourth straight B Div basketball title; Dunman High claim boys’ crown

Nanyang Girls' High School's Jovia Teo (centre, left) blocking Dunman High School's Oh Yu Tong during the National School Games B Division girls' basketball final on April 28.
Nanyang Girls' High School's Jovia Teo (centre, left) blocking Dunman High School's Oh Yu Tong during the National School Games B Division girls' basketball final on April 28.

Eunoia JC’s Nathan Lee bounces back from track blow to claim A Div boys’ cross-country running gold

Eunoia Junior College's Nathan Lee (second from right) claimed his maiden National School Games title with his win in the A Division boys' cross country event on April 28.
Eunoia Junior College's Nathan Lee (second from right) claimed his maiden National School Games title with his win in the A Division boys' cross country event on April 28.

S’pore golfer Shannon Tan registers best finish at a Major with tied-38th finish at Chevron Championship

HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 24: Shannon Tan of Singapore plays her shot from the 12th tee during the second round of The Chevron Championship 2026 at Memorial Park Golf Course on April 24, 2026 in Houston, Texas.   Alex Slitz/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Alex Slitz / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 24: Shannon Tan of Singapore plays her shot from the 12th tee during the second round of The Chevron Championship 2026 at Memorial Park Golf Course on April 24, 2026 in Houston, Texas.   Alex Slitz/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Alex Slitz / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.