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Shamir Osman

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CONTENDERS: There is talk that Lim Kia Tong (above) and Bill Ng are wooing Teo Hock Seng to join their teams for the FAS Council election. Also reported to be in the fray is the team of Alfred Dodwell (with campaign manager R Vengadasalam).
Singapore Football

FAS elections: Battle lines not drawn yet

ALL SET: Lim Kia Tong (left, with fellow vice-president Edwin Tong and president Zainudin Nordin) is intimately involved in settling several points of contention raised by affiliates on the new constitution.
Singapore Football

FAS to have first elections by May 2017

REFEREE RAGE: Following their quarter-final defeat by England Academy team, Daveta (in blue) have lodged a protest against the referee, although organisers have confirmed that the complaint will have no bearing on the result of the match.
Sports

Daveta dumped at SCC 7s

The belief system is there now that Joseph has done it, but the kids need to understand that it’s not just going through the grind… it’s going through the grind with everything in place. — New national coach Gary Tan (above)
Team Singapore

Gary Tan is new national swim coach

CAPTAINS' CONVENTION: Above, skippers of some of the teams taking part in the Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby Sevens take questions ahead of the tournament.
Sports

No complacency from Fiji's Olympic champs at SCC 7s

FORAY INTO EUROPE: Ex-lawyer Kenneth Lim (left) and former Fifa players' agent Marco Guimaraes are embarking on a football adventure in Portugal.
Singapore Football

S'pore firm makes foray into Portuguese football

EYE OPENER: Singapore teen Raiyan Firraz (above) says his five-month stint at Algarve showed him how much more he needs to sacrifice to be a top pro in Europe.
Singapore Football

S'pore teen wants more after Portugal football stint

"I couldn’t wish for anything more than to play against her in the final and have my revenge." - Dominika Cibulkova (right), on her opponent Angelique Kerber (left)
Sports

Kerber and Cibulkova in feisty final

Maria Sharapova.
Sports

‘Sharapova’s return a fillip to women’s game’

SEE YOU AT SENGKANG:
South Korea and China, seen here battling to a 0-0 draw at the Rio Olympics, will meet again at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium next week.

Sports

Hockey to rock Singapore

Sports

Cibulkova survives

FRUITFUL EXCHANGE: Brazil's ambassador to Singapore, Flavio Soares Damico, is flanked by Singapore teens Ryan Goh (far left) and Winchell Ng, who have been invited by Brazilian club Boavista for another 
training stint.
Singapore Football

Two local teenage footballers set for Boavista stint

DRAMATIC: Svetlana Kuznetsova (above) digs deep into her reserves to overcome Agnieszka Radwanska.
Sports

Hair cut does the trick for Kuznetsova