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[Telegram Chat] - LESSON LEARNED: WHY KNOWING THE BASICS MATTERS ON ASSIGNMENTS

Just realised snapping at games is not merely pressing the shutter only (as credited) During one of my recent shooting assignments, I stumbled upon a few harmless questions asked by my friend who was next to me. Those questions circled around the tournament regulations, schedules, etc., which, frankly speaking, I usually don't pay much attention to unless they are deemed necessary, and I would glance through them before coming to the ground. But what happened on that occasion actually had me thinking if I had not been that responsible when I carried out my assignments (even though it has always been for my platform all these while)? In a sense, shouldn't I be kept abreast of those essential details of the event I am covering? Apparently, this friend of mine was mistaken in thinking the match we were shooting was a "knockout" match that would proceed to extra time when it ended in a tie, yet it wasn't the case when it was a "group stage" match, and we wou...
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Anson Road Stadium - The "Wembley of Malaya"

I first came to know the existence of the demolished Anson Road Stadium after I read a line from the veteran journalist Godfrey Robert's book "The Malaysia Cup" published back in 1990. USED TO THINK JBS WAS THE OLDEST Before that, it was always in my opinion that Jalan Besar Stadium was the oldest football stadium in Singapore (even though the old arena used to function as a rugby and hockey venue as well) due to its aged facade, which I noticed when I first visited the ground back in the early 1990s, before the redevelopment program began in December 1999. Big turnouts like this were common at Anson Road Stadium (credit: NLB archive ) Field diagram for listeners tuned in for radio commentary in the old days (credit: NLB archive ).   Recently, when I chanced upon an online article that provides a scribe on the arena, it piqued my interest to find out where exactly this stadium was located in the Tanjong Pagar district. EXHIBITION VENUE TURNED INTO STADIUM Acc...

Football Legends Return as Soccer 7s Series Brings Past and Present Together

The inaugural Soccer 7s Series came to an end after three days of intense competition. With some players from the 2016 Premier League-winning side in their squad, Leicester City Masters clinched the Masters category by beating COMOS Masters 1-0 with a solitary goal from Martyn Waghorn. SKY BLUES TRIUMPHED IN OPEN CATEGORY In the Open category, Coventry City emerged as the winners after defeating Corinthians of Brazil 2-0. Former Singapore international Gabriel Quak's early brace in the game against Ratchaburi FC helped Singapore Football Club to secure the Plate in this category. Gabriel Quak in action for Singapore FC Hashtag United from England were declared the Shield winners after a 1-0 victory over Shanghai Shenhua. However, the Shanghainese did not walk away empty-handed when their female counterparts beat QPR Hoops to be crowned the women's champions . Throughout the three-day tournament, football fans not only witnessed some fast-paced action played on a smaller pitc...

From Taipei Dome to JBS: How Anime Brought Sports to Life

Barring those years disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, heading to Taiwan has been an annual ritual for me, which I consider my pilgrimage to baseball – another sport which I deeply devoted to. Nothing beats the experience of catching the CTBC Brothers  (中信兄弟) in the Taipei Dome  (臺北大巨蛋) – the latest iconic landmark of the capital city of Taiwan, which took more than three decades to come to fruition. CTBC Brothers' Crayon Shin-chan themed home game at Taipei Dome As a fervent supporter of the "Yellow Troopers" (the nickname of CTBC Brothers), it was yet another thrilling experience, as always, to see them locking horns in their home series against Fubon Guardians. The showdown between them is popularly known as the "Financial Holdings Derby" (since both teams are owned by major Taiwanese financial conglomerates – CTBC Brothers is owned by the CTBC Holding, while Fubon Guardians  (富邦悍將) belong to Fubon Financial Holding Co.). Fans had their pictures taken in fro...

[Event] - JBS to Host "Soccer7sSeries" in July

To mark Singapore’s 60th birthday, and as part of the organisers’ ambition to grow the tournament across international markets, the " Soccer7sSeries " will be held at Jalan Besar Stadium (JBS) this July to fuel that vision. " Soccer7sSeries " will be held at JBS In the press release issued by the organisers, Mr Dom Lane, Chief Executive Officer for the Soccer7sSeries shared the reason for staging the competition. SINGAPORE - A GLOBAL SPORTING DESTINATION “Singapore has truly become a global sporting destination, so we’re delighted to bring the Soccer7sSeries to the country,” said Mr Lane. The tournament will feature high-profile clubs from around the world, with representation from the likes of Vasco Da Gama from Brazil to German giants Borussia Dortmund, English club Coventry City to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. Singapore will be represented by Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Geylang International in both Men’s and Women’s Open competitions, with former Sing...