Following weeks of tough matches and exciting finishes, the Starlight Challenge Trophy 2011 finally came to a close as this past Sunday saw the last two games of the competition. Lian-U took on Pasir Ris West CSC for third placing while defending champions Tampines West CSC and Tampines Parkview RC clashed in the finals to determine who would take home [...]
Annihilated. Pulverised. Crushed. Routed. Whichever term you choose to use to describe the 79-59 beat-down handed out by the Indonesia Warriors to the Singapore Slingers at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the simple fact is that our local team got embarrassed, with the final margin being a rather kind but inaccurate reflection of an ugly game played by the home team. [...]
The chance to probe a true expert on the subject of his or her expertise is certainly not a daily occurrence, and one must always seize the opportunity and exploit it to its full potential. Thus, when I met Shark Fin Hoops’ Andrew Crawford on my trip to catch the showdown between Shanghai and Tianjin, I just could not resist [...]
Our eagerly-anticipated Streetball Gala is back! This time, the fun and action will take place under the sun, as we take to the beach for the annual showdown of the top teams in Singapore. Even more importantly, this year’s Streetball Gala will be expanding its reach as it fuses the wildly-popular sports of Street Basketball and Street Soccer into one [...]
The game of basketball comes in a plethora of colours, and my personal crusade as a basketball fanatic is to experience the full spectrum. Thus, on a recent trip to China, I made it a point to catch a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) game. Unfortunately, the circumstances were not kind, and I missed both the Zhejiang derby while in Hangzhou [...]
On 1st Dec 2011, Team JUMPSHOT set off on a team-bonding trip to Taiwan. Right at the top of the itinerary was a visit to Chunghwa Telecom Stadium the very next evening to face the might of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), sponsored by Chunghwa Telecom. The first thing that struck both the coach and the players was the quality [...]
Week 4 of the Starlight Challenge Trophy 2011 lived up to expectations as the penultimate round of qualification games, as the leading teams kicked into gear in their bids to reach the knockout phase. The steely resolve of the teams showed as each squad brought their ‘A’ game, with the top teams putting in some quality performances to solidify their [...]
After a lengthy delay, this Saturday saw the return of Week 3 of the Starlight Challenge Trophy 2011, and the teams were more than ready for the challenge. Four exciting games shook up the standings this week, as the fight to advance to the next round got tougher. With just two games left in the opening round, one can certainly [...]
Week 2 of the Starlight Challenge Trophy 2011 saw more excitement as the teams got into the flow of competition. It was evident that the coaches took some time to study their prospective opponents, as teams came ready for the matches with a myriad of game plans and strategies, and the early pleasantries and civilities got thrown out of [...]
A wave of exciting games ushered in the third annual Starlight Challenge Trophy last Saturday as the teams and players involved fought it out for the win. With reigning champions Tampines West CSC back and stronger than ever, the returning teams will be having a tough time knocking them off the throne. If they do succeed, it will be the [...]
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