THE cash rained down last night on Singapore's best at the SEA Games, and it was those who made waves in the water that banked in the most. Swimmers, sailors, canoeists, water polo players and wakeboarders took home close to 65 per cent of the $525,000 given out at last night's Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP) presentation dinner, after accounting for 26 of the 42 gold medals won in...

SINGAPORE Sports School (SSP) yesterday inked a four-year partnership agreement with 10 national sports associations (NSAs) to affirm their commitment in developing elite student-athletes. Eight of the NSAs renewed their previous agreements which were signed in 2007. The two new associations who joined in were Singapore Shooting Association and Fencing Singapore. Acting Minister for Community...

CYCLING superstar Lance Armstrong drew more than 5,000 spectators when he raced in Australia's Tour Down Under in 2009. The OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012 will be hoping that top Australian cyclist Robbie McEwen can spark a similar response when he rides into town next month. 'I don't know if it'll be quite the same as the Lance Effect (the term coined to describe Armstrong's massive appeal),...