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Japan’s Yosuke Asaji ended a near 50-year wait for his country by winning the Moutai Singapore Open, beating Korea’s Jeunghun Wang on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at Singapore Island Country Club. Asaji birdied the par-five 18th after Wang found water and made bogey.Both had finished regulation play on 19-under after draining matching 10-foot birdie putts on the last. Asaji closed with a five-under 67, while Wang shot 68. Thailand’s Rattanon Wannasrichan and Korea’s Soomin Lee tied for third, one shot back, in the penultimate event of The International Series.

Harimau Malaya football coach Peter Cklamovski remains unfazed by heritage player sanctions as he prepares his squad for their crucial Asian Cup qualifier against Nepal.

Badminton star Aaron Chia and wushu champion Tan Cheong Min honoured as Melaka's Sportsman and Sportswoman for 2023/2024 season.

British esports organisation Tundra Esports were crowned Blast Slam IV champions on Sunday at Singapore Indoor Stadium, claiming US$300,000 after a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Team Falcons in the grand final. The intense series went the distance, with Tundra rallying from behind to secure the title before a crowd of 5,000 fans and a global audience spanning 50 territories and 15 languages, reaching 21.9 million views.The US$1 million tournament shattered records, surpassing Blast Slam III in total watch time with 6.7 million hours consumed, and achieving a new peak viewership mark of 289,000. Twelve teams began their campaigns in October, with six advancing to the Singapore arena finals — Blast’s first-ever Dota arena show featuring players from 19 countries.

Kenya retained their Singlife Nations Cup title after defeating hosts Singapore Vandas 55-42 in Saturday’s (8 Nov) final at the OCBC Arena. The defending champions took control early with a 17-12 first-quarter lead and extended it to 29-21 at half-time through sharp shooting from Lydia Nyapere and Hellen Sinoya.Despite a spirited third-quarter fightback from Singapore, who reduced the deficit to six goals, Kenya finished strongly to secure victory, with Nyapere and Sinoya boasting 95% and 93% shooting accuracy respectively. Papua New Guinea claimed third place with a 69-54 win over Malaysia, while Singapore A beat the Isle of Man 53-39.