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55,000 fans enjoyed Singapore Rugby 7s - Family Sevens [SINGAPORE,  29 APRIL 2018 ]:   Fiji won its third HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in a row with a thrilling  28-22 win over Australia, who reached their first Cup final since winning their home event in Sydney earlier this year - on new coach Tim Walsh’s first outing with the team. The four-time titlists this season also climbed into first place on the Series ladder on 145 points, four ahead of South Africa, who ran England close in the Bronze medal match, losing 26-24. Fiji won in gripping fashion after close-run affairs over New Zealand (third on the series) in the quarterfinal and South Africa (series leaders heading into this weekend) in the semis. Coach Gareth Baber’s squad needed last-minute tries all afternoon with Josua Vakurunabili’s tally in the last seconds sealing the win over the Kiwis and Eroni Sau’s score off of an attacking scrum putting them home over an injury-hi...

Singapore in Merlion Cup Basketball Semi Finals with Shanghai Sharks. Singapore Slingers played a good game of basketball and lost by a few points to China's Shanghai Sharks. Go Singapore! Singapore Slingers could try again next year! Check out the video!

SINGAPORE, 10 June 2017 – Scotland coach Gregor Townsend was rewarded with a well-deserved 34-13 win over Italy for his first match in charge in the first ever international test played between two Six Nations teams in Southeast Asia. The rugby match was held in Singapore's Sports Hub Stadium. The Scots delivered a five-try victory for their coach in front of over 9,000 fans at the Singapore National Stadium and were off to a fast start when flyhalf Finn Russell kicked Scotland into an early 3-0 lead after just six minutes. Italy drew level through a Tommaso Allan penalty in the 10 th  minute and managed to hold the Scots for most of the first half. Scotland finally made the breakthrough in the 38 th  minute when scrumhalf Ali Price dived over the line for a 8-3 lead. On the stroke of half-time, Scotland scored yet another try when Tim Visser gathered a delightful chip kick from Russell. Duncan Taylor stepped up to convert for a 15-3 half time lead for Scotland. T...

On a hot and humid evening in Singapore Sports Hub, the Sunwolves almost pulled off an upset win over the more experienced South Africa’s Stomers on 14 May 2016 in the Super Rugby League game. The Sunwolves wasted an 18-point lead when they lost to the Cheetahs at the same venue in   Singapore two months ago and the Singapore Sports Hub supporters feared another breakdown when Stormers scored a try off the back of a driving maul and also had the rugby conversion to reduce the margin to seven points with 20 minutes left of the game. The game was super exciting at the closing stages. South Africa’s Stormers’s Vincent Koch scored a late try in the last minute as the team came from 14 points down to manage a 17-17 draw against Super Rugby newcomers the Sunwolves at Singapore's National Stadium. The supporters were a bit disappointed that the Sunwolves did not get a win in Singapore which was the team’s second home ground, besides Tokyo. The Stormers extended their lead in the grou...

SINGAPORE WELCOMES THE GLOBAL RUGBY FAMILY  TO THE 2016 HSBC WORLD RUGBY SINGAPORE SEVENS ·         23 rugby nations gathered in Singapore – 16 world’s best for the HSBC World Sevens Series and seven including host nation taking part in South East Asia 7s ·         Rugby legends like Waisale Serevi, Ollie Phillps, George Gregan, Stirling Mortock are among the 5,000 overseas visitors in town for this week’s global rugby celebration April 2016 – The world’s best rugby teams have arrived in Singapore and are ready to rock, ruck and rumble at the 2016 HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens.  The festivities kick off with an ancillary tournament, the South East Asia 7s, on Friday, 15 April 16, at Yio Chu Kang Stadium with seven countries competing. Southeast Asian Games champion, Philippines, will take on Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Brunei and two Singapore sides in the men’s competition, while...

THE INCLUSIVE INTERACTION 3-9 DECEMBER 2015 | 10AM – 7PM | HELD in SINGAPORE NATIONAL STADIUM - GATE 22 - INCLUSIVE STRONGMAN BOOT CAMPS . SPORT TRYOUT . THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE The Inclusive Interaction is an initiative by ActiveSG and Society Staples to foster interaction and integration opportunities between society and Persons with Disabilites (PwDs) through a series of the APG Experience Tour Stations as follows : (I) Inclusive Strongman Fitness Boot Camps [Special Mass Boot Camp Sessions] Special Sessions on 5 December 2015, 5pm | 6 December 2015, 10am and 5pm Both public participants and PwDs will go through an exciting 90min session having fun flipping tyres, running with sandbags, performing log presses, pulling/pushing sled and doing the farmers’ walk.  Pre-registration for these special sessions is required on myActiveSG.com.  (II) Adaptive Sports Tryout Stations (a) Inclusive Strongman Stations : 20m Sandbag Run / 80kg Tyre Flip / 20m Farmers Walk / 10m...

Commando Challenge run was not the normal type of 6km run. Commando Challenge was a tough run that involves clearing high walls, soaking through an ice pond, electrifying obstacles (with real voltage!), scaling curved walls while trying to complete a 6km run in Sentosa. Really tough run, definitely Mrupupup was super tired the next day after the run. Mrupupup finished the Commando Challenge - Haha, all the way.... yeah, go go go go ! Check out the photos of 2015 Commando Challenge held along Sentosa's Siloso and Tanjong beaches.  Good challenging run! Great fun and tough run - not the normal run. Need to train for it and also expensive at $85 per person for 6km. There was also a Extreme Commando Challenge - meaning two loops run and carrying a 15km bag along the way (really tougher!). In groups braving through the electric voltage wires for the final finish Watching people finish through the final stage of electric shock  Huge relief Yeah I complete th...

The DBS Marina Regatta is back, and this time, it is bigger and better than ever. This year’s regatta holds special significance with the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games (held in Singapore) to bring the best of the region’s sailing and dragon boating teams to Marina Bay in celebration of SG50 (Singapore is 50 years old).The Regatta spans three weekends, enabling even more people to join in the fun. Each weekend will offer something different for the community, including those who live and work around the Marina Bay area, sports enthusiasts and families. DBS Marina Regatta Festival Highlights Weekend 1 (30-31 May 15) Paddle for Good Weekend 2 (6-7 June 15) Best of Southeast Asia Sports Weekend 3 (13-14 June 15) SEA Games Sailing @ the Urban Beach Highlights • Paddle for Good • Asian Drum Challenge • Asian Songwriting Challenge  • Dance & Cheerleading Challenge • DBS Movies by the Bay • Cycle by the Bay • Bumboat tours • Amazing Race • Arcade Games/ Kinect • Re...

Thanks to the good people from DBS Bank - Mrupupup went on a 2 hour abseiling workshop at Climb Asia Climbing Centre, located Civil Service Club Tessensohn, 60 Tessensohn Road Singapore. It was great fun and tiring day with abseiling. Mrupupup felt it brought a spark in life to go beyond the comfort zone of life! Mrupupup learned the basics of abseiling and experience the thrill of abseiling down a 11m outdoor tower.  Abseiling sure kicked start the new year with fun and adventure, and help spark change in life. The abseiling event was in conjunction with DBS Bank's new SPARK campaign “Igniting Possibilities, Sparking Joy”. For more information, visit: www.dbs.com/spark . Thanks DBS Bank !    

Mrupupup attended the AFF Suzuki Cup Trophy Tour at the Kallang Wave Mall. It was superrrr cool to see the AFF Suzuki cup up close and check out the Singapore Lions. Four-time champions Singapore’s defence of the AFF Suzuki Cup, South-east Asia’s Premier Football tournament, commences in just 9 days in the National Stadium, from 22 November 2014 onwards!   Well, Mrupupup met the Singapore Lions National team players who will play key roles in the defence of the Cup as well! The matches that Singapore will be hosting are going gto be exciting, as the Lions will be facing fierce rivals Malaysia and Thailand. The Lions will also be taking on Myanmar, who is led by ex-Lions coach Raddy Avramovic.   Mrupupup is p art of the defence! #BeTheRoar!   Check out the photos and video of the event at Kallang Wave Mall with the AFF Suzuki Cup and the Singapore Lions! Plus bonus appearance of the percussion group Rhythm De Passion! ...

Mrupupup had the tickets to attend the MMA One Fighting Championship One FC : Honor and Glory at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The tickets were complementary. Thanks to sponsors. The ONE FC is a popular fighting championship in Asia. MMA fighters with various styles go all out to quash their opponents. The opponents were all very clinical in their fight moves. Mrupupup totally enjoyed the spectacle of the Cage Arena in Singapore Indoor Stadium. The main event of the night held on 30 May 2014  One FC - Honor and Glory was the undefeated Ben Funky Askren from United States vs Bakhtiyar Abbasov from Azerbaijan. Very exciting stuff - in the end, Ben Funky Askren from United States won through submission over his opponent. MMA style fighting championship is a very fast growing sport in Asia. Hear Mrupupup Roar in the arena, no lah Mrupupup cannot fight. Mrupupup only yell in support for the fighters! RooooaaaaR!     ...

Mrupupup was happy to meet the F1 Driver Romain Grosjean in Singapore. Thanks to Renault Singapore got a chance to meet Romain Grosjean who drives for the Lotus team in the Singapore Grand Prix over the weekend. F1 Driver Grosjean was third in pole position for his race in Singapore's night race at the Marina Bay circuit while writing this blog entry. Mrupupup got a signed cap and postcard from Romain Grosjean ! Super cool! The Meet and Greet session was held in the Plaza Singapore over the weekend with lots of games, cool interview session with Mr Grosjean and very happy to get a Renault Sports T Shirt too ! Very good Meet and Greet Session by Renault Singapore with F1 Driver Romain Grosjean! Good luck to Mr Romain Grosjean hopes he beats Vettel and win the Singapore F1 Race!                     Signed by F1 Driver Romain Grosjean