Singapore football's die-hard fans. (Goal.com Photo)

By Damon Yeo

Since the Europol announcement on their crackdown of an international match-fixing ring some two months ago, there has been a lot written about a Singaporean by the name of Dan Tan Seet Eng, the man supposedly behind a network of global football match-fixers.

Dan Tan’s alleged involvement in this and the uncovering of his identify is complicated and perhaps best explained by BBC in their investigative article here.

Various sources have confirmed that Dan Tan is still in Singapore, though the local press remain relatively silent over his whereabouts. Only “official” statements have been released thus far, including the fact that he is “assisting the police with investigations”.

Over the Good Friday long weekend, a scathing article on Singapore football and fans was published by respected British newspaper the Independent.

The lengthy article (of about 2,000 words) did not reveal much additional information, but it contained some comments from two very renowned media

Original post from Yahoo! UK Eurosport blog World of Sport

Malaysia’s Chong Wei Feng got the monkey off his back with a first win over Ashton Chen of Singapore in six years -- but one moment in particular has grabbed worldwide attention.

During a 21-17, 19-21, 21-9 victory over his long-time bogey opponent at the Axiata Cup, held at Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Chong unleashed a ridiculous, blind, behind-the-back shot in the middle of an exciting rally. Chen, somewhat thrown by the shot, could only look on in bemusement once the exchange was over.

Making it even more unbelievable is the fact that the 25-year-old should not even have been playing - he represented his nation in the men’s singles event only because of the absence of compatriot Liew Daren, who was down with fever in the tie against Singapore.

Bashir Ahmad dwells in the austerity of a mosque, in preparation for his ONE FC fight this Friday. (Yahoo Photo)

“Singapore is very expensive. If I stayed in a hotel for a week I’d be broke.”

Bashir Ahmad is a brutally honest man. There was little room for cliché when the first-ever Pakistan-born American mixed martial artist (MMA) explained why he chose to live in a mosque in Paya Lebar, Singapore for two weeks leading up to his ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) debut this Friday.

Ahmad, who will face Thailand’s Shannon Wiratchai in a featherweight contest, nonetheless confessed to a “religious side” to his decision.

“I wanted somewhere to focus, to be away from distractions and not think about what’s on TV or the Internet,” said the 30-year-old Muslim. “At the mosque, there’s also more incentive to attend to my spiritual side.”

As Ahmad talked Yahoo! Singapore through his early life as an outsider in America and his eventual return to Pakistan, it became clear that his relationship with this “spiritual side” is a complex one.

The self-professed “black sheep” of a “religious and clean-cut”

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Motorsports enthusiasts can look forward to a world-class track at Nusajaya, Iskandar Malaysia as renowned racing circuit designer Hermann Tilke has been officially appointed.

Hermann Tilke of Tilke Engineers & Architects was the brains behind more than 65 tracks worldwide, including the Formula 1 circuits in Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Bahrain and Texas.

The 300-acre Iskandar motorsports project is backed by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim.

FASTrack Iskandar Sdn Bhd has also appointed Singaporean architecture firm RSP Architects as architect and town planner. They will be in charge of the motorsports entertainment.

Just five minutes’ drive from Singapore’s Tuas Second Link, the multi-purpose integrated motorsports hub at Iskandar will feature a 4.5km Federation Internationale Automobile (FIA) certified race track that will be ready by 2016.

The hub will also have a Commission Internationale De Karting (CIK) race-certified 1.5km go-kart track.

Taking cues from Tilke’s

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

Kevin Bania is the holder of an unofficial world record after what you'll doubtless agree is a quite extraordinary jump.

From a standing start, Bania leaps from the floor up to a platform just over 1.63m high (64.4375 inches).

Amusingly, that's the same height as Victoria Beckham, so, if you can imagine it, Bania could just as easily have leapt on to her head, and (providing she kept still) landed and kept his balance.

At 5'10" himself, Bania can jump to within six inches (approximately 15cm) of his own height.

The 31-year-old Bania is a CrossFit athlete, a gym-based sport based on a variety of weightlifting, sprinting and jumping exercises.

Kevin Bania

Last week, ESPN ran a mini-documentary on mixed martial artist Garrett Holeve, showcasing the American’s love for the sport and the road to his first official fight.

Except it’s not so much a journey than a battle in itself. The 23-year-old Holeve, who goes by the fight moniker of “G-Money”, suffers from Down syndrome.

Watch the moving video and it is evident that training in martial arts has helped change Holeve’s life, shaping him into a self-assured young man today.

Yet even if inspirational, Holeve’s story undoubtedly raises some uncomfortable questions too.

How does one reconcile the mental and physical impairments of Down sufferers with a full-contact sport whose name is combat and game is violence?

See what Holeve has to say about that, and judge for yourself.

Meanwhile life goes on for the plucky fighter, with the likes of retired pro Stephan Bonnar getting behind him and starting a non-profit called “Garrett’s Fight” that aims to champion the inclusion of MMA in the Special

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

A 20-stone, unemployed, 'Welsh Maradona' is on his way to the World Freestyle Football Championships in Dubai after his amazing football skills wowed the internet.

Andrew Cassidy, 50, from Milton Haven in Pembrokeshire was filmed on a mobile phone last weekend showing incredible keepy-uppy skills with his legend quickly spreading across the globe.

When the first video came out, people did not know who the man in the video was, just that he was Welsh, but Andrew has since been tracked down and his whirlwind fame has already seen him invited to be a VIP star guest at this year's World Freestyle Championships in the United Arab Emirates.

Andrew has now filmed a second video (which you can see above) and has been telling the story of his amazing, rapid-fire rise to fame.

"It's crazy to think that so many people have seen my skills - this is just what I do. Sometimes kids will have a kick around with me but they

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

There have been some great sprinting rivalries over the years - Usain Bolt v Yohan Blake, Carl Lewis v Ben Johnson - and now you can add to the list Ilmari Koppinen v Emiel Pauwels.

Koppinen is 95 years old and 11 months younger than his Belgian rival, and the two sprint kings went head-to-head over 65 metres at the recent Veteran Games in San Sebastien, Spain.

The race turned out to be one for the ages as Koppinen used his blistering pace out of the blocks to take a huge lead on 94-year-old Pauwels.

However, 'The Belgian Bolt' soon got into his stride and a Usain-esque burst near the finish saw him take a superb victory from the jaws of defeat.

Koppinen also got a gold medal for his troubles as he was crowned over-95s European Champion for his performance with Pauwels getting the nod in the 90+ category.

It proved to be a memorable Games for Pauwels, who also walked away with golds in the 200m, the triple jump