Jeremiah Ong

Singapore’s women’s badminton team secured the nation’s first medal of the 2025 SEA Games, taking bronze in the team event after a 3-0 semi-final loss to hosts Thailand. Despite spirited performances from the Singapore team, the Thai team’s strength proved too much, with former world no.1 Ratchanok Intanon sealing the win.

Calm under pressure when it mattered most, Lando Norris did just enough at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula One world title, ending Max Verstappen’s four-year reign in a gripping season finale.

Lion City Sailors’ bid to end a four-game losing streak against Bangkok United fell short as Seia Kunori’s 77th-minute strike earned the Thai side a 2-2 draw in Pathum Thani. The result leaves the Sailors in fourth place in group B of the Shopee Cup.

Japanese forward Hide Higashikawa stole the show with a stunning treble as BG Tampines Rovers overturned a two-goal deficit to beat BG Pathum 3–2 at Jalan Besar, extending their four-match unbeaten run against the Thai side and climbing to the top of their ACC group.

Verstappen punished McLaren’s costly tyre strategy to win the Qatar Grand Prix and force a three-way showdown for the 2025 F1 drivers’ title heading into the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

A favourable result elsewhere confirmed their progression before kickoff, but the Stags guaranteed top spot with a 5-3 win over Kaya to book a place in the ACL2 knockout rounds for the first time since 2016.

After steering the Lions to a landmark Asian Cup berth, Gavin Lee is set to take the top job full-time as FAS concludes its months-long global search.

The Sailors finally broke their Persib hoodoo with a 3-2 victory at Bishan, but must now beat Selangor and hope Bangkok defeat Persib to reach the ACL2 knockouts.