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Nations Cup (netball)
The Netball Singapore Nations Cup is an annual netball tournament organised and hosted by Netball Singapore. The inaugural tournament was played in 2006 and was won by Singapore. The host nation and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ... are the tournament's most successful teams, both winning two tournaments each. Tournaments Finals Winners by nation Main sponsors References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nations Cup 2006 establishments in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball Singapore ...
Netball Singapore, founded in 1962, is the national body for netball in Singapore. In 2002, the Association was named a merit sport by the Singapore Sports Council. In 1999, Netball Singapore established the Netball Super League with six teams competing to emerge as Champion. This opens up an exchange for players from different clubs, ages and skillsets. The body also controls the Singapore national team. External links * {{Netball in Asia Sing Netball in Singapore Netball 1962 establishments in Singapore Sports organizations established in 1962 Sin In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Singapore. Incumbents *President: S. R. Nathan *Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong Events January * 3 January – The National Research Foundation is established to set the direction of research and development initiatives. * 7 January – The new Supreme Court building is officially opened. * 8 January – Exercise Northstar V is carried out at Mass Rapid Transit stations and at Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. * 9 January – The Ministry of Education announced that a single intake for junior college and centralised institute admissions will be implemented from January 2009. This is made possible as the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board moves to take greater control of the O Level examinations from this year. * 12 January – The first $2 polymer notes are released. * 13 January – 27 students from Raffles Girls' School sold white elephant shirts for a carnival at Buangkok MRT station to raise funds for a youth org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifically played in schools. Netball is most popularly played in Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations. A common misunderstanding of the sport's origins has resulted in the mistaken belief that netball was created to prevent women from playing basketball. However, the sport is the result of Clara Baer's misinterpretation of its rules. Baer had asked James Naismith, the Canadian inventor of basketball, to send her a copy of the rules, and Baer's errors resulted in what marked the beginning of the development of a separate sport. Netball originated in England, UK, in the late 19th century. In the beginning it was described as 'women's basketball' but had emerged as a distinctly separate sport due to its #Description and rules, different r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore National Netball Team
The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at seven World Netball Championships (1967, 1975, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019). They have also won two Nations Cup titles (2005, 2006). In 2005, the Singaporean team won the Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the finals. As of 30 June 2019, Singapore are 26th on the INF World Rankings. They are currently coached bAnnete Pearcefrom New Zealand, and captained by Vanessa Marie Lee. Players The following twelve players represented Singapore at the 2019 Netball World Cup. Charmaine Soh replaced Vanessa Marie Lee as the captain to lead the national side in the tournament. *Charmaine Soh (captain) * Aqilah Andin (vice captain) *Kimberly Lim *Melody Teo *Sindhu Nair *Kai Wei Toh * Joanna Toh *Carmen Goh *Shawallah Rashid *Pei Shan Lee *Shuyi Kwok *Xinyi Tan The following twelve players were selected for the 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland National Netball Team
The Northern Ireland national netball team represent Northern Ireland in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the European Netball Championship and the Nations Cup. The team was founded in 1955. Northern Ireland won the Nations Cup in both 2009 and 2015 and were silver medallists at the 2012 and 2017 European Netball Championships. As of 21 July 2019, Northern Ireland are listed 11th on the INF World Rankings. Since 2019 the team has been sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and is sometimes referred to as the PwC Warriors. Tournament history Netball World Cup Northern Ireland played in the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships and finished in 11th place. Their best performance in the tournament came in 1983 when they finished seventh. In 2019 Northern Ireland played in their twelfth Netball World Cup. Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. As part of their preparat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 M1 Nations Cup
The 2019 Six Nations Cup (for sponsorship reasons) also known as 2019 M1 Nations Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Singaporean Nations Cup was held in OCBC Arena from 20–26 October 2019. The tournament featured six nations including hosts Singapore, defending champions Cook Islands along with Botswana, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and Namibia. The opening match between Singapore and Namibia ended on a thrilling draw at 54–54. Namibia defeated hosts Singapore in the final 49–42 to win their first M1 Nations Cup title. Squads Points Table Pool stage 5th place playoff 3rd place playoff Final See also * Netball in Singapore References {{DEFAULTSORT:M1 Nations Cup 2019 2019 in netball Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toa Payoh Sports Hall
The Toa Payoh Sports Hall is located in the heart of a residential community in the central region of Singapore and is part of the Toa Payoh Sports & Recreation Centre.First youth Olympic Games: Toa Payoh Sports Hall The Sports Hall sits in Toa Payoh New Town, one of the earliest public housing estates in . The Toa Payoh Sports Hall was upgraded and converted to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games’ |
OCBC Arena
The Singapore Sports Hub (Chinese: 新加坡体育城; Malay: Hab Sukan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் விளையாட்டு மையம்) is a sports and recreation district in Kallang, Singapore. The Sports Hub is a 35-hectare public-private partnership that is anchored by the new National Stadium and existing Singapore Indoor Stadium, and also incorporates a new aquatics facility, indoor sports hall, water sports centre, public sports facilities, and retail. The Sports Hub opened to the public on 30 June 2014, and is currently connected to the Stadium and Kallang MRT stations. History The Sports Hub project was proposed on the recommendation of then Community Development and Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi in Parliament in 2001. His proposal was based on a report by the Committee of Sporting Singapore calling for the city-state to promote a culture of sports, and replace the aging National Stadium. The Sports Hub was to include the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisher & Paykel
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd () is a major appliance manufacturer which is a subsidiary of Chinese multinational home appliance manufacturer Haier. It is a multinational corporation based in East Tāmaki, New Zealand. Originally an importer of domestic refrigerators, Fisher & Paykel now holds over 420 patents and bases its identity on innovative design, particularly in the areas of usability and environmental awareness. The company's trademarked appliances include Active Smart refrigerators, AeroTech ovens, DishDrawer dishwashers, Smart Drive washing machines and Smartload top loading dryers. The company also manufactures gas and electric cooktops. In 2004, Fisher & Paykel Appliances purchased the United States-based cookware manufacturer Dynamic Cooking Systems, and Italian cookware company Elba in 2006. Fisher & Paykel had grown into a global company operating in 50 countries and manufacturing in Thailand, China, Italy and Mexico. The company had a manufactur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Foods
Mission Foods, a subsidiary of Gruma Corporation, is an American manufacturer of tortillas and tortilla-related products based in Irving, Texas. History Mission Foods was founded as a subsidiary of Grupo Maseca in California in 1977 as a brand name to sell the company's tortillas in the American marketplace. It is one of the world's largest producers of flatbread, tortilla and corn flour products with factories in North and Central America, Europe, Asia and Australia. A tortilla manufacturing plant was opened in Dallas in 1982. Mission Foods launched the Mission brand in Australia in 2009 with a plant located in Epping, Victoria. Sponsorships In January 2009, Australian media reported Mission Foods had agreed on a sponsorship deal with Australian Rules Football club the Western Bulldogs. The deal is worth $4.5 million over 3 years. In June 2020, Mission Foods and the Western Bulldogs announced a further three-year extension of their sponsorship agreement which will run to the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M1 Limited
M1 Limited (commonly known as M1; formerly MobileOne) is a Singaporean telecommunications company and one of the major telcos operating in the country. M1 was founded in 1994 and traded on the Singapore Exchange from 2002 to 2019. M1 is a subsidiary of the Keppel Corporation and Singapore Press Holdings through their joint venture, Konnectivity. History 1994–2002: Early years M1 was founded as a consortium known as MobileOne in Singapore in 1994. Cable & Wireless plc, Hong Kong Telecom, Keppel Telecommunications, and Singapore Press Holdings all owned stake in the company at its outset. In May 1995, it became the first firm (outside of government-owned Singtel) to acquire a cellular licence and one of three to receive a paging licence from the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore. The company's first CEO, Neil Montefiore, was appointed in 1996. In January 1997 in the lead-up to the deregulation of the telecommunications industry in Singapore, MobileOne offered a free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball Singapore Nations Cup
The Netball Singapore Nations Cup is an annual netball tournament organised and hosted by Netball Singapore. The inaugural tournament was played in 2006 and was won by Singapore. The host nation and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ... are the tournament's most successful teams, both winning two tournaments each. Tournaments Finals Winners by nation Main sponsors References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nations Cup 2006 establishments in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
