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Nissin Foods Extends Sponsorship of Local Tennis Star Cody WONG for Three Further Years until 2025

HONG KONG, Jan 12, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Nissin Foods Company Limited ("Nissin Foods", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; Stock code: 1475) is pleased to announce the extension of its sponsorship of Hong Kong tennis player Cody WONG for a period of three years from 2023-2025. Having sponsored Cody since 2021, Nissin Foods has increased its sponsorship support for the 20-year-old star as she continues to make strides on the professional circuit, in the hope that Cody will garner even more honours for herself and Hong Kong on the international arena. Mr. Kiyotaka ANDO (left), Executive Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nissin Foods poses with Cody WONG (right) to celebrate the extension of Nissin Foods' sponsorship of Cody for three further years until December 2025. Mr. Kiyotaka ANDO (left), Executive Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nissin Foods with Cody WONG (right).Mr. Kiyotaka ANDO (left), Executive Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nissin Foods was joined by Mr. Philip MOK, President of the HKTA (first from right) and Cody WONG (second from right) to mark Nissin's announcement.Cody WONG has achi...

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2021 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters to begin

TOKYO, Oct 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced its ongoing sponsorship of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) year-end championship, where the world's top ranked wheelchair tennis players compete from October 31 to November 7, 2021 at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Campus at Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, USA.NEC has been the title sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters since its inception in 1994, and celebrates 30 years of sponsoring the ITF wheelchair tennis activities. The prestigious tournament sees elite players compete in three divisions (men, women and quads) over eight days, and marks the end of the wheelchair tennis season with finals on Sunday, November 7.NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters 2021The top eight men, eight women and eight quad players have qualified to play at the 2021 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters based on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as of September 13, 2021.A number of players who have benefitted from the ITFs development programme have gone on to compete in the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.David Haggerty, ITF President, said, "As th...

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Jail for tennis coach who performed sexual acts on underage male student

SINGAPORE - A tennis coach was jailed on Friday (Dec 18) for kissing his underage male student and performing sexual acts on him. The prosecution told a district court that Phoo Siang Qing had abused the trust placed in him and performed such acts on the boy who was just 15 years old at the time. The 40-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to two years and nine months' jail for committing the offences in 2013 and 2014. He had pleaded guilty to two charges under the Children and Young Persons Act and one count of sexual penetration involving the minor. Defence lawyer Peter Fernando had pleaded for his client to be given 16 months' jail, stressing that Phoo is "sincerely repentant". Mr Fernando also told Senior District Judge Ong Hian Sun that Phoo had found that he was not attracted to women and has a history of "severe depression". The lawyer added that Phoo has sought treatment and is compliant with his medication. More on this topic Related Story Veteran coach gets 21 months' jail for molesting teen athlete Related Story Courts & Crime: Read more stories