Singapore teenager Davis signed by Fulham, hopes for NS deferment

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Ben Davis, with father Harvey Davis, has signed a two-year scholarship with Fulham in England.

Teenager Ben Davis will hope to emulate Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling by bringing international success to Singapore when he begins a two-year scholarship with English side Fulham.

The 16-year-old is one of 10 new Fulham scholars for the 2017-18 season, and the first from Singapore.

And like Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly final at last year's 2016 Rio Olympics to win Singapore's first-ever gold medal, Davis hopes to be granted National Service (NS) deferment.

That...