Sports Minutes with Zia-ul Raushan
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Delve beyond the headlines in the world of sport to suss out the synergy between sport and daily life by tuning in daily for all the big sporting stories, quirky anecdotes and hot takes on Sports Minutes.
DEC 19, 2023
19/12/23 - Sports Minutes: Recapping all the highs and lows of 2023!
From Shanti Pereira's heroics, to Scuderia Ferrari's triumph in the Lion City....from Angela Lee's emotional retirement and fight against mental health, to Safuwan Baharudin's return from the wilderness to represent Singapore...from Cristiano Ronaldo blazing a trail in Saudi football, to Lionel Messi's swansong in Europe...2023 delivered on so many fronts! What was your favourite sporting moment? We recap and relive the best the year had to offer.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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DEC 18, 2023
18/12/23 - Sports Minutes: Anfield stalemate sparks accusations of arrogance!
Liverpool dropped their first home points of the Premier League season as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Manchester United and the Reds' captain Virgil van Dijk felt "only one team tried to win" - a comment that pundit and former Red Devil skipper Roy Keane, felt smacked of arrogance. Was it arrogance or was it frustration? You be the judge!
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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DEC 14, 2023
14/12/23 - Sports Minutes: Reviewing the thrills & spills of the 2023 domestic football season in Singapore
With the 2023 domestic football season wrapping up in Singapore, we are joined by Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times, to review the highs and the lows of 2023. We also look ahead to 2024 and what we can expect.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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DEC 13, 2023
13/12/23 - Sports Minutes: Where to from here for Manchester United?
Manchester United's defeat to Bayern Munich at Old Trafford leaves them out of the Champions League and out of Europe after finishing bottom of their group. Even more worryingly, the problems at the club appear no nearer to being solved under Erik ten Hag. So where to from here for the once mighty Manchester United?
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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DEC 12, 2023
12/12/23 - Sports Minutes: Pochettino or ten Hag, who leads the Premier League sack race?
With Chelsea and Manchester United both flattering to deceive, we discuss how two of the Premier League's most successful clubs, who have each reached three Champions League finals in the past 15 years, have become the definition of dysfunction. And which manager is leading the sack race?
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 28, 2023
28/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Reviewing the thrills & spills of the 2023 F1 Season
As the 2023 F1 season came to a close, we look back on the campaign that was dominated by Max Verstappen - who clinched 19 of 23 race wins to seal an emphatic third world title. F1 Analyst Matthew Marsh is in the hot seat to give us his hot takes, including his pick on best & worst in class for the year.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 27, 2023
27/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Goals galore as the Premier League resumes with a bang!
The Premier League resumed after the FINAL international break of the year, and boy was it worth the wait! From Arsenal going top, to City and Liverpool dropping points. Spurs doing spurs things, and Garnacho doing Rooney things, the weekend had it all! Tune in as we recap what went down!
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 24, 2023
24/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Take your first step into pro-boxing with Firstdrop Pro Fight
We delve deep into the world of pro-boxing with First Drop Pro Fight, a Taiwan-based management company - as brand ambassador Sam Kao shares insights into pushing boundaries in boxing, comparing training in Taiwan and Singapore, and assessing the local boxing standard.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 23, 2023
23/11/23 - Sports Minutes: The parallels between business and boxing
Business man by day, boxer by night? What are the similarities between the two seemingly different aspects of one's life - and what lessons can we take from one to another? Ahead of the 3rd edition of The Ring White Collar Boxing Show - Ruchdi Hajjar, co-founder of The Ring Boxing Community and founding partner of SGMC Capital, joins us to tell us more.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 22, 2023
22/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Singapore's latest showing leaves us with more questions than answers
Despite the strong turnout of close to 30,000 fans at the Singapore Sports Hub - Singapore's 3-1 defeat to Thailand means two defeats in two WCQ matches has left the Lions with the proverbial mountain to climb on the qualification front. And that has raised questions (once again) about Takayuki Nishigaya. Is he the right man to be in the hot seat? Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times, is on hand to discuss.
Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!
edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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