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.
MAY 3, 2023
03/05/23 - Sports Minutes: Does age matter for football managers?
With 75-year old Roy Hodgson making a big impression since being re-appointed at Crystal Palace, and 68-year old Sam Allardyce rumoured to be in line for a shock return to Premier League management - Elliott and Raushan ponder if age matters at all for football managers. What do you think?
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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MAY 2, 2023
02/05/23 - Sports Minutes: Singapore’s most senior female athlete at the 2023 SEA Games
Aged 52, Phua Min Tze is Team Singapore’s most senior female athlete at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia - two decades since she first represented the flag. Proving that age is certainly no barrier, Min Tze tells Elliott and Raushan about her journey and juggling act - between being the head of investment & asset management and a part of the national indoor hockey team.
READ MORE:
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/first-sea-games-in-two-decades-for-52-year-old-indoor-hockey-player
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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10:54
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APR 28, 2023
28/04/23 - Sports Minutes: The Lion City welcomes LIV Golf!
Singapore plays host to golfing royalty this weekend, as LIV Golf arrives to the Lion City. For those of you unaware, LIV Golf features 54-hole competitions, which includes 48 players competing in 12 teams of four with shotgun starts. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!
We check in with Vicky Jones, Championship Director of LIV Golf to find out what fan cans expect this weekend at the Serapong Golf Club in Sentosa.
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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APR 27, 2023
27/04/23 - Sports Minutes: 2023 SEA Games - What can we expect?
Cambodia takes centre stage as host of the 2023 SEA Games. What ca we expect, and what how will Team Singapore fare? Straits Times Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan weighs in to tell us more.
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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12:54
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APR 26, 2023
26/04/23 - Sports Minutes: Salary cap for footballers?
With UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin mooting the possibility of a salary cap in European football, Elliott and Raushan weigh out the merit of this proposal - and question if the essence of sport is being lost in pursuit of financial gains?
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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12:02
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APR 25, 2023
25/04/23 - Sports Minutes: The curious case of Tottenham Hotspur
With Tottenham's season taking another turn for the worst - after the sacking of interim manager Cristian Stellini and Ryan Mason being put in charge till the end of the season - Elliot and Raushan ponder on who is to blame for the state of affairs at Spurs?
Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!
edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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APR 24, 2023
24/04/23 - Sports Minutes: Will Manchester United deny Manchester City the treble?
With the two Manchester clubs set to go head-to-head for the FA Cup final in June at Wembley, Elliott and Raushan wonder if United will be the team to deny City a historic treble. Wrexham are also in the news having secured promotion to the National Football League, is there a more 'feel good' story in football at the moment?
Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!
edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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APR 21, 2023
21/04/23 - Sports Minutes: Would you rather, football fans edition!
Elliott and Raushan play decision makers for a day, playing a game of 'would you rather?' for the Premier League's perennial top six clubs. What would you do? Tell us!
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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APR 17, 2023
17/04/23 - Sports Minutes: Have Arsenal blown it?
With their title charge hanging in the balance, have Arsenal blown a golden opportunity of winning the Premier League? Elliott and Raushan have their say.
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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13:58
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APR 14, 2023
14/04/23 - Sports Minutes: Surely there should be consequences?
Deepanraj Ganesan, Sports Reporter with The Straits Times, is in the hot seat for this episode - as Singapore football takes centre stage. We discuss the hapless season Hougang United are having, and dissect the ‘unfit and unsafe’ pitch at Our Tampines Hub that led to a SPL match being postponed. What should be the consequences, and who should be held responsible?
READ MORE:
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/unfit-and-unsafe-pitch-at-tampines-leads-to-spl-match-being-postponed
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edanker@sph.com.sg
raushan@sph.com.sg
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