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.
SEP 18, 2024
18/09/24 - Sports Minutes: Fuelled by the fans, Lion City Sailors launch 'Champions in Blue' music video
Since their inception in 2020, the Lion City Sailors have often prided themselves in being a cut above the rest. Be it the signing of the league's first multi-million dollar player, or state-of-the-art training facilities - the boys in blue have raised the bar year on year, both on and off the pitch. And staying true to their trail blazing ways, the club have recently launched an official music video, entitled "Champions in Blue". So why the decision to combine football and music? Tune in as general manager Li Yu, and fan Eddy Hirono to tell us.
Champions In Blue - Lion City Sailors [Official Music Video]:
https://youtu.be/Svn2gNSR7OA?feature=shared
Tickets available here:
https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/afc0924
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raushan@sph.com.sg
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SEP 16, 2024
16/09/24 - Sports Minutes: Double delight for the Sailors, with women's team crowned champions while men's team go top of the table
While the Lion City Sailors women's team clinched their 3rd consecutive league title, the Singapore Premier League was back in session after the September International window. And the Sailors men's team showed their supremacy to go top of the table, while the stumbling Stags dropped yet more points. We review all the thrills and spills in the company of Deepanraj Ganesan!
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SEP 13, 2024
13/09/24 - Sports Minutes: Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu on her Parisian Paralympic heroics, insatiable hunger to win & future plans
With 7 gold medals to her name, Yip Pin Xiu is Singapore's MOST DECORATED Paralympian. 16 years since her first games gold in Beijing 2008, Pin Xiu marked her milestone FIFTH games at Paris 2024 by achieving an historic three-peat of golds. So what drives her insatiable desire for success, how long will she continue to compete and what does she make of the support for para-athletes in Singapore? Tune in as we hear from Pin Xiu on Sports Minutes.
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SEP 6, 2024
06/09/24 - Sports Minutes: Perry Ng on his dreams of representing Singapore, the timeline to attaining citizenship & playing for Cardiff City
Fresh from his "familiarisation stint" with the Singapore Men's National football team, Perry Ng is in the Sports Minutes hot seat to tell us about his about his dreams of representing the Lions, the timeline to attaining Singapore citizenship and his thoughts on the detractors who are questioning his intentions.
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AUG 30, 2024
30/08/24 - Sports Minutes: How Floorball is growing from strength to strength here in Singapore
When it comes to local sports - more often than not swimming, athletics and even football dominates the headlines. But amongst the 'less heralded' sports making greats strides in Singapore is floorball. And part of their outreach is the upcoming "Floorball Fever Fiesta" - happening on 31 August & 1 September at Velocity - which aims to bring the sport closer to the community. Tune in as Ben Ow, President of Singapore Floorball Association & Gerald Tan, Singapore's U19 Captain and Men’s Opens player tell us more!
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AUG 28, 2024
28/08/24 - Sports Minutes: Deadline day looms large in the European transfer market, so who needs what?
The European transfer window closes this week, and the countdown is on for clubs to get their business done. With concerns surrounding PSR enforcements at an all-time high, and the influx of Saudi money flat-lining - what have you made of how clubs have conducted their dealings this summer? And with the deadline looming, who needs to get what done? James Walton, Deloitte's Sports Business Group Leader of Asia Pacific, weighs in.
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AUG 26, 2024
26/08/24 - Sports Minutes: How do the Lion City Sailors & Manchester United overcome their 'identity crisis' issues?
Expensively assembled squad? Check. Huge expectations to deliver? Check. Struggling to convince us of an identity? Check. The similarities between the Lion City Sailors and Manchester United are uncanny. Why is this the case? And what should Aleksandar Rankovic & Erik ten Hag do to overcome their respective 'identity crisis' issues. Deepanraj Ganesan & Zia-ul Raushan take a deep dive on Sports Minutes!
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AUG 23, 2024
23/08/24 - Sports Minutes: Albirex Niigata's skipper Ho Wai Loon on Kazuaki Yoshinaga's struggles, and the road ahead for the White Swans
Having gone from winning 3 Singapore Premier League titles in the last 4 years, to winning just 3 matches in their opening 12 league games of 2024 - the new season has been quite the reality check for Albirex Niigata. Why has it seeming all gone wrong? And why did coach Kazuaki Yoshinaga pay the ultimate price for the White Swan's struggles? Club captain Ho Wai Loon spills the beans on Sports Minutes.
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AUG 21, 2024
21/08/24 - Sports Minutes: More money, more problems? Assessing Boehly's Blues as uncertainty looms over Chelsea
You'd think spending in excess of ONE BILLION pounds would be a foolproof way to ensure success for a football club. Evidently not! Case in point: Chelsea - who under the Todd Boehly ownership have splashed the cash to recruit top talents the world over. Yet it hasn't equated to on pitch success. So what has gone wrong, and what needs to be done? We try to make sense of the madness in the company of Kalvinder Singh, a (disgruntled) Chelsea fan.
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AUG 19, 2024
19/08/24 - Sports Minutes: Hassan Sunny's international retirement sparks search for his successor for Singapore
Plenty of activity in the sports pages this past weekend, headlined by the international retirement of Singapore goal keeper Hassan Sunny. We hear from the man dubbed Superman as Sports Minutes checks in with Hassan on his decision to call time on his National Team career. And we'll dissect his legacy and the road ahead for the Lions, the Sultan of Selangor Cup & the resumption of the English Premier League - all in the good company of Deepanraj Ganesan.
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raushan@sph.com.sg
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