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.
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.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 21, 2023
21/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Singapore Slingers' future thrown into disarray
The Singapore Slingers, the only professional basketball club in the city-state, are being thrown into uncertainty. This comes after they announced in a media statement that the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) - the league in which the Slingers have played in since 2009 - is unlikely to play in the foreseeable future. Why has it come to this, and where to from here? Delvin Goh, a player with the Singapore Slingers, joins us to tell us more.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 20, 2023
20/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Safuwan Baharudin on overcoming the odds to represent Singapore again
With 109 caps for Singapore and counting, Safuwan Baharudin is a household name in the local game. But having had to miss out on being a part of the National Team after he was not cleared by the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) medical team following successive head injuries - the 32-year old has made a return to the fold with a point to prove. What are his motivations, aims and ambitions? Tune in as he tells us.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/back-after-more-than-a-year-out-safuwan-baharudin-eager-to-make-up-for-lost-time
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 16, 2023
16/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Christian Ho, the Singaporean who is on the fast track to F1!
Could we see a Singaporean in Formula 1, the pinnacle of motorsport, very soon? We certainly could, with 17-year old Christian Ho blazing a trail in the Spanish F4 Championship, and soon set to make the step up to Eurocup-3 series with Campos Racing. We catch up with the man himself on his 2023 exploits, and what the future holds!
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singaporean-teen-christian-ho-takes-next-step-in-pursuit-of-f1-dream
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 15, 2023
15/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Singapore Squash Open returns to the Lion City!
The highly anticipated 2023 Singapore Squash Open, which returns to the Lion City after its resounding success last year, will feature 48 of the world’s top squash athletes vying for a combined prize purse of US$220,000, This tournament marks one of the first major competitions since squash was officially included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
World No.1 Ali Farag & Singapore squash player Marcus Phua are in the hotseat to tell us more.
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 14, 2023
14/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Football takes centre stage, but VAR still hogs the headlines!
Football took centre stage (thankfully!), as Chelsea and City player out an 8-goal thriller. But with VAR still being debated across the grounds, Elliott caught up with Gary Neville - who was in Singapore this past weekend!
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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