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 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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NOV 10, 2023
10/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Full-time footballers, part-time fashion icons?
When you think football fashion, who is the first footballer that springs to mind? Be it flamboyant hairstyles or outlandish outfits, Elliott and Raushan take a trip down memory lane uncovering some head turners in the beautiful game!
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 9, 2023
09/11/23 - Sports Minutes: A fitting farewell as Charmaine Soh retires with ANOTHER gold medal
Described by her peers and coaches as ‘Champagne Charmaine’, Charmaine Soh has 128 appearances for the Singapore Netball team and FOUR gold medals to boot. Having represented the nation for more than a decade, the 33-year old recently announced her retirement from the sport - after clinching the Nations Cup on home soil. She sat down to look back on her stellar career, and look ahead to what the future holds.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/after-128-games-for-singapore-netballer-charmaine-soh-retires-with-a-gold-medal
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 8, 2023
08/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Will the return of Safuwan and Ikhsan boost Singapore's chances against South Korea and Thailand?
The Singapore national football team has been buoyed by the timely return of Safuwan Baharudin and Ikhsan Fandi - after both were named in the Lions' 24-man squad by Takayuki Nishigaya for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers second round fixtures against South Korea and Thailand. Having last played for the national team in June 2022, Safuwan has had to miss out due to concerns over medical clearance following successive head injuries. How has he worked his way back into the fold? Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times, has the answers!
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/safuwan-baharudin-ikhsan-fandi-return-for-lions-clash-with-south-korea-and-thailand
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 7, 2023
07/11/23 - Sports Minutes: More contro-VAR-sy, more scrutiny!
VAR continued to take centre stage, as the London Derby won 4-1 by Chelsea against Tottenham - was marred by yet more controversy. The use of technology was required on NINE occasions in the first half alone! With the men in the middle facing severe scrutiny, we check in with Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu, pundit Gary Neville and Arsenal fan Eddy Hirono on this one!
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 6, 2023
06/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Do Arsenal and Arteta have a case? Or should they get on with it?
Arsenal said they "wholeheartedly support" manager Mikel Arteta after he criticised the officiating in Saturday's Premier League defeat by Newcastle United. The Magpies goal was allowed to stand after VAR took several minutes to check if the ball went out of play, whether there was a foul in the build-up and for offside as Arsenal fell to their first league defeat of the season. Do the Gunners have a case? Elliott and Raushan discuss!
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 3, 2023
03/11/23 - Sports Minutes: Overcoming cancer to complete TWO marathons
This is the inspiring story of 66-year old Xanthe Khatoon, a cancer survivor who overcame adversity to complete TWO marathons. And she's only getting started! We speak to Xanthe to learn more about journey through adversity, her mindset and her motivations.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cancer-survivor-66-overcomes-obstacles-to-complete-5km-at-great-eastern-women-s-run
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 2, 2023
02/11/23 - Sports Minutes: National runner Soh Rui Yong on what Singapore's sporting culture lacks
Despite celebrating the highs of Joseph Schooling and Shanti Pereira in recent years, Singapore's sporting culture remains questionable. How then can we aspire to create a healthy eco-system to let budding athletes flourish? Soh Rui Yong, Singaporean national long-distance runner and holder of six national records, joins us from the United Kingdom to tell us more.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/newly-wed-soh-rui-yong-breaks-two-singapore-records-at-valencia-half-marathon
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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NOV 1, 2023
01/11/23 - Sports Minutes: What makes Perry and Luke 'less Singaporean' than Ilhan and Ikhsan?
With the likes of Perry Ng and Luke O'Nien - two footballers plying their trade in the English Championship declaring their interest in swapping their British citizenship to become Singaporeans - we wonder: Is naturalisation and the enrolment of heritage players into the Singapore football team the best way to give the local game a shot in the arm? Would Perry and Luke be considered true blue Singaporeans? If not, why not? Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times joins us to share his opinions.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/for-the-lions-to-roar-s-pore-need-to-field-their-best-players
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edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg
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