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Sports Minutes with Zia-ul Raushan

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.

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18:04

Sports Minutes: Deadline day looms large in the...

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2024/08/28

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. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!raushan@sph.com.sgSee

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18:58

Sports Minutes: Albirex Niigata's skipper Ho Wai Loon...

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2024/08/23

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. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!raushan@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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13:34

Sports Minutes: More money, more problems? Assessing...

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2024/08/21

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. .Got a story to tell? Get in touch with

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19:58

Sports Minutes: Syazwan Buhari on Tampines Rovers’...

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2024/08/02

10 matches into the Singapore Premier League season, the contenders are emerging from the pretenders in the quest to be crowned champions. And leading the chasing pack is a Tampines Rovers team that remain unbeaten, and are seemingly growing from strength to strength. So could the stags finally end an 11-year wait for the league title? Syazwan Buhari, goalkeeper and club captain, is certainly bullish - as he spoke to Sports Minutes about the club's ambitions as well as his own! Got a story to tell

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18:56

Sports Minutes: Shanti Pereira on 2024 Paris...

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2024/07/26

Having capped a stellar 2023 with an historic Asian Games gold, you'd think the 2024 Olympic games would see Singapore's Shanti Pereira scale even greater heights. But it hasn't proved to be as straight forward for the Lion City's sprint queen. Sidelined through an injury in the first half of the year, Shanti's preparations for Paris have been hampered. Nonetheless, buoyed by her recent engagement, the 27-year old remains up beat ahead of her second Olympics participation - as revealed on this

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20:31

Sports Minutes: Why a ZERO TOLERANCE policy is needed...

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2024/07/22

Now you’d think that on a weekend that saw 24 goals across 4 games - football would take centre stage on this episode of Sports Minutes, but alas it’s not…because it was marred by an unsavoury incident - with allegations of racial abuse by fans targeting French forward Salif Cisse emerging. The two clubs that are involved have since released statements on social media, stating their zero tolerance stance towards racism - and the Football Association itself has said investigations into the matter

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23:39

Sports Minutes: Dorcas Chu on the Lionesses’ upcoming...

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2024/07/12

The Singapore Women’s National Team are set to play their FIRST match on home soil in more than a year, when they take on Macau on July 16th at the Jalan Besar Stadium. So have you got your tickets to go support Team Singapore? Well if you haven’t - allow Dorcas Chu, who has battled the odds to overcome an ACL injury and returned to the National Team squad, to convince you. Tune in as Sports Minutes gets the latest on how the Lionesses are preparing for the upcoming test, and why you should make a

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28:16

Sports Minutes: Quah Ting Wen on her ‘shock’ Olympics...

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2024/07/10

The Singapore Aquatics has recently been in the headlines for the shock omission of 3-time Olympian Quah Ting Wen from it’s swimming contingent heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Described by some as a ‘baffling and confusing’ decision, just how and why did it amount to this for the 31-year old - who up until 5th July 2024 was expecting to be on the plane to Paris? Ting Wen herself joins us on Sports Minutes to clarify the ifs, buts and hows. READ

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24:16

Sports Minutes: Lion City Sailors continue their...

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2024/07/08

FOUR is the magic number on this episode of Sports Minutes - as the Euros reaches the semi-final stage and the FINAL FOUR tussle it out for a place in Sunday’s final. Who is most deserving of their spot, and who will conquer the continent? Plus, the top FOUR in the Singapore Premier League all clinched victories over the weekend, but who was MOST impressive? Deepanraj Ganesan weighs in! Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!raushan@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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14:48

Sports Minutes: From Buangkok to Brunei, the FIRST...

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2024/07/03

The Kampung Buangkok futsal team is set to make history as the first Singaporean futsal team to compete in an overseas league. The team will compete in the Brunei Futsal League 2024, which is expected to kick off in August 2024. Impressed? Wait, there's more! Their participation will be completely self-funded and is expected to cost approximately SGD$90,000. So why are this team putting their money where their mouth is, hoping to "showcase the potential of futsal in Singapore and inspire others to

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23:30

Sports Minutes: Running the rule on the ‘challengers’...

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2024/07/01

Another weekend of football action at the Euros as well as the Singapore Premier League has sieved out the contenders from the pretenders. Can England ‘pretend’ their way through the comeptition to bring it home? Or will the swashbuckling Spainish team reingn supreme? Closer to home, Tampines and Geylang continue to take the fight to the star-studded Lion City Sailors…but is the East side truly the best side? Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times, is in the Sports Minutes hot

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33:26

Sports Minutes: Are foreign coaches the answer to...

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2024/06/28

Former Lions stalwarts turned coaches Noh Alam Shah and Isa Halim have been awarded a coaching attachment stint with top-tier J-League club Tokyo Verdy until the end of the year. Under the 'Unleash The Roar!' initiative's newly-launched Coaches Overseas attachment programme, this opportunity is aimed at helping local coaches gain experience and further develop their capabilities. So how and why will this have a positive effect for Singapore footbal? The duo join Sports Minutes to tell us! Got a

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27:19

Sports Minutes: From Champs to Chumps, can Albirex...

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2024/06/24

From Champs to Chumps? That's what reigning Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata are being accused of after the suffered a 7-1 thumping at the hands of the Lion City Sailors on Sunday. With just one win thus far, is the 2024/25 season already a write off for Coach Kazu and co.? Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times, is in the Sports Minutes hot seat to dissect and discuss all the SPL action from the weekend. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with

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19:41

Sports Minutes: Hassan Sunny on his new found fame in...

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2024/06/21

Singapore's goalkeeper Hassan Sunny, known for his agility and reflexes, is seldom caught off guard. But the Lions' custodian was certainly caught by surprise when he became an overnight sensation in China after his heroics against Thailand. Hailed for his crucial saves in goal, Hassan and his food stall Dapur Hassan was the talk of the town as Chinese fans flocked to show their appreciation by sending him money and patronising his food stall. So what's his take on his new found fame? He joins

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11:42

Sports Minutes: Basketball in Shopping Malls? Why?...

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2024/06/18

When you think of shopping malls in Singapore - you'd probably think of food courts, supermarkets or flagship department stores. But what if I told you that these malls are being used for basketball tournaments?! That's right, the Singapore National 3X3 League (NXL) - launched by the Basketball Association of Singapore - is revolutionising the sport of basketball. Team Singapore's Tay Ding Loong & NXL organiser New Wei Sheng join us to tell us all about it!Got a story to tell? Get in touch

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29:54

Sports Minutes: Finding strength from struggle; a...

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2024/06/14

It’s a Father’s Day special on Sports Minutes..ahead of the day dedicated to celebrating dads on 16 June. Delwinder Singh is a household name for fans of local football, but did you know that his dad - Ranjit Singh, was once a drug-addict who was incarcerated in the early 90s? How did that affect Delwinder’s upbringing, and how did Ranjit turn over a new leaf to become a responsible dad? The father-son duo speak to Zia-ul Raushan on Sports Minutes in a candid, frank and honest conversation ahead of

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26:35

Sports Minutes: From Thames to Tampines? How two...

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2024/05/31

When you think football owners, chances are you’ll think of the likes of the Glazers, Saudi state-ownership or rich Russian oligarchs. And you'd probably imagine these owners to be sipping champagne and soaking up luxury hospitality suites. But what if I told you that it's not always glitz and glam? In fact, it's more guts and grit as these two brothers have proved. Rafa & Stefano Petruzzo, the owners of Hampton & Richmond Borough FC - who play in National League South, the sixth level of

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11:04

Sports Minutes: Two Singaporean NTU students win...

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2024/05/29

Now what do you think of when we talk about internships? Chances are you think of two words - overworked and underpaid. But what if an internship surrounded two very different words…and that is Formula One! That’s right, two very fortunate Singaporeans have been selected from thousands of applicants for what’s being described by most as an “opportunity of a lifetime” - to work as interns at Red Bull Racing’s headquarters in Milton Keynes, England! Zia-ul Raushan caught up with the two NTU undergrads

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19:34

Sports Minutes: Questions remain despite 'feel good...

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2024/05/27

Manchester United's shock FA Cup triumph unsurprisingly headlines Sports Minutes - but will the Wembley miracle be enough to earn Erik ten Hag a stay of execution? Plus, with Singapore's national team in action against South Korea and Thailand very soon - has head coach Tsutomu Ogura made a mistake by omitting Ilhan Fandi from his squad? Tune in as Deepanraj Ganesan from The Straits Times weighs in!Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!raushan@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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10:41

Sports Minutes: "I'd love to play for Pep Guardiola!"...

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2024/05/24

The stage is set for a showpiece event at Wembley, as for the second consecutive season in a row a Manchester Derby will decide the winners of the FA Cup. With City in 'four-midable' form and United in the doldrums, is the outcome a foregone conclusion? Not according to two-time FA Cup winner Shaun Wright-Phillips, who weighs in on the showpiece event at Wembley and his admiration for Pep Guardiola!Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!raushan@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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