Sports Minutes with Zia-ul Raushan

Shanti Pereira ended Singapore's 49-year wait for an Asian Games gold medal in athletics by winning the women's 200m final at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou - capping a stellar year on track that's seen her win medal after medal, smash record after record. What can we learn from Shanti's heroics, and where to from here for Singapore's sprint queen?

We speak to Rohit Brijnath, assistant sports editor with The Straits Times, who was in Hangzhou to witness Shanti's historic feat.

READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/a-golden-lesson-from-pereira-winning-is-within-our-reach

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Liverpool fell victim to a "significant human error" as the PGMOL admitted that VAR officials had failed to act after Luis Diaz's 34th-minute strike at Tottenham was wrongly ruled out for offside. With the catalogue of errors by officials piling up, how can the refereeing body restore credibility? And speaking of apologies, Guardiola might owe one to "that Korean guy" as Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner in Wolves' unlikely win over Manchester City!

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Singapore's Tampines Rovers and Thailand's BG Pathum have entered into a three-year collaboration with the Singaporean club set to be renamed BG Tampines Rovers from 2024. After three years, the Thai club will take over the Stags' operations, potentially paving the way for more privatised teams in the SPL. Is this good news for the local game? And what does it mean for the competitiveness of the local league? We are in conversation with Tampines Rovers chairman Desmond Ong to find out. 

READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/tampines-rovers-to-add-bg-to-their-name-after-signing-3-year-deal-with-thai-club-bg-pathum

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We all know her name, Angela Lee. We all know her craft, mixed martial arts. But beyond the guts, glory, fame and fortune lies a battle with overcoming the inner demons - fuelled by the pressure of having to live in the public eye. In this tell-all interview Angela opens up on her suicide attempt in 2017, her younger sister Victoria taking her own life and setting up Fightstory - a non-profit organisation founded by Angela, dedicated to speaking one’s truth, inspiring hope, and building a community for those struggling with mental health. 

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While Postecoglu has made a splash to life at Spurs, Pochettino's time at the Chelsea has got off to a difficult start. Tottenham have seemingly adopted Ange-ball in a matter of weeks, while the Blues continue to struggle to justify their billion-dollar wage bill. With patience running thin amongst the Stamford Bridge faithful, we wonder if identities actually matter in football? 

James Walton, sports business group leader for Deloitte South-east Asia and ardent Tottenham fan weighs in!

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Singapore Premier League defending champions Albirex Niigata (S) have announced a shift in policy from being a club with mainly Japanese professionals to one with predominantly Singaporean players. So why have the club decided to go local, and why now - ahead of their 20th season in top flight Singapore football? We speak to Dominic Wong, Albirex Niigata Team Manager & Club Executive and Hilman Norhisam, 19-year old Singaporean Albirex player to find out!

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Another day, another defeat. Manchester United's difficult start to the season continued, as they suffered a THIRD consecutive defeat - this time in the UEFA Champions League away to Bayern Munich. But beyond the losses and goals conceded, it's the worrying lack of identity that has dominated the headlines. We discuss and dissect the state of affairs in the company of Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times.

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SGX Cares Bull Charge is the only corporate charity initiative that brings together the financial community and SGX-listed companies to support the needs of underprivileged children and families, persons with disabilities, as well as the elderly. Through fundraising events like Charity Golf, Charity Futsal and Charity Run, SGX Cares has raised over S$48 million for over 50 charities since 2004. ​

We speak to Pol de Win, Chairperson of our SGX Cares Bull Charge to find out more!

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Famed for being much more than just about car racing, the Singapore Grand Prix has long prided itself on providing a blockbuster weekend of glitz, glam and entertainment. But is the Lion City losing it's lustre with the likes of Las Vegas and Miami now on the F1 calendar? JJ Lin & the fans weigh in!

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Is Formula 1 boring? Not if the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix was anything to go by! We recap the pulsating race that saw Ferrari paint the Lion city red, as Carlos Sainz won his first race for the Scuderia. We hear from Sains as well as Toto Wolff, Helmut Marko, Will Buxton and the fans as we look back on the 14th edition of the spectacular night race!

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