Sports Minutes with Zia-ul Raushan

Cambodia takes centre stage as host of the 2023 SEA Games. What ca we expect, and what how will Team Singapore fare? Straits Times Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan weighs in to tell us more.

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With UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin mooting the possibility of a salary cap in European football, Elliott and Raushan weigh out the merit of this proposal - and question if the essence of sport is being lost in pursuit of financial gains?

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With Tottenham's season taking another turn for the worst - after the sacking of interim manager Cristian Stellini and Ryan Mason being put in charge till the end of the season - Elliot and Raushan ponder on who is to blame for the state of affairs at Spurs?

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With the two Manchester clubs set to go head-to-head for the FA Cup final in June at Wembley, Elliott and Raushan wonder if United will be the team to deny City a historic treble. Wrexham are also in the news having secured promotion to the National Football League, is there a more 'feel good' story in football at the moment?

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Elliott and Raushan play decision makers for a day, playing a game of 'would you rather?' for the Premier League's perennial top six clubs. What would you do? Tell us!

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With their title charge hanging in the balance, have Arsenal blown a golden opportunity of winning the Premier League? Elliott and Raushan have their say.

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Deepanraj Ganesan, Sports Reporter with The Straits Times, is in the hot seat for this episode - as Singapore football takes centre stage. We discuss the hapless season Hougang United are having, and dissect the ‘unfit and unsafe’ pitch at Our Tampines Hub that led to a SPL match being postponed. What should be the consequences, and who should be held responsible?

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https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/unfit-and-unsafe-pitch-at-tampines-leads-to-spl-match-being-postponed

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Singapore PR Thomas Zilliacus has withdrawn his offer to buy Manchester United -  saying the decision of  the Glazers to go to a third round of bidding is a "farce", adding that the current owners were giving "no respect" to the club.

Why has it amounted to this, and where to from here? We speak to the man himself, as Thomas Zilliacus joins us on this episode. 

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Virgil van Dijk is “far better” than Nemanja Vidic and was “the best player” in the Premier League for a while. This according to former Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher. A statement that's certainly caused much uproar, especially amongst those of a Manchester United persuasion.

Elliott and Raushan run their rule over both defenders, and have their say on who was the better of the two.

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At the place where it all began, the end has never seemed closer for Tiger Woods. 16 years on since he dominated Augusta to clinch his maiden Masters, the 47-year old's participation at the 2023 edition came to an agonising end as he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. So where to from here for the 15-time major winner? What does he have left to prove, and what will be his legacy IF he does call it a day?

Timothy Low, international golf commentator, joins Elliott and Raushan to share his thoughts. 

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