Hard Tackle The Straits Times
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Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
Podcaster: Deepanraj Ganesan
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.
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What is the state of the Deloitte Women's Premier League?
Diving into women’s football in Singapore
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
In this episode of Hard Tackle, we look at the state of women’s football in Singapore and what the Republic needs to do to improve its standards.
In the Lionesses’ most recent international friendlies, they suffered 3-0 and 8-0 defeats by Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the Deloitte Women’s Premier League (WPL) kicked off on March 9 but lacklustre field conditions at the Choa Chua Kang stadium caused much frustration and anger to players, coaches and fans.
Join ST Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan, current women’s footballer Sara Merican, former national captain Charmaine Lim and former national footballer Chris Yip-Au who is now with Seychelles Football Federation as its head of women’s football and women’s national team coach.
They explore the current issues in women’s football and what the future holds for the ladies.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:45 How Yip-Au, Sara and Lim were introduced to football in the early days
9:55 Has access to information on women’s football increased in recent years?
18:50 What is needed for countries including Singapore to progress up the rankings in women’s football?
19:55 How do national team players balance work or school with playing football and get that aspect be improved or helped?
30:15 Discussion on the facilities in the WPL
Read: https://str.sg/d3CE
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) & Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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What Singapore can learn from Joseph Schooling's retirement
Did Singapore let its golden boy down in any way?
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
In this episode of Hard Tackle, we delve into the lessons from the recent retirement of Singaporean swimming sensation Joseph Schooling on April 2, 2024, at just 28 years of age.
Join ST Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan and assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath as they host two guests - Singapore Aquatics president and former national swimmer Mark Chay and two-time Olympian David Lim.
They explore the implications of Schooling's decision and discuss how Singapore can draw valuable lessons from his meteoric rise to the 100m butterfly gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and his struggle after that historic win.
Could the Singapore sports ecosystem have done more for Schooling?
Is there a conversation about national service and high performance athletes and crucially, who will be Singapore swimming’s next superstar after Schooling?
We ask the hard questions, the guests respond, and now it is time for you to listen in on our debate.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:00 Rohit Brijnath on how he felt after speaking to Schooling about his retirement
12:10 Why retirement was the better option for Schooling rather than going for success at regional competitions?
14:05 Could there have been better support for Schooling?
22:30 On how Singapore can do better in drawing on the knowledge, experience and ups and downs of our successful athletes
28:40 Why we need to have a closer look at how Schooling became a success
34:00 Will stakeholders have a conversation about NS and its impact on athletes?
Listen to our earlier episode with Joseph Schooling himself: https://str.sg/LFUG
Read: https://str.sg/JJJQF
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) & Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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Get into the new Hard Tackle Podcast channel from The Straits Times
Hear the tough questions posed to our sports stars or authorities in our studio, and how they react.
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
The Straits Times' sports podcast has been around for the past few years, in different formats - from Game Of Two Halves, to Sports Talk, and now...the Hard Tackle.
We've found that this format has worked the best for us, and the harder the tackle, the more our listeners come back for more.
Host Deepanraj Ganesan's boyhood Manchester United hero Roy Keane would be so proud to hear this.
He will engage guests from the local or foreign sports community as ST looks at the biggest talking points in sport.
Catch back episodes of Hard Tackle:
Olympic champ Joseph Schooling in his own words as he retires
The Lions’ Tsutomu Ogura era is underway
New Lions head coach Tsutomu Ogura talks his vision for SG football
Catch visual snippets of the podcast from ST's sports Instagram page: https://str.sg/vn2F
Connect with Deepan on X to give him your ideas/feedback: https://str.sg/wtra
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) & Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Read Deepan's articles: https://str.sg/ip4G
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Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
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#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad
Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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Olympic champ Joseph Schooling in his own words as he retires
Eight years after his stunning success at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Singapore’s greatest athlete has called time on his career.
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
In this special episode, we bring you an excerpt of assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath’s interview with Singapore’s Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling.
The swimmer who won the 100m butterfly gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics called time on his career on April 2.
Listen to Schooling as he looks back on his career with honesty and relives the moment he stunned the world and put Singapore on the sporting map.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:13 Schooling on how life changed after the 2016 Olympic gold
7:20 What was it like to deal with the cannabis saga that put Schooling in the headlines again?
8:00 Is it fair to have expectations on sportsmen to have a certain level of responsibility in how they conduct themselves?
11:04 How Schooling felt on the day he made history
15:11 When did Schooling realise he had won that historic race?
What Singapore can learn from Schooling's retirement: https://str.sg/Mor8
Read: https://str.sg/JJJQF
Produced by: Rohit Brijnath (rohitb@sph.com.sg) & ST Video
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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The Lions’ Tsutomu Ogura era is underway
Can the Lions roar under Ogura?
Synopsis: The Straits Times looks at the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
In this episode of Hard Tackle, Deepanraj Ganesan is joined by former Singapore international Noor Ali and Singapore Premier League commentator and Lions fan Zia-ul Raushan to dissect the Singapore national football team’s first two matches under new coach Tsutomu Ogura.
The Lions played out a hard-fought 2-2 draw against China on March 21 in front of the 28,414 crowd at the National Stadium. Five days later in chilly Tianjin, the Lions fell to a 4-1 loss, although there were signs of progress once again as the Republic showed grit and bravery in their play before being undone by a controversial penalty and two late goals.
So what do our pundits make of the start under Ogura and what is the way forward?
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:30 Why is there a positive feeling amongst fans despite the Lions not posing a victory against China?
8:30 Noor Ali on how the team has shaped up tactically under Ogura
17:15 The need for stronger mentality amongst players and the importance of leadership
21:00 What Ogura and the Lions can improve on
34:00 On the new standards in the national team and why players must step up
Read: https://str.sg/8Kmc
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) & Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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Singapore sisters making waves with Olympic qualification
History-making sisters making waves with Olympic relay qualification
Synopsis: The Straits Times looks at the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
On Feb 18, Quah Ting Wen, Quah Jing Wen, Letitia Sim and Levenia Sim clocked 4 minutes and 2.88 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships to not just set a new women's 4x100m medley relay national record, they also booked their ticket to Paris 2024.
In this episode of Sports Talk, David Lee is joined by the two sets of sisters who became the first Singaporeans to qualify for an Olympic swimming relay event.
They share what it is like to train and compete as sisters, and what they need to do to create more history and make it to an Olympic final.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:08 Realisation of the accomplishment
3:39 The beginning of a strong combination
5:52 Strengths and weaknesses
6:30 Perks of competing as sisters
8:59 Swimming as an a-Quah-tic family
11:41 Not so Sim-ple decision to choose to swim for Singapore
14:26 Redemption for Asian Games disqualification
16:36 Going under four minutes and fighting for a final
18:00 Get to know the sisters
Read: https://str.sg/JursU
Produced by: David Lee (davidlee@sph.com.sg) & Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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