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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 92: New NUS geography department module to tackle football's global impact; Sportslink closes down 11:11 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz, ST sports reporter Kimberly Kwek and Dr Shaun Lin, a lecturer from the National University of Si...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 91: Singaporean cager Ariel Loiter nets prestigious NCAA basketball scholarship 12:39 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. In the first half, Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up national cager Ariel Loiter, the first Singaporean to earn a full scholarship to play NCAA's Division 1 basketball in the United States. Th...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 90: What Liverpool's first league title in 30 years means to fans 13:40 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up digital editor of The New Paper Jonathan Roberts, ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports reporter Nicole Chia. They discuss the following topic...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 89: Sporting Singapore's Phase 2 reactions 13:04 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is a weekly Tuesday sports podcast by the Straits Times' sports desk. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports reporter Nicole Chia. They discuss the following topics: 1. Singapore moved to phase two of post-circuit breaker measures last Friday...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 88: Setting Lion City Sailors Football Academy apart from others 12:39 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz, as well as a special guest, Tan Li Yu, who is the general manager of the newly-launched Lion City Sailors Football Academy. In the...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 87: Difficulties faced as sports begin to restart around the world 11:22 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports reporter Nicole Chia and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz. They discuss the following topics in the first and second halves of this episode:...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 86: Post-circuit breaker scenarios for Singapore's September F1 Grand Prix outcome 12:22 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST assistant sports editor Jonathan Wong and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz. They discuss the following topics in the first and second halves...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 85: Reality of sports events behind closed doors 13:16 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz.  They discuss the following topics in the first and second halves of this episode: 1. Among the to...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 84: Merits of closed UFC 249 fight; Michael Jordan Netflix documentary storming success 14:09 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz.  They discuss the following topics: 1. Mixed martial arts i...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 83: Can Singapore be the best in chess; solving incomplete football leagues 12:42 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee. They discuss the following topics: 1. That unassuming young kid in your neighbourhood could be a chess w...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 82: S'pore sport loses trailblazer in Pennefather; e-sports thrives through coronavirus 12:04 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and ST sports reporter Kimberly Kwek. They discuss the following topics: 1. On the morning of Monday (April...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 81: SPL footballers get pay cut reprieve; initiatives aiding S'pore sports, fitness and wellness professionals 11:43 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and ST sports reporter Nicole Chia. They discuss the following topics: Almost two wee...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 80: How national athletes stay fit at home; coronavirus effects on Singapore athletes 12:46 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Howie Lim calls up ST sports correspondent David Lee, ST sports reporter Nicole Chia and Olympian shooter Jasmine Ser. They discuss the following topics: The Singapore Govern...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 79: Should professional footballers take pay cuts? Coronavirus effects on Singapore sports 11:36 mins Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee. They discuss the following questions: Top football professionals in Spain, Italy and Germa...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 78: Tokyo 2021 repercussions; Should coronavirus-affected leagues be voided? 12:00 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee. They discuss the following questions: Tokyo 2020 is now officially Tokyo 2021. What are the repercus...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 77: Tokyo Olympics postponed till 2021, local sports virtually grounded 10:50 min Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. In this special edition, The Straits Times' sports editor Lee Yulin hosts sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports journalist Nicole Chia. They discuss the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics...

 #GameOfTwoHalves Ep 76: Olympics edges closer to a delay; sport's new look in Singapore 11:49 min Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports reporter Kimberly Kwek.  The International Olympic Committee is now looking into the possibility of delaying...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 75: World and local sport in meltdown, Singapore cycling's Tour de France dream 13:08 min Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports reporter Nicole Chia. Major sports leagues such as the NBA and English Premier League suspended their compe...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 74: Flap over FAS' Goal 2034, heading to be banned for U12s 9:12 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports reporter Kimberly Kwek. The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth has declared that Goal 2034 "is a goal set by FAS", and no...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 73: Will the Tokyo Olympics be derailed by the coronavirus? 11:27 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondents David Lee and Sazali Abdul Aziz. They discuss the doubts that have swirled around the staging of the July 24-Aug 9 Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavir...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 72: Can Amir Khan be King of the Jungle; What's hot in new SPL season 9:04 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up local professional MMA fighter Amir Khan, who will compete at the One Championship King of the Jungle event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday (Feb 28). He shares...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 71: Singapore's first privatised football club; Man City's European ban  10:02mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondents David Lee and Sazali Abdul Aziz. Last Friday, Singapore's first privatised professional football club was unveiled as the Lion City Sailo...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 70: Coronavirus affecting local sports; Joseph Schooling's US gamble 13:24 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim calls up ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports correspondent David Lee. As Singapore moved its disease outbreak response up from yellow to orange with the novel cor...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 69: Winners and losers in the EPL's mid-season window; Djokovic rises again Down Under 15:05 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM's Bernard Lim is joined this week by ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz in the studio. They call in to James Walton, sports business group leader for Deloitte South...

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 68: The 'Kobe Effect' on basketballer Delvin Goh; Horror 32-0 result in schools football 15:18 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. In this episode, we discuss the legacy of Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend who died tragically in a helicopter crash on Monday at the age of 41. National basketball player Delvin Goh...