5 Live Sport: All About...

Nov 20 2024 16 ep. 34 mins 6.4k

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Showcasing 5 Live Sport’s one-off specials, featuring in-depth interviews and documentaries around the biggest names from the world of sport.

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Gracias, Rafa

Nov 20 2024 61 mins

22 Grand Slam titles, 92 Tour titles, 1080 Tour match wins, 4 Davis Cups and Olympic Gold medals in both singles and doubles - but now it's all over for Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard retires from tennis as one of the greatest to have ever taken to the court.Steve Crossman is joined by the BBC's tennis correspondent Russell Fuller, former world number five Tommy Robredo and author Chri

Women's Tennis: is it right to go to Saudi Arabia?

Nov 04 2024 55 mins

The WTA Finals - the season-ending finale to the 2024 women’s tennis season - are taking place in Saudi Arabia for the first time this week. The world’s best eight singles players and eight doubles teams are competing for the titles in Riyadh, as well as a share of a record prize pot of $15.25 million. But the decision to hold the crown jewel of the women's game in the Kingdom

The Quiet Place

Aug 20 2024 59 mins

A Gladiator, a trip around the world, a fight for funding & a Superbowl winner. Deaf athletes share stories of a parallel world that none of them want to leave.Watch the signed version of this podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jkqvq3And read a full transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5jwd8CBFMY01X3xF0gDF2fM/the-quiet-place-full-transcript

The Adam Peaty & Gordon Ramsay one

Jul 26 2024 31 mins

Team GB Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty talks to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay about everything, from food to fame.In this in-depth interview, Peaty opens up about his difficult journey to the Games, his return to form and how he has found happiness away from the pool.

The Sebastian Coe one

Jul 25 2024 34 mins

Sebastian Coe looks back on his days as an Olympian, including his rivalry with Steve Ovett and training on Christmas Day. He talks about his role at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the pleasure in awarding Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill her heptathlon gold medal. Also, as the current president of World Athletics, he discusses the biggest challenges ahead for the sport.

The Dame Denise Lewis one

Jul 24 2024 36 mins

In this latest episode the spotlight falls on Dame Denise Lewis as she shares her experience of claiming Gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, seeing the Commonwealth games come home to Birmingham and her journey to the top of the sport. She also details how her life changed following global success.

The Hannah Cockroft one

Jul 23 2024 23 mins

Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockcroft speaks to Eleanor Oldroyd about her brilliant career. The winner of seven Paralympic golds and the holder of five world records in the T34 classification, Hannah discusses how she got into the sport, the people who inspire her as well as the importance of her wheelchair (and making sure the size is correct!) and why she is determined to just keep o

The Tom Daley one

Jul 23 2024 28 mins

After taking a two-year break from the sport, Tom Daley is back to compete in his fifth Olympics at Paris 2024. And, speaking to his former diving mentor Leon Taylor, he reflects on how it felt to finally end his wait for gold at Tokyo 2020.

The Dame Sarah Storey one

Jul 22 2024 29 mins

Dame Sarah Storey discusses her remarkable Paralympics career with Ely Oldroyd explaining how she developed her love for swimming, but ended up switching to cycling, where she continued to win gold after gold.

The Sir Steve Redgrave one

Jul 21 2024 32 mins

The Olympic rowing great discusses his incredible career with Elly Oldroyd - one that saw him win five rowing gold medals across five consecutive Games.He also opens up on his health issues, his struggles during Covid and his regrets at not getting the opportunity to work in a coaching capacity with the GB team. He also explains how it feels when they build a statue of you in the t