5 Live Sport: All About...

Jan 29 2025 19 ep. 36 mins 6.5k
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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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Rugby Union: Time for Change?

Jan 29 2025 57 mins  
The game on the pitch has never been better, yet rugby union's finances leave the game with an uncertain and precarious future. Rarely has the gap between how the sport would like to be perceived and the unvarnished reality felt wider. Nearly 30 years since the sport went professional, why is it struggling so badly to sustain itself and grow?The numbers involved are alarming. Accor

Golf in 2025

Jan 28 2025 29 mins  
5 Live's golf correspondent Iain Carter and 2-time Solheim Cup winner Trish Johnson look ahead to the 2025 majors’ season, all coming to a thrilling climax in September with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, New York. Iain speaks to Team Europe's Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, 4-time major winner Rory McIlroy and 2023 Masters winner John Rahm. TIME CODES: 1:19 - Europe's prospect

Trump and Sport

Jan 20 2025 55 mins  
Sportspeople featured prominently in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's re-election on November 5th, with golfer Bryson DeChambeau and UFC president Dana White making appearances on stage during his victory speech in Florida.And Dana White was back again, alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino, at Trump’s inauguration.It was a reminder of Trump's sporting connections ah

Saudi Arabia and Sport - The Explainer

Dec 05 2024 54 mins  
We look to answer the key questions regarding Saudi Arabia’s ever-expanding and evolving sporting revolution.We discuss the origins of the Kingdom’s involvement in global sport and look at its growing influence in football, tennis, boxing and golf, against a backdrop of criticism regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, as well as asking if there’s any ceiling to the c

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

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