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The Masters 2025 preview
Can Rory McIlroy win the elusive green jacket? Mark Chapman is joined by Ian Carter, Alistair Bruce-Ball and legendary caddie Billy Foster to preview the 89th Masters. Sports psychologist Stephen Smith answers how McIlroy overcomes the mental barrier of attempting to win the one major that has so far eluded him. Ian also speaks to locals to hear the impact hurricane Helene has had since devastating Augusta in September 2024 and tells us how the affects will still be felt at this year’s tournament. Plus, the team discuss whether the out-of-form defending champion Scottie Scheffler is about to peak in time to reclaim his title and consider how they judge the form of LIV golfers in comparison to those on the PGA tour. TIME CODES: 1:32- Billy Foster joins the podcast 5:26- Joseph and Kasey Crosby on the impact of hurricane Helene 14:00- Is this Rory’s year? 20:50- Sports psychologist Stephen Smith 36:09- Can Scottie Scheffler peak in time? Coverage of the Masters 2025: Thursday 10th April – Commentary of round one from 8pm – 1am on 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds. Friday 11th April – Commentary of round two from 8.30pm on 5 Live and then it switches from 10pm-1am on 5 Sports Extra.(On BBC Sounds throughout). Saturday 12th April – Commentary of round three from 9pm-1am on 5 Live and BBC Sounds. Sunday 13th April – Commentary of round four from 8pm-midnight on 5 Live and BBC Sounds.
7 apr. 2025 - 49 de minute 49 de secunde
Rugby Union: Time for Change?
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. According to the last set of accounts (2023/24) for each of the home unions, they posted a combined loss in the last financial year of £72m. The financially picture is equally as bleak for the 10 Premiership clubs, who collectively lost £30.5m in the financial year 2022/23 and have net debts of over £300m. So how does rugby union put itself back on a more sustainable financial footing against a backdrop of spiralling player salaries, a downward trend in the cost of TV rights, and a crowded sporting marketplace when it comes to attracting new fans? Sonja McLaughlan, Sara Orchard and rugby union correspondent for the Times, Alex Lowe are joined by former Saracens and Harlequins CEO Mark Evans, RFU CEO Bill Sweeney and Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton to discuss what needs to change for rugby union to thrive. TIME CODES: 08:13 - Former Saracens and Harlequins CEO, Mark Evans 29:20 - CEO of the RFU, Bill Sweeney 48:35 - Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton
29 jan. 2025 - 01 ore 18 de secunde
Golf in 2025
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 prospects in the Ryder Cup 4:59 - Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald 13:21 - Rory McIlroy interview 21:58 - John Rahm interview
28 jan. 2025 - 32 de minute 10 de secunde
Trump and Sport
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 ahead of his second term in office, during which time, the United States will host this year’s inaugural expanded FIFA Club World Cup, next year’s FIFA World Cup, and the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, with Trump set to be a highly visible presence at them all. Mark Chapman is joined by Christine Brennan, sports columnist for USA Today, and Simon Evans, US sports correspondent for AFP, to discuss what impact Trump and some of his policies could have on the sporting landscape over the next four years, including hearing from the likes of two-time golf major champion Jon Rahm, and the president of World Athletics, Lord Sebastian Coe, who could be the president of the International Olympic Committee when Trump’s America hosts the LA games. TIME CODES: 01:45 - President Trump’s relationship with sport 10:45 - Golf 14:55 - Trump on LIV golf 21:05 - Jon Rahm 26:10 - Football 39:30 - American Sports 39:55 - Steve Kerr 47:00 - Lord Sebastian Coe 48:15 - Olympics
20 jan. 2025 - 59 de minute 34 de secunde
Saudi Arabia and Sport - The Explainer
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 country’s sporting ambitions. Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by BBC sports editor Dan Roan and BBC sports news correspondent Laura Scott, who have both witnessed, first hand, the development of sport in Saudi Arabia over the past 12 months. We hear at length from Saudi Arabia's sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal about the reasons behind his country's huge investment in sport, and from the president of the Saudi Tennis Federation, Arij Mutabagani - the first woman to be elected as the president of a Saudi Arabian sports federation - on how bringing the WTA Finals to Saudi Arabia will aid the development of women's sport and women's sport in the country. We also hear from BBC boxing reporter Kal Sajad and BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter about Saudi Arabia's ever-increasing influence over boxing and golf.
5 dec. 2024 - 54 de minute 26 de secunde
Gracias, Rafa
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 Christopher Clarey(who's currently writing a Nadal biography ‘The Warrior’) - they reflect on Nadal's extraordinary career, including the role of his family, his dominance at Roland Garros, his epic rivalry with Roger Federer and what might come next for Rafa. Plus we hear from Pat Cash, Billie-Jean King, Feliciano Lopez and Iga Swiatek, as well as Nadal himself.
20 nov. 2024 - 01 ore 01 de minute 14 de secunde
The Quiet Place
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/p0jkqvq3 And read a full transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5jwd8CBFMY01X3xF0gDF2fM/the-quiet-place-full-transcript
21 aug. 2024 - 59 de minute 56 de secunde
The Adam Peaty & Gordon Ramsay one
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.
26 jul. 2024 - 32 de minute 06 de secunde
The Sebastian Coe one
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.
26 jul. 2024 - 35 de minute 36 de secunde
The Dame Denise Lewis one
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.
25 jul. 2024 - 36 de minute 46 de secunde