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The Sports Desk

Your weekly dive into the biggest talking point in sport, plus discussion and debate around the issues that resonate beyond the field of play.

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Why hasn’t athletics cracked America?

Why hasn’t athletics cracked America?

Despite dominating athletics for generations, the USA hasn’t taken track and field to its heart. So can this week’s worl... Read more

15 Jul 2022

49mins

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Can professional cycling ever clean up its image?

Can professional cycling ever clean up its image?

After a professional cycling team was raided by police on the eve of the Tour de France we’re asking can the sport ever ... Read more

8 Jul 2022

44mins

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Can Euro 2022 turbo charge English women’s football?

Can Euro 2022 turbo charge English women’s football?

It promises to be a summer like no other for women’s football: a home Euros, sell-out crowds and an England team tipped ... Read more

1 Jul 2022

45mins

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Can Raducanu shake off her US Open hangover?

Can Raducanu shake off her US Open hangover?

After her meteoric rise to US Open success and global stardom in 2021, it’s been a bumpy ride back down to earth for Bri... Read more

24 Jun 2022

51mins

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Will British Gymnastics’ day of reckoning be a turning point for welfare in sport?

Will British Gymnastics’ day of reckoning be a turning point for welfare in sport?

As the damning Whyte Review reveals a culture of abuse and fear in British Gymnastics, we’ll be asking what the sport ca... Read more

17 Jun 2022

48mins

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Football and crypto – perfect match or potent mix?

Football and crypto – perfect match or potent mix?

Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just a casual observer, it’s hard to ignore the rise of crypto products within... Read more

9 Jun 2022

44mins

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Pitch invasions and pyrotechnics: how can football control its fans?

Pitch invasions and pyrotechnics: how can football control its fans?

From the crowd trouble at Wembley during the Euro 2020 final to attacks on players during end-of-season pitch invasions,... Read more

26 May 2022

39mins

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Jake Daniels: Can a 17-year-old trailblazer help kick homophobia out of football?

Jake Daniels: Can a 17-year-old trailblazer help kick homophobia out of football?

On this week’s podcast, will the decision of Blackpool striker Jake Daniels to come out as gay help football become a mo... Read more

20 May 2022

48mins

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Mind games: Guardiola, Klopp & the psychology of a title race

Mind games: Guardiola, Klopp & the psychology of a title race

With Manchester City and Liverpool firmly established as the Premier League's dominant teams, we’ll be analysing the men... Read more

13 May 2022

43mins

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Sport’s transgender conundrum

Sport’s transgender conundrum

In a special, extended edition of The Sports Desk, Sarah Mulkerrins, Dan Roan and Jane Dougall explore and explain the i... Read more

9 May 2022

1hr 9mins

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