The Sports Desk Podcast
Your weekly dive into the biggest talking point in sport, plus discussion and debate around the issues that resonate beyond the field of play.
Your weekly dive into the biggest talking point in sport, featuring interviews with top stars and influential figures, plus discussion and debate around the issues that resonate beyond the field of play.
BBC Sport’s Sarah Mulkerrins, Dan Roan and Nesta McGregor and their guests take you behind the headlines and tell you what’s really going on.
Episodes to download
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe: full exclusive interview
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: full exclusive interview
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Harry Kane on breaking records and building resilience
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Harry Kane talks about his goalscoring exploits with Bayern Munich.
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Luke Littler: The Boy who Changed Darts
Wed 3 Jan 2024
We talk about darts' new superstar and what he means for the sport.
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Inside the Saudi sporting revolution
Fri 8 Dec 2023
We head to Saudi Arabia to explore the kingdom's controversial investment in sport.
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How should football react to the Middle East conflict?
Wed 25 Oct 2023
As the Israel-Gaza war intensifies we examine the stance taken by football and its stars.
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Climate of fear: What's the solution to women's football's ACL crisis?
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Players and medical experts on how to tackle the raft of ACL injuries in women's football
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Is Spain's football crisis really over?
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Reaction and analysis as most of Spain's women's team agree to end their boycott.
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Can women’s football be a billion pound industry?
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Karen Carney’s review aims to build on England's Euro 2022 success.
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Cricket's day of reckoning
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Reaction to a damning report that revealed racism, sexism and elitism in English cricket.
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Has Saudi Arabia just bought golf?
Tue 6 Jun 2023
A special edition on the shock merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV golf.
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Erling Haaland: full exclusive interview
Fri 2 Jun 2023
The Man City striker discusses his record-breaking first season in English football.
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Can Vinicius episode be a turning point in football’s racism battle?
Thu 25 May 2023
Will global outrage at racial abuse of Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr prompt change?
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The battle for football’s future
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Is the balance of power shifting in English and European football?
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Should Premier League clubs stop flying to domestic games?
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Are domestic flights by football teams an unjustifiable extravagance or a necessary evil?
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Is horse racing right to crack down on the whip?
Fri 17 Mar 2023
A lively debate over whip restrictions brought in just before the Cheltenham Festival.
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Exercise Me, Influence Me—Women’s Sport Matters
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Motivation, embarrassment, safety? What might stop women from exercising regularly?
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Which Heals Quicker - The Body Or The Mind?—Women’s Sport Matters
Mon 13 Mar 2023
When it comes to sports injuries, which heals quicker, the body or the mind?
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Why are there so few black football managers?
Fri 10 Mar 2023
We investigate the reasons behind the shortage of black coaches and executives.
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Changing What We Wear—Women’s Sport Matters
Thu 9 Mar 2023
How does tailored sportswear empower women and improve athletic performance?
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We’re Not All The Same. Period—Women’s Sport Matters
Wed 8 Mar 2023
Why do we know so little about periods and how they affect performance in sport?
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Will Wimbledon U-turn on Russian player ban?
Fri 3 Mar 2023
We analyse the moral and financial dilemma facing British tennis.
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Man City v the Premier League
Fri 10 Feb 2023
What do financial charges against Man City mean for the club and English football?
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Will rugby union’s new tackle law cause more harm than good?
Thu 2 Feb 2023
We debate the rule change that has sent shockwaves through amateur rugby in England.
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Southgate: Why I stayed as England manager
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Gareth Southgate reveals how close he came to quitting as England manager.
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Stalled on the grid - why are there no female F1 drivers?
Fri 20 Jan 2023
The last woman to race in F1 was in 1976 - are the reasons social, physical or financial?
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Eating disorders & body-shaming 'fat clubs' in English women's football
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Former Lioness Claire Rafferty opens up on her bulimia, while experts call for change.
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Could Ronaldo help bring the World Cup to Saudi Arabia?
Thu 5 Jan 2023
Will Ronaldo's transfer to Al-Nassr help bring the World Cup to Saudi Arabia?
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Qatar 2022 – Has it united or divided football?
Fri 16 Dec 2022
As the Qatar World Cup comes to a close, has it united or divided the world of football?
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Sports Desk Qatar Special: Can we really just focus on the football?
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Can you separate football from the off-field issues at the men's World Cup?
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