Sir Jim Ratcliffe: full exclusive interview
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: full exclusive interview
- 50 mins
- 21 Feb 2024
BBC Sounds - The Sports Desk - Available Episodes
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.
Episodes (103 Available)
- Harry Kane on breaking records and building resilience
Harry Kane talks about his goalscoring exploits with Bayern Munich.
- 32 mins
- 08 Feb 2024
- Luke Littler: The Boy who Changed Darts
We talk about darts' new superstar and what he means for the sport.
- 33 mins
- 03 Jan 2024
- Inside the Saudi sporting revolution
We head to Saudi Arabia to explore the kingdom's controversial investment in sport.
- 58 mins
- 08 Dec 2023
- How should football react to the Middle East conflict?
As the Israel-Gaza war intensifies we examine the stance taken by football and its stars.
- 50 mins
- 25 Oct 2023
Climate of fear: What's the solution to women's football's ACL crisis?Players and medical experts on how to tackle the raft of ACL injuries in women's football
- 45 mins
- 29 Sep 2023
Is Spain's football crisis really over?Reaction and analysis as most of Spain's women's team agree to end their boycott.
- 22 mins
- 20 Sep 2023
Can women’s football be a billion pound industry?Karen Carney’s review aims to build on England's Euro 2022 success.
- 34 mins
- 13 Jul 2023
- How does protest impact sport?
What impact does protest have on sport?
- 40 mins
- 06 Jul 2023
- Cricket's day of reckoning
Reaction to a damning report that revealed racism, sexism and elitism in English cricket.
- 40 mins
- 27 Jun 2023
- Has Saudi Arabia just bought golf?
A special edition on the shock merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV golf.
- 32 mins
- 06 Jun 2023
- Erling Haaland: full exclusive interview
The Man City striker discusses his record-breaking first season in English football.
- 30 mins
- 02 Jun 2023
- Can Vinicius episode be a turning point in football’s racism battle?
Will global outrage at racial abuse of Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr prompt change?
- 39 mins
- 25 May 2023
- The battle for football’s future
Is the balance of power shifting in English and European football?
- 60 mins
- 30 Mar 2023
- Should Premier League clubs stop flying to domestic games?
Are domestic flights by football teams an unjustifiable extravagance or a necessary evil?
- 61 mins
- 23 Mar 2023
- Is horse racing right to crack down on the whip?
A lively debate over whip restrictions brought in just before the Cheltenham Festival.
- 44 mins
- 17 Mar 2023
- Women’s Sport Matters
We’re Not All The Same. Period
Why do we know so little about periods and how they affect performance in sport?
- 56 mins
- 08 Mar 2023
- Women’s Sport Matters
Changing What We Wear
How does tailored sportswear empower women and improve athletic performance?
- 54 mins
- 09 Mar 2023
- Women’s Sport Matters
Which Heals Quicker - The Body Or The Mind?
When it comes to sports injuries, which heals quicker, the body or the mind?
- 54 mins
- 13 Mar 2023
- Women’s Sport Matters
Exercise Me, Influence Me
Motivation, embarrassment, safety? What might stop women from exercising regularly?
- 56 mins
- 14 Mar 2023
