Best Eurosport Podcasts (2024)

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What next for the INEOS Grenadiers? - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 56:23

1d ago56:23

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Have you got your tickets for Watts Occurring Live yet? There's less than two months until G and Luke hit the stage at the Lowry Theatre in Salford. Tickets are still available here: https://premier.ticketek.co.uk/shows/show.aspx?sh=GERAINT24 Today's pod very nearly didn't happen - because G fell asleep on the sofa. But he emerged from his power na…

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Eurosport Snooker Commentator - David Hendon 32:57

17d ago32:57

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Eurosport Snooker commentator David Hendon has worked in the sport for many years, but during his spare time away from the box he has become an acclaimed playwright.

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The big questions for the WSL as Nikki Doucet takes over 46:57

6h ago46:57

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The FA has handed over control of the Women's Super League to the newly-created Women's Professional Leagues. Now CEO Nikki Doucet is at the helm, Steve McCaskill and Josh Sim join Tom Bassam to discuss the status of the women's game in England. Also on the agenda are the ever-shifting picture in the RSN market and the proposed ATP-WTA merger.…

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If the Champions League’s ‘Swiss system’ is the answer, what’s the question? 41:46

1d ago41:46

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Next week sees the first round of the Champions League’s new group stage, but will it work and for who? To answer that question Sam Carp and Ed Dixon join Tom Bassam. Also discussed are the influence of AI in sports media and a reflection on the impact of Alex Morgan’s career.

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We figured out how to do an NFL Europe division 1:08:44

8d ago1:08:44

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The NFL is back, the SportsPro staff fantasy draft has taken place and to celebrate StreamTime Sports co-host Chris Stone swaps pods to join Tom Bassam and Josh Sim for a discussion on the biggest developments during the off-season. In part two (32:01) we try to figure out how and if a proper European division of the NFL would work, plus Steve McCa…

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What better way to spend your birthday? - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 41:22

9d ago41:22

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WANT TO COME AND SEE WATTS OCCURRING LIVE? Tickets are still available here: https://premier.ticketek.co.uk/shows/show.aspx?sh=GERAINT24 It's De Pluski's birthday today - so what better way to spend it than podding with G? We've missed the Ambassador on the pod so G gave him a call and we got his thoughts on the Vuelta, what he's been up to, and th…

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G setting records at Renewi and a tasty Vuelta update - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 40:13

19d ago40:13

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WANT TO COME AND SEE WATTS OCCURRING LIVE? Tickets are still available here: https://premier.ticketek.co.uk/shows/show.aspx?sh=GERAINT24 The boys are back on the pod! It's been a while since Luke and G caught up, and boy is there lots to discuss. G's racing hard in Renewi and breaking heart rate records, there's a nuts Vuelta going on in Spain, and…

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F1: The three biggest storylines of the 2024 season so far 41:53

15d ago41:53

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When we need a motorsport expert at SportsPro Towers we turn to BlackkBook's Cian Brittle. The host of the Mics Out podcast joins Tom Bassam to reveal the three biggest off-track storylines of the current F1 season. Plus there is a bit of chat about Liberty Media's takeover of MotoGP and Adidas on the grid.…

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Previewing G's racing return and checking in on a crazy Vuelta - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 50:44

17d ago50:44

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WANT TO COME AND SEE WATTS OCCURRING LIVE? Tickets are still available here: https://premier.ticketek.co.uk/shows/show.aspx?sh=GERAINT24 G's back from his summer holidays and ready to return to racing at the Renewi Tour. He's not gonna fly, but he's looking forward to supporting INEOS' strong lineup in Belgium. One thing's for sure though: he's gla…

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Why can't Chelsea find a shirt sponsor? Plus, we hear from Paralympics president Andrew Parsons 54:04

22d ago54:04

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Football fans love a clean kit with minimal branding but the C-suite, very much, do not. Despite what looks like an experienced team of sports executives running Chelsea, the Premier League club have started a second season in a row without a principal partner, but why? Tom Bassam, Sam Carp and Josh Sim seek to answer that question before also asse…

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John Sweeney - The God Cast interview 46:23

23d ago46:23

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Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrostorder his book here https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/...John SweeneyJohn Sweeney is a writer and reporter, old school. He remained in the Ukrainian capital throughout the Battle of Kyiv and his latest book, Killer In The Kremlin, reveals Vladimir Putin to be the monster he is. Sweeney's philosophy is: ‘I poke cro…

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The big Vuelta preview with De Pluski - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 39:43

1M ago39:43

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WANT TO COME AND SEE WATTS OCCURRING LIVE? Tickets are still available here: https://premier.ticketek.co.uk/shows/show.aspx?sh=GERAINT24 The Vuelta is here and we're sure it won't come as a surprise to you all that G is not racing this year. Remember, Spain is for holidays. Ambassador De Pluski will be flying the Watts Occurring flag in the peloton…

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Predicting the Premier League... why Man City's charges won't stick and Everton are a mess 43:17

29d ago43:17

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The Premier League is SO back. Here to talk about it are SportsPro's Tom Bassam and Ed Dixon as they cover the most-pressing off-field issues ahead of the start of the new English top-flight season. Manchester City's 115 alleged rule breaches, Everton's ongoing sale saga, the new football regulator and the potential of overseas Premier League games…

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Alex Phillips - Talk Radio - the God Cast Interview 40:50

1M ago40:50

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Alexandra Lesley Phillips is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former politician.Phillips served as a Brexit Party member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South East England constituency from 2019 to 2020. She was the second candidate on the party's list for the constituency after party leader Nigel Farage. In February 2023, Phillips j…

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Dire Straits keyboard player - Guy Fletcher - The God Cast Interview 32:20

30d ago32:20

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Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English musician, best known for his position as one of the two keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits[1] from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler for his many solo releases. Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…

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How LiveScore Group is elevating women in sports business 41:12

1M ago41:12

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What are companies doing to drive positive change and promote more 'badass' women in the sports business industry? LiveScore Group's general counsel and board member, Rani Wynn, joins SportsPro's Elena Kouyoufa to explore strategies and initiatives that are reshaping the landscape for women in the industry. Discover how LiveScore Group is tackling …

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Award-winning interviewer, speaker and coach, Cole Moreton The God Cast interview 32:52

1M ago32:52

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Cole Moreton is a writer and broadcaster exploring who we are and what we believe in. His BBC Radio 4 series The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away won Audio Moment of the Year at the Arias and Best Writing at the World’s Best Radio Awards in New York. Recent series include The Power of Three and The Wedding Detectives. He can also sometimes be found offe…

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USOPC happy with IOC's Salt Lake conditions, Paralympics update, the role of Atos and touring Eurosport's studio | The Olympic Briefing Ep 4 7:37

1M ago7:37

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Steve McCaskill takes over the baton for the final leg of the Olympic Briefing as we hear from USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, IPC president Andrew Parsons and Atos, as well as paying a visit to Eurosport's rooftop studio.

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Olympic punditry, praising the little b*stard, and your live show ideas ranked - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 48:05

1M ago48:05

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Would you take G's palmares, or Remco Evenepoel's? It's become a tricky question after everyone's favourite little bastard did the Olympic double last week. What a fella. Luke put that to G on the pod as the boys dug into all the action from the Olympics - and there's a lot to catch up on. We're also entering full on planning mode for our live show…

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Is DAZN now Europe’s biggest football broadcaster? Plus, how Team USA funds its gold rush 42:52

1M ago42:52

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DAZN now has a slice of domestic football rights in four of Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues so SportsPro deputy editor Ed Dixon joins Tom Bassam to discuss the sport’s media company’s latest moves, including the deal for Ligue 1 in France. Also on the agenda is rebounding Olympic viewership and the arrival of IPL money into English county cricket. In p…

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Noah Lyles wants his own shoe | The Olympic Briefing Ep 3 7:55

1M ago7:55

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Noah Lyles won the tightest 100m men's final ever with SportsPro's Sam Carp watching on at the Stade de France. We hear what the fastest man in the world wants to do next, the latest in the women's boxing gender row, Simone Biles' impact on USA Gymnastics and how On Location has been getting on with hospitality sales. Sam will be back with the fina…

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Mark Oakley - Dean of Southwark and formerly Dean of St John's College, Cambridge -The God Cast 35:01

1M ago35:01

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Mark Oakley is a British Church of England priest. He is Dean of Southwark and formerly Dean of St John's College, Cambridge.Early lifeOakley was born on 28 September 1968 in Shrewsbury and was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he was awarded a Rank Foundation Leadership Award, and King's College London, before going to St Stephen's House, Oxfor…

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How Snoop Dogg became an unlikely star at Paris 2024 | The Olympic Briefing Ep 2 6:00

1M ago6:00

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Sam Carp has been criss-crossing across Paris to bring us his second Olympic Briefing. In this episode, he gets the inside track on how Coca-Cola is trying to show responsibility on reducing plastic waste, speaks to NBC's Gary Zenkel about what Snoop Dogg is adding to the US coverage and how Paris 2024 is proving an effective fundraiser for minorit…

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Michael Johnson's plan to put athletics on the fast track to big business 25:19

1M ago25:19

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As four-time gold medallist Michael Johnson knows very well, athletics is one of - if not the - biggest ticket events at the Olympic Games. Ahead of the start of the Paris 2024 track and field competition, the US sprint legend explains to Sam Carp why the time is now to launch his new athletics series and how Grand Slam Track will revolutionise the…

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Sport Director Rowe, reporting for duty | Olympics review - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 32:42

1M ago32:42

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Want to come and see us LIVE in November? Grab your tickets to the Watts Occurring live show at the Lowry Theatre in Salford on November 8th. Click HERE. G's not on a massage table this week, or on his bed - no, he's in his wife's car, because that's where the signal is strongest on holiday. One day Watts Occurring will get more professional, we pr…

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Was the soggy opening ceremony better for athletes than fans? - The Olympic Briefing Ep 1 7:50

2M ago7:50

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Sam Carp has arrived in Paris after an Olympic opening ceremony that flirted with controversy, but thankfully saw no major security issues arise. In the first of our special Olympic Briefing episodes from Paris 2024 we hear from Tony Estanguet and Michael Johnson on the ambitious curtain raiser, while Sam also has updates from 142nd IOC session. Sa…

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What if tennis wasn't in the Olympics? 44:35

2M ago44:35

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The eyes of the sporting world are turning to Paris as the Olympics gets underway with Friday's opening ceremony. Tom Bassam is joined by SportsPro features editor Sam Carp and technology editor Steve McCaskill to preview Paris 2024, while they also discuss what changes they would make to the sports programme. Talking points: - Pre-Games news (2:12…

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The Tour de France debrief - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 38:52

2M ago38:52

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Another of the all-time great Tour rides? | Tour de France stage 19 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 29:57

2M ago29:57

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Euro 2024 review: Was it good? What did we learn? And were our predictions correct? 33:09

2M ago33:09

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All the tears have now dried after Euro 2024 so it's time to unpick the last month's events in Germany. Tom Bassam is joined by SportsPro features editor, Sam Carp, and reporter Josh Sim for a review of the tournament. Talking points: - Did Euro 2024 deliver? (2:20) - Talent v broadcasters (6:11) - What we learned from the Euros (9:18) - Who change…

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G and De Pluski's breakaway adventures | Tour de France stage 17 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 38:01

2M ago38:01

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Want to try Ketones as part of your lifestyle? Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order - and get a six-pack of Ketone-IQ for free! (Discount automatically applied at checkout). Well that was a fun day out at the…

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Ben Stiller joins the pod (yes, actual Ben Stiller) | Tour de France rest day two - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 1:02:46

2M ago1:02:46

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No, this is not a drill: we do indeed have actual A-List Hollywood star Ben Stiller on the pod today. How's that for a rest day show? As our listeners will know, Ben's a huge cycling fan, he loves following the Grand Tours, and he's a vocal supporter of G's across social media. He was delighted to accept G's offer to come on the pod and the guys ha…

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An update from G as Pogi twists the knife | Tour de France stage 14 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 40:05

2M ago40:05

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here. We're back after one of the biggest days of the Tour so far - and another remarkable performance from Tadej Pogacar. This race is showing no signs of slowing down. G's been under the weather, as he exp…

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Who were the big winners of the year so far? We handed out some awards 58:39

2M ago58:39

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Now we're through Q1 and Q2, it's about time to recognise the sports industry's outstanding performers in first half of 2024. SportsPro Podcast host Tom Bassam is joined on the judging panel by deputy editor, Ed Dixon, and features editor, Sam Carp. Categories: - Executive of the year so far (1:29) - Property of the year so far (15:30) - Deal of th…

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Can Philipsen do it? | Sprint special with Caleb Ewan | Tour de France stage 10 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 38:03

2M ago38:03

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here. We've got a treat for you today. The sprinters are back from the rest day with a bang so we've got one of the world's best and a five-time Tour de France stage winner in the shape of Caleb Ewan to come…

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Pog, Jonas or Remco: Who's had the better first week? | Tour de France rest day with De Pluski - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 45:02

2M ago45:02

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here. Yes, that's right: De Pluski is back on the pod. It's rest day one at the Tour so after lunch, G and Laurens sat down to reflect on a crazy opening week. There's a lot of talk about yesterday's gravel …

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Gaps on the gravel? Tour de France stage nine - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 35:46

2M ago35:46

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here. Well, we think it's fair to say today's gravel stage lived up to the hype - even if it didn't quite shake up the GC. Tom Pidcock battled it out for a famous win and Pog tried all he could to shift his …

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Tight in the time trial | Tour de France stage seven - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 35:56

2M ago35:56

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here. There's absolutely no place to hide in a time trial at the Tour de France - and today was a heck of a lot tighter than they have traditionally been in recent years. It may not have shaken the GC up, bu…

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Jim Ratcliffe 'the disruptor' at Manchester United, $2bn for Fifa+, AI at Wimbledon and leading change at Dizplai 1:00:41

2M ago1:00:41

1:00:41

These are changing times at Manchester United with new minority owner Jim Ratcliffe undertaking a root and branch overhaul of the club. Tom Bassam, Steve McCaskill and Josh Sim discuss the good and bad of the changes at Old Trafford, plus reports of Fifa wanting $2bn to beef up its OTT service, the role of esports, as well as AI in the sports indus…

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Mark Cavendish makes history | Tour de France stage five - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 30:12

2M ago30:12

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here. Holy cow. Mark Cavendish just made history. And Luke and G are here to pay tribute to a man who we can probably now call the greatest sprinter of all time. An icon. Want to try Ketones as part of your …

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G's day out on the Galibier | Pogacar on the attack | Tour de France stage four - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 33:28

2M ago33:28

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Use code WATTS to get your tickets before they hit general sale by clicking HERE. G's made it over the Galibier and got his microphone back out on the massage table to break it all down. He gives Tom his thoughts on how toda…

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Successfully managing the work-life balance | NEW ERA 17:56

2M ago17:56

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How do top female leaders juggle professional success and a personal life? Kate Miller, the ECB's chief communications and diversity officer, addresses the challenge head on in a candid conversation with SportsPro's Elena Kouyoufa. Kate, who is a NEW ERA steering group member, discusses navigating parenthood while also remaining professionally ambi…

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Who won the first big sprint battle? Tour de France stage three - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 39:34

2M ago39:34

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford. Use code WATTS to get your tickets before they hit general sale by clicking HERE. The sprinters went to battle at the Tour today - and we're sure nobody was expecting that outcome. But what a win, and what a winner. Tom's back for the Tour and …

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Liverpool - Former Bishop of Liverpool - Paul Bayes The God Cast Interview 36:38

3M ago36:38

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Bayes was ordained in the Church of England, made a deacon at Petertide 1979 (1 July)[6] and as a priest the Petertide following (29 June 1980), both times by Ronnie Bowlby, Bishop of Newcastle, at Newcastle Cathedral.[7][8] He was an assistant curate at St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay for three years (1979–1982). He then became a university chaplain…

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Coming in hot | Tour de France stage one - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 34:16

3M ago34:16

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Want to try Ketones as part of your lifestyle? Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order - and get a six-pack of Ketone-IQ for free! (Discount automatically applied at checkout). Oof, that was a hot one. G looked …

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Taking Roc Nation international 44:49

3M ago44:49

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This week's guest is Michael Yormark, president of Roc Nation Sports International, the man taking Jay-Z's talent-led vision to the global sports industry. In an in-depth interview with Tom Bassam, Yormark explains how he left the US with a suitcase five years ago before going on to create a global sports agency with the likes of Vinicius Junior an…

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Israel and Palestine - An Anglican Perspective with The Very Rev Canon Richard Sewell - The God Cast 36:26

3M ago36:26

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A link to campaign to release Layan Nasser https://www.change.org/p/release-laya...Dean Richard Sewell is British and previously served as a priest in the Diocese of Southwark in the UK. His last post before moving to Jerusalem was as Team Rector of Barnes Team Ministry which comprises three churches in South West London.Richard was ordained priest…

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What is a Quaker? Mark Russ explains all To The God Cast. 31:24

3M ago31:24

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Follow Fr Alex on X @alexdjfrostAbout Mark RussJollyQuaker.com began in 2013 as a space to process and share my thoughts on Quaker theology. The name is inspired by ‘A Testament of Devotion’ by the Quaker mystic Thomas Kelly, one of the first books on Quaker spirituality I read. Kelly writes ‘I’d rather be jolly Saint Francis singing his canticle t…

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The Euro 2024 most marketable XI 47:22

3M ago47:22

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A Hungarian striker primed to sell you power drills, a German defender-cum TV star and a keeper with his own partnerships web page, this is SportsPro’s entirely scientific and deeply researched Euro 2024 most marketable XI. Hosted by Ed Dixon, alongside Sam Carp, Steve McCaskill and Tom Bassam, this episode was recorded live from Hotel Mundial. Tha…

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The big Tour de France preview | What's G's plan? - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 59:15

3M ago59:15

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Enter Continental Tyres incredible Tour de France competition! Click here: https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/sponsoring/tour-de-france/competition/ Yes, that's right: the 2024 Tour de France is so nearly here. Three more weeks of unmissable cycling drama, in the biggest bike race in the world. There's nothing better. G's in the INEOS team and all…

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