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Alasdair Hooper hosts a judo special with 2014 Commonwealth Champion Natalie Powell. In her one-on-one interview on the podcast Natalie takes us through her journey in judo as well … Continue Reading Judo Special: Natalie Powell
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton host a special episode of the podcast to celebrate SportSpiel’s first birthday. One year ago today (April 20) the very first episode featuring James-Andrew … Continue Reading Special: One year of SportSpiel
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you episode 22 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: Our highlights and talking points from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games … Continue Reading Episode 22: Sally Conway
The 2017/18 season is drawing to a close across many of Europe’s top leagues. While the stories playing out in England are much publicised, some of the on-going battles … Continue Reading Champions League and relegation: The state of play across Europe
As this year’s NHL regular season draws to a close ice hockey fans can look back on stunning plays, games and story lines. The playoffs are now upon us with … Continue Reading This year’s NHL season showed us just how big the USA’s gun problem is
Alasdair Hooper hosts a Commonwealth Games Special with Team England boxer Cheavon Clarke. Gold Coast 2018 will be Cheavon’s second Commonwealth Games after he represented Jamaica at Glasgow 2014. … Continue Reading Commonwealth Games Special: Cheavon Clarke
While it may not be over yet, the 2017/18 season appears it will go down in history as one to forget for Chelsea. In typical Chelsea fashion, Antonio Conte’s side … Continue Reading Chelsea have bigger problems than whose name is on the manager’s door
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you episode 21 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: England’s dismal display against New Zealand in their first test (2:24) Manchester … Continue Reading Episode 21: Giselle Ansley
On episode 20 of SportSpiel top athletics coach Keith Antoine discussed his thoughts on para sport classification. In this guest blog Keith writes about his views on the complex issue, … Continue Reading Keith Antoine guest blog: Para sport classification is in the hands of the IPC
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you episode 20 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: The new UK Athlete Classification Code (4:47) What have we learnt from … Continue Reading Episode 20: Para sport classification with Keith Antoine
Will Moulton hosts a Winter Paralympics Special with British skier and medal hope Millie Knight. PyeongChang will be Millie’s second Paralympic Games after she initially represented Britain in Sochi … Continue Reading Winter Paralympics Special: Millie Knight
Once again the peculiar phenomenon that is the Winter Olympics has come and gone, leaving us gaping in awe at the feats of unfathomably cool athletes who have done things … Continue Reading Opinion: Have we forgotten Elise Christie is human?
The SheBelieves Cup has become one of the more important tournaments in the women’s football calendar, and now its significance only falls behind the holy trinity of international competitions: the … Continue Reading A new era for the Lionesses with Phil Neville’s SheBelieves Cup squad selection
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by freelance journalist Alys Bowen to bring you episode 19 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: The British highlights at … Continue Reading Episode 19: Chris Lloyd
For a small nation without specialised weather or facilities, it is incredible that Great Britain keeps breeding female athletes perfectly suited to hurtling head first down a track at 90mph. … Continue Reading How Sochi 2014 disappointment reignited Laura Deas’ passion for skeleton
On October 13 last year Hamilton Academical released a statement from Chairman Les Gray saying that the club had “been the target of an elaborate fraud resulting in the loss … Continue Reading Who is to blame in the Hamilton Academical fraud case?