Athletes' stories told properly
“I am Georgina Roberts; I shoot Olympic Trap and I am going to take over the world.” It’s taken a lot for Georgina Roberts to get to this point. This … Continue Reading Georgina Roberts: Cancer and transforming a ‘neglected’ sport
“It felt like the end of the world stopping gymnastics but actually I realised there are so many people that go through so much more outside of the sporting world.” … Continue Reading Grace Harrison: ‘It felt like the end of the world stopping gymnastics’
How many times have you heard the story of an athlete who never achieved what they wanted because someone or something held them back? It’s a tale told far too … Continue Reading Marilyn Okoro and Laura Sugar: The power of no
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by talkSPORT’s Jackson Cole and Love Sport Radio’s Kieran Wellington for SportSpiel’s Review of the Year 2019. On the last episode of 2019 … Continue Reading SportSpiel Review of the Year 2019
Will Moulton presents this SportSpiel feature interview with rising British Taekwondo star Rebecca McGowan. There has been a consistent stream of talent coming through the ranks of the sport in … Continue Reading Rebecca McGowan: The rising star of British Taekwondo
Team GB trampolinist Laura Gallagher presents a special SportSpiel episode as she interviews her teammates Bryony Page, Kat Driscoll and Izzy Songhurst. On this edition of the show Laura helps … Continue Reading Laura Gallagher meets: Bryony Page, Kat Driscoll and Izzy Songhurst
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton present SportSpiel’s November discussion episode. On this edition of the show they go through and pick apart some of the biggest talking points in sport. … Continue Reading Women’s Football Weekend and tackling breaches of discipline
There has been no shortage of shocks in Dartford, home of the London City Lionesses. The brand-new FA Women’s Championship side are currently second in the league – with five … Continue Reading Ellie Mason: ‘We’re going to keep shocking people’
Great Britain’s women’s basketball team are ‘on the cusp of something special’. They are the words of Basketball England CEO Stewart Kellett. And he’s not wrong. In 2017, they failed … Continue Reading The ambitious GB basketball team changing the face of the sport
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton present SportSpiel’s October discussion episode. On this edition of the show they go through the biggest headlines and pick apart the most important questions in … Continue Reading Football racism, mental health in sport and multi-talented athletes
Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom is something of an anomaly in his sport. As the Leeds-born athlete says himself, he is almost two metres tall, is a ‘heavy diver’ and he’s … Continue Reading Yona Knight-Wisdom: Writing history and breaking stereotypes
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by journalists Julia Cook and Ollie Godden for SportSpiel’s September discussion episode. On this edition of the show the panel go through the … Continue Reading ‘Disaster’ Doha World Championships, social media trolls and doping
“I developed a self-limiting belief that my worth as a person was correlated to my performance in the pool.” Lizzie Simmonds is one of Britain’s most successful swimmers. She is … Continue Reading Lizzie Simmonds: ‘Who am I and what is my purpose?’
When we first invited Laura Gallagher onto SportSpiel even she had no idea that she was going to share her incredible story for the first time. Having never publicly spoken … Continue Reading Laura Gallagher: Moving on to the next chapter
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by Goalball UK star Sarah Leiter on episode 40 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (2:42) Alasdair speaks to Sarah … Continue Reading Sarah Leiter: Goalball and hospital shifts – life with 10 per cent of your vision
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by Rugby League official and Leeds Rhinos’ star Caitlin Beevers on episode 39 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (4:29) Will … Continue Reading Caitlin Beevers: Paving the way for females in Rugby League