SportSpiel Review of the Year 2020
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton host SportSpiel’s Review of the Year 2020. The past 12 months have proven to be a year like no other – as major sporting events … Continue Reading SportSpiel Review of the Year 2020
Emily Defroand and Tess Howard: Making the most of 2020
Will Moulton hosts the latest episode of SportSpiel with GB Hockey stars Emily Defroand and Tess Howard. Like many athletes both Emily and Tess were gearing up towards Tokyo 2020, … Continue Reading Emily Defroand and Tess Howard: Making the most of 2020
Changing Lives FC: The UK’s first migrant football team
Changing Lives FC, based in Harlow, Essex, are a football team with a story. Every training session, and during every game, you can hear around a dozen different languages as … Continue Reading Changing Lives FC: The UK’s first migrant football team
Caroline Kings and Jo Wimble-Groves: We are Girls in Sport
Will Moulton hosts this episode of SportSpiel with We are Girls in Sport founders Caroline Kings and Jo Wimble-Groves. The pair have an identical vision on the importance of sport … Continue Reading Caroline Kings and Jo Wimble-Groves: We are Girls in Sport
Alice Dearing: Being Britain’s black swimmer
Alice Dearing is often asked the same questions about being the black swimmer from Britain. The age-old stereotype is that black people can’t swim – a view that is so … Continue Reading Alice Dearing: Being Britain’s black swimmer
Olivia Breen: From the lowest low to world champion
When asked what her biggest challenge has been in her career, Olivia Breen’s answer is almost like a reflex. “Rio 2016, definitely,” she says. Four years ago, Livvy was expected … Continue Reading Olivia Breen: From the lowest low to world champion
The coronavirus lockdown has proved how important sport is
Sport is so much more than entertainment. For every titanic tussle, last-minute goal or nerve-wracking finish it brings thrills unlike anything else. But what makes it truly special is the … Continue Reading The coronavirus lockdown has proved how important sport is
Jenny Meadows: ‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it’
Will Moulton hosts this SportSpiel feature interview with former British athlete Jenny Meadows. In the first episode recorded since the UK-wide lockdown was imposed the World and European 800m medalist … Continue Reading Jenny Meadows: ‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it’
Georgina Roberts: Cancer and transforming a ‘neglected’ sport
“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
Marilyn Okoro and Laura Sugar: The power of no
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
SportSpiel Review of the Year 2019
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
Laura Gallagher meets: Bryony Page, Kat Driscoll and Izzy Songhurst
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
Football racism, mental health in sport and multi-talented athletes
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
Yona Knight-Wisdom: Writing history and breaking stereotypes
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
‘Disaster’ Doha World Championships, social media trolls and doping
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
Lizzie Simmonds: ‘Who am I and what is my purpose?’
“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?’