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More than the Score

BBC World Service
Football
Boxing
Premier League
Olympics
Winter Olympics
Africa Cup Of Nations
Mental Health
Women's Football
Tennis
NFL
World Cup
Cycling
Formula One
Manchester City
Type 1 Diabetes
Golf
Morocco
Formula 1
Darts
Mondo Duplantis

Unexpected questions and beyond the scoresheet chat. A multi-sport global podcast from the BBC World Service, every weekday.

Every Monday to Friday, More than the Score tells stories beyond the scoreline from all over the world of sport. From Formula One to netball, MMA to figure skating, and Grand Slam tennis to Diamond League athletics. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like para... more

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Welcome to Wrexham and Formula 1: Drive to Survive are among the wave of sporting reality TV shows that have become global hits over the past decade. They've also had a major influence on the teams and sports they feature, with Wrexham now targeting ... more

Jada Tati was part of Namibia's junior inline hockey women's team, which beat the USA in 2022 to win the country’s first title at the World Skate Games. Inline hockey is similar to ice hockey, but played with roller skates rather than blades.

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Spanish football manager Unai Emery has won four Europa League titles - can he win a fifth with Aston Villa? Emery led Sevilla to three Europa League titles in a row between 2014 and 2016 before winning it again with Villareal in 2021. So why is he s... more

Last month, Madina Okot was picked 13th in the WNBA Draft - the earliest any Kenyan player has been selected in the competition's history. She was chosen by the Atlanta Dream after an impressive college career, even though she only took up basketball... more

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Jerome Salbert
FIFA match agent who works with the Haitian FA on Talent ID
FIFA agency (Salbert) / Haitian Football Federation
Episode: Haiti: The World Cup team who can't play at home
Russ Anber
Boxing trainer, cut man, broadcaster
Independent boxing trainer/broadcaster
Episode: Russ Anber: How to train a boxing champion
Nolly Waterman
England World Cup winner
England Rugby
Episode: Should the world’s best women’s rugby union players use smaller balls?
Frankie de la Cretaz
American journalist and author (Out of Your League), co-author of Hail Mary
Author and journalist
Episode: Does coverage of women's sport focus on personality over performance?
Karissa Donkin
CBC sports journalist and author of Breakaway
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Episode: Does coverage of women's sport focus on personality over performance?
Fabio Wardley
Professional heavyweight boxer who rose from white-collar boxing to world-title contender
Boxing
Episode: Fabio Wardley: From white collar boxing to world champion
Simon Chadwick
Professor of Afro-Eurasian Sports and co-editor of GeoSport
Ellis/GeoSport
Episode: What next for LIV Golf and Saudi investment in sport?
Jonty Coleman
BBC data journalist, analysing playoff data and trends
BBC
Episode: Can stats pick out the EFL Championship play-off winner?
Jobi McAnuff
Former Reading midfielder, TV and radio pundit
TV and Radio Pundit
Episode: Can stats pick out the EFL Championship play-off winner?

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Ade Adedoyin
Host of More Than The Score / More than the Score; BBC World Service; provides interview-led coverage across sports with a focus on insights beyond the score.

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Fabio Wardley: From white collar boxing to world champion
Q: If you get through that fight and you retain your title, what would you like to do next in an ideal world?
He expresses a strong desire to fight Alexander Usyk, believing that challenging the best is the defining measure of his ambition and legacy.
Fabio Wardley: From white collar boxing to world champion
Q: Just what are you expecting for the fight against Daniel Dubois?
Wardley responds that he can't see the fight going the distance and emphasizes the need to stay focused, with confidence in turning things around quickly if needed.
Haiti: The World Cup team who can't play at home
Q: What makes this World Cup campaign different for Haiti, given the obstacles they face?
He describes the unique motivation driven by national pride amid turmoil, the dual-nationality strategy, and the potential for surprise results due to the emergence of strong players like Bellegarde and Isidor, despite a very tough group.
Haiti: The World Cup team who can't play at home
Q: Tell us how you scout for talent given Haiti's inability to host games at home.
The guest explains using Yscout as an online analytics tool, combined with a network of locally based scouts to identify players with Haitian roots who fit the team's needs, and emphasizes the importance of diaspora pathways and remote coordination.
Can stats pick out the EFL Championship play-off winner?
Q: Which team looks strongest based on the current data and form entering the playoffs?
Southampton is highlighted by the data as the strongest overall candidate given their recent form and track record, though Millwall's away strength and overall resilience keep them in contention.

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Across a broad basket of sports—from football, boxing, and rugby to tennis, running, and table tennis—episodes spotlight insights beyond the scoreline. Listeners get expert-level context on governance, finance, performance, and coverage, with conversations ranging from data-driven playoff analysis and AI-driven training in cycling to the business of ticket pricing and the logistics of talent scouting for national teams. Guests include journalists, coaches, agents, and elite athletes, often weaving personal journeys with practical takeaways for fans, industry professionals, and decision-makers. A notable throughline is the discipline of thinking critically about sport: performance analytics, athlete welfare, representation in media, and the ... more

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2. Russ Anber
3. Nolly Waterman
4. Frankie de la Cretaz
5. Karissa Donkin
6. Fabio Wardley
7. Simon Chadwick
8. Jonty Coleman

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