The Sports Agents
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Gabby Logan & Mark Chapman, two of the UK’s top sports broadcasters, host a twice-weekly podcast exploring the biggest stories from the world of sport...
From the Premier League to the Olympics, rugby's future, boxing's identity crisis, the latest Formula 1 soap opera, the NFL and beyond... you name it, The Sports Agents have got it covered - and will bring you behind the scenes at some of the greatest sporting events from around the world too.
Drawing on their wealth of experience and insight, with exclusive interviews and expert analysis, Gabby & Mark tackle the big questions and explain not just what’s happening, but why.
New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
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From the Premier League to the Olympics, rugby's future, boxing's identity crisis, the latest Formula 1 soap opera, the NFL and beyond... you name it, The Sports Agents have got it covered - and will bring you behind the scenes at some of the greatest sporting events from around the world too.
Drawing on their wealth of experience and insight, with exclusive interviews and expert analysis, Gabby & Mark tackle the big questions and explain not just what’s happening, but why.
New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Sports Agents is a Global Player Original Podcast.
📩 Got a question? Send it here: https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7
💭 Tell us your thoughts in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6
🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod
📱Follow us on socials:
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/
X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod
📥 Email: thesportsagents@global.com
And we have merch! To get yours, head to: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents
For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com
Episodes
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Aug 8, 2024 • 29min
Josh Kerr on risk, rivalry & are you ready to say goodbye to Paris 2024?
The Sports Agents are joined by 1500m silver medalist Josh Kerr for their last Olympic podcast live from Team GB House... Josh reflects on one of the most anticipated final races of the Olympics, his gripping rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and why you've got to risk losing in order to have a chance to win. Plus, Gabby & Mark discuss Mark Hudson-Smith's journey from quitting the sport to Olympic silver, George Mills being a chip off the ol' block and why they're not ready to say goodbye to the Games, just yet.Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Aug 7, 2024 • 26min
Max Whitlock on his final Olympics, ‘old man strength’ & trying to get a skill named after himself... brought to you by The National Lottery
The Sports Agents are joined in Team GB house by six-time Olympic medallist & the most decorated British gymnast in history, Max Whitlock, for a special episode brought to you by The National Lottery.An athlete whose legacy stretches back all the way to London 2012, a pommel horse specialist, having proven himself on the Olympic, Commonwealth, World and European stage, time and time again...He was back for one last go in Paris and came agonisingly close but today, Max sits down with Gabby & Mark to reflect on an incredible career, inspiring the next generation of great British gymnasts, the secrets to his longevity and on trying to get a skill named after himself! Search National Lottery Paris 2024 to find out more. The National Lottery. Changing Lives Every Day. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Aug 6, 2024 • 31min
Inside boxing's gender row & the greatest 100m final ever?
The Sports Agents reflect on another incredible evening on the track as Armand Duplantis broke the world record, Keely Hodgkinson won gold for Team GB and Noah Lyles collected his own gold medal for what many are describing as the best 100m final of all time... Plus, Professor Ross Tucker joins Gabby & Mark to dive into the details surrounding the eligibility testing of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting as boxing's Olympic gender row rumbles on. They discuss a scandalous IBA press conference, Russia's involvement and the IOC's failure to protect the athletes at the heart of this sorry chapter of Olympic history. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Aug 4, 2024 • 15min
Olympics Weekend Edition: Week 1
After an unforgettable first week at the Paris Olympics,The Sports Agents return to round up the big interviews from their first week in Paris... Gold medal rowers Hannah Scott and Lola Anderson joined Gabby & Mark, in our Team GB House studio, to reflect on a nail-biting photo-finish win and wanting to shatter the traditional image of what a female athlete 'looks like'.Sky Sports boxing commentator Andy Clarke was on hand to try to explain GB boxing's disastrous Olympics so far and the bigger question which hangs over boxing's future as an Olympic sport at all.Plus, synchronised divers Noah Williams and Scarlett Mew Jensen reveal what it's really like to hit the pool at speeds of over 30mph. Search for The Sports Agents to listen to these interviews in full, plus so much more insight and reaction to the Games. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
Aug 1, 2024 • 44min
Will we ever see boxing at The Olympics again?
As the first full week of relentless Olympic drama draws to a close, The Sports Agents, strike GOLD in the studio as Team GB rowers Lola Anderson and Hannah Scott stop in, to reflect on the most nail-biting finish of the Games so far... The pair speak honestly about shattering the traditional image of women in sport and the huge strides sports science is taking to prevent injury in female athletes. Later, Sky Sports' Boxing commentator Andy Clarke joins Gabby & Mark to explain GB Boxing's disastrous Olympics and why its very future, at The Olympic Games, is under threat. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Jul 30, 2024 • 29min
Will Paris 2024 be the best Olympics ever?
The Sports Agents are live from Team GB House for the first of a series of podcasts over the 2024 Paris Olympic Games... Gabby & Mark reflect on an audacious opening ceremony, the incredible atmosphere around the French capital and some of the highlights of the first few days. Plus, Team GB synchronised divers Scarlett Mew Jensen and Noah Williams join us to explain what it really takes to dive for an Olympic medal. Does it hurt hitting the water from the 10M board, Tom Daley's legacy and if winning a medal really changes an athlete's life overnight. Later, the sports agents relive *that* Roy Keane moment at 2002 World Cup after news that it is being turned into a new film starring Steve Coogan!Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Jul 28, 2024 • 19min
Olympics Weekend Edition
All week long The Sports Agents have been building up to the start of The 2024 Paris Olympics... London Mayor Sadiq Khan sat down with Gabby to reflect on the real legacy of London 2012, why he wants to bring the Games back to the capital and as more and more international sporting events come to the UK, if Premier League games will go the other way? Earlier in the week, Andy Anson - British Olympic Association Chief Executive - explained what makes brand 'Team GB' so unique in world sport. And the former Olympian Jack Buckner, now head of UK Athletics, explained how the sport can evolve to protect its own future, despite a 'golden generation' of British athletes.Got a question about the Olympics for Gabby & Mark - email (or send a voice-note) to us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
Jul 25, 2024 • 35min
Sadiq Khan on bringing The Olympics back to London
On the eve of the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, The Sports Agents sit down with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, to discuss his intention to launch a bid for the 2040 Olympic Games...What is the real legacy of London 2012, is hosting the Games still worth it, how does London compete with the likes of Saudi Arabia for global sporting events and will Premier League games inevitably move abroad? Gabby & Mark also reflect on Charlotte DuJardin's ban and the decision to allow Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde to participate. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Shane Fennelly Social Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Jul 23, 2024 • 39min
The Olympic struggle to stay relevant
With only a few days until the opening ceremony in Paris, The Sports Agents find out more about Team GB's 'golden generation' and if they'll soon become household names. Are the Olympic Games still at the pinnacle of world sport and how much are they prepared to change in order to stay relevant? In wide-ranging interviews with both Andy Anson, British Olympic Association CEO, and Jack Buckner, a 5000m Champion now Chief Executive of UK Athletics - Gabby & Mark discuss the strength of the 'Team GB brand', public faith in a clean sport, the threat of prize-money to the 'Olympic spirit' and much more.Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesVideo Producer: Sam Trudgill Social Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
Jul 21, 2024 • 18min
Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, Gareth Southgate resigned following England's Euro 2024 final defeat, and the world's best golfers tee'd it up for the 152nd Open Championship... The man who hired Gareth, former FA Managing Director Martin Glenn, joined Gabby & Mark for an insight into the process of finding his replacement and The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke joined us in the studio to help assess the leading candidates. After Rory McIlroy defended his own caddie ahead of his first appearance at a major tournament since his US Open collapse, we were also joined by caddies Billy Foster (Matt Fitzpatrick) and Jeff Brighton (Colin Montgomerie) to find out more about the mind-blowing complexities of the role and how much difference a great one can really make. Search for The Sports Agents to hear these episodes in full. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
