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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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Jul 18, 2024 • 45min

Next England manager: Meet the candidates

After Gareth Southgate resigned while we were recording Tuesday's episode, today, The Sports Agents run the rule over the candidates to replace him...The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke is in the studio to explain why Eddie Howe will be difficult to prise from Newcastle and why the FA have not ruled out non-English options. And later, as golf caddies have been making headlines (for good and bad reasons) over the last few weeks - and to mark the start of The Open - Gabby and Mark find out what makes a great caddy and what really goes into the job. With interviews from Colin Montgomerie's caddie Jeff Brighton and the incomparable Billy Foster - Matt Fitzpatrick's caddie this week but who has also been on the bag for the likes of Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros.Plus, Gabby reflects on the viral video that has landed Chelsea's record-signing Enzo Fernandez in hot water after he broadcast his Argentina teammates performing a racist chant after winning the Copa America final. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo 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!
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Jul 16, 2024 • 32min

Gareth Southgate resigns... What now?

England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned... So who will the FA look to next, does his successor need to be English and how difficult will it be to fill his shoes? The Sports Agents are joined by former FA Managing Director Martin Glenn - the man who hired Gareth - to reflect on that process, as well as, the true scale of Southgate's legacy, which reaches far beyond this summer's Euros in Germany. Matt Lawton of The Times also joins Gabby and Mark to discuss Eddie Howe's credentials as the current favourite to replace him.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!
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Jul 14, 2024 • 16min

Weekend Edition

This week on The Sports Agents, We reflected on England's run to today's Euro 2024 final, Lewis Hamilton's record 9th British GP win and Novak Djokovic turning on the centre court crowd at Wimbledon. But you asked us to find out what's going on at Manchester United, after it emerged that the Women's side would be moved to 'portacabins' in order to accommodate the men - so we were joined by a host of guests including the former Head of Women's football at United, Polly Bancroft, to investigate a growing sense that the club's new owners simply don't care about the Women's game.With England v Spain on the brain and to mark two weeks until the start of the Olympics in Paris - a couple of TeamGB icons, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Iwan Thomas, joined us to talk about how to 'peak' at just the right time for a moment that may only come around once in an athlete's career. Search for The Sports Agents to listen in full. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

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