Murray Deaker's Sporting Lives

On the final episode for 2024, Murray is joined by double gold medalist at the Paris Olympics, Alicia Hoskin.  Deaks and Alicia talk about overcoming her rare heart complications, racing with the GOAT Lisa Carrington and the complexities of racing the K4.

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On this episode, Murray is joined by one of our greatest ever paceman, Trent Boult.  Deaks and Trent discuss his decision to turn down a New Zealand Cricket contract, the future of test cricket and why we've seen the last of him playing for the Black Caps.

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40 years. 'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interview legends of sport, uncovering their stories. Full of m...

On this episode, Murray is joined by New Zealand rugby league legend, Stacey Jones.  Deaks and Stacey talk about the highs and lows of the early days at the Warriors, what went wrong with the clubs NRL season this year and look ahead to Stacey's first crack at coaching the Kiwis international side later this month.

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On this episode, Murray is joined by Paris Olympic gold medalist, kiwi high jumper, Hamish Kerr.  Deaks asks Hamish what really happened before the jump-off for gold in Paris, the pressure of qualifying and why he ended up in high jump.

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40 years. 'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interview legends of sport, uncovering their stories. Full of memories, theories, a...

On this bonus episode, Murray is joined by Olympic Men's Kayak Cross gold medallist, kiwi Finn Butcher. Deaks and Finn talk about the moment he knew he'd won gold in Paris, the highlights of his Olympic games, the future of Kayak Cross and what's next for Finn.

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40 years. 'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interview legends of sport, uncovering their stories. Full...

To celebrate the Olympics, on this episode, Murray is joined by double Gold medalists, Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell (now Georgina Earl and Caroline Meyer).  Deaks asks them about their road to Olympics success, sibling rivalry, Dick Tonks and Caroline reveals she didn't always want Georgina in the boat.

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On this episode, ahead of the Paris Olympics, Murray is joined by one of our Olympic greats, Rob Waddell.  Deaks and Rob talk about what it takes to win Olympics Gold, his time with Team New Zealand, this honest thoughts on Grant Dalton, heart surgery and his thoughts ahead of Paris.

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40 years. 'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interview legends of sport, uncover...

On this episode, Murray is joined by one of the off-field heroes of sport, John 'Doc' Mayhew.  Deaks and John recap his career as team doctor of the All Blacks and Warriors, they unpack the big issue of CTE and talk about his special relationship with Jonah Lomu

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40 years. 'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interview legends of sport, uncovering their stories. Ful...

Murray is back with season two of Murray Deaker's Sporting Lives!  For the first episode back, he is joined by one of our athletics stars, pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney.  Deaks and Eliza talk about her come back from injury, the techniques of pole-vaulting and how she is preparing for the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40 years. 'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interv...

On the final episode of Murray Deaker's Sporting Lives for 2023, Murray is joined by the ultimate journey man, kiwi golfer, Steven Alker.  Deaks and Steven talk about the turnaround in his career, from grinding away on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour to his winning streak on the Champions Tour and the passing of his caddy Sam Workman from cancer.

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This week Murray is joined by 2023 NRL Dally M Coach of the Year, Warriors coach Andrew Webster.  Deaks and Webby talk about his coaching philosophy, turning the club around in his first year as head coach and his long-term commitment to Auckland and the Warriors.

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On this episode, Murray talks to American billionaire and owner of three New Zealand golf courses, Ric Kayne.  Ric is the founder of Tara Iti and the two Te Arai Links courses in Mangawhai. Ric joins Deaks to talk about leaving a legacy and why he held nothing back in creating excellence in these courses.

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This week Murray talks to Paralympian great and Member of the House of Lords, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.  Deaks and Tanni talk about her incredible career, the selfishness required in top level sport and her role on the three-person panel, assigned to look into the Lance Armstrong affair and the role of the ICU in the scandal.

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This week Murray talks to kiwi race car driver, 6-time IndyCar champ, Scott Dixon.  Deaks and Scott talk about facing the fear in a dangerous sport, the lure of the Indy500, Scott rates New Zealand's other drivers and talks about his upcoming induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

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With the Cricket World Cup nearing the knockout stages, Murray catches up with former Blackcaps paceman, turned commentator, Danny Morrison.  Deaks and Danny talk about India's influence on cricket, our best batsman of all time and how Danny rates the teams in India at the moment and who he picks to win the ODI crown.

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This week Murray is talking golf with kiwi golfer Michael Hendry.

Deaks and Michael chat about life as a pro golfer, whether Lydia Ko is New Zealand's best golfer and Michael's battle with leukaemia. 

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This week Murray is joined by former All Blacks lock Ian Jones. Kamo and Deaks talk about the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, how McDonalds spared 5 players from the poisoning and they discuss what is so special about the All Blacks, South Africa rivalry.

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This week Deaks talks to former All Black, Auckland and Manu Samoa coach, NZR President and life member, Sir Bryan Williams. Beegee tells Murray about the crippling fear he had before his debut in South Africa, gives his thoughts on the current rules of the game and talks about the unconscious bias towards the Island teams.

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With the 2023 Cricket World Cup underway, Deaks catches up with former Blackcaps player and coach, Mark Greatbatch. 

Mark reflects on the '92 World Cup campaign that he was a part of and gives his thoughts on the current Blackcaps team and tournament taking place in India.

'Murray Deaker’s Sporting Lives' will interview legends of sport, uncovering their stories.

Murray Deaker has been interviewing the biggest names in sport for 40...