All About Sports - The Podcast

Running a football club is hard - running a football club goal with the goal of being completely sustainable - even harder!! Well that's the story of this English club that was taken over by a green energy industrialist in 2010, and has since been on a mission to create a sustainable and environmentally-friendly club!! From a pesticide-free pitch, to powering their stadium completely with renewable energy, to creating kits fro...

Although Padel began in 1969, it was primarily only played in Spain and parts of Latin America. However, in recent years it seems to have exploded out to the rest of the world!! In this week's episode of the podcast, we delve into the game of Padel including its history and how is played! We then discuss whether or not it it is just a fad that will soon fade out, or does it truly have the ability to grow into a sport that comp...

Betting always has and always will have a complicated relationship with sports!! And with the recent 10-month and 8-month bans for gambling imposed on Premier League stars Sandro Tonali and Ivan Toney, respectively, this has once again come into the spotlight! In this week's episode, we delve into the complications associated with players betting on games / scenarios that they are directly or indirectly involved in, and the re...

With the growth of the IPL, the Australian Big Bash, and tournaments like the Hundred, the Caribbean Premier League and the Pakistan Super League, we dig into whether we are starting to see a shift away from International cricket, towards a club format? We dive into the demand that exists for international bi- and tri-lateral series, compared to club tournaments, and also discuss the player conflicts that arise with their national...

Cricket in the current day, finds itself in an odd spot, caught between its three formats - Tests, ODIs and T20Is!! And with an ongoing world cup that's seen very few games go down to the wire, one can't help but question how the T20 game is impacting both ODI and Test cricket. In this week's episode of the pod, we delve into how we expect to see ICC and the cricketing world juggle playing the sport across its formats:...

WE'RE BACK!!! And this week's episode is all about football team owners - what makes a good or a bad owner? What are some examples of owners that have done a great job, and others that have run their teams to the ground? Who are the owners whose hearts were in the right place, but struggled to succeed with their teams? Also, in light of Jim Ratcliffe's bid to take a 25% stake in Manchester United, we deep dive into th...

I know what you're thinking, didn't we just have a T20 World Cup recently?!? Well, with some CoVID compression, we are back with another T20 World Cup, exactly a year after Australia lifted the trophy in 2021!!

In this week's episode we cover this year's world cup, with a focus on:

- The new format, with the qualifying stages leading to the Super 12s, and the added opportunities for Associate nations

- Some of the surprises of the ...

If you follow the NBA, you probably heard about (or maybe saw the video of) Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole in a pre-season training camp! Well, this isn't the first time that team-mates have gotten into it with each other and it won't be the last time either...

This incident got us thinking about the most bizarre cases of "friendly" fire across sports, including:

- A cowboy shoot-out in a dressing room?!?

- 2 red cards to tea...

The FIFA World Cup is around the corner and there has been a lot of controversy around Qatar being the host nation. 

It started off with Qatar winning a bid that was due to corruption within FIFA with Sepp Blatter at the helm. After that, Qatar has been guilty of human rights violations with around 1,200 migrant workers dying due to inhumane working conditions.

However, there are lots of other things that the media does not co...

A few weeks ago, the act of mankading was once again brought into the cricket spotlight in the Indian Women's tour of England!! This time, the final ODI of the series ended with a mankad?!?!? And as always controversy ensued...

In this week's episode, we dive into the history of mankading, including:

- What the rule on mankading is, and how the rule is going to change in 2022?

- How did it come to be known as mankading?

- The most ...

Grace's relationship with Hockey is far from idyllic. While the passion for the sport was always there, a injury-ridden university career, left her with a ton of frustration and angst...but it also led to her eventual recovery and awesome turnaround!!

In this week's episode, we talk all about field hockey with Grace Rider:

- What is the process to becoming a professional hockey player?

- How is the sport organized professionally?

-...

Another week and another legend of the game announces their retirement! This time its Roger Federer!

In the wake of Fedex's retirement, we look back at the many G.O.A.T.s of the sporting world whose careers have recently come to an end, or are likely to be done soon:

- What does Federer mean to the game of tennis? And will tennis be able to recover after the golden age of Federer, Nadal & Djokovic?

- What did Sachin do for cric...

With one final twirl at Flushing Meadows, in September 2022, Serena Williams bid adieu to tennis, leaving behind a legacy that may never be replicated...

In this week's stats-filled episode, we cover what made Serena Williams so great - her most impressive feats, the most mind-boggling statistics in her career, and her never-ending desire to win! We also cover her final run in the 2022 U.S. Open, including her performance and atmos...

The Champions League is all set to kick off next week, the groups are set and we are ready to get going with another year of cross-European football drama!!

In this week's episode, we take a look at every group of the Champions League:

- Who do we predict to make it out of each of the 8 group?

- Which is this year's Group of Death?

- How much will Casemiro's move to Manchester United cost reigning champions - Real Madrid?

- Can Bar...

Anna Sharaeva's path into track cycling came pretty late in her life, but once she found it, she never looked back!!

In this week's episode, we speak with Anna on how she became a professional track cyclist in Russia, competing at the regional and national levels! In addition to her life as an athlete, she has also volunteered at the Moscow Cycling Federation and is currently working on her dissertation at The Union Cycliste Intern...

Barcelona F.C. is estimated to be more than a billion euros in debt, but one would never assume that looking at their summer signings - Lewandowski, Kounde, Raphinha, Kessie and Christensen!! However, everything for Barcelona comes at a heavy cost...

On this week's episode of All About Sports, we talk about Barcelona's money problems:

- How they got themselves in such a bad spot - financially?

- Why are they having issues registeri...

The Premier League is back...and boy did we miss it!!

In this week's episode, we talk about the new season of the Premier League - who finishes #1? Are we in store for another Man City-Liverpool battle down to the wire? Do Conte and Tottenham's new signings give Spurs enough of a boost to finally win silverware? Will Arsenal & Man Utd flop again this year? And whose getting sent back to the Championship?

Listen in to hear our t...

Here is the life of a Premier League sports physio who has worked with Nottingham Forest's academy and is now working with the Irons from Stratford, London. 

For some time now, Hiba Ansari has known that she wanted to work at the intersection of sports and medicine. And now as a physio for West Ham United, she's truly achieved that goal.

Join us this week, as we speak with Hiba about her journey in sports medicine!&n...