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Gabby and Mark are in the sun at Lords Cricket Ground for the launch of the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, in England and Wales. The Lionesses winning a home tournament was a groundbreaking moment for women across the country, so could rugby and cricket produce the same magic at their upcoming home World Cups? Fresh off winning England women's seventh Six Nations title in a row, we speak to World Player of the Year, Ellie Kildunne. How is she getting herself fired up for the World Cup? What does she think of the new trend for celebrations in rugby? And what's with all the cowboy hats? And what's it like heading into a World Cup when you aren't on a 25-Test winning streak like the Red Roses? The England women's cricket team are coming off the back of a disastrous Ashes whitewash, so can their new Head Coach, Charlotte Edwards, turn things around? She told us what she wants to change. Plus, will Barcelona's insanely high defensive line stop cost them a place in the Champions League final? Never mind Yamine Lamal, have you heard about the IPL's 14-year-old century-maker? And I bet you didn't know this about Ronnie O'Sullivan's cue... Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Matt HughesTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have sent Anthony Watson to Sage HQ to meet Women's World Player of the Year, Ellie Kildunne. The pair chat about home World Cups, the Red Roses' Six Nations campaign and what it's really like working under John "Mad Mitch" Mitchell. ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe

Gloucester suffered a thumping home defeat to Exeter in the Premiership Cup, with a first half performance that ranks as one of the worst in recent memory. Even we struggle to find any positives from this one (other than we won the second half). England finished their Autumn Nations Series with a win over Japan, Ed chats through his experience of Twickenham and the epic journey home following Storm Bert's impact on the rail network. We also discuss lots of news from the Rugby world including, World Player of the Year, Joe Marler retires from rugby, Sarries CEO exit, Falcons up for sale and Bill Sweeney's bonus! Ed Price Jim Harley

His team took a lot of confidence from their podium finish at the Paris Olympics, Blitzboks coach Philip Snyman argues ahead of the World Sevens Series in Dubai. He believes his team will also be ready to handle the pressure of playing in Cape Town next week. They will however be without the hugely influential Selvyn Davids who is injured but Snyman told the 'To the Last Drop' podcast they have sufficient contingencies in place to mitigate the blow. Snyman also chuckles at the notion he might have picked up World Coach of the Year award had his team instead of France gone all the way at the Paris Olympics. He believes Boks coach Rassie Erasmus is more deserving of the accolade. World Player of the Year, Pieter-Steph du Toit, also explains what winning the award a second time means to him. Hosts Brenden Nel and Liam Del Carme also look ahead to this weekend's matches in the URC.

England beat Japan on Sunday to finish their Autumn so Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher discuss where the team currently are and ask if they have an identity crisis? Alex chats to former England psychologist Dan Abrahams about the what they can do from a mental standpoint to change their tight losses into victories, Alfie and Mark Palmer reflect on Scotland ending the year with a win over the Wallabies, plus the boys talk about Warren Gatland's future and the World Player of the Year winners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kooks and Thala come again for Part 2 of their Autumn Nations Series preview and they focus more on the players in this round. Kooks and Thala discuss whether Pieter-Steph du Toit has the World Rugby Player of the Year award in the bag, which Springboks and Ireland players could contest and what the size of meltdown would be if Antoine Dupont wins it without playing a test this year. We then discuss which best players in a position in a world title fights are happening in November - we look forward to Sione Tuipulotu measuring himself up against Damian de Allende and the triple threat match between Ardie Savea, Caelan Doris and Gregory Alldritt. We finally look at some of the news from the rugby world, including Munster firing Graham Rowntree, Joe Marler sparking yet another Haka debate and the additions to the Springboks squad.

When we talk about the greatest rugby family in this country ever, it's almost impossible to go past the Barretts. Kevin 'Smylie' Barrett was a Taranaki legend who also played for the Hurricanes, Beauden is a 100 game All Black, RWC winner and 2 x World Player of the year, Scott has captained the Crusaders to 4 Super Rugby titles and is the current Captain of the All Blacks, Jordie at just 27 has racked up over 50 games for the All Blacks and dominated where ever he plays. Kane was tracking the same path before 2 significant head injuries forced him to retire at just 22 years old. It was awesome to sit down with Kane and talk through where he is at now and how he looks back on his career, some bits that stood out for me were.. The battle between the Barrett brothers to be the Alpha growing up How Kane would fire up the Francis Douglas 1st XV side, once resulting in a yellow card The time Kane picked up his coach Neil Barns as a 16yo and dropped him on his head His pathway into NZ Schools for 2 years, Taranaki and the Blues What forced Kane into retirement and how hard that was to deal with How he looks at his brothers successful careers His new life of the farm And heaps more! This was such an incredible insight from such a champion lad, you can only admire the way Kane has gone about his life post footy and it was so cool to hear about his journey.  

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby crew sits down with Ireland rugby legend, Johnny Sexton. He's the most decorated Irish rugby player of all time, a legend for Leinster, Ireland and the Lions. We're talking four Six Nations titles, including two Grand Slams, four European Cups with Leinster, and let's not forget — World Player of the Year in 2018. A career of highs, hard knocks, and plenty of conflict in between, and it's all captured in his new autobiography, Obsessed. Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.

From meeting her fiancé to giving her confidence on and off the pitch, rugby has given Zoe Aldcroft so much in her life so far. The Gloucester-Hartpury lock discussed the lack of female sporting role models growing up, now being rivals with her partner at club level with him working for Leicester Tigers, the added pressure of playing after being named World Player of the Year brought and her Jonny Wilkinson doll she carries with her every match day,In this pod you will also hear from her older brother Jonny, fiancé Luke Stratford as well as team mates Maud Muir and Meg Jones.FOLLOW:▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/▪️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/▪️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandru... MORE:

Shaun and Thala review week 2 of the Six Nations. We start at the controversial no try call at the end of Scotland v France and debate whether the officials got it right. We also discuss why all the Scotland losses against the better teams all feel the same and whether France played a lot better than most give them credit. Moving onto England v Wales, we look at the positives for the young Wales team for as they fought to a narrow loss in Twickenham and we discuss what are the other ingredients England need to play the pressure game Steve Borthwick and Felix Jones are trying to implement. Then we move to the Aviva and rave about another impressive Jack Crowley performance, how Ireland's rotated players stepped up in this game and we remain patient with Italy. Our First Phase question asked us to predict the World Rugby Player of the Year winners for the next 4 years and we discussed whether Antoine Dupont can still win it in 2024 even if he just plays Sevens.

In the room today is one of Canada's most renowned voice directors and actors, Richard M. Dumont. He has director over 500 projects; from top rated video games such as Avatar and Assassin's Creed Origins, to hit animation shows such as Miramax's, "Little Twins" and Gwen Stefani's "KuuKuu Harajuku". We learn about his past and how he got into this industry. What is very inspiring is his positive attitude, how he found opportunity everywhere and his love of work. Let's get into it!

No es un paquetes como tal, pero lo prometimos y aquí está. Junto a David Mosquera, Ander Iturralde, Antonio Pacheco y Miguel Gutiérrez asistimos a la gala del Renaldinho World Player. Durante la gala hubo una serie de problemas en el audio, pero gracias a la labor de Ander Iturralde ha podido rescatar el audio tras un laborioso trabajo. Tras esto, volvemos con paquetes la semana que viene. ¡Feliz año! Y si queréis apoyar o comprar un regalo de Navidad: Penalti Pop: Un recorrido divertido y nostálgico por aquellos temazos que mantienen viva nuestra memoria futbolera: https://amzn.eu/d/iLxLZTJ

No es un paquetes como tal, pero lo prometimos y aquí está. Junto a David Mosquera, Ander Iturralde, Antonio Pacheco y Miguel Gutiérrez asistimos a la gala del Renaldinho World Player. Durante la gala hubo una serie de problemas en el audio, pero gracias a la labor de Ander Iturralde ha podido rescatar el audio tras un laborioso trabajo. Tras esto, volvemos con paquetes la semana que viene. ¡Feliz año! Y si queréis apoyar o comprar un regalo de Navidad: Penalti Pop: Un recorrido divertido y nostálgico por aquellos temazos que mantienen viva nuestra memoria futbolera: https://amzn.eu/d/iLxLZTJ

The allure of the All Blacks jersey remains strong. That's the view out of New Zealand Rugby after Beauden Barrett's call to re-sign through to the end of the 2027 Rugby World Cup. He'll be available for test matches next year and the Blues in Super Rugby Pacific from 2025 after his sabbatical in Japan. NZR's General Manger of Professional Rugby, Chris Lendrum is 'stoked' to have Barrett re-joining them for the foreseeable future. "He's played 123 tests for New Zealand, he's been World Player of the Year on a couple of occasions, he's one of our greatest All Blacks."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this show Jez is joined by ITV and TNT Sports Rugby Union commentator Nick Mullins to talk about his life in the game and the wider world of sport, the recent Rugby World Cup and how the game moves on and his thoughts on Saracens with a bit of a quiz for Jez that was 24 years in the making!Either side Jez is joined by Matt and Jo to talk Red Roses, Marlie Packer's World Player of the Year award, language in and around the game and the recent win for the men's team versus Leicester Tigers.Follow the Fezcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to hear all our latest news first!Click here for subscription links[Disclaimer: The Fezcast is brought to you on behalf of the Saracens Supporters Association and is not an official product of Saracens Ltd]Title Music (from Season 4): "Herald" by This Winter Machine

EFL Cup..United v Newcastle a lot of questions to be answered..Arsenal v West Ham.. media say don't boo Rice.. I say media shut it..Chelsea v Blackburn.. this could be an upset..Congrats to Messi winning World Player 

France is rolling out unprecedented security measures across the country ahead of tomorrow's opening game of the Rugby World Cup.  The All Blacks take on France at 7.15 tomorrow morning, New Zealand time.  The French government is mobilising a record number of police at every game, keen to avoid a repeat of the dangerous and chaotic scenes at the Champions League football final at the Stade de France last year.  Newstalk ZB rugby commentator, Elliott Smith, told Mike Hosking that armed police are out in force in Paris, particularly around team hotels and team areas.  He says French officials are very worried and are being stringent about making sure nothing goes wrong at this event.  LISTEN ABOVE      'Notre histoire': French newspaper set the tone for RWC opener -Will Toogood, NZ Herald French national sporting newspaper L'Equipe have set an early tone for the Rugby World Cup opener.  Against the foreground of the All Blacks in full flow of a rendition of Kapa o Pango, current and former members of Les Blues can be seen linking arms in a cold-faced challenge to the haka.  L'Equipe's front and back page feature former and current France stars (from right) Thierry Dusautoir, Grégory Alldritt, Emile Ntamack, Matthieu Jalibert, Christophe Dominici and Antoine Dupont. Photo / L'Equipe  The cover leaves nothing to the imagination as to the mood in France ahead of the World Cup.  The headline “Notre histoire” or “our history” alludes to the intense rivalry between the French rugby team and the All Blacks - particularly at World Cups.  Thierry Dusautoir, far left in the photo, captained the French in their 2011 World Cup campaign. One of the All Blacks' great adversaries, his battles with Richie McCaw were particularly epic. The openside flanker was considered one of, if not, the best tackler in the world during his playing days, breaking the record for most tackles in a game in 2007 against New Zealand with 38. He was Man of the Match in the 2011 Final, scoring France's only try.  Number eight Grégory Alldritt, who stands to Dusatoir's right in the photo, won his first cap in 2019 and was 2023′s European Professional Club Rugby Player of the Year, so is a worthy inclusion in this prestigious list with the year he has had for La Rochelle.  Third from left comes Emile Ntamack, father of injured French first five-eighth Romain Ntamack. He was part of the Grand Slam-winning French side in 1997 and played in both 1991 and 1995 World Cups. He was also formerly France's attack coach.  With a touch of class, on Ntamack's left comes the man who is replacing his son as France's first five - Matthieu Jalibert. The 24-year-old made his international debut at just 19, so is no stranger to being thrust into the big occasion. Earning 26 caps so far, he is far from inexperienced - but many French hopes will be riding on his shoulders come September 9 (Saturday morning, September 10 NZT).  Again, L'Equipe show class with their next inclusion. Christophe Dominici passed away in 2020 - New Zealand Rugby saying at the time: “Small in stature but a titan on the field, Christophe Dominici, we will never forget you.” In a career that spanned 17 years, the winger cemented himself as a giant of French rugby, scoring 25 tries in 67 caps for France.  It wouldn't be a list of great current and former French players without Antoine Dupont - the halfback has been the main rival to Aaron Smith for title of best in the world for some time. Named 2021 World Player of the Year, and along with Brian O'Driscoll, Dupont is one of only two to win Six Nations Player of the Tournament three times. Dupont's resume is as good as they come - as is his pass, for that matter.  The All Blacks, performing Ka Mate, are confronted by the French before the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash. Photo / Getty Images  Significance of the cover  L'Equipe choosing to show their former and current stars accepting the challenge of the haka is of significance. In the ill-fated 2007 World Cup quarter-final, France stood literally toe-to-toe with the All Blacks as they laid the challenge of Te Rauparaha's Ka Mate. This electrified the atmosphere of the fixture and seemed to galvanise Les Bleus with French number eight Sebastien Chabal commenting: “We had not prepared to react to the haka in that way but just before going out on to the pitch they told us to act like it was a war, to show them that we were ready for a good fight.”  This quote from Chabal best typifies any response to a haka. The haka is a challenge, one that should be accepted and L'Equipe are letting the world know that the French team, past and present, are ready for a good fight. It may be a stretch to claim this cover foreshadows a similar French response to 2007 in the 2023 World Cup opener, but it would be naïve to assume they will accept the challenge with anything less than vitalité.  Notre histoire  The All Blacks and France have played seven Rugby World Cup games, more than any other pair of nations, including six playoff matches. The scoreboard reads five wins for New Zealand and two for France. France knocked the All Blacks out of the 1997 and 2007 tournaments at the semifinal and quarter-final stages respectively. New Zealand fans need little reminding of either of these results and they remain two of the most famous French rugby wins.  Notre histoire is entwined even further still, as the All Blacks' first two successful World Cups came at the expense of the French in 1987 and 2011 - both at Eden Park.  Overall, the All Blacks and France have played on 61 occasions - the All Blacks emerging victorious 48 times, the French 13. Despite the vastly-superior winning record for the All Blacks in this encounter, France has the most wins of any Northern Hemisphere opponent against Les All Blacks.  France v All Blacks: Kickoff 7.15am, Saturday Follow the match at nzherald.co.nz Elliott Smith's live commentary on Newstalk ZB, Gold Sport and iHeartRadioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off our special series celebrating one of my favourite things, women's sport, and ahead of the Women's World Cup this summer, we are joined by a real sporting game changer: England and Barcelona defender Lucy Bronze!  As part of the EURO winning England team last year, Lucy truly changed the game for the visibility of women's sport, and for future generations.  But being part of a winning team is just a part of Lucy's legacy. Alongside more than 100 caps for England, she has won every domestic cup in England, the domestic title in France, the Champions League, a bronze medal in the Olympics, the SheBelieves Cup, the Arnold Clark Cup in 2022, been named FIFA's World Player of the Year AND she just received an MBE!  In today's episode Lucy looks back on her epic career, the sexism she has had to overcome, how she has learnt to thrive under pressure, managing her mental health and how one chat with fellow icon Jill Scott helped make her into the team player she is today.  Lucy also shares some never before heard tales from winning the Euros from the pitch and also as they wrote a letter to the government to campaign for all girls to be allowed to play football at school. And as we look forward to (hopefully/crossing everything) England bringing football home again at the World Cup, Lucy talks about how empowering the new Nike England kit with game changing blue shorts are!  I love what Lucy says about the work that still needs to be done for true gender parity in sport and hopefully normalising talking about periods in sport and beyond might get us one step further to that! If you love this chat too, please get in touch across socials on @joshsmithhosts because it's always great chatting to you and come back next week for the next episode in our special women in sport series! Love, Josh xx P.S. I am BEYOND proud that this series is empowered by Nike, whose ambition - just like Reign - is to champion women and girls and ensure they feel seen and included in sport and beyond.  Nike is committed to celebrating ALL women, supporting HER journey by taking action to make meaningful change and coming through with innovative style-led products you will hear all about in this series.  I'm sure you will have already seen the game-changing new England women's football kit - which we talk about in this episode - that includes the new Leak Protection technology embedded in the lining of the Nike Pro Short for athletes. And Nike have also just launched the Phantom Luna - a women-led football boot, backed by Nike's most meaningful investment in women yet that has taken more than two years of research, trialing, designing and styling to develop.  We haven't even got onto the bras, leggings, Pro Hijabs and their maternity and plus size ranges so make sure you check out all of the latest innovation for HER product at Nike.com and @nikewomen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Andrew talks with soccer legend Carli Lloyd. Carli is a 2x World Cup Champion, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, & back-to-back FIFA Women's World Player of the Year in 2015 & 2016. In 2003, Carli was cut from the US U-21 national team—and thought her dream of playing for the US Women's National team was over. Instead of quitting, Carli reshaped her mindset to embrace challenges, stop making excuses, & turn her weaknesses into strengths. She went on to play 17 years with the US Women's National Team and played in more World Cup & Olympic matches than any US player in history. This conversation is for anyone who's ever been knocked down, cut from a team, missed a promotion, or fallen short of a goal. It's filled with insight to help you achieve championship level success in anything—and is a powerful reminder of what's possible when we're open to change & willing to do the work. Show Highlights:(3:29) - Getting cut from U-21 team(4:18) - Choosing between two paths(5:52) - Working on weaknesses(9:48) - Controlling what you can control(12:14) - Managing distractions(13:10) - Auditing your schedule(14:14) - Being available consistently(16:46) - Building a strong mindset(17:49) - Rest & recovery(19:50) - Thriving under pressure(21:20) - Responding to adversity(22:56) - Pushing your limits(24:54) - Carli's tarp pulling moments(27:29) - Final game with USWNT(29:56) - Reflections on end of career** Follow Andrew On Social Media **Twitter: @andrewhmosesInstagram: @AndrewMoses123Sign up for e-mails to keep up with Andrew's podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Ollie Phillips, former England sevens captain now running Optimist Performance.  Focusing on performance, we are going to cut to the root on why winning is underrated. Ollie was 7s World Player of the Year in 2009 and captained England to three World Series Cup victories. He has completed many adventures, including sailing around the world.His philosophy is to inspire change through shared experience, continual learning, and an appetite to help and support people.You can contact him at www.optimistperformance.com

*) Argentina withdraws from Falkland Islands pact with UK Argentina has walked away from a cooperation pact with the United Kingdom and demanded new talks with London over the sovereignty of the disputed Falkland Islands. At the G20 summit in India on Thursday, Argentinian Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero informed UK counterpart James Cleverly that his government was abandoning the pact. Argentina believes the islands known as the Malvinas were illegally taken from it in 1833 and invaded the British colony in 1982. The United Kingdom sent troops and Argentina lost the two-month war for the South Atlantic archipelago in a conflict that claimed the lives of 649 Argentines and 255 British soldiers. *) More than 200 killed, nearly 700 wounded in Somaliland clashes More than 200 people lost their lives in over 24 days of clashes between security forces and clans in a disputed part of Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, an official has said. The mayor of the contested town, Abdirahim Ali Ismail told a press conference on Thursday that 210 civilians were killed and 680 others wounded in the fighting. Somaliland has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991 but has never been recognised internationally. *) Gaza warns of 'environmental catastrophe' as landfill fire rages Gaza officials have called for international help to extinguish a fire that started in a landfill in a village near the fence with Israel, saying it could last for days and cause an environmental catastrophe. A large cloud of heavy smoke billowed into the sky as night fell on Thursday, and there was a strong smell of burning rubbish across Gaza City. The fire started southeast of Gaza City, near the separation fence, for reasons that have yet to be confirmed, according to the Gaza municipality *) 'Messi, we're waiting for you': Gunmen threaten football star Lionel Messi Two gunmen on motorcycles have shot at a supermarket belonging to the family of Antonella Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi, in Rosario, in Argentina's Santa Fe province, local media and the city's mayor reported. A threatening hand-written message for 35-year-old Messi, Argentina's captain and seven-times World Player of the Year, was also left on the shop door on Thursday. "Messi, we are waiting for you, (Pablo) Javkin (the mayor) is also a narco (drug trafficker), he is not going to take care of you," it read. And finally… *) Over 1,500 pets have been rescued so far since the twin earthquakes hit southern Türkiye Over 1,500 pets have been rescued so far since the twin earthquakes hit southern Türkiye, a non-profit organisation has said. More than three weeks after the deadly earthquake in Türkiye, the animal rescue team from Humane Society International is still finding dogs and cats alive in abandoned apartments, damaged buildings or wandering the streets. The animal charity estimates that more than 1,500 animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, goldfish, a rooster, budgies, reptiles and more ― have been brought to receive medical care at the three main veterinary field clinics.

Por fin ha llegado el día. David Mosquera vuelve a Paquetes para contarnos cómo fue su experiencia en el mundial de Catar y cómo vivió la victoria de Argentina. También repasamos el ganador del ya tradicional Renaldinho World Player y terminamos haciendo, como cada mes de enero, una porra no solo deportiva. Suscríbete al Balón de Oro de Raúl: https://www.ivoox.com/escuchar-balon-oro-raul_nq_1168582_1.html Si estás interesado en patrocinar uno de nuestros programas, escríbenos a la siguiente dirección eranmuymaloseranpaquetes@gmail.com

Por fin ha llegado el día. David Mosquera vuelve a Paquetes para contarnos cómo fue su experiencia en el mundial de Catar y cómo vivió la victoria de Argentina. También repasamos el ganador del ya tradicional Renaldinho World Player y terminamos haciendo, como cada mes de enero, una porra no solo deportiva. Suscríbete al Balón de Oro de Raúl: https://www.ivoox.com/escuchar-balon-oro-raul_nq_1168582_1.html Si estás interesado en patrocinar uno de nuestros programas, escríbenos a la siguiente dirección eranmuymaloseranpaquetes@gmail.com

On this week's show we take a look back at the 2022 Fifa World Cup. As Morocco reached the semi-finals, is this a breakthrough that will see African teams doing well at future World Cups?We have the second part of our interview with Kaka, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 2002, and the 2007 World Player of the Year.And with the World Cup over, the EPL is back, and we look ahead to the upcoming games.

Keith Wood joined Ger and Shane on OTB AM to look back at Ireland's Autumn Nations series. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Joe Molloy is joined by Andy Dunne and journalist Gerry Thornley for this week's edition of Monday Night Rugby. (01:00) Lessons we learned from Ireland's defeat of Australia. (31:00) Nic White, concussion protocol and rugby's inescapable physicality. (46:00) Josh van der Flier named World Player of the Year. Rugby in association with Vodafone | #TeamOfUs

Welcome to The OTB Brief, everything you need to know about sport, first thing every morning, with John Duggan of OTB Sports. We bring you the latest sports news and what's happening today, as John brings you through the morning stories in the newspapers and updates you on the sporting diary. There are also details of today's OTB Sports Radio schedule - subscribe to The Brief for your first sports fix every morning! You can also tune into OTB AM, our sports breakfast show from 7:30 am - where we've reaction, news, and analysis of all today's sport - watch or listen live across OTB Sports.

Joe Molloy was joined by Gordon D'Arcy and Rúaidhrí O'Connor on this week's Monday Night Rugby. (01:00) Ireland beat Fiji but fail to impress in the process. (15:00) Why Joey Carbery cannot just be 'fine'. (27:00) Ireland's starters seem certain, but plenty of movement below. (36:00) 'I think Josh van der Flier could win World Player of the Year.' (47:00) 'Breathtaking' Women's Rugby World Cup final. Rugby in association with Vodafone | #TeamOfUs

Lukhanyo Am, Antoine Dupont, Johnny Sexton & Josh van der Flier have all had incredible seasons, but World Rugby dropped the ball here

Following a comfortable win in torrential conditions against Australia, the Red Roses are just two wins away from being crowned world champions for the third time! To preview their semi-final fixture against Canada, Rocky Clark rejoins host Ollie Little as they welcome England lock and World Player of the Year in 2021, Zoe Aldcroft.

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All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made what could be the final big call of his tenure, handing the No 10 jersey to Richie Mo'unga for the second test against South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this weekend. Foster is also gambling on two of his less-experienced props, Ethan de Groot and Tyrel Lomax, to match the Springboks' monstrous men. The All Blacks props have 20 test caps between them. It is the first test start of the year for Mo'unga, who guided the Crusaders to victory in Super Rugby Pacific, and has watched on ever since as the All Blacks have made faltering starts in all their matches this year. Incumbent first five-eighths Beauden Barrett, a two-time World Player of the Year, is relegated to the substitutes bench, from where he could enter the fray as a replacement for Mo'unga or in the outside backs. Other than the change at 10, the beleaguered coach largely played it safe in his backline selections, sticking with the same players who ran on to the field in last week's 26-10 humbling in the Rugby Championship opener in Mbombela. That result from a directionless performance was the fifth defeat in six starts for Foster's men. Jordie Barrett has overcome ankle injury concerns to hold on to the No 15 jersey, with another Springbok barrage of high balls likely. Caleb Clarke and Will Jordan start on the wings, while the coach persists with Rieko Ioane in the No 13 jersey. David Havili is at second five-eighths and Aaron Smith continues at halfback. Under-pressure captain Sam Cane has retained his place as openside flanker, and takes the field alongside No 8 Ardie Savea and Shannon Frizell, who has been called up to fill the No 6 jersey after Akira Ioane, who moves to the bench, had little impact last week. Locks Scott Barrett and Sam Whitelock return to duty, as does hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho — one of the few bright performers last week. Uncapped tighthead Fletcher Newell is set to make his All Blacks debut from the bench, with Angus Ta'avao missing out after struggling in the front row last week. Codie Taylor returns to the bench after being dropped in the first test, while George Bower, Tupou Vaa'i, Finlay Christie and Quinn Tupaea make up the rest of the substitutes. "Belief and confidence remain high in our group, which is working incredibly hard this week," said Foster. "Playing at Ellis Park is always a special occasion for any All Black team, and this weekend will be no different. "Adding to that, the Freedom Cup is on the line which makes this a challenge that everyone is looking forward to." Meanwhile, Duane Vermeulen is back for the Springboks at No 8 for his first test this year as South Africa made five changes to its starting lineup, the team announced earlier this week. Two of those changes were forced, with Jaden Hendrikse at halfback in place of Faf de Klerk, who was ruled out with concussion, while Jesse Kriel replaces Kurt-Lee Arendse, who was sent off, injured and subsequently suspended for four games after a dangerous tackle on Beauden Barrett in the first test. South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber also made two tactical switches in the front row by bringing in Ox Nché for Trevor Nyakane at loosehead prop and restoring Bongi Mbonambi as starting hooker in place of Malcolm Marx. Tighthead prop Frans Malherbe is set for his 50th test. The Springboks are seeking back-to-back wins over the All Blacks for the first time since 2009 and another defeat for New Zealand is expected to see Foster lose his job. The All Blacks have slipped to an all-time low of No 5 on the world rankings. All Blacks: Jordie Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, David Havili, Caleb Clarke, Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Tyrell Lomax, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ethan de Groot. Reserves: Codie Taylor, George Bower, Fletcher Newell*, Tupou Vaa'i, Akira Ioane, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Quinn Tupaea. South Africa: Damian Willemse, Jesse Kriel, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi, Handré Pollard, Jaden Hendrikse, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi (captain), Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi, Ox Nché. Reserves: Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, Franco Mostert, Jasper Wiese, Kwagga Smith, Herschel Jantjies, Willie le Roux.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Leinster and Connacht lock, Mike McCarthy, joined Ger and Eoin on #OTB to analyse the forwards battle between New Zealand and Ireland in the third Test. #OTBAM with Gillette Labs | #EffortlessFlow

In this episode, Jonzy revisits his yarns with a couple of Maroons' legends - Justin Hodges and Johnathan Thurston. Justin started his football career in Cairns before going on to win NRL premierships for both the Broncos and the Roosters, starring in numerous State of Origin wins for Queensland, as well as playing for Australia and the Indigenous All-stars team. He talks to Jonzy about his upbringing, his stellar playing career, and how he's trying to inspire the next generation of Indigenous kids. As for JT, his record speaks for itself: two Dally M medals, the Golden Boot for World Player of the Year, an NRL Premiership and the Clive Churchill medal in 2015, numerous State of Origin wins for Queensland and an Australian representative player. He's a modern-day superstar on and off the field and Jonzy yarns with JT about the Johnathan Thurston Academy, overcoming setbacks in life, and the importance of setting goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stage is set for the Women's Six Nations and Scaz is finally back in an England shirt, so for one week only, the woman with her name in the show doesn't make an appearance. Instead, Elma has drafted in the Red Roses rehab crew, Saracens and England prop Hannah Botterman and Gloucester-Hartpury and England lock, and current World Player of the Year, Zoe Aldcroft, to join her in the Leicester Arms in London for a special live show. The trio look ahead to this year's tournament, Hannah reveals her love of Crocs and fancy dress and manages to land Zoe in it with her antics on a certain Harry Potter social.

Stephen Jones and Jess Hayden are joined by England full-back Sarah McKenna to look ahead to the start of the Women's 6 Nations. They preview what promises to be the biggest and most high profile edition of the tournament to date and Jess even tries to explain to Steve what TikTok is, who is the new title sponsor. They also hear from Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap, World Player of the Year Zoe Aldcroft and discuss all the big talking points ahead of the opening weekend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a special bonus pod edition of the Rugby Union Weekly looking ahead to the Women's Six Nations tournament and for this episode, Sara Orchard and former Wales international Philippa Tuttiett are joined by some of the biggest names in the sport, ahead of all the action starting on Saturday. They hear from World Player of the Year, England forward Zoe Aldcroft as her side aim to go for a fourth title in a row and Scotland captain, Rachel Malcolm gives us the lowdown after qualifying for the World Cup. Not only that, Philippa delves deep into the Wales camp to see how they can improve after finishing bottom of the table last year - and Ireland captain, Nichola Fryday pops onto the pod to chat about an interesting few weeks, after the IRFU formally apologised to Ireland's players for failures in the women's game. And we find out who is the best when it comes to…fancy dress!

In this Best of Series episode, we hear from former Wallaby rugby player Daniel Herbert, CEO of SSKB on what executives can learn from elite sport, what made him stand out from the pack and how to be indispensable to an organisation. chiefmaker.com/225 REGISTER FOR OUR APRIL MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/miniMBA Daniel played 67 tests for the Wallabies, Australia's national rugby union team. He was a part of the glory era of Australian rugby, winning the Rugby World Cup in 1999, the Bledisloe Cup contested between Australia and New Zealand, and also beating the British and Irish Lions in 2001, a series that Wallaby players only contest every 12 years.  He also captained the Queensland Reds and was World Player of the Year in 1999. In short, he is an Australian sporting great. Since retiring from rugby, Daniel has gone onto a successful corporate career, having been involved on the commercial side of sportswear brand Skins and the Queensland Reds, and is now the CEO of property services firm, SSKB. In this episode, you're going to hear Daniel talk about: Lessons from elite sport, and what hasn't translated into the corporate world; Living by his mantra of ‘Hard work will beat talent when talent doesn't work hard'; How he became indispensable to his team, and how this applies in the corporate world; and Why an aligned executive leadership will knock it out of the park. Connecting with Daniel Herbert You can connect with Daniel via LinkedIn. Books and resources Good to Great – by Jim Collins Sapiens – by Yuval Noah Harari Grit – by Angela-Lee Duckworth

Alex Goode and Sean O'Brien are joined by the World Player of the Year and Red Roses star Zoe Aldcroft. They look back at the weekends Six Nations results, discuss Zoe's incredible rise in the game and look forward to a huge year for the Red Roses and Women's rugby. Join the House of Rugby Facebook GroupWant to hear more great podcasts from JOE?From The Corner - A crossover boxing show that will appeal to fight fans and newbies alike, with huge name guests from within the fight gameAll To Play For, Joe Cole and Tom Davis bring huge guests and hilarious stories from football's front linesIn Defence Of - Stevo the Madman challenges his friends from the worlds of sport and entertainment to come and debate with him on some of football's most contentious issues. Will they CHANGE HIS MIND!?TKO with Carl Frampton, bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxingSportspages - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever writtenBoys Don't Cry with Russell Kane, the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk aboutUnfiltered with James O'Brien, our critically-acclaimed and award-nominated interview seriesPioneers with John Amaechi - Meet the trailblazers behind Britain's most exciting businesses

Llorenc reflects on a much-storied career that has taken in playing in 40 countries for over 30 clubs as well as his hugely successful time with the national team. He looks back at an incredible playing career and his future coaching Beach Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Mills speaks to World Player of the Year, Ozu. He discusses how a Brazilian ends up playing for Japan, how the country took him to heart, and how it felt to win the best player prize in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello everyone, welcome to episode 278 of the LitRPG podcast. This week I review: Apocalypse Gates 8, Cleaver's Edge, An Outcast in Another World, Player Who Can't Level Up

Desde el año 2007 David Mosquera (@renaldinhos) entrega el premio al peor jugador del año. Y desde que nació paquetes tiene la generosidad de compartir con nosotros la gala del premio. Este año invita también a David Acosta (@u_arroba), un titán de Twitter fútbol y un tipo realmente interesante y divertido.

Desde el año 2007 David Mosquera (@renaldinhos) entrega el premio al peor jugador del año. Y desde que nació paquetes tiene la generosidad de compartir con nosotros la gala del premio. Este año invita también a David Acosta (@u_arroba), un titán de Twitter fútbol y un tipo realmente interesante y divertido.

Matt Mills catches up with Molly Clark World Player of the Year. She speaks about her award, what motivates her and how being the best is not about comparing yourself to others Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Double World Cup winner Jerome Kaino joins us to pick the bones out of Les Bleus' biggest ever win over the All Blacks and a potentially seminal victory for Fabien Galthie's France. We discuss his influence on the likes of Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont, the easiest World Player of the Year decision ever, hobnobbing with Neymar and Bond girls and much more. Plus, Benji and Johnnie talk us through their X-rated noises in commentary, their Saturday night in Paris, where the victory ranks in the pantheon of great France performances and I bet you can't guess what our MEATER Moment of the Week is...Use the code FRENCHPOD10 at checkout for 10% off any full price item at Meater.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The WesWes Networks Stace is joined by Roger and Joey to discuss the latest in Rugby Union. In today's episode, they discuss the 4 finalists for the Bunnings NPC competition and stand-out players. They discuss the All Blacks loss to Ireland and give their opinions on All Blacks coach Ian Foster. They discuss the nominees for the World Rugby Player of the Year award and the eligibility rules coming under review again and Joey talks about the Rassie Erasmus debacle. All This and more on the COUNTER RUCK. Become a Patron and help the WesWes Network grow our content, hit the support button on our website: https://www.weswesnet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecounterruck/message

Benji's back with a good excuse for missing last week and tales to tell from his big night out with Rodrigo Roncero, we look at whether Antoine Dupont will win the World Player of the Year award and why front rowers never get a look in! And, of course, we build up to a huge clash in Paris and assess how France go about trying to beat New Zealand for the first time in 12 years. Plus, we may or may not be joined by a double World Cup winner and we pick our MEATER Moment of the Week...Use the code FRENCHPOD10 at checkout for 10% off any full price item at Meater.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CAPITOLI:00:00 Benvenuti su Kristal News!00:22 GTA 6: lo sviluppo è nel caos? In realtà...05:25 Dr Dre al lavoro su musica per un GTA?09:10 Sega e Microsoft: partnership annunciata12:44 New World: giocatori dimezzati16:48 Il nuovo gioco Marvel sarà su Daredevil?20:35 Fortnite abbandona definitivamente la Cina24:37 "News a Ruota"27:33 ISCRIVETEVI al canale e seguitemi sui social e sul Podcast!Le #KristalNews sono anche in PODCAST!https://www.spreaker.com/show/kristalnews-il-podcastDisponibile anche su SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCAST, ecc eccPLAYLIST Kristal Newshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiAZAlZgYAdpnFFrYRcfnqVI6WCld_E5gSECONDO CANALE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO13aJlGKgOVYq7-yMe_lPASEGUIMI IN LIVE SU TWITCH:https://www.twitch.tv/kristalcrossgamingSOCIAL & COMMUNITY:FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kristalcrossgaming/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kristalcrossgaming/CANALE TELEGRAM: https://t.me/kristalcrossgamingGRUPPO TELEGRAM: https://t.me/joinchat/APAtYQ5DPmVA3AHTl8mBcAPLAYSTATION: Cerca Kristal Cross Gaming Community!DISCORD: https://discord.gg/yhxtdSZmYPMIXER: https://mixer.com/KristalCrossGamingTUMBLR: https://kristalcrossgaming.tumblr.com/VUOI GIOCHI SUPERSCONTATI? CLICCA QUI!https://www.instant-gaming.com/igr/kristalcrossgaming/ https://www.cdkeys.com/?mw_aref=kristalcrossgaminghttps://www.epicgames.com/store/it/ (TAG: KRISTAL-CROSS)LINK AFFILIATO AMAZON:https://amzn.to/3tXIq3dSPONSOR - ABBONAMENTO AL CANALE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-isEtNtS2_30c5ANuEEyKQ/joinDONAZIONI:https://paypal.me/kristalcrossVUOI AIUTARMI ANCORA DI PIU? SUPPORTAMI SU PATREON!https://www.patreon.com/kristalcrossgamingVUOI SPEDIRMI QUALCOSA? MANDALO A QUESTO INDIRIZZO!Flow Rock Live SRLS (per Kristal)Via Fioravanti, 3 San Benedetto del Tronto, AP 63074"LA CRICCA DEL SOTTOSUOLO": Link Utili!DISCORD: https://discord.gg/BD7vqkTELEGRAM: https://t.me/LaCriccadelSottosuoloFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LaCriccaDelSottosuolo/----------------------------------------VUOI SENTIRE I MIEI LAVORI? IL SITO DEL MIO STUDIOhttp://www.kristalcrossmusicproduction.com/page0/page0.htmlLE MIE BAND:THE LOTUS: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLotusChannelLOST RESONANCE FOUND: https://www.youtube.com/user/lostresonancefoundAttenzione, quasi tutte le musiche che sentite nei video (quando presenti) sono o fatte da me, o dalle band di cui faccio parte, o delle band registrate e/o mixate da me nel mio studio.Uso Final Cut Pro X Per editare i video e Logic Pro X per l'editing audio.Grazie per la visita da Kristal Cross!

Classic Episode: Rose Reilly Born in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Rose was a trailblazer in women's football, with an unparalleled career in France and Italy. Rose tells me about playing for AC Milan and Napoli, and winning the World Cup with Italy. Being banned for life without explanation by the SFA, and then being the first ever woman inducted in to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, alongside giants of the game such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Henrik Larsson, Jock Stein and John Greig. And you'll hear about how Rose fought back from the brink of death to go on and be named World Player of the Year. www.dontfretaboutdebt.net/blethered/ Support Blethered on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/Blethered Contact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanmcdonald01

'Life Happens' is the podcast that is empowering businesses and individuals to build mental fitness and make positive changes to their everyday lives. Ollie Phillips’ CV makes for pretty impressive reading. After graduating from Durham University, he made the leap to professional rugby, playing for the Newcastle Falcons and making a name for himself on the international Rugby Sevens circuit, as a prolific try-scorer in this fast-paced version of the game. Over a remarkable career that spanned more than a decade, he captained England, played at three World Cups and, in 2009, claimed the prestigious award of World Player of the Year. But if he has experienced his fair share of highs, it’s fair to say that he has also been hugely affected by the lows, as hitting his peak was followed by injury that forced him into retirement. Unwilling to accept the finality of this situation, and with an Olympic Games potentially on the horizon, he threw himself into intrepid adventure pursuits as a distraction and to give himself time to recover. After sailing round the world and setting a Guinness World Record at the North Pole, it was a full two years later that he had to resign himself to the idea that his rugby-playing days were over. A senior role with PwC beckoned but with it came severe imposter syndrome at having to transition from the rugby pitch to the boardroom. Watch the interview for Ollie’s insights into what it takes to develop the mindset of a professional athlete and how he overcame the setback of his career ending prematurely and having to face the challenge of the corporate world. We hope you enjoy the episode. If you do, please make sure you subscribe and share it with your friends, and check back for more great interviews coming soon.

Dal cassetto dei ricordi della storia pluricentenaria della Juventus.Storie e uomini che hanno reso la Juventus ciò che è.Nuovo episodio, di una serie speciale in cui vi narreremo attraverso la passione, competenza e amore per i colori bianconeri dell'amico Nevio Capella, le più belle ed avvincenti partite giocate nel corso della sua storia dalla vecchia signora.In questo episodio rivivremo la finale della 22ª edizione della Coppa UEFA che fu disputata in gara di andata e ritorno tra Juventus e Borussia Dortmund.Il 5 maggio 1993 al Westfalenstadion di Dortmund la partita, arbitrata dall'ungherese Sándor Puhl, finì 1-3.La gara di ritorno si disputò dopo due settimane allo stadio delle Alpi di Torino e fu arbitrata dall' olandese John Blankenstein. Il match terminò 3-0 e ad aggiudicarsi il trofeo fu la squadra italiana.Al triplice fischio, Roberto Baggio — assurto a protagonista assoluto della cavalcata europea dei torinesi, e per questo premiato alla fine dell'anno solare coi due massimi riconoscimenti individuali dell'epoca, il Pallone d'oro di France Football e il World Player della FIFA — può quindi sollevare la terza Coppa UEFA della squadra bianconera, che diventa così la più titolata della competizione (mantenendo questo primato per i successivi ventidue anni); l'ampio risultato aggregato di 6-1, inoltre, è tuttora la vittoria con il maggior scarto in una finale di Coppa UEFA giocata in partita doppia. Infine, con questa vittoria il tecnico Trapattoni diventa il primo a conquistare la Coppa UEFA una terza volta, un record eguagliato solo da Unai Emery nel 2016.Buon ascolto!

U.S. Soccer gold medalist Megan Rapinoe is jumping into the cannabis game with her sister’s brand Mendi. Mexico is on the verge of legalizing Cannabis and so much more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Alex, James and Ben are joined by the newest addition to the GBR team: World Cup winner and former World Player of the Year Emily Scarratt. Together they discuss Emily's new show, the postponement of the Women's World Cup, and the introduction of a Women's Lions team. And they look ahead to this weekend's Six Nations with Le Crunch at the forefront, and James tells us exactly what Eddie Jones and England have been doing since defeat to Wales. 

This week in the bunker, Nick, and Chris meet Player 2. We may have found a better way capture the Twitch audio and we definitely found a way to improve the stream. You will see and hear the difference starting with episode 64. Thanks for bearing with us. Website: https://www.doomsdaydoopydoo.com   Broadcasted live on Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/doomsdaydoopydoo

Ya es toda una tradición. Cada mes de diciembre David Mosquera (@renaldinhos) recoge los votos de sus seguidores y elige, desde hace ya trece años, al peor jugador del año en España entre 40 nominados. En este programa David nos va diciendo, como si fuera una radio musical, del 40 al 1 quién ha sido elegido el peor jugador del año.

Ya es toda una tradición. Cada mes de diciembre David Mosquera (@renaldinhos) recoge los votos de sus seguidores y elige, desde hace ya trece años, al peor jugador del año en España entre 40 nominados. En este programa David nos va diciendo, como si fuera una radio musical, del 40 al 1 quién ha sido elegido el peor jugador del año.

Now for the next hour and a half, you're in for a treat, and we're very excited to announce our final guest of 2020 to be one of the greatest to ever hold a stick, Jame Dwyer. Reading through Jamie's list of achievements, both personally and with the Kookaburras is, to be honest, a fatiguing exercise and would take up a substantially greater portion of our time budget than we're happy with, so, among a very long list of other achievements, Jamie is a 5x World Player of the Year, former Young Player of the Year, has won every major and minor international competition you can think of at least once, been to 4 Olympics, is the second most capped Australian hockey player in history with 365 and the leading goalscorer with 243, which is more than 50 goals more than the next highest. Indeed, there aren't many candidates that can be universally agreed on to be in the conversation for the greatest hockey player of all time, but Jamie Dwyer is undoubtedly one of them.  It's easy to look at his achievements and think that things came easy to someone as magnificently talented as Jamie, but that is frankly just not the case. For example, Jamie was 25 years old and at his first Olympic Games when he rocketed to fame with a wider audience with his Gold Medal winning goal vs the Dutch in extra time of the 2004 Athens Olympic games. Before that, there is a cracking story to be heard about how this kid from country Queensland became an Aussie icon.  Over the next two episodes, we cover a lot. From his journey to crack the team, to how he became the best player in the world, overcoming major injuries, to dealing with team dynamics, to a blow by blow of that goal in Athens and how to deal with pressure, to his take on crafting the ultimate team, to retirement, to running a successful business and finally to where he thinks the sport of hockey needs to go in Australia, I can assure you that it's all gold and you won't want to miss a second. So, let's go. Here it is, The Help Side with the great man that is, Jamie Dwyer. Merry Christmas.

In This Episode - Football and politics go together like stew and jellybeans (00:26) - Pelé and his adventure into politics (03:28) - Michael D Higgins or Joe Biden, who would make a better footballing president? (05:20) - George Weah; World Player of the Year/Liberian President (18:39) - Arsene Wenger becomes a Knight (23:40) - Remember when Sepp Blatter was FIFA president? (32:10) Rate, review, share on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and email. We've been The Linesmen!

In the latest instalment of Business Leader Insight, we spoke to Ollie Phillips; former England Rugby Sevens Captain and World Player of the Year-turned world-record-holding adventurer, business leader and motivational speaker.Across a distinguished 14-year professional career, Ollie reached a European Final, captained England at Twickenham and defeated the All Blacks in New Zealand, amongst many other honours. He has also worked as a pundit for Eurosport and Sky Sports, providing commentary and analysis of Rugby World Cups, European Cups and the HSBC World Sevens Series. He is now the Head Coach for the WRU Women's Seven's programme.Not one to rest on his laurels, since retiring from professional rugby Ollie has made a name for himself as an intrepid adventurer. His most recent endeavours include world record-breaking feats that have raised money for rugby charity Wooden Spoon; playing in the most northern game of rugby (at the Magnetic North Pole) and the highest ever game of rugby (at Advanced Base Camp on Mount Everest). Ollie has raised over £2.5 million for numerous charities and remains a dedicated ambassador for Wooden Spoon and the Alzheimer's Society as well as being a strong supporter of Cancer Research UK.Ollie brings this same energy and work ethic to the business world. He completed an MBA at Cambridge University (where he won a Blue for playing in the Varsity Match) and is a Director at PwC. Here he leads part of the company's real estate group across UK & EMEA and is the lead partner for PwC's relationship with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Responsible for driving and facilitating change for his clients, he helps them take a fresh approach to any challenges they face.Meanwhile, his own brand, Optimist Performance, has been set up to inspire world-class values in team-building, leadership skills and personal development. Working with SMEs and bigger corporations including Cisco, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyd's, TfL and Williams F1, Optimist Performance helps these businesses build a culture of success. For more information, visit http://www.optimistperformance.com.Here's what we discussed during the interview:Ollie Phillips background (1:02)What have your difficult challenges, such as climbing Mt. Everest, teach you about yourself? (3:04)What insight would you give for leaders who are managing diverse characters in their team? (5:14)What is your advice for leading times in a period of crisis? (7:11)Do you think leaders need to be more open about their mental health? (9:00)What is your advice for dealing with negative team members? (10:47)Who are the leaders that you've come across in life that you admire? (12:43)What are the main challenges you are seeing at the moment in leadership? (15:53)Do you still see a physical office space being a part of business in the future? (18:06)Questions from the publicHow do you keep yourself motivated in business? And did your experience in sport help with this today? (20:30)Do you think there's enough of a focus on getting young sports stars to think about their post-sport careers? (22:45)How do you stay resilient and what advice would give to someone who is making the step into the business and entrepreneurial world? (24:17)What is the best advice you've ever received? (26:15)What is one fact about you that people can't find online? (28:04)Be sure to follow Ollie on Twitter and Instagram: @OlliePhillips11Check our Virtual Events page for upcoming Business Leader Insight interviews.Be sure to subscribe to the Business Leader YouTube channel for more interviews with some of the UK's leading business figures.

Had Rose Reilly been born a boy, she would undoubtedly be celebrated as a national hero, one of Scotland's greatest ever footballers. As it is, her amazing career and her story went untold for decades by those who should have be celebrating her incredible sporting achievements. Eight league titles, World Player of the Year award, four golden boots, a professional career in France and Italy a World Cup medal. It's a fascinating story and Rose is a delightful and entertaining guest on the podcast. Once again, this series of The Game Changers is supported by Barclays and will focus on fearless women in football. In each of the 8 episodes I'll be talking to a trailblazing woman, reinforcing Barclays huge commitment to the beautiful game.

Charlotte Caslick is a member of the Australian Women's Rugby Sevens Team. The team reaching the pinnacle when they won Gold in the Rio summer Olympics in 2016.   Caslick is a key member of the team has established herself as one of the best rugby sevens players in the world winning World Rugby Sevens Player of the year in 2016. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss: What it takes to be a world-class sevens player and how he made the transition from age group touch rugby at 16 years old to the world rugby sevens stage Missing out on selection due to an inconsistency in her tackling game and how she built upon this to be one of the best back sweeping defenders in the game Charlotte's mindset on the field, showing energy through her effort and the impact that she can have on the team Dealing with endorsement deals in the modern world of Instagram and influencing a generation on and off the field I loved chatting through the cross over in skill development between touch rugby and sevens rugby, ball playing and manipulating defences. This episode is must-listen for sevens fans and young players wanting to get to the top. SPONSORS: This weeks episode was brought to you buy Hudl.com Hudl powers sports.  More than 150,000 teams including the best in the world use Hudl to elevate their performance with video and analytics. I personally have used Hudl throughout my career and now with coaching teams and personal reviews for Rugby Bricks. Hudl now powers our 10 Pillar Kicking Review, learn more here: https://rugbybricks.com/products/online-goal-kicking-review

Rose Reilly has the best footballing story you’ve never heard, and if you have heard it, you’ll gain even more insight into how a young girl from Ayrshire ended up playing for AC Milan, won the World Cup with Italy, and fought back from the brink of death to go on and be named World Player of the Year. This story is sheer Rose of the Rovers stuff, but how could all that possibly be true? Listen in and you’ll find out from the woman herself.Contact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/seanmcdonald01 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Schalk Burger is one of South Africa's greatest rugby players. Famous for his intensity and skill, he is a former World Player of the Year, captained the Springboks against the All Blacks at his beloved Newlands, won the Rugby World Cup at junior and senior level, picked up a European Cup and an English Premiership title with Saracens, and had an acclaimed career in Japanese club rugby. Nowadays he's a full-time dad, part-time car renovator and occasional rugby analyst on SuperSport. He joins us to talk about rugby and life and to share some anecdotes about being at the top of his profession for 15 years.

Daily Maverick — Schalk Burger is one of South Africa’s greatest rugby players. Famous for his intensity and skill, he is a former World Player of the Year, captained the Springboks against the All Blacks at his beloved Newlands, won the Rugby World Cup at junior and senior level, picked up a European Cup and an English Premiership title with Saracens, and had an acclaimed career in Japanese club rugby. Nowadays he’s a full-time dad, part-time car renovator and occasional rugby analyst on SuperSport. He joins us to talk about rugby and life and to share some anecdotes about being at the top of his profession for 15 years.

As this is the last episode of 2019 we decided to look back at the year and give awards to the following categories; 1 - World Player of the year 2 - Scottish player of the year 3 - Newcomer of the year 4 - Comeback of the year 5 - Moment of the year 6 - Loser of the year 7 - Tournament of the year 8 - Guest interview of the year 9 - Podcaster of the year!!! We also look back at this past weekends Presidents Cup - what went right and what went wrong. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for all of your support this year and we look forward to bigger and better things in 2020 and please leave us a review and remember to subscribe. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from... Stewart, Donald, Peter & Scott  

Will Greenwood gives his thoughts on the situation at Saracens, after their 35-point deduction and £5m fine for breaching the salary cap.Rupert Cox catches up with England head coach Eddie Jones as he prepares to take charge of the Barbarians against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday.Also within this week's pod, Sky's James Gemmell chats with Emily Scarratt about her World Player of the Year award, beating France in Clermont last week and the prospect of facing Les Bleus in Exeter on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.Elsewhere, former England and British and Irish Lions prop Alex Corbisiero chats to former teammate and England skipper Dylan Hartley about his injury-enforced retirement and looks back on career highs and lows.And finally Will Greenwood look ahead to return of the Champions Cup this weekend!

WRP week 9: Red Roses starlet & World Player of the Year, Sarah Bern; reviews England's victory in France. Plus Wales try-scoring hero Keira Bevan, talks us through that score & beating Ireland.

Not 1 but 2 England "greats" this week! Emily Scarratt gives us one of her first interviews after being named World Player of the Year. Katy Daly-Mclean MBE also join us to look ahead to the Red Roses autumn campaign. And Clare Molloy, Ireland & Wasps flanker previews the Ireland v Wales game.

Joe Schmidt has named his team to face hosts Japan in Saturday's clash at the Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka and the big news is that Jack Carty starts at out-half as Johnny Sexton is rested and Joey Carbery goes on to the bench.Cian Tracey and Ruaidhri O'Connor hear from scrum-half Conor Murray and assistant coach Andy Farrell on why Carty is the man for the moment, while they discuss his rise from a promising soccer player who trialed with Southampton and a good Gaelic footballer in Roscommon to Ireland's No 10.Japan have also named their team, leaving captain Mitch Leitch on the bench and their coach Jamie Joseph is nonplussed by the absence of the World Player of the Year.A listener asks what the punishment is for whoever stood on Jack Conan's foot to force him out of the game, as the lads consider the strength of an unchanged Irish pack and what it means for the set-piece.Cian reckons it's Ireland by 20 or more, Ruaidhri is going for a closer result while he also has a somewhat strange cultural experience in a Japanese bath.

Axel, Ruben och Marcus diskuterar säsongsupptakt, Valverde, nyförvärv, World Player of the Year samt mycket annat.

Axel, Ruben och Marcus diskuterar säsongsupptakt, Valverde, nyförvärv, World Player of the Year samt mycket annat.

Axel, Ruben och Marcus diskuterar säsongsupptakt, Valverde, nyförvärv, World Player of the Year samt mycket annat.

With the World Cup kicking off on Friday, Natalie Sawyer is joined by former England star Claire Rafferty, as well as Molly Hudson, Rebecca Myers and Matt Dickinson from the Times to preview arguably the most high-profile tournament in the history of women’s football. It almost came home last summer but will it finally be coming home for England? Can Phil Neville lead the Lionesses to glory? And what impact will the World Cup have on future generations? Will the harshest critics of the women’s game take the tournament to their heart? If it’s not to be England, who are the teams and players to watch? Can six-time World Player of the Year Marta finally lift the game’s richest prize? Will it be a World Cup double for the French? The Game will bring you podcasts twice a week throughout the tournament, featuring some of The Times’ finest writers out in France. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Everyone's favourite handball nerd and Danish pro player Rasmus Boysen joins us to discuss the flawed World Player of the Year award, the recent big transfer news, VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 and his own club Ribe-Esbjerg, who are in the hunt for a place in the Danish league play-offs.

Kieran Read will walk away from the All Blacks after this year's World Cup, and take up a short stint in Japan.The All Blacks captain made the announcement today and will front a press conference in Christchurch.Read, 33, has played 118 tests in the black jersey and has captained the team in 49 tests.He was part of the victorious 2011 and 2015 teams and was named World Player of the Year in 2013.He will join Toyota Verblitz in Japan next year after reported interest from French side Racing 92 and at least one unnamed English club.That would mark the end of 13th season of professional rugby in New Zealand."Every young rugby player in New Zealand dreams of the opportunities I have had to represent the All Blacks and the Crusaders, and I know I'll look back at the end of the year with a great deal of pride to have worn those jerseys for as long as I have," Read said."My family and I are looking forward to an overseas experience and Japan presents an awesome opportunity to immerse ourselves in Japanese culture as part of the Toyota club."I feel the time is right to make this announcement on my playing future, so that I can focus my efforts on the season ahead."The Herald first reported that Read would quit the All Blacks in November last year.NZ Rugby boss Steve Tew called Read one of the most influential players in the world and thanked him for his contribution."We want to wish Kieran all the very best for his swansong season in New Zealand Rugby," Tew said. "He's been one of the most influential players in the world in his 13 years at the top of the professional game, an outstanding and hugely-respected All Blacks Captain, and an All Blacks centurion."We owe 'Reado' and others like him, who have given so much to our teams, a huge debt of gratitude. We wish him, wife Bridget and his family all the best for their adventures next year.""On behalf of New Zealand Rugby and the All Blacks, I'd like to acknowledge the fantastic contribution that Reado has made to our game. His performances on the park speak for themselves: he's played 118 Tests and started 111 of them, which is an outstanding achievement.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen echoed Tew's sentiments and praised Read's leadership."However, that is only part of the Kieran Read story," he said. "His contribution off the park has been just as impressive. He's developed into a fantastic leader, who has the utmost respect of all his peers."What he has achieved has been remarkable, and its fair to say that he is one of the greats of our game who has enhanced the legacy of not only the All Blacks jersey but also the Crusaders jersey. We wish him, Bridget and the kids all the very best in their next rugby chapter." 

Tim, JB and Phil were all over the continent in search of rugby. Marseilles for the World Cup repechage; Rome for Italy vs New Zealand; Monaco for the World Rugby Awards.On this episode listen out for Rob Kearney acting as a devilishly handsome spokesman for World Player for the Year Johnny Sexton, World Coach of the Year Joe Schmidt and Team of the Year Ireland. And plenty of tales from the road. LTBP. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A woman who has accused Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009, has filed a civil lawsuit against the Juventus superstar. In her suit, she says the five-time World Player of the Year, paid her to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Ronaldo's legal team describe the claim as blatantly illegal. Lance Santos reports. Also, Der Spiegel’s Sports Editor Christoph Winterbach was one of the journalists that broke the story and spoke to Beyond The Game. Beyond The Game is a five times a week show that tells you everything you need to know about your favourite sports. We’ll be at the biggest events bringing you exclusive features and the best interviews. It is your one stop shop for sport, Monday to Friday at 1630 GMT. Beyond The Game: http://trt.world/beyondthegame #RonaldoRapeAccusations #RonaldoInvestigation #MeToo

On the last Left Wing of the season, Will Slattery and Luke Fitzgerald are joined by Bristol out-half Ian Madigan to recap Ireland's series win over Australia and much more. Madigan has already done his firs t block of pre-season training with Bristol and is relishing a crack at the Aviva Premiership this year. He tells the lads how the team is getting on, the new signings he is excited about and the impact John Muldoon has made already as the defence coach. Madigan also delves into the intricacies of playing at number ten, as well as some of the common misconceptions that some fans and commentators have about the position. The lads also discuss their highlights from Ireland's historic win in Australia, as well as making the case that Johnny Sexton should be given the World Player of the Year award.

Mark Knowles joins me on the podcast. Mark is one of the greats of World Hockey. He is a 3 time Olympic Medalist with a Gold and two Bronzes and is a 2 times World Cup Champion in 2010 and 2014. He was the World Player of the year in 2014 while he also ended his stunning international career with a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal on the Gold Coast while also being honored with being the Australian team flag bearer. Follow Mark on his Twitter @knwolesy09 or online www.1and9coaching.comFor full episode guides and show notes please visit www.talkingwithtk.com and get in contact with me at tristan@talkingwithtk.comConnect with me on social media: Twitter and Facebook I'm @talkingwithtk or instagram @tristanknell

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Ronaldo Luiz Narizio De Lima is the Brazilian Ronaldo and is a former professional football player who won the World Player of the Award three times. For more on his legendary career and the full show notes on this episode go to www.athletemaestro.com/187. There are a ton of podcasts you could listening to right now but you chose Athlete Maestro. Subscribe for FREE lessons on Itunes: athletemaestro.com/itunes For more on Athlete Maestro visit athletemaestro.com If you have any questions, feel free to send a quick email tola@athletemaestro.com Thanks for tuning in

The hosts preview and give their betting tips on the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, as well as the Europa League final. The guys discuss Sir Alex Ferguson's recent brain hemorrhage, and who they believe deserve World Player of the Year and Manager of the Year awards for the 2017-18 season.

On this week's episode of The Left Wing, Will Slattery and Luke Fitzgerald are joined by recently retired Springboks legend Bryan Habana. Habana has won almost every single honour in the game but the lads start out by asking about one particular part of his CV - his losing record against Ireland! Luke and Bryan both played in the famous Lions test series in 2009, and Bryan explains why those games were so important to him in his career. He also reflects on the most important coach he had during his time playing rugby, and opens up on the unique experience of playing with so many stars in Toulon - including feeling the wrath of mercurial owner Mourad Boudjellal. The lads also ask Bryan about winning World Player of the Year, when he peaked as a player and how Luke could have been his team-mate in Super Rugby.

Paddy steps on his Dads Canary, Leigh discusses the London marathon, the boys discuss Liverpool/Roma and the merits of Salah as World Player of the Year. Ryan loses his marbles over the Swans and the lads discuss Llanelli getting promoted, future guests, Swansea's comedy Goal of the Season competition. Ryan has some Leon Britton gossip, Paddy smashes a fire alarm in St James Park and Ryan tries to get Netflix to fund him taking 6 months off work and ruins his brother in law on Tinder....

Radio Sport rugby editor Nigel Yalden is in Edinburgh and says under Steve Hansen, blindside flanker is the most contestable position in this All Blacks team. This morning's team announcement sees Vaea Fifita force Liam Squire to the bench.Nigel also caught up with World Player of the Year and Breakthrough World Player of the Year nominee Rieko Ioane.READ MORE: All Blacks name strong side to face ScotlandLISTEN ABOVE AS NIGEL YALDEN SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST

Supplemental listening! Join the players as they introduce you to their Gamma World characters and catch you up on the backstory from that campaign.

Grant and Jonathan discuss whether Dele Alli is a future World Player of the Year, Sam Allardyce return and the overlooking of black managers, David Moyes's xenophobic comments on Manchester United, and who was snubbed from the UEFA Team of the Year.

Mark Knowles is the captain of Australia's men's hockey team, the Kookaburras, who were gold medal favourites at the Olympics. After an enormous build up, the Kookaburras crashed out in the quarter finals. As a leader, Mark has been dealing with the fall out - What went wrong? What would he change? What next? For Mark, Olympic failure is even more bitter because he's tasted ultimate success - winning gold in 2004. A junior team member at the time, Mark admits he was naive about it all - only now does he realise the significance of what was achieved. For a semi-professional sportsman, much more than a medal is on the line. If you don't succeed, your team doesn't get government funding. At $250 per week the Hockey player pay packet is already meagre and Mark talks about how he juggles cash flow, including Indian Premier League contracts, sponsorships and a coaching business. Mark is a true champion, not only a gold medallist but a World Player of the Year and world cup winner, but still a humble lad from Rockhampton. This episode is brought to you by PickStar, the place to connect with sports stars and high profile people, such as Mark, for any commercial engagement or experience you can imagine. Guest speakers, ambassadors .. just about anything. PickStar works FAST with ANY budget. Register your opportunity at http://pickstar.com.au. For more information about hockey coaching with Mark, visit http://1and9coaching.com/ Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley. Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list and join our Facebook community: http://roosterradio.biz http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For media, content and marketing services, visit: apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi) For leadership and and high performance services, visit: jamesbegley.com.au (James Begley)

Regular host Chris Gallagher is joined by Louis McCaffrey, Chris Boud, Ciaran Harran and Bryan McManus. The Cynics look ahead to Celtic's upcoming matches against Dundee United and Ajax. We look over the nominations for World Player of the Year and give our predictions on who will steal the crown. Each cynic gives their take on a key game in this weeks round of Champions League matches. We discuss all the recent football news from Europe's top leagues. Who's your favourite Hertha Berlin player? Music from the Beastie Boys among others.

Regular host Chris Gallagher is joined by Louis McCaffrey, Chris Boud, Ciaran Harran and Bryan McManus. The Cynics look ahead to Celtic's upcoming matches against Dundee United and Ajax. We look over the nominations for World Player of the Year and give our predictions on who will steal the crown. Each cynic gives their take on a key game in this weeks round of Champions League matches. We discuss all the recent football news from Europe's top leagues. Who's your favourite Hertha Berlin player? Music from the Beastie Boys among others.

This week: It's a full quota of Lamptey boys to discuss the impending managerial appointment, David McGoldrick's World Player of the Year odds and Adam Barton's inherent softness. Contains the hardest ever Going for Gould.