BBC World Service will launch a new daily sports podcast, More Than The Score, on Monday 8 September. This podcast will give a new angle on sport from around the world, with big talking points and big interviews – every weekday.
An alternative angle to international sport, More Than The Score will delve beyond the biggest headlines to discover the debates and personal stories behind the sports we love. From athletics to football, tennis to ice hockey, More Than The Score will bring the stories beyond the scoresheet, seeing global sport in a new way.
It is hosted by a range of BBC Sport presenters including John Bennett, Katie Smith, Maz Farookhi, Mani Djazmi, Lee James, Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin.
The first episode asks the question how much do World Records matter? Sweden’s Armand Duplantis joins More Than The Score ahead of the Tokyo World Championships and off the back of breaking the men’s pole vault world record for a 13th time – and third this year – with a clearance of 6.29m at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hosts Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin are joined by US athletics commentator, Larry Elder, to discuss Duplantis’s feats, how they are viewed by his competitors, whether he is devaluing the record and the wider value of World Records and, are there some records that will never be beaten?
Another upcoming episode includes “From Prison to the Premier League – a story fit for Hollywood” as Jamie Lawrence discusses his remarkable life story, plans to turn it into a motion picture and the team delve into themes of sporting redemption; whilst another episode discusses what it takes to get to the top of sport and stay there, examining the story of Mohammed Salah.
Colin Patterson, Editor of BBC World Service Sport, says: “More Than The Score is a new daily podcast that takes a different approach to international sport. It will provide a mix of untold stories, interesting debate and the best content BBC Sport has to offer. Its format Monday to Friday means that listeners can get their daily hit of global sports news wherever they are. I’m excited to share it with listeners.”
Anna Doble, Sport and Digital Editor, BBC World Service, says: “This new daily sport podcast will do what it promises: deliver new angles on international sport stories and take listeners to the people beyond the scoresheet. It will zoom in on the talking points gripping the sporting world and feature great interviews, every week day. We’ll be there from the niche and the curious to the biggest moments in stadiums around the world. And we’ll be using our social channels to invite listeners to get involved – what sport do YOU want us to talk about?”
More Than The Score will be available from Monday 8 September on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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