Wired for Sport: All About Neurodiversity in Elite Athletes
Featuring interviews with footballers Lucy Bronze and Safia Middleton-Patel, tennis players Jenson Brooksby and Sam Smith, she learns about how many athletes are neurodivergent as well as adjustments and coaching.Katie is joined in the studio by neurodiversity sports journalist Nick Ransom, and speaks to founder of Neurodiverse Sport and former Olympic rower Caragh McMurtry as well as Jacob Kelly, the UK's first neurodiversity rugby coach.TIMECODES:
01:10 - Nick Ransom gives us a sense of what neurodiversity means.
08:00- Caragh McMurtry on her story and how Neurodiverse Sport started.
13:55 - England and Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze on her experience being autistic and living with ADHD.
21:45 - Wales and Manchester United goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel opens up about being diagnosed as autistic and the adaptations that have helped her.
37:00 - Katie, Caragh and Nick reflect on Safia’s interview at the adjustments that can help neurodivergent athletes.
40:26 - Tennis player Jenson Brooksby on his autism diagnosis and the impact it had on his career, on and off the court.
46:50 - Former British number one and tennis broadcaster Sam Smith on Jenson’s story and how she found out she was autistic.
53:50 - Jacob Kelly, the UK’s first neurodiversity rugby coach on tackling barriers and supporting neurodivergent players.
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Rory McIlroy Completes Career Grand Slam with Masters Victory
Reaction from Augusta as Rory McIlroy finally completes the career Grand Slam with his first Masters win. Mark Chapman presents reaction with Trish Johnson, Andrew Magee, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Katherine Downes and Iain Carter. They discuss a turbulent fourth day at the Masters Championship which ended with Rory McIlroy taking home his first green jacket. Hear from the man himself on what it means to him after beating Justin Rose in a play-off, and hear from his psychologist, Bob Rotella. Plus, BBC correspondent Mark Simpson is in his hometown of Holywood, Northern Ireland with reaction to what the victory meant to his former golf club back home.
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Rugby Union: Time for Change?
The game on the pitch has never been better, yet rugby union's finances leave the game with an uncertain and precarious future. Rarely has the gap between how the sport would like to be perceived and the unvarnished reality felt wider. Nearly 30 years since the sport went professional, why is it struggling so badly to sustain itself and grow?The numbers involved are alarming. According to the last set of accounts (2023/24) for each of the home unions, they posted a combined loss in the last financial year of £72m.The financially picture is equally as bleak for the 10 Premiership clubs, who collectively lost £30.5m in the financial year 2022/23 and have net debts of over £300m.So how does rugby union put itself back on a more sustainable financial footing against a backdrop of spiralling player salaries, a downward trend in the cost of TV rights, and a crowded sporting marketplace when it comes to attracting new fans? Sonja McLaughlan, Sara Orchard and rugby union correspondent for the Times, Alex Lowe are joined by former Saracens and Harlequins CEO Mark Evans, RFU CEO Bill Sweeney and Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton to discuss what needs to change for rugby union to thrive.TIME CODES:
08:13 - Former Saracens and Harlequins CEO, Mark Evans
29:20 - CEO of the RFU, Bill Sweeney
48:35 - Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton
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Golf in 2025
5 Live's golf correspondent Iain Carter and 2-time Solheim Cup winner Trish Johnson look ahead to the 2025 majors’ season, all coming to a thrilling climax in September with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, New York. Iain speaks to Team Europe's Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, 4-time major winner Rory McIlroy and 2023 Masters winner John Rahm. TIME CODES:
1:19 - Europe's prospects in the Ryder Cup
4:59 - Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald
13:21 - Rory McIlroy interview
21:58 - John Rahm interview
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Trump and Sport
Sportspeople featured prominently in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's re-election on November 5th, with golfer Bryson DeChambeau and UFC president Dana White making appearances on stage during his victory speech in Florida.And Dana White was back again, alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino, at Trump’s inauguration.It was a reminder of Trump's sporting connections ahead of his second term in office, during which time, the United States will host this year’s inaugural expanded FIFA Club World Cup, next year’s FIFA World Cup, and the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, with Trump set to be a highly visible presence at them all.Mark Chapman is joined by Christine Brennan, sports columnist for USA Today, and Simon Evans, US sports correspondent for AFP, to discuss what impact Trump and some of his policies could have on the sporting landscape over the next four years, including hearing from the likes of two-time golf major champion Jon Rahm, and the president of World Athletics, Lord Sebastian Coe, who could be the president of the International Olympic Committee when Trump’s America hosts the LA games.TIME CODES:01:45 - President Trump’s relationship with sport
10:45 - Golf
14:55 - Trump on LIV golf
21:05 - Jon Rahm
26:10 - Football
39:30 - American Sports
39:55 - Steve Kerr
47:00 - Lord Sebastian Coe
48:15 - Olympics
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