Power of Sport podcast

Chester Koyana is a key figure at the LIV Village in Cottonlands, where together with his own family and under the guidance of Liv Founders Tich and Joan Smith he makes a lasting impact on the community. Chester is first in a brand new series profiling great South Africans doing their part to improve lives through sport. #PowerOfSport presents... the sporting heroes among us that we all should know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over $400,000 was raised by the incredible Just Challenge Africa trek that took place in South Africa in an event that championed Sport for Good, and also saw five Laureus-backed programmes around the world benefit. 100 people from all across the globe laced up their hiking boots traversing over 100km through the Drakensberg World Heritage site in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that proved to be a serious physical feat. In the latest episode of the Power of Sport the likes of rugby legends...

What a night! The 19th Laureus World Sports Awards, which took place in Monaco, once again wowed the sporting world. There were a whole host of special moments including speeches from Arsene Wenger, Jelena Djokovic, as well as her husband Novak, Lyndsay Vonn, the inspiring work done by the Yuwa programme in India and many more - you don't want to miss listening back to this. Plus, also in this episode we had a little inside help too: we enlisted a number of the star South African contingent...

One of South Africa's great sports stories of 2018 was the success of Banyana Banyan qualifying for a first ever World Cup Finals. We speak to the coach of the team and Laureus Ambassador Des Ellis to reflect on her last 12 months and the major challenge now ahead for her team. Plus, it's a bumper sporting year so we find out what the likes of Zanele Mdodana, Shaun Pollock, Schalk Brits and Corne Krige are most looking forward to while the Laureus World Sports Awards are just around the...

A visit to the LIV Village in Cottonlands is always a hugely inspiring occasion. And in this episode of the Power of Sport it was perhaps even more so. A whole host of our ambassadors joined our proud new partner, the Ignition Group, for a truly humbling experience. That was capped off by a special event in Umhlanga to announce the new partnership and an Ambassador's Forum that brought together some of the most influential figures from both past and present to share their experiences of the...

In this episode 23 inspiring Laureus South Africa Youth Empowerment through Sport (Yes) graduates celebrated their special day in Johannesburg as they continue their journey in spreading the Sport for Good message in the communities in which they live and work. And we travel to Cape Town and the official residence of the UK High Commissioner His Excellency Nigel Casey where special guest Johann Rupert joined a host of programmes and ambassadors before heading to Muizenberg to see Waves for...

130 programmes from around the world, 200-odd delegates, Academy members, Ambassadors and Sport for Good - the 2018 Laureus Global Summit in partnership with Allianz was a huge success. This special edition of the Power of Sport travelled to Paris for the 3-day gathering that brings the Laureus family together to tell that story. We speak to delegates from across the world as well as the likes of Sean Fitzpatrick, Steve Waugh, Bryan Habana, Daley Thompson, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Fabian...

Not even the man himself could probably have imagined that The Dan Nicholl Show would have reached the 100 episode mark. And so in order to honour the fantastic achievement Jean Smyth sat down with the Laureus Ambassador in Paris to reflect on some of his favorite memories over the years and what Sport for Good means to him. Plus, there’s the small matter of an on-the-record admission that Bryan Habana will likely be keen to hear! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Eastern Cape is the beating heart of Mercedes Benz in South Africa, with a rich history. The world’s premier motoring company is a proud partner of Laureus South Africa and in 2018 held a series sporting-themed breakfasts delivering key insights into the latest happenings in the sporting world as well as the Laureus Foundation. This episode provides a highlights reel of those events as we hear from some of sport's biggest names including the likes of Zolani Tete, Jeremy Brockie, Amanda...

"Please, please my child; never stop going to school because look at what's happened to you because of this.....the ululating, the happiness, you can't explain it." Those the words of the Hlawula Vutomi's Doc Mabila who we speak to in the latest Power of Sport podcast as he, along with Morne du Plessis and Corne Krige, held a special event in the Kruger National Park to showcase the work this incredible programme is doing not only for sport but also conservation. And, he's done it again,...

There are few South African sporting figures who have garnered more attention in the media in the last few months than Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. For this episode of the Power of Sport Jean Smyth went to meet up with him and got unique insights into family, leadership, guilt & the meaning of inspiration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the year that Nelson Mandela would have turned 100, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and its South African Chairman, Morne du Plessis, walked its own road to Ellis Park to pay tribute to his memory. The hallowed turf upon which Madiba’s Magic united a nation, Ellis Park, played host to programmes from around the country who gathered, in many ways, to pay tribute to his legacy on Mandela Day. In this special edition, Jean Smyth hears from real-life South African heroes living among us...

He's still fairly new in the job but the CEO of Laureus Jonathan Hill, has already made a big impact! The man from Leeds, with an illustrious career in sport, fills us in on his background, his drive and what his vision is for the organisation going forward. Plus, he reveals his guilty sporting pleasure and tells us about his role in creating one of football's most prominent catch-phrases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laureus South Africa is going on another exchange! This time the incredible team from Fight with Insight travel to Rio de Janeiro not just to hone their boxing skills but to share knowledge and gain valuable life experience. Plus, Football World Cup fever will be gripping the nation hoping to put the despair of 2014 behind them in Russia 2018! And Ambassador Dan Nicholl, never one for the conventional, celebrated his birthday by inviting all of his friends to a cricket tournament letting...

In this episode Jean Smyth catches up with Schalk Brits who spent just two weeks in retirement before being called up to the Springboks. An extraordinary story featuring: golf, Ibiza, Vincent Koch, Rassie Erasmus & mojitos! Plus, we kick off our annual series of sporting themed breakfasts with Mercedes Benz delving deep into the cycling world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Do you know who’s going to win the Football World Cup in Russia? Go on then, tell us. While you’re sending your tweet or compiling your Facebook post, download and listen to the latest Power of Sport podcast where some of the most compelling reasoning can be found as to who will be crowned World Champions on 15 July in Moscow can be found. That’s right: none other than former World Cup winner Marcel Desailly, Bafana Bafana midfielder Dean Furman, the Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis and...

What a night! The Laureus World Sports Awards, yet again, wowed all with Roger Federer taking top honours. Power of Sport host Jean Smyth goes 'behind the scenes' to bring you this Special Edition featuring unique insights into one of the sporting world's most high-profile events. Hear from Federer at his majestic best, as well as Bryan Habana, Caster Semenya, Steve Waugh, Edwin Moses, Sean Fitzpatrick, Ryk Neethling, Dan Carter, Morne du Plessis, Akani Simbine, Craig Nossel and Mercedes...

In this episode Springbok record try-scorer and Laureus Ambassador Bryan Habana gives the strongest hint yet that he’s on the verge of retiring from the sport. We also gain an insight into South African production house T&W whose founder Gareth Whittaker talks about the emotions he has watching work produced by his company at the Laureus Awards is viewed by 200 million people across the globe. And, Jean Smyth chats to former US football star goalkeeper Hope Solo for her view on former...

Two Springbok rugby legends, one goal, to use the Power of Sport to change young lives! In this episode Jean Smyth chats to Bryan Habana as his foundation finds root in South Africa while former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers is part of the Coolplay and Laureus initiative in which 12 youngsters will be travelling to one of the greatest rugby spectacles of them all - the Hong Kong Sevens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.