
ABC SPORT Daily
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
ABC SPORT DAILY is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines.
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Sports & Recreation Podcasts
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ABC SPORT DAILY is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines.
Language:
English
Episodes
The impact of this Origin reaches beyond a normal series
7/10/2025
It was the kind of victory that can imbue a new generation with Queensland folklore. Queensland has claimed a win that will be re-visited as long as Origin is played. A legend out of retirement. A coach under fire. A star rising. A journeyman on debut. A captain engulfed with emotion. It was all the famous storylines combined. From a NSW perspective, the defeat raised familiar questions about long standing cast members. The answers seem more definitive and that's not a good thing. Featured: Nick Campton, senior NRL writer, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:54
The man who spent $10b buying the Lakers
7/9/2025
I reckon you've probably heard of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson. How about Mark Walter? The 65-year-old has recently spent US $10b to buy the LA Lakers. It's not his first sport purchase. He owns the LA Dodgers, F1 team Cadillac, a big share of Chelsea. Who is this man? What's his play? How will rise and rise of franchise prices change the sports we love to watch? Featured: Joshua Robinson, sports journalist, Wall Street Journal.
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Duration:00:14:45
How Molly Picklum is using fear as her friend
7/8/2025
You only had to see Molly Picklum's emotional celebration in Brazil to know her most recent WSL title hit her differently. The 22-year-old broke a title drought and took the number one ranking in the process. As she prepares for the iconic Jefferys Bay event, Picklum talks to us about how the victory in Rio provided a release and how she is using fear to clear her mind. Featured: Molly Picklum, women's surfing world number one.
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Duration:00:14:54
Why Piastri is seething and how it will colour the season ahead
7/7/2025
Oscar Piastri said a lot without saying much at all. The Australian driver gave an air of quiet fury after a ten-second penalty cost him a famous win at the British Grand Prix and handed victory to his chief rival. Why was he handed the ban and why does he feel so wronged? How might it impact an internal dynamic that is going to determine the world title? Featured: Mick Doyle, F1 reporter, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:54
We asked the BBL boss how to fix the BBL
7/5/2025
In a cricket world dominated by the IPL, the race is on to be the next best T20 league. As the Big Bash League launches season 15 we ask CEO Alistair Dobson what we're doing to compete. Is it enough to hope for the odd local star to make a cameo and a handful of international guns to (maybe) play? How long before we open the door to private investment? All of that and more in this conversation. Featured: Alistair Dobson, Big Bash League CEO
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Duration:00:13:45
Fri Fix: Jota tragedy, SCG turf war, top order woes, Wimbledon vibe check
7/4/2025
The death of Diogo Jota has rocked the football community, we remember him with Daniel Garb. The SCG curator, Adam Lewis, tells us about a week of heavy criticism for his turf. The lawn in Wimbledon is pristine, what about the vibes among Aussies like Alex De Minaur and Daria Kasatkina? Wally Masur breaks it down. While the Aussie top order has struggled again in a cricketing equivalent of Groundhog Day. Featured: Daniel Garb, football reporter, ABC Sport. Wally Masur, ex-Davis Cup Captain. Tom Decent, cricket reporter, Sydney Morning Herald. Adam Lewis, SCG curator.
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Duration:00:14:54
Tour de France primer: cycling has reached peak rivalry
7/3/2025
Roger and Rafa needed each other. Same with Ledecky and Titmus. Or Magic and Bird. Now cycling has reached peak rivalry and we have a Tour de France tiebreaker coming featuring Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. We're previewing the greatest race on earth as well as forecasting the chances of the exciting Australians involved. Featured: Matthew Keenan, commentator, SBS Sport.
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Duration:00:14:48
The EPL moving to Stan drastically alters the sports landscape
7/2/2025
The Premier League broadcast rights are some of the most prized content in sport, so why is Optus paying Stan tens of millions to take them off their hands? This week we had confirmation of a deal that will drastically alter the sports media landscape and potentially impact for other codes (hint: NRL). While it seems a dream deal for Stan, there are some challenges coming. Featured: Zoe Samios, sports business reporter, Australian Financial Review.
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Duration:00:14:54
A goth basketballer got us thinking about self expression in sport
7/1/2025
You've probably heard about Caitlin Clark, but what about Caitlin 'Dark'? With an emo/goth aesthetic, Caitlin Cunningham is not your garden variety basketballer. Sporting a full face of make-up, sharpened fangs, a myriad of tattoos and jet black punk haircut, Cunningham stands out on court. Caitlin has gone viral and she's trying to use her new platform to have us think about self-expression in sport. Featured: Amanda Shalala, senior reporter, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:48
The Slater gambles that will define Origin decider
6/30/2025
A fearsome, mullet-clad prop plucked from retirement. A journeyman who thought his career was at the crossroads. They are the kind of selection plays that will enrich Queensland Origin folklore or damage it. Maroons coach Billy Slater has rolled the dice, while in contrast Laurie Daley has stuck with the game two collection that lost in Perth, despite a host of injury headaches. Featured: Zac Bailey, NRL reporter, Channel Nine.
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Duration:00:14:48
Fri Fix: Konstas concern, Carlton vandals, Lions launch
6/27/2025
Australia still might eek out a win in the Windies, but the top order looks ragged. Jason Gillespie provides analysis from Barbados. In the AFL, Carlton fans have vandalised their own spiritual home. In the NRL, Penrith are inexplicably rising again. The Lions have been in WA for under a week but found reason to complain ahead of the clash with the Force. Sean Maloney reports from Perth. Featured: Jason Gillespie, ex-Test quick. Sean Maloney, rugby commentator, Stan Sport.
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Duration:00:14:54
What’s going on with Warren Tredrea?
6/26/2025
Warren Tredrea is a Port Adelaide legend who's found himself tangled in a dispute with his former TV employer. Now the Power board member is also being investigated by the club for views he's posted on social media. This story is full of twists and turns and we seek to understand how it's played out and what is to come. Featured: Aaron Bryans, SA broadcaster, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:39
Gideon Haigh on Australian cricket’s great re-set
6/25/2025
Pat Cummins was clear that he saw the World Test Championship final as the end of one cycle and the start of a new one. Something of a re-set. That has translated to Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis into the Test team and Cameron Green annointed as a long term number three. As this team takes on the Windies, what does Gideon Haigh make of the Test team's re-set? Featured: Gideon Haigh, writer, Cricket Et Al.
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Duration:00:14:45
OKC and the benefit of patience in an impatient world
6/24/2025
In an era of tiny attention spans and instant gratification, Oklahoma City Thunder has built success slowly. The NBA is the kind of global sports league that others use as a blueprint. What lessons have been learned from the Thunder's slow rise. Featured: Phil Murphy, NBA reporter, ESPN.
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Duration:00:14:54
How Australia's quiet overachiever got back to winning
6/23/2025
When Minjee Lee unravelled at the 2024 US Open, some wondered whether the mental wounds would heal. The Australian has bounced back with her third major victory. We're unpicking how she turned around her struggles and the role her brother and fellow golfer Min Woo Lee played in supporting his big sister. Featured: Karen Lunn, CEO WPGA.
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Duration:00:14:54
Fri Fix: the AFL’s NRL problem, Marnus dropped, NBA goes the distance
6/20/2025
We investigate why the AFL might have an NRL problem before forecasting the weekend for both codes. In cricket, Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped for the Windies, who will replace him? Some wonderfully American reactions to the NBA finals going to a deciding game seven. PLUS a great post-match spray in the tennis. Featured: Brett Sprigg, broadcaster, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:30
Queensland go full Queensland
6/19/2025
Under fire Maroons coach Billy Slater has turned Cameron Munster into a conduit for the Queensland spirit as the Maroons sparked a gritty, nailbiting win over NSW to level the Origin series. We're unpacking a stunning game and casting ahead to the series decider as Nick Campton helps us understand a wild second game from a waterlogged Perth Stadium. Featured: Nick Campton, senior NRL writer, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:54
What's motivating the 'King of Soccer'?
6/18/2025
Not that one exists, but if I asked you who was the 'King of Soccer', who would you say? US President Donald Trump believes that the mantle rests with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. You can understand why. From relatively humble beginnings in Switzerland, he's risen to arguably the biggest job in world sport. He has delivered huge financial windfalls for the game, while attracting plenty of criticism. Who is this supremely influential figure and what motivates him? Featured: Oliver Kay, senior football writer, The Athletic.
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Duration:00:14:54
Bruce McAvaney on the athlete re-setting the world record 1cm at a time
6/17/2025
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the Usain Bolt of pole vaulting. Half American, half Swedish, entirely brilliant, the 25-year-old's biggest competition is himself. He's so good that he's taken to breaking the world record one centimetre at a time and claiming massive cash bonuses in the process. Bruce McAvaney joins us to break down an otherworldly athlete and how he's rightfully gaming the system. Featured: Bruce McAvaney, track and field commentator.
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Duration:00:14:54
The man who tamed the toughest tournament in golf
6/16/2025
A year ago, J.J. Spaun thought he might be done with pro-golf, but the American stumbled across rom-com sports movie Wimbledon. It inspired a dramatic turnaround as the American went from journeyman to US Open champ. This story is epic. Featured: Ben Cameron, broadcaster, ABC Sport.
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Duration:00:14:54