More Than The Score

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A new angle on sport from around the world, with big talking points and big interviews every weekday. The stories beyond the scoresheet.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    More than 2025: Jeff Guan's return to golf

    Jeff Guan is a 21-year-old Australian golfer who, one week after debuting on the US PGA tour, was struck by a golf ball at a pro-am event, which led to him losing his sight in his left eye. Just one year later, he made his return to professional competition. In November, we spoke to him about how the accident changed his life, and why he's still amibitious about his future in the sport. This pod also features Barry McCluskey, a member of the European Disabled Golf Association - or EDGA - who talks to Mani Djazmi and BBC golf reporter Jonathan Jurejko about the role golf has played in his life after losing his sight to the eye disorder keratoconus. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    23 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    More than 2025: Should football 'bomb squads' be a thing of the past?

    A growing issue in football is so-called 'bomb squads' - groups of players that football clubs exclude from first-team training after deciding their services are no longer required. The Premier League has had several high-profile examples of this treatment this season, including Raheem Sterling at Chelsea and Jadon Sancho at Manchester United. Back in October, More than the Score spoke to two men who've seen both sides of this treatment. Pundit and former Premier League player Nedum Onuoha, told John Bennett what it was like to discover Manchester City, the club where he'd been since he was 10 years old, wanted to move him on. Meanwhile, Lutz Pfannenstiel, who has recently been appointed as sporting director at Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen, reveals what it's like to work with players who've been told their services are no longer required. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    23 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    More than 2025: The making of Mondo Duplantis

    Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the biggest star in athletics. At the 2025 World Athletics Championships, he produced one of the year's greatest moments of sporting theatre as he broke the world record for the 14th time in his career. But how did he come to dominate the event to such an extent? In the latest instalment of our look back at 2025, Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin discuss Duplantis's astonishing rise, and revisit an interview they conducted with Mondo and his father, Greg, back in 2019. It's a candid insight into the making of one of the biggest personalities, and most extraordinary talents, in world sport. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    18 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    More than 2025: Victor Wembanyama's giant leaps

    Victor Wembanyama is arguably the hottest property in basketball right now. The San Antonio Spurs centre was top pick in the 2023 NBA draft, then named Rookie of the Year in 2024, and helped France win silver at the 2024 Olympics. Part of what makes him an extraordinary athlete is his size. He's officially listed as seven foot five inches tall - but some reports say that, at the age of 21, he's still growing taller. Will that prove to be an advantage for his career, or could it put him at greater risk of injury? We continue our look back at some of our favourite episodes from 2025 by revisiting Mani Djazmi's conversation with NBA physiotherapist Alex Hubelbank about the physical challenges faced by taller athletes, and how medical staff help keep NBA stars healthy. He also hears from BBC Sport writer Jonty Coleman, who explains why Wembanyama has made such a huge impression in such a short time. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    20 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    More than 2025: When Esme Morgan met Ashleigh Plumptre

    In 2025, Esme Morgan and Ashleigh Plumptre both tasted victory at two of the biggest tournaments in women's football. Morgan helped England win back-to-back European Championships, while Plumptre was part of the Nigeria side that beat host nation Morocco to lift the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the 10th time. As we continue our look back at highlights from 2025, Lee James revisits Morgan and Plumptre's conversation about their team's respective victories. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    24 min

  6. 26/12/2025

    More than 2025: Cecilia Braekhus's farewell to boxing

    Cecilia Braekhus retired from boxing in 2025 at the age of 44, after defeating Ema Kozin to become a two-weight world champion. She won 39 of her 42 professional contests in a career stretching back to 2007, and spent more than a decade as the undisputed world welterweight champion - but it's her achievements outside the ring that may be even more impressive. For much of her career, she wasn't allowed to fight in her home country of Norway, where professional boxing had been banned since 1981, but her successes overseas played a part in that law being overturned in 2014. As we look back on some of our favourite episodes from 2025, we revisit Cecilia's interview with Kal Sajad, where she looked back on how she fought for her right to step into the ring. Plus, fellow two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas joins John Bennett and Ade Adedoyin to discuss Braekhus's legacy in the sport. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    17 min

  7. 25/12/2025

    More than 2025: Flavor Flav hypes the Winter Olympics

    In October, Flavor Flav, the co-founder of Grammy-winning hip hop group Public Enemy, announced he had agreed to be the official hypeman for the US bobsleigh and skeleton teams at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. As we look back on our favourite episodes from 2025, we revisit his conversation with Clare Williamson, where he explained what drew him to the sport, and what it felt like to take to the sliding track himself. Plus, two-time Winter Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller tells Mani Djazmi that having a hype man in Milan and Cortina can only be a good thing for the Games and winter sport as a whole, while Steve Bunce explains how hype has been an integral part of boxing for decades, and looks back at the role hypeman Drew Bundini Brown played in the rise of Muhammad Ali. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    17 min

  8. 24/12/2025

    More than 2025: Cristiano Ronaldo and the art of marketability

    2025 was the year that Cristiano Ronaldo became the first billionaire footballer. As we look back on our favourite conversations from the past year, we're revisiting a chat with Sam Carp, head of editorial at SportsPro, a company that produces an annual list of the 50 most marketable athletes in sport. Ade Adedoyin and John Bennett find out what makes some athletes more lucrative than others, and what qualities get the attention of audiences and advertisers. More than the Score is the BBC World Service's daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we're telling stories beyond the scoreline, from athletics to Formula 1, boxing to bobsleigh, and football to the NFL. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

    23 min
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A new angle on sport from around the world, with big talking points and big interviews every weekday. The stories beyond the scoresheet.

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  • Creator
    BBC World Service
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Clean
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