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The team gather at the Cabbage Patch for on-the-whistle reaction to the RWC 2021 Final. Huge congratulations to the Black Ferns, but big sad for the Red Roses #beersnottears 

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We're delighted to bring you our first ever LIVE episode, from the hallowed turf of the Cabbage Patch in Twickenham. The whole team is joined by a crowd to preview the upcoming final between New Zealand and England. We've got special editions of Caleb's Stat Corner and Reuven's Social Media Watch. James takes us through the philosophy of' vibes based rugby' and we take suggestions of other sporting moments. Fergus presents #Fraudwatch live and we hear what other sporting figures should be placed on the list. The question, 'are bronze finals worth watching' is also answered. 

Thanks to everyone and came and supported the live show, bring on the final!

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Fergus, Imo, Caleb and James come together for the final Smorg of the World Cup. What's the best venue for a World Cup? Who visited Barry Island? What can 'The Professor' do for the Black Ferns?

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As the 2021 Rugby World Cup nears its end, James, Imogen, Caleb, Reuven and Fergus review some of the best moments they've encountered on social media thus far. There's also a bit of number crunching to put it all in perspective.

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The team were delighted to be once again by joined by the BBC's Sara Orchard coming all the way from New Zealand. Sara gives us an insight on the vibes over in NZ as we talk RWC 2021 Final build up and the importance of this weekend for women's rugby. 

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Fergus, Alex and James run down their team of the tournament. Controversy flies all over the place and there's some big calls on the line. All in the name of vibes based rugby.

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Fergus, Alex and Imo welcome back freelance journalist, Gary Heatly. We look back on yesterday's cracking semi finals, talk about freelancing at the World Cup and see who Gary fancies for the win next week.

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Reuven, Alex and Imogen review all the semi-final action of the Rugby World Cup. We explore the tight and thrilling matches between England v Canada and New Zealand v France, and all the heartbreak that went with it.

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Fergus, Reuven, James and Caleb look ahead to this weekend's matches, the semi finals of the Rugby World Cup. Are there upsets on the cards? Will the matches be better than last week? Find out in today's episode as well as why Caleb is a terrible rugby coach.

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The whole gang is together to go through some of the stories of the week. Caleb have a stat-off to see who's corner is better, Reuven has some of the social media highlights, we highlight some of the problems of England and Canada sharing a hotel room. We also answer the nation's burning question of what breakfast item Simon Middleton is.

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Fergus, James and Alex are joined by Matt Merrit, writer for Rugby Pass and advisory board member for Girls Rugby Club. We run through the ideal development of the game post world cup,the next big league in the Women's game and some takeaways for the smaller nations.

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Alex, James and Caleb chat to YouTube rugby analyst extraordinaire Squidge Rugby about everything RWC 2021. He give us his thoughts on analysing the women's game and what makes it special, how his beloved Wales performed at the tournament, his semi-final predictions and some Super Mario chat. 

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Fergus, James, Imo and Alex look back on all the quarter finals. Are we critiquing the games enough? Is there too much unfair criticism? What do we think of names on jerseys? All this and more in today's episode...

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James, Imogen and Caleb review second two quarter-finals between England v Australia and Canada v USA. Also, have the quarter-finals actually been good?

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Fergus, Alex and Reuven look back on the first two quarter finals, France v Italy and New Zealand v Wales.

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The team get together to preview all of the weekend's quarter-final fixtures at #RWC2021. Also, can rugby still be vibe-based from the set piece? 

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Fergus, James, Reuven, Caleb and Alex 'get their teeth stuck in' to #RWC2021, discussing an Italy player's 12-match ban for biting another player, New Zealand's broadcast scheduling debacle, and important stats ahead of this weekend's matches. 

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Fergus, Alex and Reuven sit down with Victoria Rush, creator of 'No Woman No Try.' We talk about the reasoning behind the documentary,  issues about female kit and what Victoria hopes will be the legacy of the documentary.

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Imogen and James were thrilled to be joined by the BBC's Sara Orchard for a fun chat about #RWC2021 so far, her career, social media and her vegetable patch. 

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Fergus, James, Caleb and Alex look back on some of the standout moments of the pool stages.

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Fergus, Imo and Caleb look back on the final day of pool stage matches. we review England v South Africa, Canada v USA and Japan v Italy

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Fergus, Alex and Reuven look back on Fiji v France, Scotland v New Zealand and Wales v Australia

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The whole gang is together to preview all of the weekend's fixtures in the final round of the group stages. Today's big question is who will win one of the coveted third place spots to book a place in the quarter finals.

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Fergus, Imogen, James and Alex chat central contracts, rugby on free-to-air and our potential player of the tournament. 

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Rugby Journalist, Daniel Gallan join Caleb, James and Rueven to share his insights into South African Rugby. We also discuss World Rugby acquiring Rugby Pass.

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James and Alex host an episode with a twist as we are joined by special guest and friend Oliver Lawrie, a newbie to women's rugby, to have an honest chat about his preconceptions of the women's game and how they've changed since engaging with the 2021 Rugby World Cup. 

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Fergus, Reuven and Imogen are joined by Bruce Aitchison, host of the Happiness Is... Podcast. We look back on the home nation matches with a shout out to Sarah Hunter recording her 137th Cap. Bruce shares his insights into the Scotland camp as well as providing his take on #LeBrunch and Reuven finds himself between a rock and a hard place as his Fiji prediction puts him top of our league but at what costs to his national identity? #WorldCupDailyPod

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James, Reuven and Alex join forces to mull over Sunday's RWC action featuring Wales v New Zealand, Italy v Canada and Fiji v South Africa. 

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Fergus, Caleb, James, Alex and Imo review today's matches at the Rugby World Cup. We look back on England v France, Japan v USA and Scotland v Australia.

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The whole gang is back together for a preview of Round 2 of the 2021 Rugby World Cup. Fergus, Reuven, Caleb, James, Imogen and Alex take a look at every match happening this weekend across all three pools, alongside a cultural lesson in Scottish national pride and a debate on the term LeBruch.

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Fergus, Caleb, Alex and James bring you today's round up. We head to Caleb's stat corner to breakdown some key figures, talk through tackle technique and have a look at one of the world's most epic cycles.

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Imogen (not Imo, on father Mike's request) and James are joined by Jess Hayden, women's rugby journalist at The Times, to discuss the past, present and future of the women's game. We talk Premier 15s, professionalisation and protecting female players on social media. 

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James and Imogen are joined by Martyn Thomas, author of "World in their Hands: The Story of the First Women's Rugby World Cup", to talk the incredible story of four women who overcame misogyny, motherhood and contraband cucumbers to stage the inaugural 1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

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Fergus, Imogen and Alex are joined by Scottish freelance journalist, Gary Heatly, to look back on the performances of the home nations in week one. We ask if  Scotland bounce back,  if England shown a crucial weakness and what  the standout moments from the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup were.

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Caleb, Reuven and Alex have stayed up through the night so you didn't have to. They look back on Scotland v Wales, USA v Italy and Canada v Japan.

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Imogen, James and Fergus take you through all the action from the first three matches. France v South Africa, England v Fiji and New Zealand v Wales

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Welcome to the World Cup daily Podcast. Over the next five weeks, the Sports Gazette will be bringing you a daily round up of all the action from New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup. Stay tuned to analysis, interviews and everything World Cup.

We will kick off this Saturday, but for now, sit back and enjoy our preview of all twelve teams across the three groups. 

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The Sports Gazette's very own Caleb Mutombwa sits down with British Indian sportswriter and journalist Mihir Bose for the first episode of our new series, Icons Corner.

They discuss Bose's new book, Sporting Colours: Sports and Politics in South Africa. 

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FIFA records show that the first Women's World Cup took place in China in 1991, but many are unaware that Mexico saw crowds of 90,000 pack into their Azteca Stadium to witness a Women's World Cup back in 1971. The story of the English team that took part was lost to the nation for over four decades and is absent from official records. 

Leah Caleb, one of the English women who went out to Mexico with the team, reminisces about the incredible experience with Sports Gazette reporter, Ruby Malone, in this atmospheric, story-telling podcast.

Narrated by: Ruby Malone.

Main excerpts from a one to one interview with Leah Caleb and a small excerpt taken from Chris Lockwood's interview with the National Football Museum.

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Super Bowl Halftime Show director Hamish Hamilton sits down with Sports Gazette reporter Charlie Pizey to share some of his best stories from his 13 years doing the show. Expect great anecdotes about Dr Dre, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and many more. 

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Final Day of the Australian Open 

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Australian Open Day 13

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Australian Open Day 12 

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Australian Open Day 11

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Australian Open Day 10

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Australian Open Day 9

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Everything you need to know about the Australian Open.

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Everything you need to know about the Australian Open.

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Learn all about the sixth day of the Australian Open

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Learn all about the fifth day of the Australian Open. 

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Learn all about the fourth day of the Australian Open.

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Learn all about the third day of the Australian Open.

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Find out everything about the second tournament day of the Australia Open. 

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Find out everything about the first tournament day of the Australian Open. 

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Terry Vogt from the Sports Gazette sat down with Denz and Behrad from Simply British Ballers to talk about the UK basketball scene. What is holding it back? Is the scene growing? Thoughts on BBL. A look into the SBB platform and rapid growth. Reaction to going viral on Instagram, and more.

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Sports Gazette preview the North London Derby, the standout WSL game this weekend. Sam, Ruby, and Yoseph take a deep dive into how Spurs can stop Jonas Eidevall's rampant Arsenal side.

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In episode two of the series, the guests talk about the ins and outs of the partnerships, including broadcasting deals, lucrative sponsorships and fan reception to the affiliations. 

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In the first episode of the series, Dami Adewale introduces the guests and they discuss the origins of their respective football and basketball affiliations. 

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In the third episode of the series, the guests discuss the downfall of the football and basketball affiliations. They speak about what led to their demise, who was at fault and if there was anything that could have been done to prevent it. 

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In the fourth and final episode, the guests look to the future and talk about what it would take for these partnerships to return to British culture. Topics include sponsorship deals with sportswear brands, Euro League success and media investment. 

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Welcome to the third and final episode of the greatest of all time podcast! 

Bailey Keogh (@Baileykeogh_) and Amine Sennoun (@AmineSennoun9) discuss how the 'greatest of all time' Muhammad Ali had Impacted race relations in America during the mid-late 1900’s, his refusal to go to Vietnam and compare him with boxers from our other episodes, with returning guest, Max Mauro. 

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Welcome to the second episode greatest of all time podcast! 

Bailey Keogh (@Baileykeogh_) and Amine Sennoun (@AmineSennoun9) discuss how Joe Louis, aka 'The Brown Bomber', impacted race relations during the early-mid 1900’s and his role in the Second World War, with lecturer Max Mauro featuring as guest, who explains the prominent role of the media during this time.

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Welcome to the greatest of all time podcast! 

Bailey Keogh (@Baileykeogh_) and Amine Sennoun (@AmineSennoun9) discuss what kind of impact did the first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, have on race relations during the early 1900’s, with historian Darren Pearce featuring as a guest.

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In this episode Jeremy, Bailey and Dami talked about the first round of the NBA playoffs in the Western Conference.

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In this episode Jeremy, Bailey and Dami talked about the first round of the NBA playoffs in the Eastern Conference. 

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In the second part of our two part series, writers at the Sports Gazette previewed the teams involved in the NBA's Western Conference playoffs. 

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In anticipation of the NBA Playoffs, writers at the Sports Gazette previewed each team involved in the Eastern Conference. 

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With the British & Irish Lions squad announcement just around the corner the rugby writers at the Sports Gazette thought they would have their say on one of the most hotly contested debates in the world of sport. Listen here as the team pick their squad to take on the reigning world champions South Africa.

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A review of Scotland's sublime win in Paris, a preview of the women's Six Nations and a shift in focus to all things European.

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In this episode, Joe Kerrigan tells the story of each of Tom Brady's 7 Super Bowl wins and the key plays behind each incredible victory.

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Michael Kammarman, Head Press Officer for the US men's national soccer team, joined Mitchell Marshall and Colin Benjamin to chat about the state of US Soccer including:

  • Covid causing a congested 2021

  • World Cup 2026

  • The hype around the new generation

  • The heartbreak of missing the 2018 World Cup

  • CONCACAF's brutal nature

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'Super Saturday' certainly lived up to its name with another fantastic weekend of Six Nations rugby and the Sports Gazette's rugby writers attempt to break it down and cast an eye to the final game of the Championship.

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Sports Gazette journalists Amine sennoun and Abdallah AbuKhattab sat down with the Editor-in-Chief of Doha Stadium newspaper Majed Al Kelaifi, discussing the journey of Qatar from 2010 till now, the safety precautions being taken and how the nation is preparing to host the world in the Middle East for the very first time.

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Tennis editors for the Sports Gazette Sam Jacot and Ben Thompson sit down with reporter George Bellshaw to discuss covering tennis on the tour, the return of Roger Federer and Andy Murray as well as the state of British tennis as a whole. 

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The Sports Gazette’s rugby writers take a look a the final weekend of the Six Nations. As always, there is a lot at stake on ‘Super Saturday’ and we do a deep dive into each game, starting with Ireland v England. Wales are going for the grand slam in Paris, and rugby editors Alex and Xander are joined by Matthew Southcombe, from Wales Online, and Veronique Landew, the host of the French Rugby Connections podcast, to discuss that one. And last but not least Scotland v Ireland. Enjoy!

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To celebrate International Women's Day, Sarah Wilmore, Tess Derry and Yasmin Ryder chat to former England footballer Eniola Aluko. Eni is the director of women's football at Aston Villa, has over 100 England caps and won multiple honours for her playing careers at Chelsea and Juventus. The 34-year-old also has a first-class law degree and is the renowned author of They Don't Teach This. A pioneer of the game, she was the first female pundit on Match of the Day. Eni was also formerly involved in a high-profile racism case against the FA, and after a five-year battle, she finally received an apology from England manager Mark Sampson.

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Abdallah , Madhavan and MMA Reporter Jake Jones delve deep into Sunday's STACKED UFC 259 card headlined by a triple decker of championship fights. 

The discussion expands further than the main card as the GOAT status in MMA, Dominick Cruz being on the prelims and more is brought up before the big event graces us.

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Abdallah (@Boodhernandez6)

Jake Jones (@JakeJonesMMA)

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Monty Panesar on Virat Kohli's Captaincy, ongoing India v England Series and Kevin Pieterson's Best Quality. Plus why Joe Root's Special & Playing Cricket Again!  #Cricket​ #MontyPanesar​ #JoeRoot​ #KevinPieterson​ #Interview​ #Exclusive​ #ViratKohli