Anything but Footy

A wet summers day in London but no-one seemed to mind at a sold out London Stadium for the Novuna London Athletics Meet in the Diamond League. Especially as it was confirmed on the morning of the event that London would be bidding for the World Athletics Champs in 2029! We've the latest from UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner. On the track, a year ago the athletes were off to the Paris Olympics the nex...

We all love it - the greatest, biggest, best Championships in the World! But will its stay that way? As the players are in action on court, the All England Club is at the High Court trying to secure plans to treble the size of the grounds, add 38 grass courts and a new 8000 show court arena. We find out all about it with the Sun's tennis correspondent Rob Maul - and we also have the latest Athleti...

'Shocking' because of the number of seeds to fall - particularly French Open champion Coco Gauff in straight sets - no repeat of the brilliant Sabalenka Gauff final from the French Open just a few weeks ago! After eight winners in eight years, would there be another lesser known Wimbledon women's champion in 2025? And is that good for the sport and the Championships? We ask the question! And as th...

Day one done! The hottest ever first day of the Championships saw seeds fall, early victories, big wins for British qualifier Oliver Tarvet and a scare for defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. John rounds up the action from the All England Championships as Michael meets Oliver's Dad! And as the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast we have sailing, athletics, sport climbing and to cool us all down GB SnowS...

Welcome to Wimbledon 2025! On the eve of the Championships we're at the All England Club ahead of the fortnight of tennis and are joined by Oliver Tarvet's first coach on the eve of the championships. Ben Wood coached the 21 year old from the age of 7 and could already see his outstanding talent. We also hear from Oliver's dad Gary. We run through the order of play on Day One - and don't forget ou...

A bonus edition of the podcast as with little more than 200 days to go before the next Olympics - the Winters in Milano-Cortina in early 2026 - the first athletes have been confirmed by Team GB. Ten curlers have donned the famous tracksuit and stood draped in the red white and blue union flag after being selected to represent GB in the mens womens and mixed team events for the Winter Olympics. Mic...

British Triathlon is the first national governing body in Triathlon to introduce a pregnancy deferral policy. Women who qualify for an Age Group Championship race may now defer their slot in the Great Britain Team for up to two years. European champion Vicky Holland has done just that - and Michael caught up with her in our latest Great British Bosses episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Putting athletes first - everyone says it - how many people do it? In this episode of Great British Bosses, we ask Nick Pearson the CEO of Forte Talent Management, which in its own words, is a sports talent agency redefining representation for track and field athletes, digital talent, and sports models. And that 'redefining' includes launching their first ever event - the Keely Klassic - named aft...

Ok we admit - we're stretching it just a bit this time, but British Rowing are 'bossing' it ahead of the first two World Cups in Varese in Italy. They topped the 2025 European Rowing Championships medal table with six golds and we've got 5 of the gold medalists on this episode! We are also determined to keep telling the stories of athletes doing great things inbetween the Olympics and Paralympics!...

The second biggest sport in the UK for the number of spectators attending every year, live TV coverage most weekends on the main ITV channel, well known events like the Grand National, Cheltenham and Royal Ascot. But Great British Racing is looking to the future and ensuring there is one for the so called sport of kings. We talk all things horse-racing with Simon Michaelides, Interim Chief Custome...

Penny Briscoe’s "track record in Paralympic sport is unmatched". Not our words but that of a former guest of Great British Bosses and her CEO David Clarke at Paralympics GB. After years of trying we finally get to speak to the Director of Sport, 5 time Chef De Mission, sports fan and mum about plans for the first ever Paras in LA and whether Atlanta Olympics in '96 really was that bad? Learn more...

Back in the UK for the first time since the first games in 2014. Birmingham will host the latest edition of the Invictus Games in July 2027. With brand new events and the usual fans favourites, it's not just about a week of sport at the NEC as CEO of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 Helen Helliwell explains. And in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, she also reveals...

Cricket, Squash and even Flag Football probably got more coverage when confirmed they would be on the programme for the LA Olympics. But hope are high that Team GB could get the men and women's teams qualified for the summer of 2028 as Baseball and Softball also makes a return to the Games. In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from new Chair of Baseball Softball UK Matt Bazeley to find...

Great British Bosses is our podcast brand where we speak to the men and women behind sport in the UK. In this special episode, we hear from Dame Denise Lewis (UK Athletics President) and London Marathon wheelchair winner Marcel Hug after the confirmation that London would like to stage the World Athletics Championships again in 2029 - 12 years on from the successful 2017 events. Learn more about y...

We're joined by GB Snowsport CEO Victoria Gosling & Head Coach Pat Sharples as they look back on another record breaking season on the snow for Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars. We also look ahead to what's in store at the first Winter Games in Europe in more than a decade - Milano Cortina 2026. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices...

In the fourth of our season on snow, what is that feeling of competing for Great Britain ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We catch up with two teenagers - Moguls skier Cali Carr and snowboarder Txema Mazet-Brown - to find out how they got started, what keeps them focused and what they would like to achieve! This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn m...

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale created history by becoming the first British world champions in Mixed Team Snowboard Cross. Ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026, in this third episode of a season of podcasts with GB Snowsport, we hear what makes them successful as a partnership but also how training and travelling together helps them on the individual Snowboard Cross circ...

In this second episode, we hear from two British snowboarding stars on the strength needed to battle back from serious injuries in the build up to the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We're joined by Paralympic medalist Ollie Hill and Olympic hopeful Maisie Hill - no relation! - as they make their return to the snow after suffering setbacks and surgeries. This is a special episode of the podca...

In the first of a new season of podcasts, we focus on a the new British names who could be making their debut on snow at the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026. In this episode we're joined by cross country skier Joe Davies, freestyle skier Liam Richards and snowboarder Nina Sparks who could all make their Olympic or Paralympic debut this coming winter. This is a special episode of the podcast wi...

4 medals - 2 golds, a silver and bronze - from a team of 11 athletes. Great Britain have had a very strong World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in China. More than 500 athletes from around the world took part - we'll hear from the British gold medalists Amber Anning and Jeremiah Azu - and round up the rest of the action for you too! There's Weadock's Winter Wonders from the world of snow and ice...

Welcome and congratulations Kirsty Coventry - the Olympic champion now Olympic President. The youngest ever and the first ever female. She thrashed Seb Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch gaining an overall majority in the first voting by IOC members. We hear from the surprise winner for many! There's also LA28 and Tour de France '27 news - in this extra episode of the Olympic week! Learn more about yo...

Team GB legends and gold medalist triathlete's Ali Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee joins us to talk all things Olympics on a busy week for the future of the Games. We ask them about what's next, who should be the next President and saving for the future! It's another extra episode this week, as the IOC Session continues in Greece - we round up the latest headlines before the New President is voted in!...

The 144th IOC Session gets underway this week, there's an Opening Ceremony and everything! The new President will be named this week - only the 10th in Olympic history! But there was also big news from the IOC Executive Board Meeting, that its proposing the reinstatement of Boxing in the programme for Los Angeles 2028. This is an extra episode with all the latest Olympic news - all the time rather...

The European Indoor Athletics Championships were another huge hit in the Netherlands, with some big names, some surprises and new champions. We review the action from Apeldoorn over 4 days across the North Sea and look ahead to the World Indoors in China. There's BIG Boxing News ahead of LA 2028, and Michael's latest Weadock's Winter Wonders with success in the Skeleton! PLUS its Commonwealth Day...

The summer games in Paris seem only like yesterday, but we're now a year away from the Winter Paralympics in Milan - the 50th anniversary of the very first. 79 gold medals will be available during the Games starting on March 6th 2026. We hear from former Paralympics GB star Callum Deboys on his experience in Beijing 3 years ago and his switch to Para cycling! We are also joined by two Team GB star...