Best of ABC Sport Podcast

On Summer Grandstand on ABC Sport, Zane Bojack caught up with the Australian Women's Cricket team Coach Shelley Nitschke as they look to defend their ODI World Cup in India.

On Summer Grandstand on ABC Sport, Zane Bojack caught up with Jake Gordon ahead of the 2nd Bledisloe Cup match in Perth.

The Bounce is dead. From 2026 onwards, the ball will be thrown into the air to start AFL matches and at stoppages, Ray Chamberlain joined Corbin Middlemas on Summer Grandstand to give his thoughts on the change.

Marcus Harris was travelling with the Test team constantly, and it seemed like he was surely the next man to open but then he just fell away as a contender. Corbin Middlemas on Summer Grandstand caught up with him as they had a chat about what the future may hold for Marcus.

Nathan Lyon is back captaining NSW in the Sheffield Shield and he had time to chat to Corbin Middlemas on Summer Grandstand about his road back to the Australian Cricket team.

On Summer Grandstand on ABC Sport, Corbin Middlemas spoke to Marnus Labuschagne about his chances of getting back into the side ahead of the upcoming Ashes Summer. 

On InZane Rugby League this week Zane Bojack, former Raiders halfback Sam Williams and ABC Online rugby league reporter Mick Doyle discuss if Payne Haas is the greatest prop of all-time after playing 80 minutes in Brisbane's come-from-behind win over Penrith. 

On InZane Rugby League - Zane Bojack and former Raiders halfback Sam Williams are joined by Broncos and Panthers legend Petero Civoniceva to preview the Grand Final Qualifier between Brisbane and Penrith at Lang Park on Sunday. 

25 years on, Kerri Pottharst still visits Bondi Beach every year and enjoys a champagne to toast the gold medal her and Natalie Cook won at the Sydney 2000 Olympics which changed her life and the sport in Australia forever. Reminiscing with Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Pottharst chats about that historic medal and the challenges during the games, what the atmosphere was like at Bondi and...

Ahead of her first World Cup, Phoebe Litchfield dials in from India to share the feeling of playing alongside her heroes in an event she's dreamed of since childhood. Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge', Litchfield ranks each format of cricket in her mind right now, what she learned about leadership captaining in the WBBL last season and how she and Georgia Voll handle being great ma...

Aussie Rhiannan Iffland has once again claimed the world title in cliff diving before the final stop in Boston this weekend and it's the 9th time in a row she's been the best and bravest on the jaw dropping circuit. Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Iffland tells us that the fear factor never disappears, tells us the one bucket list dive still on her list, shares Layne Beachley's r...

One of the best voices in Formula 1, BBC and Drive To Survive's Jennie Gow believes that Oscar Piastri will fulfill his own prophecy and hold off Lando Norris to win the Driver's Championship.  Chatting to Declan Byrne on The Saturday Sledge, Gow gives us a glance from pit lane into Piastri's steely resolve and what he said to her in 2024 that has "haunted" her. Gow also tells us how Piastri will...

On Inzane Rugby League this week - Zane Bojack was joined by Daily Telegraph rugby league reporter Michael Carayannis and AAP NRL writer Joel Gould. 

Canberra Raiders back Seb Kris says this year has been a total dream and when he reflects on his year long absence from the NRL in 2020, he's super proud of where he's got to.  Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Kris tells us of those life lessons learned, why he values being an inspiration for young Indigenous kids and lets us in on a secret around Xavier Savage's Las Vegas proposa...

Priscilla Hon was told five years ago she might not play again after an injury resembling a motorcycle crash, so her career best 3rd round result in the US Open recently was a huge achievement.  Hon talks to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' about making it through qualifiers and riding that momentum, where she wants to get to in tennis and how much the huge prize money will help take her tenn...

Caitlyn Halse is the youngest player to represent Australia in Rugby Union and also at a World Cup and she's been in everything this tournament scoring and putting on plenty of tries.  Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge', the 18-year-old tells us about meeting Princess Kate Middleton after their England game, why playing against the boys when she was younger has served her well and w...

On InZane Rugby League this week Zane Bojack and former Raiders halfback Sam Williams are joined by ABC Sport commentator Quentin Hull for a three-tiered look at the finals. 

Imagine this - you achieve a lifelong dream and debut for the Socceroos and then after just two minutes on the pitch you score the winner and the only goal of the match. That's what happened to Max Balard last night against NZ in Canberra and he chats to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' about the emotion surrounding this bucket list moment, getting to share it with his Dad and the tears they...

On InZane Rugby League this week Zane Bojack and former Raiders halfback Sam Williams debate the prospect of a wildcard round as a way of stopping the top teams from resting their stars prior to the finals. 

It's been a historic week in the AFL with Mitch Brown becoming the first male player coming out as gay or bisexual and Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce talks about Brown's bravery and how it is hopefully a "real step forward" for the code. Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Pearce talks about the accessibility and safety of the game, his own reflection on leadership and footy c...

Andrew Gaze has just been upgraded to 'Legend' status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame and he talks about the immense honour, his basketball legacy and his Dad's understated reaction.  Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Gaze also talks about learning to be a leader, the US college pathway for Aussies and what has shocked him most in his media work these days in radio and TV.

Ahead of the WSL Finals in Fiji, Aussie surfers Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson talk about the waiting game and how long they've dreamed of a world title.  Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Picklum dives into her rapid ascent, what Steph Gilmore and Ash Barty are texting her about and how much she's feeling the home support. Robinson tells us about getting Fiji tips from Kelly Slat...

On Inzane Rugby League this week Zane Bojack and former Raiders halfback Sam Williams are joined by Canberra super-fan and ABC Sport man of sound  Denis Carnahan for a close look at the "Miracle in Mudgee."

South African quick Kagiso Rabada joined Quentin Hull, Jason Gillespie and Stuart Clark for a lovely chat in the innings break of the 3rd ODI between Australia and South Africa.

Brianna Clark returned from college football in the US tired of the sport and after watching a Jillaroos v Kiwi Ferns game, she locked onto a new dream. Having now played plenty of NRLW, Clark chats to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' about putting posters on the back of her door aged 20, representing her mother's NZ side and the enormous leg tattoo she has of Fleetwood Mac.