The Sporting Record

Kissgate: The team talked about the Luis Rubiales incident at the World Cup, including a timeline of events, and a discussion of Rubiales' conduct. We previewed the opening round of the new AFLW season. We brought to light a surprising new Australian World Champion in golf. An quick update on La Vuelta a Espania in particular Kaden Groves dual Stage wins. Sporting Song of the Week: Robert K Crawfo...

Yes it has been a year since the Sporting Record first hit the airwaves. We celebrate by looking back at the many varied issues we have covered. We wrap up the Women's Football World CupAnd turn our attention to the Athletics World cup Song of the week: It can only be Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti by Pickett Palace on the eve of his final game of AFL Footy.

Former AFLW player, Alex Saundry, is now the Managing Director of the More Than Management company and manages a stable of Australian Female and Trans athletes in the spheres of AFLW, Soccer, Netball, Horse-racing and Cricket.  Her holistic views and philosophy are challenging, progressive and inspiring. It is people like Alex Saundry who are making a difference. Take a listen. 

We preview the Men's Basketball World Cup with the exciting news that South Sudan have qualified for the first time. We get our football consultant and friend of the show - ex-socceroo Jason Polak - to give us his assessment of the Women's World Cup so far. Like many Aussies we enjoy watching soccer and in particular this world cup, but are not heavily schooled in the game. We have ovserved that t...

Netball World Cup in South AfricaWomen's Soccer World CupMedal Tallies are BullshitAussie Gold medallists you may not have heard about in High diving and 10M PlatformTrivia: Why did St Kilda FC change their colours from Red Yellow and Black? Song of the week: St Kilda theme song - the jazz version.

Today we focus on International women's sport - in particular The World Cup right here in OZ plus the Tour de France FemmeHowever we do divert to the late and breaking news of Kylian Mbappe's contract offer from Al Hilal.**Nepotism Warning!** Our song of the week is a song from the new LP by local band Quality Used Cars.  In case you are wondering, the song in question - 'Me and Damon Drinking Bee...

Today we invite 3CR legend Grant Hanson to help us understand the sensitive Junior Rioli situation and why after a year he is getting his name back. We are excited that the World cup has finally arrived but we believe it is time for a Reality Check! Trivia: How did the Matildas get their name? Useless AFL StatsSong of the week: Footscray Team Anthem (the jazz version) for Grant.

The Ukrainian Tennis Federation has issued a directive to its players at Wimbledon, that if they happen to come up against a player from Russia or Bellarus, they are not to shake hands after the match out of respect for their fellow Ukrainians fighting life and death battles back home. It adds that the players are not obligated to comply. It raises the question for us, "What would you do?" Is ther...

All the talk this week has been regarding the Jonny Bairstow dismissal in the 2nd test and the subsequent condemnation by the Poms. Rather than going over the same territory as everyone else, The Sporting Record is keen to broaden our perspective to all sports by posing the all important question, "what is more important - on field ettiquette or winning?"We finish up with a little sporting trivia....

Is the end in sight for Gambling Ads during our sports broadcasts? Women's Ashes report. The Bye Factor in AFLBeef of the WeekNBA draft newsWhy does the Barmy Army sing 'Jerusalem' at the start of each day's play at the Ashes cricket? The Aussie Ten Pin Bowler creating more records.

Community Cup Wrap-upAshes CricketInterview with Darren HanlonSongs: 'There's not Enough Songs About Squash' by Darren Hanlon                    'Working Out' by Donny Benet

Sportwashing and GolfAng PostacoglouA-League finalPre-match songs in Soccer from Liverpool to the Central Coast

Start of Radiothon MonthJames and Em are training with the Mighty Megahertz for the upcoming Community CupJohn has been watching VFL footy and the midseason draftWe are pretty happy with the temporary team name changes during Sir Doug Nicholls round, but will it go further? James is impressed with the number of sporting organisations coming out in support of The VoiceJohn finally gets to read his...

Who was Sir Doug Nichols? Breaking News: Collingwood Netball TeamThe Greening of the Giro D'ItaliaInter Milan FC have a tricky decision to make regarding a jumper sponsor!

Catching up on the 2023 Giro D'Italia and how the Aussies are doing. You will be shocked when you learn who the new sponsor is for the Australian Greenedge Team. Sam Kerr and the news from the Women's FA CupNews from the WNBA

The first time an Australian cricket team toured India was in 1935 but the record books don't mention it bcause it was an 'unofficial' tour - a rebel tour if you like. Very reminiscent of the Packer Supertests, this series went ahead despite opposition from the 'Establishment'. Megan Posford stumbled across a box of memorabilia from one of the players which opened up an extraordinary research jour...

Have you heard about the amazing story of the Wrexam Football Club - a Welsh soccer team? Em and James talk about their new experience of Pub FootyThe Lexi Rogers situation has us thinking and discussing the tribulations of Trans athletes. We need to set the record straight.

The Tigerland footy theme is generally regarded as the best of all the AFL anthems to the point that non-Richmond supporters can't helf singing along. But it is a little known fact that prior to this one another Richmond anthem was in existance. Was it an 'official' club anthem? Well that is in dispute but Robert K Crawford considered it official enought to record as one of his Talent City series...

The Poem that inspired the John Fogerty song Centerfield - Casey at the BatCorrecting the Record...Proud Mary - who's song is it? Tina Turner? Ike and Tina? or Creedence Clearwater Revival? Did you know that John Fogerty was accused of plaigierising himself? Hear the story of what is arguably the worst contract ever signed by a Rock star. John Fogerty trivia: Did you know that he has been inducted...

In the Matildas friendly against England we observed three symbolic gentures: taking the knee, purple tape on the left wrist, and some missing names on the jerseys. We ask, "Can you overdo the symbolic gestures?"The Stawell Gift being a handicap event lends itself to a  'mixed race' where men and women can all race against each other. This was done for the Backmarkers Race. We loved it. Why can't...

The issue of the week has been the 'dissent' rule in AFL.  We suggest that a clearer definition is required. What is coming up in the world of sport over then next few months? We play the Talent City Jazz version of the Melbourne Demons Club anthem 

With the F1 Grand Prix looming we attempt to avoid being too blokey about it by highlighting 3 amazing women who each have an oblique connection to the Melbourne Grand Prix. What could be more aussie than a beer and a pie at the footy? We talk to our 'soccer consultant' Jason Polak about taking penalty shotsContinuing our campaign for a 'jazz round' in the AFL we finish with the jazzified version...

After years of knowing Jason socially, I finally got him to talk about his football career by bringing him into the studio. It was just after the Qatar World Cup. Our discussion started with crowd behaviour before taking a journey through his distinguished football career. I finished by seeking his judgements on some of my harebrained theories regarding, 'What Aussie Rules Football could learn fro...

A 15 minute grab of our interview with Peter Cullen of Reclink regarding the new book 'The Power of a Football'.Two issues arising out of Round 1 AFL: The Bump and the RoarThe Sporting Record is advocating for a 'Jazz Round' where the jazz versions of the footy themes are played. Today we end the program with the Swans Victory March (based on the fight song of the University of Notre Dame) as reco...

This is the full interview with Peter Cullen of Reclink talking about the new book 'The Power of a Football', an inspirational book full of stories of people involved in Reclink Football leagues: players, coaches, helpers, organisers and celebrities. We cover the book, tell some stories, do a few readings, and highlight volunteer opportunities at Reclink.