Global
The Sports Agents
Gabby Logan & Mark Chapman, two of the UK’s top sports broadcasters, host a twice-weekly podcast exploring the biggest stories from the world of sport...From the Premier League to the Olympics, rugby's future, boxing's identity crisis, the latest Formula 1 soap opera, the NFL and beyond... you name it, The Sports Agents have got it covered - and will bring you behind the scenes at some of the greatest sporting events from around the world too. Drawing on their wealth of experience and insight, with exclusive interviews and expert analysis, Gabby & Mark tackle the big questions and explain not...
Author
Global
Category
Podcast website
Latest episode
Jul 9, 2026
Where to listen?
Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soonPodcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts
Episodes
How do Man United get rid of the 'bomb squad'? 17.07.2025 34:04
Manchester United 's pre-season games kick off this weekend but the unwanted five - Rashford , Sancho , Garnacho , Antony and Malacia - are in limbo. The club told them not to show up to pre-season but can't sell them. Former Premier League footballer, Nedum Onuoha, who's been in this position before, puts us in the players' shoes. The Athletic's Manchester United Correspondent, Laurie Whitwell ,...
Trump & Palmer - how did the Club World Cup end like this? 14.07.2025 38:36
As Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to become surprise Club World Cup champions and President Donald Trump crashed the trophy celebrations, Gabby & Mark speak to Chief Football Writer for The Telegraph, Sam Wallace , in New York. (12:15) We welcome the Wimbledon men's doubles champions, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool , the first all-British pair to win in 89 years. (27:15) Plus, Gabby and Mark re...
Weekend Edition: Lions with James Haskell - Pollock, Farrell's late call-up & almost killing a teammate 11.07.2025 20:51
More bonus content from our new-look weekend edition! The British & Irish Lions are soon to face Australia in the big three Tests, after wrapping up their warm-up games. So Gabby caught up with former Lions & England flanker, James Haskell to talk about Henry Pollock , where the team need to improve, what it's like to get a late call up like Owen Farrell and almost killing Rory Best on Tou...
Christian Horner sacked: Why now & what next? 10.07.2025 26:22
After the bombshell announcement that after 20 years Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull 's F1 team principal, Gabby catches up with Drive to Survive's Will Buxton and Jennie Gow . What was the last straw for Horner? Will this stop four-time world champion Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull? And could Horner really move to Ferrari to manage Lewis Hamilton ? (04:30) If you or someone you know has...
Do Arsenal have questions to answer over Thomas Partey? 08.07.2025 34:27
Gabby Logan brings you an exclusive interview with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy . As the final stages of the Football Governance Bill were read in the House of Commons today - will fans finally get more control over owners? How will the government use sport to tackle the obesity and mental health crises in this country? And what are they doing to protect athletes...
Weekend Edition: Tour de France - what does it take to conquer the world's toughest race? 04.07.2025 37:16
Welcome to the new-look weekend edition with fresh interviews and content! With the Tour de France starting this weekend Gabby and Mark try to get their heads around the immense physical and mental challenge of winning one of the world's toughest races. They speak to the winner of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, Kasia Niewiadoma (06:15), ex-pro cyclist, Adam Blythe , and former Team Sky nutritioni...
Will Verstappen abandon Red Bull? Could Silverstone save Hamilton's season? And a tribute to Diogo Jota 03.07.2025 40:00
It's the British Grand Prix this weekend and everyone's asking, can Lewis Hamilton can pull off a shock win for Ferrari? Is Max Verstappen moving to rivals Mercedes? And can Lando Norris stay top to take his first home trophy? For all of that and more, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman catch up with former F1 world champion Jenson Button. Plus, Mark Pougatch is live from Trafalgar Square at the McLaren...
Will UEFA make a scapegoat of Crystal Palace? 01.07.2025 31:51
Imagine you win your first major trophy and then a month later, you still don't know if you're getting European football. Gabby and Mark speak about Crystal Palace 's excruciating wait, how it all ties into Lyon 's forced relegation, and whether UEFA are making a scapegoat out of the wrong club. That's with French football journalist Julien Laurens and Dan Cook , aka. HLTCO - the Palace fan channe...
Weekend Edition: Euros exclusive, Wimbledon's 66,000 tennis balls & is 5-day cricket too long? 27.06.2025 24:24
This week on The Sports Agents... A big exclusive ahead of the Euros with two of England's defending champions, Lauren Hemp & Niamh Charles , Gabby goes behind the scenes at Wimbledon (10:30) and after England's historic comeback we ask ex-England bowler Steven Finn if 5-day cricket is too long? (19:30) You can watch our full episodes on YouTube here . Got a question for The Sports Agents? Ema...
Will England miss Mary Earps? & Is 5-day cricket too long? 26.06.2025 37:56
The moment England women lifted the Euros trophy, ending all those years of hurt, is etched in our memories. Next week, they defend that title. So Mark spoke to two stars of the England team, Lauren Hemp and Niamh Charles , in an exclusive interview at St George's Park. Who's going to step up as leaders with Mary Earps and Millie Bright missing? What's do they like most about Sarina Wiegman 's coa...
Inside Wimbledon: 66,000 balls, secret languages & wrestling with tradition 24.06.2025 55:09
Gabby heads down to Wimbledon to take you behind the scenes of one of the world's most prestigious sporting events. From the practice courts to Murray Mount, we meet the man who coached Andy Murray to win Wimbledon, the US Open and the Olympics, Daniel Vallverdu , and the world number one doubles player, Marcelo Arevalo . We're joined by the person in charge of the 66,000 tennis balls, Andy Cheval...
Weekend Edition: Poison, Chelsea's frozen £2.5bn & training Ascot winners 20.06.2025 25:18
This week on The Sports Agents... Does the government actually have a good reason for the £2.5bn from the Chelsea FC sale not helping millions of children worldwide? And was former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich poisoned? (03:30) How do you train a horse for Royal Ascot? A full behind the scenes episode from one of Britain's best yards, which trained the late Queen's horses. (13:30) And what is it...
Poison, Putin & Abramovich: Where is the Chelsea sale money? 19.06.2025 50:41
Gabby and Mark hear the behind the scenes story of the attempted poisoning of former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich , his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the snap sale of the London football club. Abramovich very rarely speaks publicly but broke his silence in a new book and we’re joined today by the author, Nick Purewal . When Abramovic sold Chelsea for £2.5bn, the money wa...
SPECIAL REPORT: How to train a Royal Ascot winner 17.06.2025 49:22
As Royal Ascot starts, Gabby and Mark take you behind the scenes at one of the best stables in the country - Park House Stables in Kingsclere . Trained by Claire Balding 's brother, Andrew Balding , the horses from Park House won over £5m in prize money domestically last year, putting them second in the Trainers Championship, and they've got 25 horses racing at Royal Ascot. Gabby and Mark hear abo...
Weekend Edition: The secret world of match-fixing & can Habana still race a cheetah? 13.06.2025 25:59
This week on The Sports Agents... We hear the secrets behind match fixing from convicted match fixer and former professional footballer, Moses Swaibu . With the Lucas Paqueta trial coming to an end, Swaibu tells us how many people it takes to fix a match, what signs you can look out for, and how to put an end to all of this. (01:00) Mark heads down to Soccer Aid to chat to a host of sporting stars...
Wilshere on Tuchel's tactics, Habana talks Lions & Defoe on sacking Big Ange - Soccer Aid special 12.06.2025 33:32
Mark heads down to Soccer Aid training to meet up with some of the biggest names in sport. What does ex-England goalkeeper Jo Hart make of Man City's transfer business and how seriously is he taking Soccer Aid? (Very!) Is Bryan Habana still almost as fast as a cheetah and how does he think the Lions will fare? How do Steph Houghton and Jack Wilshere rate England at the moment heading into the Wo...
Should Paqueta get a life ban for spot-fixing? 10.06.2025 49:18
As Lucas Paqueta ’s spot-fixing trial comes to an end and we wait for the verdict, Gabby and Mark welcome convicted match-fixer, Moses Swaibu , to the studio. Swaibu went from scholar of the year at Crystal Palace to a 16-month sentence for match-fixing at non-league Bromley. He reveals how rife match fixing is now, what he did to fix games and what he wants to see change. With lower pay is the wo...
Weekend Edition 06.06.2025 23:50
This week on The Sports Agents... With the NBA Finals starting, Gabby and Mark chat about Michael Jordan returning to our screens and why the NBA hasn't taken off in the UK with host of The Athletic’s NBA Daily podcast, Dave DuFour . (03:30) Comedian Lee Mack joined us for a laugh ahead of Soccer Aid, spilling the secrets from playing with some of the world's most famous footballers. (09:30) Forme...
Will NBA ever win over the UK? & Lee Mack's Soccer Aid secrets 05.06.2025 47:52
With the NBA Finals tipping off, Gabby and Mark talk about Michael Jordan returning to our screens to set the record straight, the great NBA draft conspiracy and why basketball is a bigger hit in Europe than the UK. That's with international basketball coach and host of The Athletic's NBA Daily podcast, Dave DuFour. Comedian Lee Mack, or Mark's doppelganger, joins us to spill Soccer Aid secrets fr...
PSG are Champions of Europe but is French football broke? 03.06.2025 44:50
PSG are on top of the world after winning the Champions League but has their Euro domination masked their domestic league's ongoing financial crisis? Gabby and Mark speak to Global Sports Correspondent for The New York Times, Tariq Panja . Former Chelsea and Nigeria footballer, John Obi Mikel , joins us in the studio ahead of the Club World Cup - kicking off later this month. Are we guilty of fail...
Weekend Edition 30.05.2025 26:17
This week on The Sports Agents... Gabby and Mark get a rare access all areas pass to go behind the scenes at Sale Sharks rugby club, from training to the team meeting to interviews with Lions and England players Tom Curry , Ben Curry and George Ford. (02:45) Four-time Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson has launched a new league to make athletics popular outside the Olympics, he tells us how...
McTominay meets the Pope & Inter's Champions League dream 29.05.2025 51:19
Ahead of this weekend's Champions League final, Gabby and Mark chat to Italian football writer, James Horncastle , to figure out why Inter Milan are so underrated despite making their second Champions League final in three years and what happened when the newly dubbed Don "Scotto" McTominay met the Pope! Britain's most decorated Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey , joins us to explain her mission to h...
SPECIAL REPORT: Access all areas at Sale Sharks 28.05.2025 1:04:30
Gabby and Mark take you behind the scenes at one of the best rugby clubs in the country, Sale Sharks, just days before their last chance to make the play-offs. With an access all areas pass we bring you to the team meeting, training, gym and more. Expect exclusive interviews with the top players: Lions forward Tom Curry , club captain and his identical twin Ben Curry , and George Ford , the fly-ha...
Michael Johnson Exclusive: Can athletics thrive beyond the Olympic Games? 27.05.2025 39:57
Four-time Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson joins Gabby and Mark for an exclusive interview ahead of the third 'Grand Slam Track' event of the year. Everyone wants to see the 100m final at the Olympics, but how many people tune into athletics outside the main meets? Johnson wants to change that with 'Grand Slam Track' - a series of four events per year, where Racers each compete in two tra...
Weekend Edition 23.05.2025 25:20
This week on The Sports Agents... England captain Leah Williamson , who lifted the Euros trophy at Wembley, talks to us about her 19-year Arsenal career culminating in the Champions League final this weekend. (03:00) We have a laugh with the man responsible for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney taking over Wrexham , Humphrey Ker. (07:30) As Netflix launch a new Drive to Survive series for the F1 Ac...
Similar podcasts
Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.