The Sports Agents

In one night Tottenham went from the worst season in 120 years to a historic team that ended their 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League . Ange Postecoglou said he would get a trophy in his second season, and he pulled it out of the bag. So is he here to stay? With Mark still reeling from Man United missing out on European football for the first time in 11 years, we digest it all wit...

Our special guest today is Leah Williamson , who led England women to Euros glory at Wembley. She's hoping to make history again at the weekend as Arsenal take on Barcelona in the Champions League final. It's been 18 years since an English women's team won it - could they do it with a manager in Renee Slegers who was an interim just months ago? Would that victory validate Williamson as a fully one...

Two big exclusive interviews this week on The Sports Agents... The new face of rugby, Henry Pollock , joined us in the studio. With two tries from one England cap, and now a Lions call up - this 20-year-old is on a rapid rise, and he’s using that fame to make rugby cool again with his try celebrations. (03:45) Gabby and Mark also sat down with Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola . Under his guidanc...

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola joins Gabby and Mark for an exclusive interview. Europe is in sight, in fact, they've had such a successful season that he and his players, like Dean Huijsen , are catching the eyes of Real Madrid! And that's no surprise: his Basque province has produced two other top 10 Premier League managers, Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery . Taking inspiration from cycling, NFL an...

Gabby & Mark are joined in studio by rugby's next big thing - Henry Pollock - just 20 years old, played one rugby match for England, scored 2 tries in 31 minutes, and now he's a British & Irish Lion!   The try celebrations, trademark headband and the game to back it up - can he make rugby cool again? Will he be able to make an instant impact with the Lions? What's it like being the ne...

This week on The Sports Agents... After two dramatic Champions League semi-finals we caught up with European Football Journalist Guillem Balagué (03:45). World number one tennis player, Jannik Sinner , returned from a three-month doping ban this week. His lawyer Jamie Singer came into the studio (12:15). With young superstars lighting up sport recently like Lamine Yamal and Luke Littler , we spoke...

Fresh from watching the drama of the Champions League semi-finals at the San Siro and Parc des Princes, Gabby and Mark Pougatch are joined by European football journalist, Guillem Balagué . Will the old or the new triumph when Inter Milan face PSG in the final in Munich? Has losing his daughter changed Luis Enrique's outlook on football? Will the arrival of Arsenal's new sporting director Andrea B...

Can we forgive and forget when it comes to our favourite sports stars? That's the question we're all asking as Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool, world number one, Jannik Sinner , returns to tennis after a 3-month doping ban, and Zhao Xintong wins the Snooker World Championship after a 20-month suspension for being party to match fixing. Mark and Kelly Cates are joined by Sinner's lawyer, Ja...

This week on The Sports Agents... Gabby and Mark were live from L ords Cricket Ground this week for the launch of the 2026 Women's T20 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales. They spoke to World Rugby Player of the Year, Ellie Kildunne , about their own home World Cup this summer, the new trend for celebrations, and the cowboy craze (01:15). At Lords we also caught up with the new Head Coach of th...

Gabby and Mark are in the sun at Lords Cricket Ground for the launch of the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, in England and Wales. The Lionesses winning a home tournament was a groundbreaking moment for women across the country, so could rugby and cricket produce the same magic at their upcoming home World Cups? Fresh off winning England women's seventh Six Nations title in a row, we speak to World Pla...

Liverpool have won the Premier League and Arne Slot showed us all how a handover should be done. Turns out, replacing a talismanic figure like Juergen Klopp who won 8 trophies over 9 years, needn’t be the mess that the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and countless other clubs have made of it in recent years. So how did Arne Slot in so well? Gabby and Mark speak to the Football Correspondent fo...

It was marathon week on The Sports Agents, inspired by the London Marathon... First up is Eilish McColgan , the four-time Olympian who's making her marathon debut in London. Her mum won the race just under 30 years ago, and now Eilish is hoping to break her record. (02:30) Former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss says he'll be chasing ex-England team mate Alastair Cook around the course as th...

That photo was a complete game changer: Kathrine Switzer being attacked by the race director as she became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. Kathrine joins Gabby and Mark to look back at that famous race almost 60 years ago that opened the floodgates. Now every year 10,000 women take part in the Boston Marathon and over 300,000 women applied to race in the 2025 London Marathon...

A special bonus Q&A episode where Gabby and Mark answer all of your questions! What's our biggest sporting ick? Why can't football stop the clock for injuries? What interview has stuck with Gabby and Mark most over all these years? And what's their worst sporting FOMO? Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides Producer: Sophie Penney Video Producers: Sam Trudgill Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland...

It's London Marathon week, and all week, The Sports Agents will be finding out why it's the world's most popular race... Gabby and Mark catch up with four time-Olympian and Commonwealth 10,000m champion, Eilish McColgan , who's running her first ever marathon almost 30 years after her mum won the race. She's broken all of her mum's other records - so can she break this one? And what's it like bein...

This week on The Sports Agents... What a moment it was... after an 11-year wait for the final major, Rory McIlroy finally achieved a career Grand Slam by winning the Masters. Actor James Nesbitt explained what it means to Northern Ireland, we relived the rollercoaster with co-host of The Chipping Forecast Podcast, Andrew Cotter , and spoke to Ciaran Lavery the Head Pro at McIlroy’s golf club,...

Who needs Messi, Neymar and Mbappe anyway?!... Manager Luis Enrique's new-look PSG are into the Champions League semi-final but how did such a risky rebuild lead to one of the best teams in Europe to watch? French football writer Julien Laurens gives Gabby the lowdown. (02:51) And ahead of the NFL Draft next week - what's it like to get that phone call? How intense are the background checks? And h...

On his 11th attempt Rory McIlroy finally won the Masters and a career Grand Slam, sealing his place in golfing history as only the sixth man to achieve that feat. Of course he did it the hard way and the tension almost killed us - a sudden-death play-off and the most double bogeys of any Masters champion - but as Rory sunk to his knees it was clear this was a moment of sporting history. We relive...

This week on The Sports Agents ... From watching his uncle commit one of the biggest robberies in British history, to a police chase and a double life sentence. John McAvoy tells us his story of turning his life around to break world records and become a sponsored Ironman triathlete. (03:30) Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe was set to be England's next big thing but after a broken promise from J...

Kelly Cates is back alongside Gabby and the pair are joined by former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe. He moved to Anfield aged 14, had Eddie Howe pay a club record fee for him, and made over 100 Premier League appearances. But after a tough conversation with Jurgen Klopp and being robbed at gunpoint, his mental health spiralled, he now finds himself in the 7th tier, trying to rekindle his love of foo...

He went from a convicted armed robber, facing a double life sentence, to a sponsored Ironman triathlete. John McAvoy joins Gabby and Mark on today's show to talk about growing up in the family responsible for the biggest armed robbery in Britain, his final car chase with the police, being in prison with the 7/7 bombers, and eventually breaking world records and rowing with Olympians. A dressing ro...

This week on The Sports Agents... It's Grand National weekend! ITV Racing presenter Ed Chamberlin was among our guests, as Gabby & Mark explored how viable a more 'ethically-conscious' version of the sport is, when it relies so heavily on gambling? (02:04) Former World Champion sprinter Darren Campbell is involved in the development a new 'Super Track' that promises to help athletes break Usai...

9:58 - Usain Bolt's 100m record hasn't even looked like being beaten in the 15 years since that night in Berlin... but could that be about to change? Many still argue Bolt’s time is a testament to the very limits of human physiology but could the world’s ‘fastest’ and ‘smartest’ running track, being developed right here in UK, hold the key? Former World Champion sprinter Darren Campbell joins...

The Grand National - the kind of showpiece event every sport is desperate for - an unpredictable race that inspires friends to get together and families to have a flutter - but is it in danger of losing its place in the hearts and minds of the general public?  ITV racing presenter Ed Chamberlin and reigning jump racing champion jockey Harry Cobden join Gabby & Mark to discuss claims the r...

This week on The Sports Agents... Britain's biggest boxing promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren made a rare appearance together. How is it being partners after 15 years of rivalry? Could boxing gyms help with issues raised in ' Adolescence' ? And could Anthony Joshua fight influencer Jake Paul? (02:15) Leaving your boyhood club in search of a Ballon D'Or - is Trent Alexander-Arnold a traitor or...