Not by the Playbook Podcast
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds. The Sportshour podcast has become Not by the Playbook.
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds. Discover Not by the Playbook - the podcast which seeks out the most incredible stories from sportspeople and athletes. We bring you interviews with the sporting heroes who have achieved success in the face of seemingly impossible challenges.
Formerly known as Sportshour, Not by the Playbook is brought to you by the 蜜芽传媒, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Tune in to hear from some of the most famous names in sport on subjects you've never heard them discuss before. You don't have to be an Olympic gold champion to have an extraordinary story 鈥� we also scour the globe for inspiring individuals who make a difference through sport.
Whether you鈥檙e a football or soccer fan, tennis lover, golf aficionado or cricket addict, or even if you're not a sports fan at all, you鈥檒l find inspiration in the stories of resilience, determination, and discipline. Expect insightful, honest, and thought-provoking conversations from people who live and breathe sport.
Listen to Not by the Playbook on the 蜜芽传媒 World Service every Saturday at 0900 GMT, or find it as a podcast wherever you get your 蜜芽传媒 podcasts.
Episodes to download
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Coronavirus: Living in lockdown
Sat 21 Mar 2020
We bring you the latest on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on global sport.
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Coronavirus: The sporting world shuts down
Sat 14 Mar 2020
We bring you the latest on which sports have been affected and discuss what is next.
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Managing Coronavirus and an extraordinary marathon debut
Sat 7 Mar 2020
As sporting events are cancelled because of Coronavirus we asses the effect on athletes.
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Coronavirus: Will the Olympics go ahead as planned?
Sat 29 Feb 2020
With Coronavirus spreading quickly in Japan, will the Olympics take place as planned?
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Wilder v Fury II: The road to heavyweight unification
Sat 22 Feb 2020
The heavyweight boxing match between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury in Vegas
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Folau fallout, All-Star sparkle & US Olympic dreams
Sat 15 Feb 2020
A look at the fallout from the signing of Israel Folau ahead of his Catalan Dragons debut
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Remembering Nodar: Georgian luger鈥檚 lasting legacy
Sat 8 Feb 2020
We mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Georgian Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili
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Sportshour at the Super Bowl: Miami Sound
Sat 1 Feb 2020
Sportshour comes from Miami as the excitement builds ahead of Super Bowl 54
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Australian Open: Tennis community coming together
Sat 25 Jan 2020
We're live at the Australian Open that is being held in Melbourne, Australia
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Clearing the Air
Sat 18 Jan 2020
How can you play Tennis if you are struggling to breath? Sport and the Bushfires.
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Winter Youth Olympics
Sat 11 Jan 2020
We're live at the Winter Youth Olympics that are being held in Lausanne, Switzerland
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FA Cup third round - Magic, heroes and upsets
Sat 4 Jan 2020
We speak to the chairman of the lowest ranked team left in the competition, AFC Fylde.
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Sportshour: A look back at 2019
Sat 28 Dec 2019
We look back at some of the big sporting stories of the year including Superbowl LIII
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Megan Rapinoe: The World Cup, that pose and Trump
Sat 21 Dec 2019
We hear from one of the world's most recognizable female footballers.
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Return of Test Cricket for Pakistan
Sat 14 Dec 2019
We are live from both the Pakistan men's test match and Pakistan women's international
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Can Saudi Arabia become the home of live sport?
Sat 7 Dec 2019
Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr is the highest profile Boxing fight to be held in Saudi.
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Euro 2020 Draw in Romania
Sat 30 Nov 2019
We preview the Euro 2020 draw which takes place in one of the host nations Romania.
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Supersisters: The fight to inspire
Sat 23 Nov 2019
Creating the first female trading cards and the inspiring stories of those featured
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'Women should have the same opportunities'
Sat 16 Nov 2019
Manchester United manager Casey Stoney on equal opportunities for men and women.
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The NFL games that stopped World War Two
Sat 9 Nov 2019
In 1994, 50,000 people watched an American Football game in London during WW2
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Marieke Vervoot: In life and death
Sat 26 Oct 2019
Remembering Marieke Vervoort the Paralympian who ended her own life through euthanasia
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The 'Liberty Fields': Japan's first female rugby team
Sat 19 Oct 2019
We hear the story of the Japanese women who paved the way for generations to come.
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Forty years in the making: Iranian women attend their first football match
Sat 12 Oct 2019
3,500 women watched Iran against Cambodia but we ask if more needs to be done.
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Alberto Salazar: The inside story
Sat 5 Oct 2019
The story of how a top athletics coach was banned for four years for doping violations
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Michelle Payne and the race that stopped Australia
Sat 28 Sep 2019
The film Ride Like A Girl tells the story of Michelle Payne's Melbourne Cup success
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鈥楢 testament to our Union and our country鈥�
Sat 21 Sep 2019
We meet the first female Team Manager at a men鈥檚 Rugby World Cup.
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'Allow women into football stadiums'
Sat 14 Sep 2019
Sahar Khodayari died protesting for women to be allowed into stadiums in Iran.
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Football and Addiction
Sat 31 Aug 2019
Hear from two former Premier League players about their battles with addiction.
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Stephanie Smackdown
Sat 24 Aug 2019
WWE CBO Stephanie McMahon on her quest to change the media coverage of women's sport.
