THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POSTSEASON STARTS IN TEN MINUTES! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Episode 27 of the Sporting Almanac Podcast is out now - talking the history of the MLB, origins, curses, scandals and profiling the greatest of them all: the Sultan of Swat, the Great Bambino himself, Mr Babe Ruth. ⚾️

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I'll add Sunday/Monday - the rest of the NFL week to that too 🏈 Ryder Cup is the priority, good luck to the boys in blue and gold 🇪🇺 Will be tough, but that's why it's so damn good.

YOUR WEEKEND'S SPORT (and where we've covered it): 🏌‍♂️ Fri to Sun - The Ryder Cup (Episode 26) 🇦🇺 Sat 0530 BST - AFL Grand Final (Episode 25) 🏉 Sat 1600 BST - Canada vs. England, Women's Rugby World Cup Final (Episode 20) 🏐 Sat to Sun - Men's World Volleyball Champs Semis and Final (Episode 24)

It is with profound sadness that The Yorkshire County Cricket Club announces the passing of Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird MBE OBE, one of cricket’s most beloved figures, who died peacefully at home at the age of 92. Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...

OUT NOW Ep26 - The Ryder Cup. Our least impartial episode ever, and that's from the guys who decided they hated Collingwood two minutes into the last episode. Cut us and we bleed blue and gold. The memory of the Miracle at Medinah still gives us chills. There is simply no golf like the Ryder Cup.

Things you love to see. History makers, Wigginton Grasshoppers 💚

Ep25 out now, talking Aussie Rules ahead of the AFL Prelim and Grand Finals. Ben & Jack showing their "diplomatic" side again (content warning: completely unnecessary language). This one has Australian history, drug scandal, war stories and Jack trying to resist picking St Kilda as his AFL team...

Ben and I have been very busy this weekend doing some batch recording - yesterday, our Volleyball episode was belatedly released, tomorrow will be Aussie Rules (which I enjoyed making particularly), and we've also got our Ryder Cup episode in the bag too for next week. Can't question our work rate 😂

New episode out now! It may be Saturday, but after Jack's sicky we owe you an episode, so here is Ep.24, The Volleyball World Championships. Reviewing the recent Women's event and semi-previewing the just started Men's, as well as a How to Volleyball for the (probably British) newbies to the game.

And Wigginton Grasshoppers Women winning in their first ever FA Cup match, of course.

Out today, ep.23, The World Athletics Championships. We talk origins of the IAAF and championships, controversial presidents, Russian doping and IAAF involvement in covering it up. And we talk Powell vs Lewis, Johnson, Edwards, Fraser-Pryce, Felix & Bolt. Here, the extraordinary is never far away.

Wigginton Grasshoppers Women - Instagram famous! Congratulations to a fantastic bunch of footballers - only 9 wins from Wembley... www.instagram.com/p/DOWHV2zDLX...

If you've watched the Super Bowl before and now want to try some Sunday NFL tomorrow, but aren't confident you know your Tight Ends from your Corners or your End-Arounds from your Flea Flickers, have no fear. Ep.22 of the Sporting Almanac goes through the basics, and some history too. Tune in now.

In Ep.22 we give you a bio of one of the most interesting, enviable and wonderful men in NFL history - the great John Madden. A man who fell in love with football playing with friends in 1940s San Francisco, and who never seemed to lose that feeling - he found joy in the game like no one else. 1/4

OUT NOW! Ep.22 - the NFL Regular Season. If you've never watched the NFL outside of Super Bowl Sunday, we've got some jargon busting information for beginners. For everyone new and old we've got a bio of one of the greatest names in the sports history - John Madden. On all good podcast providers.

We're back, baby. After a short unplanned hiatus, the Sporting Almanac is back on the air today with Ep.22 on the NFL, ahead of the regular season kickoff this Thursday. Talking how it works, how much it sucks to be a Jets fan, and discussing one of its biggest personalities ever - John Madden.

Apologies to those expecting our Volleyball episode today, Jack has been under the weather so this will be rearranged to a future time. We'll definitely do our best to get Volleyball done as it's something we Brits very much need educating on, at least based on this shows hosts knowledge 😁

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The story of Emmett Till is not an easy one to hear, but it's one that needs to be told. Taken from this week's episode, it puts the America Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe built their careers in in its starkest light.

As well as Ashe, it is impossible to talk about the US Open without discussing another incredible trailblazer - Althea Gibson. Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina, brought up in poverty in Harlem but her talent and drive took her to the top of white, classist Tennis. More in Ep. 21, out now.

Out soon - Ep. 21, Arthur Ashe and the US Open. We tell the story of a man whose name is inseparable from the tournament, its first Open Era champion and first black men's Grand Slam winner. From childhood tragedy to trailblazing success and a life cut short by illness - he was an incredible man.

🤔 Curious about a new sport but worried you'll get lost amongst the jargon and rules? Well have no fear because here on the Sporting Almanac we value all listeners, newbies and old hats. Here's our "How To" Rugby Union to seamlessly bring any newcomer up to speed with the sport. Ep. 20, out now 🏉

Out now - Episode 20 of the Sporting Almanac Podcast, the Rugby Championship and Women's World Cup. Spoiler alert - we talk about New Zealand a lot. Jonah Lomu, Dan Carter, Portia Woodman, the 2022 final, the Game of the Century in 2000... Other nations do get a mention, the Red Roses especially 🌹

And out! Just 8 hours late, I'm calling that a win after the week I've had 🤴🏻

Alas, despite best efforts our episode will be slightly delayed this week. Jack's had an extremely busy week and just needs a bit of time later on to shine it up. Expect your Rugby Union fix this evening, or tomorrow morning at the latest 😊

Brief thread on responsibility, accountability and rigged, unregulated gambling in football deals. On 17th Oct 24, Sheffield United announced a new front-of-shirt sponsor: crypto company Maneki. 1/

Before the 80s, gate receipts were shared and TV money was split equally between all 92 EFL teams. Then big teams took a stand - first forcing a bigger share, then forming the Premier League. By 2004, 36 out of 72 EFL clubs had experienced financial troubles - the true cost of the Premier League.

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Jack doesn't understand why there's even a debate as to who the Premier League’s best goalkeeper is. Isn't it obvious? From Ep. 19 of the Sporting Almanac - the league's origin story, Leicester City's miracle and the best teams, players and managers discussed. Out now: linktr.ee/TheSportingA...

Episode 19 Out Now - The Premier League. Ahead of the new Prem season we talk origins, stars, managers and teams, as well as discussing the impact the concentration of power and money in the hands of a few teams has had on the rest of the football pyramid. Available on all good podcast providers.

Ben "diplomatically" telling the world that we just love football more than you do... 🎙 Episode 18 of the Sporting Almanac Out Now 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The EFL and Football Pyramid Looking at the history, people, origins and why it goes so deep - both literally and figuratively. Available everywhere, links in bio.

The English Football season is back, and whether you dream big or hope to avoid disaster one thing is beyond dispute: Nowhere in the world - for better or worse, for the joy, sorrow and anger it brings - is football ingrained so deeply as in England. Ep.18, The EFL and Football Pyramid, out today.

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Great Article in Daily Mirror about "First Lionesses" from over 100 Years Ago @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @outsidewrite.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...

No one should go to a sporting event and not come home. On Sunday 21st November 1920, 14 people never returned from a Gaelic Football match at Croke Park, including a player, Tipperary captain Michael Hogan. They were unarmed and killed by British forces indiscriminately, including three children.

OUT NOW! Episode 17 of the Sporting Almanac - the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Ahead of Donegal vs. Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday, Jack & Ben look at Gaelic Football, a sport that they didn't know much about before, as well as a history they weren’t taught in their English school...

The first Women's European Championship final paired #England against #Sweden back in 1984. In the 2nd leg at Kenilworth Road they used size four balls, they played 35-minute halves on a quagmire pitch with no TV coverage. The final was settled from the spot with the Swedes winning 4-3 on penalties

Ahead of Usyk vs Dubois this weekend, our latest episode gives a little preview of that match and a quick look at how modern boxing works for those who don't follow closely. Most of the episode though is on the incredible story in the thread below - and it is astonishing. linktr.ee/TheSportingA...

1/9 Our latest episode of the Sporting Almanac Podcast tells the remarkable story of Leen Sanders - a Dutch middleweight champion who boxed to survive Auschwitz, and used his position to help others. Here are 8 real-life figures mentioned in this incredible story. A thread 🧵

For anyone who hasn't heard it, an incredible story about an astonishing man and boxer, and a story I've wanted to tell from the moment I first heard it. Simply put, Leen Sanders' story is a massive part of why I wanted to do our podcast in the first place. Some stories need to be remembered.

Ep 16 out today - it's a hard hitting one in every sense of the word. We do preview Usyk vs Dubois, ahead of the undisputed World Heavyweight fight this Saturday. But we mostly focuses on the incredible story of Dutch-Jewish boxer Leen Sanders - a man who had to fight more than anyone ever should.

The hosts are through after such late drama here! 🇨🇭 Heartbreak for #Finland who were so close to stealing this away 💔 Congratulations to #Switzerland what a moment for them. #WOSO #WEURO #EURO2025 #WEURO2025 #FOOTBALL

While Women's football finally being let loose after years of patriarchal nonsense is an awesome new thing (especially when the Lionesses play like THAT), the phenomenon of men being weird about it lives on. From our latest episode - men who still choose misogyny, these are your creepy forefathers.

Through the history of Women's football, men in power haven't particularly sold the pretense of concern they recycled each time they wanted to ban it. Weird obsessions with looks and reproduction, claims of sinfulness galore - men can be weird sometimes. From Ep15 of the Sporting Almanac, out now.

England teams throught the Euro years. Descriptions and credits in the Alt text. The latest episode of the Sporting Almanac Podcast is out now, covering the history of the Women's European Championships and the teams that took part - including before UEFA finally took over running the tournaments.

OUT NOW! Episode 15 - The UEFA European Women’s Championship This isn’t just the story of a tournament. It’s the story of pioneers who defied bans, broke barriers, and played on - even as UEFA hesitated and men in power offered some truly bizarre opinions. International football, against the odds.

I won't share what time I was up to editing, but I can recommend Tim Hortons coffee to start a work day! Honestly, I'm really pleased with this one. The story of women's football is truly awe inspiring, thanks to female players from many countries who simply refused to take no for an answer...

False alarm - recorded, editing done, ready for 10am BST as usual. It's a story of Women's football inspiring new players, getting popular... and men in suits stepping in to shut it down. Rinse and repeat. And it's about what happens when that cycle is broken. Good times never seemed so good...

We'll do our best to get Tuesday's episode on the history of the UEFA European Women's Championship out on time, but there's a chance it may be a tad delayed - for good reason though, as Jack has been busy reffing some very ridiculously talented young female footballers at this year's Summer Gala 🤩