The rise of Padel
Over the past six years, participation levels for Padel in the UK have gone from 15,000 to one million. The number of courts in Britain has...
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20 of 62 episodesThe price of our sport - are fans being priced out?
Katie Smith is joined by Wake Up to Money's Sean Farrington and sport finance expert Dr Tom Bason to discuss the rising cost of tickets for...
US OPEN: Alexander Zverev claims his second Grand Slam title
Reaction to Alexander Zverev beating Ben Shelton in four sets to become the US Open Champion for the first time, adding to his French Open t...
US OPEN: Rybakina crowned champion as Sabalenka melts down
Reaction to Elena Rybakina beating Aryna Sabalenka in 3 sets to become US Open champion for the first time with the number one world ranking...
US Open: Tennis remembers 9/11 25 years on
Today the city of New York marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks which saw two hijacked passenger jets flown into the Twi...
US Open: Rybakina reaches #1 as Gauff completes epic semis line-up
Reaction to Elena Rybakina becoming world number one for the first time in her career and ending Aryna Sabalenka's 99 week reign at the top...
Sabalenka beats Noskova in epic & do we need 5 sets?
Reaction to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reaching the US Open semis after beating Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in a thriller that...
US Open: What next for Iga Swiatek?
Katie Smith, Russell Fuller and former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchova react to Iga Swiatek's straight sets defeat to Zheng Qinwen - which...
US Open: 30 years of the Williams sisters
After returning to Grand Slam doubles action for the first time in four years at this year's US Open, what better time to reflect on the thr...
US Open: Djokovic OUT in round one
Katie Smith, Abigail Johnson and Dan Kiernan react to Novak Djokovic crashing out the first round of the US Open losing in five sets to Arge...
Hockey's Heroes - 10 Years On
Ten years on from Team GB women's historic hockey gold medal at Rio 2016, Eleanor Oldroyd reunites key figures from the squad and coaching t...
The Open 2026 Preview: Time for an English home winner?
Kat Downes and the 5 Live Golf team are on the course at Royal Birkdale to preview The 154th Open. 57 years have passed since an Englishman...
Wimbledon Daily: Back-to-back winner Sinner the ‘New Djokovic’?
Can Jannik Sinner repeat Novak Djokovic’s relentless success after a 5th Grand Slam title? The Italian beat Alexander Zverev in four sets at...
Wimbledon Daily: Andrew Castle's Top 5 Finals
Tennis Correspondent Russell Fuller sits down with BBC TV's Lead Commentator for the past 23 years, Andrew Castle. Andrew reveals the Top 5...
Wimbledon Daily: Linda Noskova beats Karolina Muchova
Reaction from Wimbledon after Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova to the women's singles title. Pat Cash and correspondent Russell Fuller jo...
Wimbledon Daily: Zverev ends Fery's run as Sinner sails into the final
Gigi Salmon presents reaction to the Wimbledon men's singles semi-finals after Alexander Zverev ended Arthur Fery's incredible run to the fi...
6-love-6: John McEnroe meets Wimbledon finalist, Linda Noskova
John McEnroe takes listeners' calls live from Wimbledon. He's joined by former British no.1 Tim Henman, former British no.3 Naomi Broady and...
Wimbledon Daily: Noskova and Muchova set up all-Czech final
Gigi Salmon presents reaction to day's Wimbledon semi-finals in the women's singles, as Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova set up an all-Cze...
6-love-6: John McEnroe meets Arthur Fery
John McEnroe takes listeners' calls live from Wimbledon. He's joined by fellow Champion Marion Bartolli, former British no.1 Tim Henman and...
Wimbledon Daily: Fery cruises into semi-final with Zverev
Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller, Naomi Cavaday, Naomi Broady, Annabel Croft and former Wimbledon champions Pat Cash and Marion Bartoli react to...