My Sporting Life

This week's episode of My Sporting Life is Paul Coyte in conversation with one of the greatest cyclists of all time Mark Cavendish.

In a remarkable career that has seen him win almost everything in the sport Cavendish holds the joint record for the most ever Tour de France wins.

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In this episode of My Sporting Life see's Paul Coyte in conversation with the legendary promoter Barry Hearn

Barry has been at the heart of sport in this country for decades and with his promotion company Matchroom he has played a huge role in the popularity of snooker, darts and boxing. Helping to discover some of our most loved sportsmen along the way.

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In the first episode of the new series of My Sporting Life, German football legend Jurgen Klinsmann is in conversation with Paul Coyte. In this episode hear all about Jurgen's childhood, how his move to Spurs happened and much more.

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On this episode of My Sporting Life Danny Kelly takes us back to when he met the great Murray Walker!

Murray Walker was best known for being one of the greats of British sports broadcasting. Having a career in motor sports himself, he went onto become one of the top British broadcasters within motor sports! Murray was even awarded an OBE for his services to the sport and broadcasting in 1996.

So sit back and enjoy as we look back on the extraordinary life of this true great who is sadly no longer with us.

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In this archive episode Danny Kelly was joined by ‘the French assassin’ of football! Former Newcastle, Spurs and Paris Saint Germain midfielder David Ginola.

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In this episode we are joined by a great from the world of Golf. Gary Player has won an incredible 165 tournaments across the world over the course of 5 decades. These successes include 9 major titles, 3 Opens, 3 Masters, 2 PGAs and the 1965 US Open!

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Following the truly sad passing of the great Tommy Docherty we listen back to a very special edition of My Sporting Life.

Recorded back in 2012, hosted by Danny Kelly, we hear about the talented Former Manchester United and Scotland manager, from the man himself and those around him who knew him best. 

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In this episode we have a man who played a key role in Blackburn Rovers triumph in the Premier League, Graeme Le Saux!

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In this episode we have a man who lit up the world of football and showbiz for over 5 decades, Eric Hall!

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In this archive edition we are lucky to hear from the first black superstar of British football! Cyrille Regis joins Danny Kelly as they reflect on a successful career which included over 100 goals for West Brom, an FA Cup winners medal with Coventry, a number of England caps and the PFA’s young player of the year in 1979. Join as we pay tribute to this true legend! 

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In this edition we have one of football's most outspoken players, It's the former Ireland midfielder Eamon Dunphy!

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In this archive edition Danny Kelly has the pleasure of being joined by not only one of the most successful athletes in British sport but arguably the nicest! Colin Jackson had a successful 18 year career, with a number of titles including two golds at the World Athletic Championships, an Olympic silver medal, four titles at the European Championships, two Commonwealth Games gold medals as well as many titles within the indoor arena!

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On this archive edition of My Sporting Life we have a cricketer who during his career earned a reputation of being a top attacker taking on any team in the world. First taking attention of england cricket fans when he came to northamptonshire, spending 18 seasons with the club during which time took titles including, The B & H Cup and captaining the side to the Natwest trophy in 1992. Allan even spent a decade playing for England during his long and dominant career!

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 A hugely world champion boxer and now successful broadcaster, it can only be Glenn McCrory! We hear of Glenn's many successes, struggles and even hear from some top names in the business.

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In this archive episode we have the wonderful Northern Ireland player and manager Bryan Hamilton! We hear what it was like playing alongside George Best, playing at Ipswich under Bobby Robson and being denied two FA Cup final appearances due to controversial refereeing.

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Join Danny Kelly as we go back in time to 1990 to the FA Cup Semi Final between Crystal Palace and Liverpool! Joining us on this trip down memory lane we have Mark Bright, Gary O’Reilly and Gary Gillespie.

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In this episode we are lucky to be joined by a man who captained Wales to grand slam glory, Michael Owen!!

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On this archive edition of My Sporting Life Danny Kelly sits down with a man who led Aston Villa to cup glory as both a player and manager, it's the very talented Brian Little.

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On this archive episode we hear from one of Chelsea’s all time greats Kerry Dixon. Kerry tells us about his epic strike partnerships, problems with gambling and turbulent time as a player manager at Doncaster Rovers.

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On this episode Danny is joined by a man who has represented Everton and Manchester City as both player and manager Joe Royle! We hear about the great Everton side that took the league title, leading Oldham Athletic into the big time and getting the better of Sir Alex in the 1995 FA Cup Final.

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In this episode we are lucky to have one of the great players and personalities of tennis Pat Cash. Winner of Wimbledon, twice runner up in the Australian Open and in 1983 became the youngest player ever to appear in a Davis Cup final taking part in a famous victory over Sweden. 

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 We open up the talkSPORT vault to bring you my Sporting Life With, Allan Wipper Wells MBE. 

A genuine legend of british sport. Alan is a former British track and field sprinter who began his career as a triple and long jumper. Best remembered for being the 100 metres Olympic champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he also gained a silver medal in the 200 metres.

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Joining Danny Kelly on this archive edition of My Sporting Life is former racing driver, Lawyer and former President of the FIA, Max Mosley! We hear about his childhood, career and he opens up about problems off of the track.

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Not many can make it to elite level within sport but in this episode we have someone who has done this..twice! Former premier League footballer turned boxing champion Curtis Woodhouse!

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You would find it difficult to get someone from the world of darts with a bigger personality, for this episode we bring you Bobby George. We hear about the highs and lows of his extraordinary career, making a huge impact in the world of darts, Danny Kelly sits down with this larger than life character.

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In this episode we are lucky to have the Chelsea and France great Frank Lebeouf! During a five year spell at chelsea he had many achievements and with France during a 50 cap career Frank where he was part of a side that beat Brazil in order to win the 1998 World Cup. Following his success on the field he is now known for his acting talents.

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In this archive edition of My Sporting Life we bring you Danny Kelly in conversation with the golfing great Tony Jacklin! The most successful British player of his generation. Tony earned many titles during his career including two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open.

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We have opened up the talkSPORT archive to bring you My Sporting Life with Alan Mullery. An outstanding footballer, playing midfield for

Fulham, Tottenham, being a key player in the FA Cup final of 1967 and representing England in the 1960s and 1970s. Following his

playing career Alan became manager at a number of clubs including Brighton Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.

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 Join Danny Kelly as we relive the events of FA Cup 88 which saw Wimbledon take on mighty liverpool at Wembley, arguably the biggest upset in the history of the competition! To look back at this final we are joined by Bobby Gould, Terry Gibson and Ray Houghton.

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It's rare in modern football that a player becomes synonymous with a club, but in this archive episode of my sporting life Danny Kelly speaks to the man at the heart of Tottenham hotspur, Steve Perryman. The club’s record appearance maker along with winning an amazing two UEFA cups, two FA Cups and two League cups. We take a look at his amazing playing and managerial career!

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In this edition Danny Kelly is joined by a Liverpool great who won 6 league titles and the European Cup Bruce Grobbelaar!

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In this archive edition Danny Kelly is joined by top class batsman Chris Broad. Chris first made his mark in county cricket before having a successful career with England making 25 test appearances, playing over 30 one day internationals and won the international cricketer of the year award in 1987!

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In this archive addition of My Sporting Life we bring you a man who for over half a century has played a pivotal role in the world of football, Barry fry. A playing career cut short due to injury led him to management, leading clubs across the country from Barnet, Southend United and Birmingham City. We will hear about failing to make the cut at Manchester United, taking Barnet into the football league for the first time in the clubs history and discussing the curse of Saint Andrews.

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On this archive edition of my sporting life Danny Kelly is joined by one of the most successful women in British Olympic history. Katherine Grainger has had a remarkable career winning many titles including gold at the London olympics and achieving three silver medals at Athens, Sydney and Beijing!

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In this archive addition of My Sporting Life Danny Kelly sits down with one of the finest sprinters in the history or British athletics, Roger Black. Overcoming injury he had a successful career which includes winning a number of European, World and Commonwealth Gold medals. Join us as we take a look at the life and astounding Career of Roger Black MBE.

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In this episode from the My Sporting life Archive we listen back to when Danny Kelly met the former England fast bowler and arguably one of the nicest men in cricket Steve Harmison. We look back at an astounding career, representing England, travelling the world and his journey to success.

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In This addition of My Sporting Life we delve into our archive and retrieve an interview, which took place between Danny Kelly and cricketing legend Adam Hollioake. Adam is a talented sportsman who not only competed at the top of cricket, playing for both Surrey and England, but also a professional boxer and MMA fighter. We look back at his remarkable life in which Adam speaks openly about his career and the loss of his beloved brother Ben.

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On this archive edition of my Sporting Life, Ray Stubbs sits down with the truly talented Nigel Mansell. A man who has won both the Formula One World Championship and the CART Indy Car World Series.

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In this archive addition of my Sporting life Danny Kelly is joined by a man who is widely considered the finest cricketer New Zealand has ever produced, Sir Richard Hadlee. He was the first bowler to take 400 wickets in test cricket. In first class cricket he spent a decade with Nottinghamshire winning the county championship twice, hitting over 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets during one celebrated season in 1984 and all this along with many other achievements earned him a knighthood in 1990. 

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Here is an Archive edition of My Sporting Life that is sure to hit the bullseye for all you darts fans, as Danny Kelly is joined by the Crafty Cockney, Eric Bristow.  The most successful player of the 1980’s with 5 world championships, ranked world number one for an astonishing 7 years and has won every title the sport has to offer!

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On this archive addition of my Sporting life we are joined by Former England Spurs and Arsenal defender Sol Campbell. We hear about his controversial move across north London, playing his part in Arsenal's invincible side of 03/04, his trophy laden spell with the club and lifting the FA cup with Portsmouth.

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In this special archive addition of My Sporting Life we take a look at the FA Cup final of 83! The final saw Brighton and Hove Albion take on Manchester United and come close to winning the title. 

Danny Kelly relieves this epic final along with the help of former seagulls Gordon Smith and Jimmy Case along with former Manchester United star Arthur Albiston!

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Sir Andrew Strauss is in conversation with Mark Saggers in this edition of My Sporting Life. The former England captain opens up about his career, the highs and lows, as well as those he played alongside and being part of that amazing summer in 2005 when England beat Australia to win the Ashes.

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Any fans of tennis will know the legendary Virginia Wade. She won three Grand Slam singles championships, four Grand Slam doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. Join us for another my sporting archive with Virginia Wade hosted by Danny Kelly.

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David Pleat is a name all football fans will recognise, spending over half a century in the game. Danny Kelly sits down with this incredible man to talk about his time as a player, coach, director of football and remarkable manager.

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On this edition of My Sporting Life, Mark Saggers is in conversation with Mark Schwarzer. The former Australia goalkeeper, only one of 13 players to have made over 500 Premier League appearances, tells all about his fascinating career as well as playing under the likes of Gareth Southgate and Jose Mourinho.

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Mick McCarthy is in conversation with Mark Saggers.as they delve into club and country, with McCarthy frank and upfront about his playing and managerial career, including taking over at Portman Road and leading the Republic of Ireland.

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Mark Saggers is in conversation with Nicola Adams on this edition of My Sporting Life. She talks openly about her life growing up, the struggles in and out of the ring, and winning Olympic gold in London and Rio.

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In this archive addition of my sporting life Danny Kelly is joined by a true Tottenham Hotspur legend. Glenn Hoddle joined spurs in 1974, spending 13 years at the club, in which time he scored 110 goals, won 2 FA Cup winners medals and played a major part in the UEFA Cup success of 1984. Away from spurs Glenn won the french league title with Monaco, gained 53 caps for England and later became Manger!

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In this archive addition of My Sporting Life we go back to when Danny Kelly sat down with the wonderful Alan Kennedy. Alan

had an astounding career playing at Newcastle and Liverpool. Scoring the winning goal in two European Cup finals! We retrace his steps to success along with his brother Keith and former teammate David Johnson.

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On this archive edition of My Sporting Life we hear from a legend in the world of Horse Racing. Bob Champion has had an epic career spanning the decades, overcoming many obstacles both on the track and at home. A jockey at the top of his game racing throughout the 70s and winner of the Grand National in 1981!

Don’t forget you can also visit https://www.bobchampion.org.uk to see the fantastic work that the Bob Champion Cancer Trust is carrying out.

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Join us as we celebrate one of the most amazing stories in British football history. Danny Kelly looks back at the start of wimbledon FC, their philosophy and their FA Cup triumph in 1988!

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Seb Coe is in conversation with Mark Saggers on this edition of My Sporting Life. The two time Olympic gold medalist opens up about his running career. being a member of Parliament, leading the successful London 2012 Olympic bid and taking charge of World Athletics.

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On this edition of My Sporting Life, Mark Saggers is in conversation with Steve McClaren. Being the England manager, working in the Eredivisie and Bundesliga and managing Middlesbrough are all discussed. As is McClaren's time at Old Trafford as a coach under Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Not many racers compare to the great Stirling Moss. We look back now at an archive addition of My Sporting Life where Danny Kelly sat down with the great man himself. He had an extraordinary career which spanned the ages, involving 212 wins, an OBE and a Knighthood for services to motor racing, a true racing legend who will be sadly missed.

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On this archive edition we are joined by an all time greats of snooker, Jimmy White. Join Danny Kelly as we learn more about this talented man, his achievements and his remarkable life!

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COMING SOON... My Sporting Life!

In this series we have an exciting lineup of sporting men and women to talk about their impressive careers and extraordinary lives. 

Mark Saggers will be joined by the big sporting names; Andrew Strauss, Seb Coe, Nicola Adams, Mick McCarthy and many more. 

As well as all this we will be opening up the talkSPORT Vault to bring you classic editions of my sporting life from our prestigious archive. 

So make sure you never miss an episode and subscribe now to My Sporting Life on apple podcasts, acast, spotify or google podcasts. 

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