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Not by the Playbook

BBC World Service

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 BBC, the world"s most trusted international news provider.Tune in to hear from some of the most famous

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49:07

Bikes will change the world

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2022/08/27

Cyclist Luis Angel Mate, who has already planted 100 trees, tells us why he will plant a tree for every kilometre he's in a breakaway group in this years Vuelta a España. The pledge will be matched by race organisers and his team Euskaltel - Euskadi. Mate has seen first hand the damage that wild fires can do after his home town was badly affected last year. It will be particularly poignant when he rides through the town on the 12th stage of this years race. He's been explaining his passion for the

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49:22

Sailing and saving the seven seas

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2022/08/20

Copenhagen is hosting the latest round of Sail GP. The competition not only pits some of the best known sailors against each other on the water but also and uniquely offers its competing teams rewards for their actions taken off it. The idea is to make a competition out of being as environmentally friendly as possible, alongside thrilling action on the water. We hear from Hannah Mills, the most successful female sailor in Olympic history, who would be part of the British boat were she not 8 months

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48:45

Serie A: Season of success and sadness

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2022/08/13

We preview the new Serie A season as starts and hear a cautionary tale of the cost of chasing a footballing dream from former player Martin Bengtsson whose life has recently been turned into a film.We're in the English West Midlands where fresh off the back of hosting the Commonwealth Games, Coventry is the venue for the 54th International Children's Games. 1,500 athletes will compete in seven different sports and there's cultural events too. It's been held all over the world since the late 1960s

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39:27

Cricket: Making history at the Commonwealth Games

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2022/08/06

As Women’s T20 cricket is showcased in Birmingham for the very first time, we speak to the Australian coach Shelley Nitschke on whether the sport can be an integral part of the Games and even the Olympic movement in the future.Photo: Team Australia take to the field ahead of the Cricket T20 Preliminary Round Group A match between Team Australia and Team India on day one of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images).

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48:50

Commonwealth Games

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2022/07/30

We are live at the Commonwealth Games where Katie Smith is joined by former GB 1500m runner Hannah England. they'll be sampling the atmosphere on the streets of Birmingham as the marathon takes place. We’ll hear competing athletes from all over the world from Imranur Rahman, the fastest man in Bangladesh, to the volleyballers of Vanuatu. Plus we preview the final of the Women’s European football championships.Photo: Commonwealth Games branding, including Perry the games mascot, is seen on buildings

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49:01

Women's football: African impact

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2022/07/23

On a big weekend for women’s football we are in Morocco ahead of the final of WAFCON between hosts Morocco and South Africa. Plus we'll preview the last of the quarter final match at the Euros in England. We saddle up with Louise Vardeman cyclist & team manager of InternationElles as the Tour de France Femmes gets underway for the first time in its current incarnation. Ahead of the Commonwealth Games we catch up with secretary general of the Tanzania Olympic Committee Filbert Bayi. He has

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48:05

The Open: Secret behind success

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2022/07/16

Could Alex Wrigley's secret weapon at The Open be his caddy? Johanna Gustavsson is after all a professional golfer as well as his wife.We are finding out about the small city of Eugene and the reasons behind why the World Athletic Championships are being held there.We delve a little deeper into the Tour de France with Sophie Smith, author of Pain and Privilege: Inside Le Tour. The book details the sacrifice and chaos of the race, and threw up some challenging issues about one of the world's most

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49:23

Wimbledon's history makers

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2022/07/09

We are live on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Women's Singles final day. Tunisia's Ons Jabeur is attempting to become the first African woman and first Arab to win a grand slam. She faces Elena Rybakina who became the first player from Kazakhstan to make a major final... So whatever the result history will be made.We also preview the days action at Euro 2022 as Netherlands start the defence of their title and get the latest on US basketball star Brittney Griner's detention in RussiaPhoto: The Venus

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54:20

Women's Euro 2022: Could it come home?

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2022/07/02

It is a big month for women's football with four continental championships. The Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks things off on Saturday before the hosts England take on Austria in the opening match of Euro 2022 on Wednesday. Gill Coultard was part of the England side that lost to Sweden in the first ever final in 1984 and tells us how far the game has come in the past 38 years. As the Tour de France gets underway we are joined by the man with the best seat in the house. Seb Piquet watches the

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48:38

The secrets of Norway's sporting success

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2022/06/24

Is there something in the water, in the mountains, in the fjords of Norway that creates super human athletes? Norway is the most successful Winter Olympic nation of all time yet they had a surprisingly successful Summer Games in Tokyo. Norway won gold on the track in world record time, the fastest Paralympian on earth is Norwegian, they even picked up gold in beach volleyball! They also have one of the most sought after players in men's football in Erling Haalandand, and Ada Hegerberg is an icon of

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49:23

Riding into the record books at Royal Ascot

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2022/06/18

We look ahead to the final day of Royal Ascot by speaking to the most successful female jockey in the history of the meeting. Hollie Doyle has been competing at the course all week, and joins us ahead of her ride in the big race of the day - the Platinum Jubilee Stakes.Kathrine Switzer reflects on how she helped pave the way for female runners following the 50th New York mini marathon. Switzer co-founded and competed in the first event back in 1972 and recalls the barriers women runners faced at

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49:09

Escaping persecution and finding the NBA

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2022/06/11

As the NBA finals continue we hear the remarkable story of three generations of the Grunfeld family, from their escape journey from Nazi persecution to Olympic glory and beyond. A former pro baller himself Dan Grunfeld has written "By The Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, A Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream".Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Title IX with the help of Dr Bonnie J Morris we look at the impact the legislation has had in levelling the playing field in women’s sports,

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49:14

The Queen and sport

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2022/06/04

We celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee by looking at the evolution of sport during her reign and some of the world’s most significant and iconic sporting moments of the last 70 years. We discuss the Queen’s influence on sport and what her legacy might be. Plus we head live to Epsom ahead of one of the Queen’s favourite sporting events, The DerbyWe catch up with New Zealand star Rosie Elliot ahead of the Oceania Athletics Championships. She tells us about how she turned to running to help

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48:50

When the European Cup was stolen

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2022/05/28

As Liverpool prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris, we head back 40 years to the 1982 competition. Aston Villa ruled Europe that year, and on their return to Birmingham went on a tour to show fans the trophy. That's where the trouble started. Shari Vahl tells Caroline Barker about how the European Cup was stolen... and retrieved!Ahead of the Championship Play-off final at Wembley, we hear from footballer Dominic Ball. Playing in the Premier League is the ultimate goal

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48:43

The 14-year-old Ukrainian golfer making the cut

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2022/05/21

One of golf's most prestigious events, the USPGA, is taking place in Oklahoma. The tournament has come a little too early in the career of 14-year-old Ukrainian Lev Grinberg, but could his name one day be on the trophy? Last week Lev became the second youngest player to make the cut at a professional tournament. We hear from Lev and his dad Illya.It's been a big week for men's football. Jake Daniels, who plays for Blackpool in the second tier of the professional game in England became the first

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39:52

FA Cup final bonanza

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2022/05/14

We preview the Men's and Women's FA Cup final taking place at Wembley this weekend.We'll speak to the BBC's Ian Dennis, get the full match day experience on board the Liverpool supporters coach and revisit some of the classic FA Cup team songs.Then on Sunday it's the women's final. The competition has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. This is only the seventh year in its more than 50 year history the game has been played at Wembley. The progress of the women's game is in no small

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47:10

Playing for peace and a long walk to Tokyo

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2022/05/07

Ukrainian footballer Vova Kubrakov opens up about how football helps him cope with the war in his home country. He was part of a mixed charity game with teams made up of Portland Timbers and Thorns players that raised more than half a million dollars for UNICEF's relief efforts in Ukraine. We also hear from Valeriy Sushkevych, the President of Ukraine's Paralympic Committee who's told the BBC they don’t know how much longer they’ll be able to carry on. We're in Miami as F1 makes it's debut in the

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46:01

Becker behind bars and the NFL's African pathway

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2022/04/30

As former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker starts his prison sentence for hiding more than 3 million dollars-worth of assets, we look back on his brilliant, but also troubled life.Olympic gold medal winning sports climber Janja Garnbret joins us to talk about a new film which followed her quest for gold in Tokyo and the physical and mental preparations and challenges she had to overcome on the way to that success. We’re in Germany where Dynamo Kiev have continued their "Match for Peace" tour this

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45:59

"Without ping pong I’d be dead, or in jail for life"

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2022/04/23

Professional table tennis player Wally Green opens up about he went from being a 13-year-old caught up in Brooklyn Gangs to a table tennis pro on a trip to North Korea for ping pong diplomacy.Big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner tells us how he was brought in by Jurgen Klopp to help Liverpool’s players deal with stress ahead of their last Premier League title win, and explains how he’s trying to use surfing to help children impacted by the war in Ukraine. World Record rower Victoria Evans joins us to

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49:20

Lesia Tsurenko considered quitting tennis following...

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2022/04/16

Lesia Tsurenko discusses the guilt she feels about not being in Ukraine and the impact the conflict has had on her mental health. Tsurenko says she considered ending her playing career before a chat with Alex Dolgopolov made her see she could help Ukrainian’s by continuing to play and earn money to send home. Along with Elina Svitolina, Tsurenko has donated money to buy a tractor for the Army, which she believes will help save lives.Beau Greaves reflects on becoming the youngest ever World Champion

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