More than the Score
Episodes
Making sport stars into statues
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
During Lionel Messi's tour of India last year, he witnessed the unveiling of a 70ft statue of himself in Kolkata. It's reportedly the biggest-ever sta...
Can AI help Ineos dominate cycling once more?
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ineos Grenadiers - formerly known as Team Sky - were the dominant team at cycling's most famous race, the Tour de France, during the 2010s. Chris Froo...
What makes a great doubles partner?
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Murray, one of the most decorated doubles players in tennis history, announced his retirement from tennis earlier this month, aged 40. He claime...
Is football in danger of pricing out fans?
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the Premier League, Manchester United and Newcastle have increased season-ticket prices by five per cent for 2026-2027, while Liverpool have taken ...
Sabastian Sawe: Can the record breaking Marathon man run even faster?
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run 26.2 miles in under two hours in a competitive race. The Kenyan crossed the line to w...
Jesse Lingard on making history with Corinthians
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Former Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard is making history with Corinthians as he’s the first Englishman to play in Brazil’s top-flight. Hi...
Could Africa rule the table tennis world?
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Table tennis's top players are heading to London for the World Team Championships, which start on April 28. Among them are players from 11 African nat...
Women's Six Nations: Can anyone stop England?
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year's women's Six Nations rugby tournament has seen record crowds, with more than 30,000 fans heading to Murrayfield last weekend to see Scotlan...
Julia Paternain: The marathon runner putting Uruguay on the athletics map
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Julia Paternain crossed the finish line in the women's marathon at last year's World Athletics Championships, she had no idea what position she w...
Is the NFL Draft key to reviving the fortunes of failing franchises?
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Las Vegas Raiders look set to select 22-year-old Indiana quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, who won the Heismann Trophy as the outstanding player in c...
Coventry City are back in the Premier League after 25 years
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coventry City will return to the Premier League next season after they sealed promotion from the Championship with three games to spare. Their 25-year...
How do you hold your nerve in a title race?
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As domestic football seasons come to a close across Europe, nerves are setting in for players, managers and fans. Arsenal and Manchester City are in a...
Can Zhao Xintong break snooker's 'Crucible curse'?
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zhao Xintong made history in 2025 by becoming the first player from China to win the men's World Snooker Championship. But defending his title could b...
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: The teenager hitting the IPL for six
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At just 15 years old Indian batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is racking up scarcely believable numbers in the Indian Premier League. He's now in his second...
Sophie Fawns: 'we need to talk about Ovarian cancer'
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**If you are affected by cancer, information and support is available through BBC Action Line - just search BBC Action Line via the BBC website if yo...
Gary Kirsten on India, Pakistan and his new role with Sri Lanka
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Kirsten has enjoyed a stellar coaching career - including leading India to World Cup success in 2011. The former South Africa batter also led hi...
The Grand National: a commentator's view
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Grand National is held at Aintree racecourse - which is around six miles from Liverpool City Centre.This year's race on April 11th will see a maxi...
The Masters at Augusta: what makes it so special?
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Masters at Augusta is the first men's major of the golf season. It takes place every year in the Georgia sunshine and is famous for its beauty, tr...
Boxing on the big screen: Why does cinema love the sport?
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year is the 50th anniversary of the release of arguably the most famous boxing film of all time: Rocky, the movie that made a star of Sylvester S...
Paris-Roubaix: cycling’s ‘hell of the north’
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The famous Paris-Roubaix cycling race is now in its 130th year, with the next edition taking place on the 12 April. This year, the men’s riders will...
How do you teach the World's Strongest Man to dance?
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dancing with the Stars, or Strictly Come Dancing in the UK, is a global TV phenomenon. Since 2004, the format that challenges professional dancers to ...
Have set pieces taken over the Premier League?
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
England manager Thomas Tuchel declared that long throws were "back" in a press conference last September - and in the months since then, set pieces ha...
Why are sports trading cards such big business?
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sports trading cards have boomed in value since the pandemic, with some of the most valuable examples selling for millions of dollars. Shark Tank star...
David Bellion gets creative in Paris
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Bellion spent more than a decade playing top-flight football in England and France, at clubs including Manchester United, Sunderland, Nice and B...
What makes a major tournament major?
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Indian Wells tournament and the Players Championship are often unofficially referred to as the “fifth Grand Slam” and the “fifth major” of...
From Salah to LeBron: How do fans cope when their favourites leave?
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mohamed Salah has announced that he will be leaving Liverpool this summer, after a nine-year spell that has seen him become a club legend - scoring 2...
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot: France’s queen of cycling
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has spent more than 15 years as one of the world’s greatest cyclists, winning multiple world titles road cycling, mountain b...
Can you ever stop supporting your football team?
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s self-made or forced upon you, the decision about which football team to support is usually taken before you learn to ride a bike or eve...
Alex Rose: Discus’s Samoan star
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last September, Alex Rose walked into a rain-soaked concrete circle at the Japan National Stadium and made athletics history. While many discus throwe...
Sexism in football: A problem that isn't going away
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
English anti-discrimination campaign group Kick It Out has told BBC Sport that, by the end of February 2026, they had received more than double the am...
Sporting JAX: How to start a football club
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sporting Club Jacksonville, or Sporting JAX as they’re more commonly known, was founded in 2020 in Florida. The first ever professional women’s te...
Venezuela on top of the baseball world
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela have been crowned baseball’s world champions after winning the World Baseball Classic for the first time. In a dramatic final in Miami on ...
Are women being frozen out of Paralympic ice hockey?
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ice hockey has officially been a mixed-gender event at the Winter Paralympics since 2010 – but only four women have taken part in the event in the h...
What next for Afcon after Senegal are stripped of 2025 title?
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC’s John Bennett is joined by North African football expert Maher Mezahi and Senegalese football journalist Babacar Diarra to discuss the fall...
Charlie Ward: The sporting ‘superhero’ who chose the NBA over the NFL
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
To be an elite level star in one sport is a tremendous achievement, but to be it in two is quite remarkable. Charlie Ward won the Heisman Trophy in co...
Elana Meyers Taylor’s 20-year journey to Olympic gold
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elana Meyers Taylor became the oldest-ever winner of an individual Winter Olympic gold medal when she won the women’s monobob event in Milan-Cortina...
Why is figure skating not at the 2026 Winter Paralympics?
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Figure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics, with skaters like Alysa Liu becoming global stars following their success at ...
Max Verstappen: Why an F1 great is taking on a 24-hour race
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Max Verstappen is the greatest Formula 1 driver of this decade. Since making his debut as a 17-year-old back in 2015, he's won four world championship...
Is Poland’s Ekstraklasa the most exciting competition in football?
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Ekstraklasa, the top division of Polish football, is currently having one of the most exciting seasons in its history. The top spot in the table –...
Are mixed teams the future of Olympic relay races?
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Only 10 teams took part in the men's Winter Olympic cross-country skiing relay final, which was won by Norway for a third consecutive time. They were ...
Are O'Neill, Warnock and Ancelotti changing perceptions of older managers?
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The average age of a manager in the Premier League in the 2025/26 season is 45. 10 years ago, it was 53. As far as modern football at the highest leve...
Can Welsh rugby be saved?
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wales were giants of rugby union in the 1960s and 70s, but are now struggling to compete at the top end of the sport. The men's team are currently end...
Menna Fitzpatrick and Katie Guest: Teaming up to tackle the Paralympics
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Menna Fitpatrick was born with a visual impairment known as congenital folds. It's left her with no vision in her left eye, and five percent vision in...
Cadillac and Audi: Formula 1's new cars on the grid
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the 2026 Formula 1 season begins with the opening race in Australia, there will be two new teams on the grid representing two of the world's bigg...
The tech transforming the Winter Paralympics
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Winter Paralympics are set to begin in Milan-Cortina on 6 March, welcoming athletes from all over the world to compete in snowboarding, skiing, bi...
Arvid Lindblad: How far can Formula One's youngest driver go?
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Aged only 18 years old, Britain's Arvid Lindblad is set to make his Formula 1 debut this weekend in Australia. The Racing Bulls driver will be the you...
Benni McCarthy: Man Utd ruled out signing Victor Osimhen because of Africa Cup of Nations schedule
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The former Premier League striker Benni McCarthy has given a wide-ranging interview to the BBC. He's the only South African to win the men's Champio...
Can curling keep up its momentum after the Winter Olympics?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcasters around the world have reported huge viewing figures for this year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. In the US, NBC has said viewership inc...
Is Ronda Rousey’s return to MMA a good thing?
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
UFC legend Ronda Rousey is scheduled to face Gina Carano on 16 May in California. Both women have been long retired and will undergo stricter "neurolo...
Are football fans booing their own team and manager more than ever?
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Making your negative feelings known in football has long been an accepted part of the game. For players and match officials, it is what they have come...
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo's GOAT performance at the Winter Olympics
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo is the first athlete to win six gold medals at a Winter Olympics, so was it a greatest of all time (GOAT) performa...
How Italy's men changed their Six Nations narrative
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Italy's men's international rugby team have gone from perennial Six Nations strugglers to talk of one day winning the competition. In the not-too-dist...
Why draws Sweden's footballers to England's WSL?
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
England's Women's Super League, or WSL, is one of the richest leagues in women's football, with players from many countries - but it's proven particul...
Smriti Mandhana is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
World Cup-winning cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year for 2025 - the first cricketer to win the award. As vice...
Emily Harrop: Skimo's top racer aims for Olympic history
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Harrop is the dominant force in the sport of ski mountaineering, or skimo – an intense, demanding discipline that combines cross-country and a...
Why biathlon's been the talk of the Winter Olympics
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sturla Holm Laegreid won a bronze medal in the men's 20km biathlon at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina - then tearfully confessed to TV cameras th...
Dave Ryding's Olympic farewell
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Ryding is the only British Alpine skier to ever win a World Cup race. His 2022 victory in the slalom at Kitzbuhel also saw him become the oldest ...
When does football punditry go too far?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month, Liverpool and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk commented that some former footballers who now work as pundits go too far in the...
How cloned horses conquered polo
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Polo is one of the world's oldest team sports, believed to have origins that date back more than 2,000 years, in which two teams of horse riders compe...
How do coaches and athletes build successful partnerships?
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The 2021 US Open tennis champion Emma Radacanu is looking for the 10th coach of her career so how do coaches and athletes build successful partnership...
Minions, music and medals: The art of figure skating with Robin Cousins and Benoit Richaud
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ilia Malinin, Kaori Sakamoto and Matteo Rossi are among the figure skaters who've already lit up the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Figure skating and...
Can South Africa stop India from winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Defending champions India are the strong favourites but co...
Arianna Fontana: A Winter Olympic legend's long road home
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Arianna Fontana is Italy's most-decorated Winter Olympian. She won her first Olympic short-track speed skating medal in 2006, when she was just 15 yea...
Field of dreams: How to prepare an NFL turf for Super Bowl
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will have an estimated global audience of over 127 million. The field at the L...
When will Africa win its first Winter Olympic medal?
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
More than 3500 athletes from 93 countries will be competing for 195 medals at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three countries will be making their Winter Ol...
Rafaela Pimenta: the most powerful woman in football on the transfer window
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With transfer windows closing in some of Europe's major leagues on February 2nd, we hear from one of the most powerful agents in football. Rafaela Pi...
Can Lara Colturi make Winter Olympic history for Albania?
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lara Colturi is only 19 years old, but she's already one of the world's best slalom skiers, with four podium finishes in this season's World Cup. She ...
Naomi Osaka and sport's fashion sense
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Osaka turned heads at tennis's Australian Open when she took to the court for her first-round match wearing a long, flowing outfit - accompanied...
Heated Rivalry: What does its success mean for ice hockey?
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Heated Rivalry is TV's most talked-about show. Based on a series of novels by author Rachel Reid, it tells the story of a secret romance between two m...
Ellie Bouttell: the boxer born in the UK and crafted in China
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Bouttell is a boxer who was born in the UK and crafted in China. During a difficult period as a teenager, she went to live with her father in Ch...
Why does the NBA want to start a European league?
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The NBA is synonymous with basketball in most parts of the world. It's the most-watched, richest and best-known league in the game. And now it's makin...
How Alex Eala became the Australian Open's hottest ticket
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Open tennis championships are reaching the end of their first week, but the hottest ticket so far hasn't been Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Si...
Will Scotty James become snowboarding’s GOAT at the Winter Olympics?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scotty James is already one of the greatest snowboarders of all time. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, he won bronze in the halfpipe before...
When it comes to sport, is the journey almost as important as the event?
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, players, staff and fans regularly make long, arduous pilgrimages across the globe in the name of sport and elite competition. In 2025, ...
Does changing coach mean a change in fortunes?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Real Madrid, Manchester United and Celtic have all parted company with their head coach in 2025 while New Zealand's dismissal of Scott Robertson sent ...
Cam Little: the NFL record breaker who never planned to play the sport
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At just 22 years old, Cam Little's shirt is already on display in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. That’s after the Jacksonville...
Is the Australian Open still tennis's 'happy Slam'?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Federer once dubbed the Australian Open the "happy Slam" of the tennis calendar. It takes place in the middle of January, in the warm, sunny cli...
Will Afcon's star performers shine at the World Cup?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year's Africa Cup of Nations, or Afcon, has been dominated by the continent's big teams. Mohammed Salah and Victor Osimhen helped Nigeria and Egy...
Can Lindsey Vonn win Winter Olympic gold again?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Vonn retired from skiing in 2019 aged 34, having been arguably the biggest name in the sport over the previous two decades. She won 20 World C...
What is it like following a family member into professional football?
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s it like to follow a family member into professional football? Ghanaian legend Abedi Pele and his sons André, Jordan, and Ibrahim Ayew all pl...
Making sport stars into statues
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
During Lionel Messi's tour of India last year, he witnessed the unveiling of a 70ft statue of himself in Kolkata. It's reportedly the biggest-ever sta...
From The Ashes to the NFL: what are sport’s most one-sided rivalries?
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As England's men's cricketers lose another Ashes series in Australia what are the most one-sided rivalries in sport?Since 1945, England's men's cricke...
Are FA Cup upsets still 'magic'?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The FA Cup third round is where some of English football's biggest clubs take on teams of far humbler means. This weekend, for instance, sees reigning...
Manchester City's Kerstin Casparij: 'Being gay didn't feel normal, until I became a footballer'
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Netherlands and Manchester City defender Kerstin Casparij says it's important to her to be a role model to the LGBTQ+ community. Growing up in a small...
Oba Femi: the Nigerian wrestler aiming to become WWE's next big star
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac Odugbesan or Oba Femi as he's known in WWE is making waves in the world's largest professional wrestling company. He's a former Track and Field ...
How important are post-match and pre-match interviews in football?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Before and after every game, Premier League managers speak to reporters and journalists, through the good times, the bad times and even the times when...
More than 2025: Jeff Guan's return to golf
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Guan is a 21-year-old Australian golfer who, one week after debuting on the US PGA tour, was struck by a golf ball at a pro-am event, which led t...
More than 2025: Should football 'bomb squads' be a thing of the past?
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A growing issue in football is so-called 'bomb squads' - groups of players that football clubs exclude from first-team training after deciding their s...
More than 2025: The making of Mondo Duplantis
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the biggest star in athletics. At the 2025 World Athletics Championships, he produced one of the year's greatest moments o...
More than 2025: Victor Wembanyama's giant leaps
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Wembanyama is arguably the hottest property in basketball right now. The San Antonio Spurs centre was top pick in the 2023 NBA draft, then name...
More than 2025: When Esme Morgan met Ashleigh Plumptre
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2025, Esme Morgan and Ashleigh Plumptre both tasted victory at two of the biggest tournaments in women's football. Morgan helped England win back-t...
More than 2025: Cecilia Braekhus's farewell to boxing
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cecilia Braekhus retired from boxing in 2025 at the age of 44, after defeating Ema Kozin to become a two-weight world champion. She won 39 of her 42 p...
More than 2025: Flavor Flav hypes the Winter Olympics
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In October, Flavor Flav, the co-founder of Grammy-winning hip hop group Public Enemy, announced he had agreed to be the official hypeman for the US bo...
More than 2025: Cristiano Ronaldo and the art of marketability
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 was the year that Cristiano Ronaldo became the first billionaire footballer. As we look back on our favourite conversations from the past year, w...
More than 2025: Valentin Vacherot's shock tennis triumph
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the Shanghai Masters tournament in October, Valentin Vacherot was the 204th ranked men's tennis player in the world. He'd never won a title on ...
More than 2025: Jamie Lawrence's journey from prison to Premier League
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're looking back at some of the most memorable stories from More than the Score in 2025, starting with Jamie Lawrence, who aged 22 was serving his s...
Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure on his playing career and coaching ambitions
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ivory Coast, Manchester City and Barcelona legend Yaya Toure chats at length with the BBC’s Kelly Somers about his upbringing and leaving Africa, hi...
Anthony Joshua, Jake Paul and the rise of influencer boxing
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fight between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul in Miami is arguably the biggest fight of its kind. Other similar profile bouts involving Paul have see...
Do sport stars make better dancers?
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dancing with the Stars, or Strictly Come Dancing in the UK, is a global TV phenomenon. Since 2004, the format that challenges professional dancers to ...
Does the Africa Cup of Nations get enough respect?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The next men’s Africa Cup of Nations, or Afcon, starts on 21 December in Morocco. The tournament has been moved around the calendar to avoid clashes...