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John Duggan, Shane Hannon and Cameron Hill discuss the big stories in sport on this Saturday afternoon.
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Eoin Sheahan and Michael McCarthy discuss the pressing topics around the sporting world on a day that featured not one but two classics in the Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-Finals which saw Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic book their places in Sunday's final. A massive weekend of Premier League action is also on the horizon with so many different places across the length of the table up for grabs.

It's only a week until the 2026 Winter Olympic Games get underway in Milano-Cortina in Italy. Four athletes will represent Team Ireland, in what will be their ninth appearance at the Winter Games. Ireland’s debut at the Games in 1992 is a fascinating story - all starting with a note left taped to a boat at the Henley Regatta.

Terry McHugh, a six-time Olympian and part of the '92 bobsleigh team, spoke to our own Cameron Hill.
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Join Shane Hannon, Keith Treacy, and Dara Smith-Naughton as they talk through some of the morning's biggest sporting stories, including updates on the Australian Open semi-final between Alcaraz and Zverev, debating the new Champions League format, and remembering iconic goalkeeper goals.
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Happy Thursday folks, we have a bit of a special episode for you today! In light of Katie Taylor’s comments about her desire to play Croke Park and the acknowledgement that were she a male fighter, she’d be a multi-multi-millionaire by now, the Word On The Street crew looked into the gender pay gap in sport, with a particular focus on tennis as an example of a sport where active change has been made. We chat to Racquet magazine co-founder Caitlin Thompson about Billie Jean King’s legacy, best of 3 v best of 5, and much more!
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