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Geordie Beamish was involved in arguably the best race of the 2025 World Championships. In Tokyo, he timed his finish to perfection to upset the twice and reigning champion, Soufiane El Bakkali, in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. The Moroccan was looking for his third world title in a row, to go with his Olympic golds from Tokyo and Paris. But Geordie had other ideas.
He takes us back to that night, and to that final lap. We relive it all, including an incident earlier in the week, where he narrowly avoided getting his face stepped on in the heats.
Tokyo wasn’t the first time that the New Zealander had struck gold at a World Championships. Indoors in Glasgow in 2024 he won the 1500m title. So which event does he prefer and how close was either performance to a perfect race?
Geordie came through in New Zealand at the same time as High Jump World and Olympic champion, Hamish Kerr. They’ve competed in the same High School and age group champs and now are spearheading a golden period in New Zealand athletics on the world stage. We discuss the friendship between these two flying Kiwis.
In a Commonwealth Games year, Geordie also explains what the Games mean to him and to his country.
Photo: Geordie Beamish of Team New Zealand and Soufiane El Bakkali of Team Morocco compete along the final straight during the Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final on day three of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 15, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sportsworld will have live Premier League commentary of Liverpool against Brighton, in Mohammed Salah’s last game for Liverpool… before the Africa Cup of Nations. We’ll discuss what the future is for Salah at Anfield and whether he will return to Anfield after the Afcon.
The former Liverpool and Sierra Leone defender Steven Caulker and the former Wolves, West Ham and England winger Matt Jarvis will be with Lee James to build for that and buildup to Chelsea against Everton. We’ll also build up to Afcon with all squads announced for the tournament, which begins next week.
Away from football, we’ll hear from Formula One’s newly crowned world champion Lando Norris and reflect on his maiden drivers’ championship. There’s also the semi finals of the NBA Cup and the first match of Netball’s Horizon series between England and Jamaica.
(Photo: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Liverpool FC at Amex Stadium on 19 May, 2025. Credit: Offside via Getty Images)

Delyth Lloyd is joined by the BBC's tennis correspondent Russell Fuller, former US Open finalist Greg Rusedski, and WTA Tour winner Jill Craybas to reflect on the 2025 tennis season.
With Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner winning the last eight Grand Slams between them, the panel discuss whether their dominance could become boring.
World number seven Alex de Minaur tells us how the packed tennis schedule is impacting on players' physical and mental health.
We look at the contenders for the women's majors in 2026.
And Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool join us to chat about ending the year as the world number one doubles pairing.
Timecodes:
00:56 - 2025 highlights
03:45 - Alcaraz and Sinner's dominance in 2025
09:20 - Will Sinner's doping ban tarnish his career?
11:24 - Could Alcaraz and Sinner's rivalry become boring?
15:07 - Alex de Minaur interview
21:31 - Is the tennis schedule too intense?
28:00 - Aryna Sabalenka the dominant force in the women's game
30:59 - The unpredictability at the top of women's tennis
32:58 - Amanda Anisimova
40:46 - Ons Jabeur's pregnancy
43:30 - Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool interview
50:32 - 2026 predictions
51:23 - Will 2026 be Djokovic's final season?

The club versus country row often causes friction, but midfielder Soren Lerby once found a way to satisfy both.
He played for Denmark and Bayern Munich on the same day. In different countries.
On the afternoon of 13 November 1984 - exactly 40 years ago - Lerby lined up for his national team in Dublin for their final qualifier for the 1986 World Cup.
Bayern, meanwhile, had a last-16 German Cup match at Bochum later that evening.
Photo: Soren Lerby of Denmark in may 1986 (Credit: VI Images via Getty Images)

The Women’s Cricket World Cup is being held in India for the fourth time, the three previous editions have all been won by Australia. The best performance from India on home soil was a semi-final back in 1997. Their best result anywhere was a runner-up position in England 20 years later.
When the India men won the World Cup for the first time in 1983 it was a cultural turning point, igniting a national passion for cricket and instilling belief in the country's potential. So, Prakash Wakankar, Alison Mitchell and former India international Samantha Lobatto investigate whether a win for this women’s team could do the same.
Image: Amanjot Kaur of India celebrates with team mate Harmanpreet Kaur after taking the wicket of Kavisha Dilhari of Sri Lanka (not pictured) during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium on September 30, 2025 in Guwahati, India. (Photo by Matt Roberts-ICC via Getty Images)