Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

Elliott Smith chats to John Anderson out of Talksport in the UK on the back of one of the most dramatic transfers in English Football history when Cristiano Ronaldo returns to his former club Manchester United, 12 years after he departed for Real Madrid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliott Smith chats to All Blacks coach Ian Foster on Newstalk ZB, as he outlines his reasoning for selecting Ardie Savea as his new All Blacks captain and how the test week is shaping up while the team is under some form of quarantine restrictions while in Perth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliott Smith chats to former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick on Newstalk ZB, as he reflects on the 25 year anniversary of that famous All Blacks tour to South Africa in 1996, the first time New Zealand has ever won a tour in the Republic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Elliott Smith on Monday the 23rd of August between 7pm and 8pm on Newstalk ZB, compacted into a podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former Springboks flyhalf Joel Stransky about the latest developments in the Rugby Championship, and whether South Africa could be in a position to host the remainder of the Rugby Championship if necessary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to Warriors CEO Cameron George on Newstalk ZB, ahead of a must-win match against the Broncos in their quest to keep their top 8 hopes alive, as they discuss the current situation regarding MIQ and whether there's any potential alternatives, as well as how he views Nathan Browns coaching record as he nears the end of his first season with the club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake on Newstalk ZB ahead of a must-win game for the club against the Brisbane Broncos as they continue their quest for a Top 8 spot. They talk the captaincy and how he enjoys Nathan Brown's coaching style.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former England captain and now SKY Cricket commentator Mark Butcher, as he reflects on the first season of the Hundred, the newest form of cricket designed by the English Cricket Board which culminates tonight with the the Men;s and Women's finals at Lords.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to South African Rugby writer Mark Keohane about the All Blacks decision to pull out of the 3rd Bledisloe Cup game between the All Blacks and the Wallabies. Mark believes New Zealand should forfeit the Rugby Championship if they are putting their End of Year Tour ahead of needs to Sanzar's Rugby Championship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson on Newstalk ZB, on the back of the decision by the All Blacks to withdraw from the 3rd Bledisloe Cup game against the Wallabies, originally set to be played in Perth on August 28th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to SKY Sport Rugby commentator Tony Johnson on the back of the All Blacks 2nd Test win against Australia which sees the Bledisloe stay in New Zealand for another year. It was also the most points the All Blacks have scored against an Australian side in history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to English Premier League commentator Jim Proudfoot reflecting on the opening round of the English Premier League, which saw United look impressive in winning against Leeds while Arsenal lost to newly promoted Brentford.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DRS, with Elliott Smith on Newstalk ZB on Monday the 16th of August, compacted into a podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to New Zealand 109+ Weightlifter David Liti, about his Tokyo Olympics which saw him finish 5th place and his plans for the future which includes the chance to go back to back Commonwealth golds in Birmingham in 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to International sports coaching expert Wayne Goldsmith about the stresses and pressures that are increasingly affecting the mental health of High Performance competitive athletes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former Wallabies coach Alan Jones about all things Rugby ahead of the 2nd Bledisloe Cup game between the All Blacks and Australia, with the All Blacks currently ahead 1-0 in the series. Alan was the last coach to coach a winning Australia side at Eden Park back in 1986.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former NZ Olympian and now Olympic ambassador Barbara Kendall on Newstalk ZB, as they reflect on the Tokyo Olympics, which has been New Zealand's most successful ever Olympic campaign with 7 gold medals in total.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former All Black captain and number 8 Murray Mexted on Newstalk ZB, on the back of the All Blacks opening win of this years Bledisloe Cup against Australia at Eden Park, winning 33-25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to New Zealand Olympian Nick Willis, who attended his 5th consecutive Olympic Games when he ran the 1500 metres event in Tokyo 2020 this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to Talksport football correspondent Tom Rennie on the back of a dramatic week in Premier League football which has seen Jack Grealish become the most expensive British footballer in history after signing with Manchester City in a 100 million pound transfer, while Harry Kane hasn't shown up for training at Manchester City, as well as the shock news that Lionel Messi is officially leaving Barcelona after 17 seasons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former Wallabies winger David Campese ahead of the opening Bledisloe Cup game of 2021 at Eden Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former NZ kayaker Ian Ferguson, New Zealand's most successful Olympian with 5 medals ahead of Lisa Carrington's Olympic campaign where she needs tow medals to equal Ian's tally of 5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliott Smith chats to Black Ferns woman's sevens player Michaela Bylde after the side won a gold medal in the Women's Rugby Sevens after beating France in the final 26 12, going one better than the silver they won in Rio in 2016.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliott Smith chats to South African sports scientist Ross Tucker on Newstalk ZB about the issue of transgender athletes in elite woman's sport. Ross's years of research around the topic confirms to him that you can't achieve both fairness and inclusivity when it comes to transgender athletes competing in elite woman's sport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rugby League journalist in Sydney, Australia, Danny Wielder spoke to Elliot Smith about the NRL continuing in Brisbane despite a snap 3 day lockdown.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to Tom Mackintosh, one of the rowers from the successful Men's Rowing 8, which won gold at an Olympics for the first time since 1972 in Munich as he reflects on that memorable day in Tokyo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to Wydo Veldman, one of the rowers in the Gold medal winning crew of 1972 in Munich, reflecting on the latest gold medal won by a New Zealand Men's Rowing 8 at the Tokyo Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to former Wales and Lions halfback Sir Gareth Edwards on Newstalk ZB, about the current Lions tour of South Africa as well as some of his own memories playing for the Lions in the 1970's.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliott Smith chats to World Rugby Sevens commentator Willie Lose, as they look ahead to the All Blacks sevens 2nd match of the Tokyo Olympics against Argentina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliott Smith chats to former Olympic Gold medallist Hamish Carter, who's now the General Manager of High Performance for Triathlon New Zealand about Hayden Wilde's bronze medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, New Zealand's first of this games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to Olympics commentator Glen Larmer previewing Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics and outlining the vibe in Tokyo ahead of the games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to former Black Sticks women's player and now part of the Olympic commentary team, Lesley Murdoch ahead of the opening games for both the Men's and Women's Black Sticks in this years Tokyo Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to former Warriors commentator Jason Costigan about the news during the week that New Zealand and Australia pulled out of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England, much to Costigan's dismay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to Football Ferns coach Tom Sermanni out of Tokyo ahead of their opening game of the Tokyo Olympics against Australia on Wednesday the 21st of July.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to Graeme Agars, the voice of golf on Newstalk ZB as they reflect on Collin Morikawa's 2nd major championship win when he won the 149th Open Championship at Royal St George.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to New York times Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, as they reflect on Novak Djokovic's winning grand slam title number 20, to equal Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on 20 titles - as he looks to become statistically the greatest men's tennis player in history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to New Zealander George Harper Junior, who's been out on course at the 149th open Championship at Royal St George in Kent, where kiwi Ryan Fox has made the cut and is tied for 17th at the halfway stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine chats to former All Black Matthew Cooper ahead of the All Blacks test against Fiji in Hamilton, the final game of the Steinlager series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis hosts Sportstalk on Monday the 12th of July, as he reviews England's loss to Italy in the 2020 European Championship final, their first final in 55 years. Miles chats to Talksport pundit Adam Bridge as well as taking calls from fans on this mornings game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to Talksport football pundit Tom Rennie ahead of England's match in the European Championship final against Italy, the first final in a major tournament that England has been in since 1966.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to former All Black and now SKY Rugby commentator John Kirwan as they discuss the All Blacks 57-33 win over Fiji in Dunedin last night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis talks to James Pridgeon, a Fijian local who's extremely passionate about the Fijian Rugby side as they discuss this evenings Test match between the All Blacks and Fiji, which will provide a bit of a distraction for the general public as they battle a coranavirus surge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Havili is relieved to finally don the black jersey again.The All Blacks 57-23 win over Fiji in Dunedin was the 26-year-old's first match for New Zealand since 2017.The past few years haven't been easy for Havili, being sidelined with injury and illness.He told Miles Davis he credits his support system for getting him through."Once I got to the other side and started putting my goals in place, getting back to the All Blacks was one of my main ones."So I'm just excited to be back in this environment."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pressure on the shoulders of England football's been likened to what the All Blacks often endure at a Rugby World Cup.The Three Lions are playing in their first final at a major tournament since their famous World Cup win 55 years ago, in tomorrow morning's Euros decider against Italy.Renowned football commentator Clive Tyldesley told Miles Davis different things can happen in knockout sport."The expectation All Blacks carry into every World Cup is probably similar to the expectation England have carried."Also feeling the pressure will be Gareth Southgate, who has managed the side to their first final at a major tournament since 1966.Tyldesley says they are longtime friends, and he doesn't blame people thinking they got lucky with Southgate."He's kind of one of us, he's an everyman. When he speaks, he speaks with consideration and sensitivity."He's very 21st century. If any of these young players have got an issue, they can knock on his door."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to NZ Olympian Luuka Jones, who's in Tokyo preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in spite of the country being put into a state of emergency due to the Coronavirus outbreak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to former Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on the back of the complicated start to the British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa which see's games either cancelled or postponed this weekend due to the 3rd wave of Coronavirus causing real difficulty in South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miles Davis chats to Ben Sandford, the Chair of the WADA Athletes committee about Sha'Carri Richardson - the US 100metre sprinter who has been banned from competing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics because of a failed drug test for marijuana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's how hushed the crowd at No. 1 Court was before points Saturday: You could hear Emma Raducanu's palm slap her thigh while she waited to receive serves.Here's how loud the place got after points: You could close your eyes and monitor the collective reactions that followed each — the "Awwwwww!" of disappointment or the on-their-feet roar of joy — as the 18-year-old became the youngest British player, female or male, to reach Wimbledon's fourth round in more than a half-century.Yes, Coco Gauff now has some company when it comes to being a teen in Week 2 at the All England Club. Shortly before Gauff, a 17-year-old American, made her way to the fourth round at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament for the second time in a row by beating 102nd-ranked Kaja Juvan of Slovenia 6-3, 6-3 at Centre Court, Raducanu dropped her racket and knelt on the grass as she finished off her 6-3, 7-5 win over 45th-ranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania."Right now, I'm on such a buzz and such a high," said Raducanu, the 338th-ranked wild-card entry who is still waiting to find out the grades of her high school exams."When I heard the crowd just roar for the first time, I was like, 'Wow, they're so behind me.' I was just feeding off of their energy," she said after displaying both slick groundstrokes, often on the run, that helped produce 30 winners, and a resiliency when things got tight. "I'm just so excited I get to play in front of them again."That she will, in what is not only her Grand Slam debut but just her second tour-level event of any sort.After Sunday's traditional middle-of-the-fortnight day of rest — which is being done away with in 2022 — Raducanu faces Ajla Tomljanovic in the round of 16 Monday.Tomljanovic got into a bit of a kerfuffle with Jelena Ostapenko after eliminating the 2017 French Open champion 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 and accusing her of lying about needing to leave the court for a medical timeout to address an abdominal issue."She can say she was injured," Tomljanovic said. "I don't think she was."No. 20 seed Gauff meets 2018 champion Angelique Kerber, the only past Wimbledon winner still in the draw, while other women's matchups include No. 1 Ash Barty, the 2019 French Open champion, against No. 14 Barbora Krejcikova, last month's French Open champion, and No. 19 Karolina Muchova vs. No. 30 Paula Badosa.Men's fourth-rounders established Saturday include eight-time champion Roger Federer against No. 23 seed Lorenzo Sonego, No 2 Daniil Medvedev against No. 14 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 4 Alexander Zverev against No. 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime, and No. 7 Matteo Berrettini against Ilya Ivashka.Medvedev dropped the opening two sets against 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic before coming through 6-7 (3), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.Auger-Aliassime advanced when Nick Kyrgios stopped playing after the second set because of a strained abdominal muscle — which also figures to end his mixed doubles partnership with Venus Williams."I would have been fine to lose today and not be injured," Kyrgios said. "But it's more heartbreaking like this."Federer's match came after Gauff's in the main stadium. They were scheduled that way for second-round matches Thursday, too.Gauff likened herself to an opening act."You know how concerts, they have a big artist, then a smaller artist come before them?" she said. "That's what I kind of like to think of it as."She is represented by Federer's management company, so perhaps he was responsible for some advice Gauff received — she said the words came from a player, but wouldn't say who it was — after her surprising run to the fourth round at the All England Club as a 15-year-old qualifier in 2019."You got to give yourself a pat on the back sometimes when you do something good," Gauff said. "Even though it's such a simple thing, it's something that really stuck with me."The other tip she counted on after that...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tongan captain Sonatane Takulua gave an emotional speech following his side's 102-0 loss to the All Blacks on Saturday night, saying there's a lot going on behind the scenes many don't know about.Tonga called upon 13 players to make their debut for the nation against the All Blacks at Mt Smart, with several of their top players not released from their European clubs while others are still in quarantine.The Tongan side got off to a horror start as the All Blacks ran in four tries in the first 10 minutes of the match. However, as the game went on, they had small moments where they were able to test the All Blacks. With the All Blacks conceding 13 penalties, Tonga had chances to get on the board from the tee from close range but instead chose a more attacking option."A lot of people don't know what we're going through behind the scenes," Takulua said. "Some of us are still in quarantine. I'm proud of the brothers for putting their hands up to come and represent the jersey and represent our little country. I hope we did you proud."We didn't get the result tonight but I'm very proud of my brothers here. We came here to do our best for all the supporters. Thank you for coming tonight to support the boys. This is all we can do, just give it our all."While a big match in the context of opponent, the test against the All Blacks on Saturday night was not the most important game of the international window for Tonga, who now turn their attention to two tests against Manu Samoa which double as World Cup qualification matches.The sides will meet at Mt Smart Stadium next Saturday while the All Blacks meet Fiji in Dunedin, before playing again the following week in Hamilton in the first match of a double-header, with the All Blacks again meeting Fiji afterwards.The winner of that two-match series will qualify for the World Cup, while the other will have to play against the Cook Islands for the right to proceed to an Asia/Pacific World Cup qualification playoff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England reached the semifinals of the European championships for the first time in 25 years after an impressive 4-0 win against Ukraine in Rome on Saturday.This was the only third time England had won a knockout match in the Euros, but goals at the start of each half helped calm any potential nervousness.Harry Kane prodded home Raheem Sterling's pass in the fourth minute to set England on their way.Sterling has arguably been England's best player during Euro 2020 and with Jadon Sancho starting his first game of the tournament, Ukraine struggled to deal with the speed and invention of Gareth Southgate's team.England hasn't conceded a goal in five games during Euro 2020, with Ukraine's best chance falling to Roman Yaremchuk, whose first-half shot was shoveled away by Jordan Pickford.Early in the second half, Harry Maguire powered Luke Shaw's free-kick past Ukraine goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan to make it 2-0.Soon after Kane headed in a third England goal, with Shaw again providing the assist.That two-goal blitz in the opening five minutes of the second-half put England in complete control of the match.Bushchan brilliantly saved Kane's volley to deny the England captain a hat-trick, but from the resulting corner Jordan Henderson scored with another header. It was Henderson's first ever goal for England.As the clock ticked down, England fans belted out football is "coming home," the chorus to "Three Lions," the adopted anthem of the team's supporters.Three years ago England got to the World Cup semifinals but were beaten 2-1 by Croatia -- despite taking the lead -- and in 2019 lost 3-1 to the Netherlands in UEFA's Nations League tournament. England last reached the final of a major international tournament in 1966."I suppose it's still sinking in that it's another semifinal -- three in three years," Southgate told the BBC."We want to go two steps further. I know what will be happening at home. It's lovely to see everyone on a Saturday night, beer in hand. They should enjoy it. It's been a long year for everyone. I'm chuffed the two performances have brought so much happiness to people."The players have been fantastic," added Southgate. "To play as well as they did in a game with so much resting on it was impressive. The spirit in the group is phenomenal."England now play Denmark, who beat the Czech Republic earlier on Saturday, and Southgate's team will have home advantage with Wednesday's semifinal to be held at London's Wembley Stadium.Wembley hosts semis and finalSeemingly down and out after losing its first two games at Euro 2020, Denmark won a third successive match to reach the semifinals after getting the better of the Czechs in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.Thomas Delaney's header and Kasper Dolberg's volley in the first half put Denmark in control of Saturday's quarterfinal.The Czechs were a different side after the interval and Patrik Schick's clever finish -- his fifth goal of Euro 2020 -- ensured Denmark had to work for its 2-1 victory.After Christian Eriksen's shocking collapse and his teammates' emotional response, Denmark has provided the feelgood story of Euro 2020 by qualifying for the knockout stages.It looked unlikely after defeats to Finland and Belgium in its first two group stage games, but the 4-1 hammering of Russia and Finland's 2-0 defeat to Belgium secured its place in the last-16.The Danes then secured a hugely impressive 4-0 win against Wales to announce its arrival in the latter stages of Euro 2020.Denmark's players spoke of the emotional toll returning to finish the game of Eriksen's collapse the same afternoon had on them, with several members of the squad criticizing European football governing body UEFA for not allowing them to play the match the following day.Given this group's remarkable mental fortitude, Denmark fans may have perhaps already allowed themselves...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.