Chiamaka Nnadozie is the first African woman to be nominated for a Ballon d'Or award, for the Yachine Trophy for the world's best female goalkeeper in 2025. The 24 year old helped Nigeria win a record-extending 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations title in July, a month after securing a dream move to the Women's Super League. We hear from Chiamaka on what's been a so far unforgettable year while Lee James, Maz Farookhi and former Nigeria international goalkeeper Rachel Ayegba discuss what it would mean to the continent of Africa if she were to win the trophy. Could it have the same affect as that of George Weah’s historic Ballon d’Or win in in 1995?

Faith Kipyegon has gone from running her first races barefoot to reaching the summit of the track and field world, winning her fourth women’s 1500m world title in Tokyo. But what is that makes her such a dominant force?

Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin are joined by Kenyan track and field journalist Lynne Wachira, while Ade gets the thoughts of Kenya’s double Olympic champion and the men’s world and Olympic 800m record holder David Rudisha on the achievements of Kipyegon.

Eric Cantona retired from football at the age of 30. Ashleigh Barty left tennis as World Number One at the age of 25. And Nico Rosberg walked away from Fomula One just days after winning the 2016 World Championship. Jeremy Lin, though, announced the end of his playing career, 13 years after the rise of "Linsanity" when he had a great spell with the New York Knicks. But when is the right time sportsperson to call it a day?

John Bennett is joined by former Cameroon, Newcastle and Tottenham defender Sebastian Bassong and boxing expert, Steve Bunce. They discuss why it's important to go when your body tells you to. and why keeping going long after your peak may affect a sportsperson's legacy.

From Leicester City winning the Premier League to Eric the Eel competing at the 2000 Olympic Games, what are the greatest sporting underdog stories?

Lee James, John Bennett and Mani Djazmi debate and discuss their big sporting shocks as Pafos FC of Cyprus, Norway's Bodo/Glimt, Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan and Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise all make their Champions League debuts. Could any of them cause an upset?

After Armand Duplantis broke another world record to win the men’s pole vault world title in Tokyo, More Than The Score’s Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin look back on how Duplantis has become a record-breaking athlete?

Hear from Duplantis after he became outdoor world champion for the third time with a new world record clearance of 6.30m, plus there’s family anecdotes and insight from Duplantis and his dad from an interview they did with BBC World Service in 2019 before he’d won anything.

Jamaica's Oblique Seville put Jamaica’s men back on top of the sprinting world with victory in the 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo – becoming the first Jamaican man to win the world title since Usain Bolt in 2015.

With Jamaica back on top of the podium, and with Seville’s compatriot Kishane Thompson securing silver, what do their performances mean for the world of sprinting?

Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin are joined by Jamaican track and field journalist Andre Lowe to discuss Seville’s performance and what it means for Jamaica and the sprint events going forward.

They also reflect on the legacy of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after the final race of her glittering career, whilst also getting the thoughts of Bolt on the three-time Olympic and 10-time world champion.

From Diego Simeone’s expressive touchline antics to Ruben Amorim not being able to watch his team’s penalty shootout, football managers aren’t ones to shy away from showing their emotion.

But how do managers manage their emotions and can a manager show too much?

Former Brentford and Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton joins Lee James to share what it’s like as a manager in those situations and how managers have to manage their emotions – including ahead of a big game like the Old Firm when he was Rangers boss.

BBC’s chief football news reporter Simon Stone offers insight as a reporter on the other side of the microphone including some of the most emotive managers he’s had dealings with.

US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks was in Japan ready for the start of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when he received a notification to say he had tested positive for Covid. It meant the reigning world champion couldn’t compete and he would spend the next 10 days in isolation.

What was that time like for Kendricks and how does he feel about returning to the Japanese capital for the World Athletics Championships?

The now Olympic silver and bronze medallist speaks to Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin – who are also facing a different experience in Tokyo than when they were there four years ago – about his previous time in Tokyo and what life has been like since. Will the World Championships being in the city help him make peace with the country?