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A Time A Place in Sport

A Time A Place in Sport

By: Paul Andrew Tonner
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 Join me where I continue to delve into the unforgettable moments and iconic locations that have shaped the world of sports. In each episode I will discuss a different topic related to sport and take you through history, exploring legendary games, groundbreaking athletes and the cultural impact of sports across different eras and parts of the world. Whether it's the thrill of a championship victory, the heartache of a near miss, or the stories behind the scenes. We will celebrate the passion, drama and inspiration that sports bring to our lives.Paul Andrew Tonner
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  • 2025- The Year in Review

    2025- The Year in Review
    Dec 20 2025
    Paul is back for the final episode of the year with a wrap up of the year in sport. The events, the athletes, the highlights and lowlights, the breathtaking moments. Paul talks about the sporting moments that brought him joy, the moments that stung. He also pays his respect to some of the well-known sportspeople who passed away in 2025. Paul gives his claps/herculean performances and his slaps for the year, and which ones received the top clap and the top slap of the year.Miss Olivia is back to conduct the Quiz, testing listeners on their knowledge of the sports year and also the Sporting Spotlight which is about a highly successful MLB team with one of their players described to have played the perfect game.Paul also pays his respect to the victims and families from the terrible Bondi shootings and pays his respect to the Australian Jewish community and those who assisted and were greatly affected. 2025 Year in Review Sources1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_sports2. topendsports.com ‘2026 World sporting event calender’, 29/11/253. The week.com ‘the biggest sporting events of 2025’, by the week UK, 31/12/244. The guardian.com ‘sports quiz of the week: ashes, all blacks and a big payday in tennis’, paul campbell, 14/11/255. scribd.com ‘sports quiz 2025-50 questions with answers’, by shaili poojan shah, n.d.6. On this day.com ‘athletes who died in 2025’, 2000-2025 on this day pte.ltd7. msn.com ‘in memoriam:athletes who died in 2025’, by gabriel nunez, n.d8. Sport reflections.com ‘notable australian sporting deaths in 2025-updated 29 November 2025’, greg blood, 17/8/259. All sound effects from Uppbeat.10. Intro music- puncher by abbymore Outro music- can’t give it up by all good folks from uppbeat11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Champions_League_final12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers13. Code sports.com ‘shohei ohtani lauded after brilliant individual game sends los angeles dodgers into the world series’, AFP 18/10/2514. Forbes ‘the business of baseball’, 27/10/202015. bbc.com ‘curacao becomes the smallest nation to qualify for the world cup’, andy cryer, 19/11/2516. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farragher17. Where2golf.com ‘top 10 tournament results 2025-men’s majors’, 202518. olympics.com ‘ from tokyo to LA via beijing: 10 takeaways from kthe world athletics championships 2025’, by zk goh, sean mcalister and shintaro kano, 22/9/2519. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cowper20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Simpson_(cricketer)21. espn.com ‘ex-wake forest, nba player rodney rogers dies at 54’, associated press, 23/11/2522. Fox sports.com ‘hurts so much”: cricket world rocked by sudden death of england great robin smith’, afp from fox sports, 3/12/2523. Fox sports.com ‘india can’t get everything’: legend slams BCCI after controversial champs trophy final call’, fox cricket, 13/3/2524. msn.com ‘great and glorious sporting moments from 2025, so far’, by stars insider, 2025Intro music- Puncher by Abbymore, Outro- Can’t Give it up by all good folks from uppbeat
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Bizarre and Illogical Rules in Sport

    Bizarre and Illogical Rules in Sport
    Dec 13 2025
    Paul is back for another action-packed episode. This time he is joined by Olivia to talk about some of the bizarre and strange rules in sport Some of what will be discussed in this episode include:- A golfer who blew his chance of winning a Masters title, all because of an incorrect scorecard- A sport played on horseback where left-handed play is not allowed- The strict dress code at Wimbledon and the NBA- The many idiotic rules the NRL comes up with year after year, eg, the Bunker, Golden Point- Intentional walks in baseball and the up the middle foul ball- Use of technology for leg before decisions in cricket- Offsides in ice hockey- Headphones in quarterbacks helmets- Let service and second serves in tennis- Banning of twitter in the NBA and ban of social media in NFL games- Handled the ball in cricketWe have our Quiz and Sporting Spotlight and the segment Then and Now and the Yeeha, Epic Fail Game is back.Bizarre Rules in Sport Sources1. bleacher report.com ‘the 25 dumbest rules in sports’, todd boldizar, 3/11/20102. for the win.usa today ‘13 incredibly bizarre rules in sports from dress codes to one-point safeties’, chris chase, 11/4/20183. espn.com ‘the dumbest rules in sports’, by patrick hruby, n.d4. buzz feed.com ‘here are the 17 weirdest rules at the olympics that I guarantee yuou had no idea existed’, by abby zinman, 12/8/245. quora.com ‘can you think of any examples of ridiculous and illogical rules in sports?’, paul cain, 2023, pia pineda 20196. men’s health.com ‘the weirdest sports rules professional athletes have to follow’, by charlotte chilton, 4/5/20207. the fact site.com ‘20 weirdest rules in sports’, by andres krehbiel, 7/7/20198. zeenews.india.com ‘top 10 most weird cricket rules you don’t know’, zee media bureau, 24/7/249. msn.com ‘5 weird rules in cricket you might not know’, by ABP Live sports, april 202510. nine.com ‘phil gould unloads on the three rules that he says are ruining the game in the nrl’, by phil gould, 201611. news.com ‘nrl rules that need to be changed’, sam clench, 18/8/201412. quora.com ‘what professional sport has the most rules?’, 6/9/2513. planned man.com ‘the four most confusing rules in sport, explained’, by amy manamongus, n.d14. zero tackle.com ‘rubbish:gus gould scoffs at proposed nrl kick-off rule’, isaac issa, 10/11/2515. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_De_Vicenzo16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Masters_Tournament17. wide world of sports ‘ gus unleashes on the bunker and refereeing’, 23/5/2318. australian golf digest.com ‘forgetting to sign your scorecard may not be so costly anymore with the 2023 rules of golf update’, by ryan herrington, 8/11/2219. australian golf digest.com ‘the real story behind roberto de vincenzo’s masters scorecard gaffe’, by shane ryan, 17/4/2420. the guardian.com ‘roberto devicenzo obituary’, peter mason, 2/6/201721. golf.com ‘how a masters champion coped with controversy after his win’, by josh sens, 5/4/2522. irish examiner.com ‘you’re out of here: the most famous cases of golfers who have thrown out of tournaments’, kevin markham, 19/6/201823. todays golfer.com ‘a new golf fule has been introduced-and it wold have changed who won the masters’, rob mcgarr, 11/2/25,24. https://www.nrl.com/operations/the-officials/bunker/25. https://kids.kiddle.co/Polo ‘polo facts for kids’, kiddle encyclopedia, 17/10/2526. britannica.com ‘polo:sport’, richard c.latham, 18/10/2527. hockey521 ‘golf fan yells during tiger woods swing on the 18th hole:open championship 2018’, 23/7/201828. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Goalby29. pga tour.com ‘roberto de vicenzo’s legacy endures at visa argentina open’, 29/2/24 korn ferry tour.30. espn.com ‘argentine golfing legend robert de vicenzo dies at age 94’, bob harig, 2/6/201731. the open.com ‘love, passion and pride/de vicenzo remembered at Royal Liverpool’, 14/12/23 Intro music- Puncher by Abbynoise Outro- Can’t Give it up by All Good Folks from Upbeat
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Origins of Sporting Equipment

    Origins of Sporting Equipment
    Nov 29 2025
    Paul is back for another interesting episode. This time he will talk about some of the fascinating origins of sporting equipment and how it has greatly changed over time. Some of what will be discussed include:- An essential piece of cricket equipment which remarkably was not often used until the late 1970’s- A common computerised device worn by people everyday and also used in some sports to help track performance- The protector, the bat and coloured clothing in cricket- Sport that originated during Ancient times eg, football, discus, javelin- Charles Goodyear and the significance of his invention of vulcanised rubber - The first basketball laces, athletic tracks, advancements in swimwear technology- Carbon fibre tennis rackets and the Nike Air Jordan basketball shoes- Kicking tees in Rugby League/Union- The derailleur gear for cyclists, rubber-faced table tennis bats, the Haskell golf ball, lawnmower, dartboard and tennis shortsThere is also the Quiz and segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now.The Mighty Oaks/Official Trailer 2025, Directed by Brendan Harty, 31/10/25 https://youtu.be/5AUHeYm387g?si=6uF9ymnkPdzaqD05Origins of Sports Equipment Sources1. Caribbean Cricket: The vintage collection, ‘Sir Andy Roberts’, 13/1/252. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_equipment3. flexfitness equipment.com ‘the importance of sports equipment in human history’, 26/1/244. medium.com ‘the evolution of sports equipment through the decades’, sports nostalgia, 18/11/245. physical culture study.com ‘guest post: the history of sporting equipment necessary gear then and now’, conor heffernan, 20236. the cricket digest ‘helmet in cricket/a brief history’ 6/2/20197. meulemans.com ‘cricket helmets: history and components’, justin meuleman, 10/2/218. cricket lab.co ‘cricket helmet:safety first to prevent head injuries’, n.d9. redbull.com ‘cricket, history of helmets & crickets’, by bhakti talati, 17/10/201610. cricket store online.com ‘evolution of cricket helmets and its safety:how shrey helmet does it’, 20/10/2011. sportsmatik.com ‘cricket helmets’ 26/11/2112. the analyst ‘the origin of helmets’, 13/1/2513. cricket machine ‘a modified bike helmet changed cricket forever’, 22/8/2514. MFC 1858 ’c’mon aussie c’mon ‘the story of world series cricket-20th anniversary special, 1998’, 23/12/2415. langpark beercan ‘david lloyds’ appendage v jeff thompson’, abc cricket in the 70’s, 5/9/201016. the conversation.com ‘why some amateur athletes are giving up on smartwatches’, matthieu quidu, brice favier-ambrosini, 2/1/2417. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwatch18. how stuff works.com ‘how smart watches work’, by robert valdes & nathan chandler, n.d19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_cap20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_ball21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pads22. the guardian.com ‘the 10:sports gear inventions’, tim harris, 10/1/201023. oldest.org ‘8 oldest sports in the world’, by somapika dutta, 17/3/2524. content.time.com ‘top 10 things you didn’t know about the moon’, lunar lore, 2019 time usa, llc25. food&supply source.com ‘9 fun facts about sporting equipment’, 14/7/201726. cricket.fandom.com ‘world series cricket’, n.d27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_helmet28. britannica.com ‘why are basketball hoops 10 feet high?’, 2/10/2529. nhl.com ‘sticking to the story’, by andy eide, 16/12/2019, seattle kraken, 30. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starting_blocks31. epo.org ‘fiona fairhurst,: fastskin bathing suit’, european inventor of the year awards, 200932. crickett karmaa ‘brett lee smashes alex tudor skull’, 27/6/201233. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy_Hendren34. BBC archive ‘1978: fred truman hates cricket helmets/tonight/classic sport’, 9/2/23’Intro music- Puncher by Abbynoise Outro music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Upbeat.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
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