5 live Sport

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5 Live Sport is the banner of live sports coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live. The regular presenters are Mark Chapman (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday), Kelly Cates (Tuesday), Steve Crossman (Thursday and Sunday) and Darren Fletcher (Friday). The programme is on air Monday–Wednesday 7  – 10:30 pm; Thursday–Friday 7  – 10 pm; and weekends 12 – 6 pm (although broadcast times are often extended, depending on ongoing events).

History

5 Live Sport evolved from the Saturday afternoon radio sports programme Sport on 2, which started on BBC Radio 2 on 4 April 1970. It changed its name to Sport on 5 on 1 September 1990 following the transfer of BBC Radio's sports coverage to the newly launched BBC Radio 5. The programme continued to be called Sport on 5 following the replacement of BBC Radio 5 with BBC Radio 5 Live in March 1994. The 5 Live Sport name has been used since 2006.

Format

Original format

The original format featured the major sports events each Saturday afternoon, broadcasting between 1:30 pm and 5 pm, with updates from the major footballing fixtures and second half commentary on a top match. The location of the commentary game would usually be revealed around 3 pm. Sports Report then followed at 5 pm.

Current format

The main focus of the programme, especially between August and May, is still on the football season, and in particular the Premier League. 5 Live Sport has live Premier League commentaries on Saturdays at 3 pm and 5:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm and 4:30 pm and Monday nights at 8 pm. They also have live commentaries from the Champions League and FA Cup. The programme also has extensive coverage of the England national team. Mark Chapman is the main presenter. Other major events such as the Formula One (European cities only), Six Nations and The Ashes are also aired. In the summer, major sporting events such as the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon and the Open are all given extensive coverage.

Presenters

• Nick Bright
• Kelly Cates
• Mark Chapman
• Steve Crossman^{[dead link][1]}
• Darren Fletcher
• Tom Fordyce
• Jeanette Kwakye
• Sonja McLaughlan
• Colin Murray
• Eleanor Oldroyd
• Gigi Salmon^[2]
• Emma Saunders^[3]

Correspondents

• Boxing – Mike Costello
• Cricket – Jonathan Agnew
• Football – John Murray
• Golf – Iain Carter^[4]
• Rugby League – Dave Woods
• Rugby Union – Chris Jones^[5]
• Tennis – Russell Fuller

Reporters

• Athletics – Sonja McLaughlan
• Cricket – Adam Mountford,^[6] Nikesh Rughani^[7]
• Football – John Acres,^[8] Robyn Cowen,^[9] Juliette Ferrington,^[10] Gary Flintoff, Roddy Forsyth,^[11],Betty Glover, Laura Kenyon, Pat Murphy, Rob Nothman,^[12] Jonathan Overend, Aaron Paul,^[13] Will Perry,^[14] Nikesh Rughani,^[15] John Southall,^[16] Chris Wise^[17]
• Formula One – Jennie Gow

Commentators

• Athletics – Mike Costello and Ed Harry^[18]
• Cricket – Jonathan Agnew, Charles Dagnall, Isa Guha, Alison Mitchell, Henry Moeran^[19]
• Football – Alistair Bruce-Ball,^[20] Ian Dennis, Conor McNamara, John Murray, Vicki Sparks^[21]
• Formula One – Jack Nicholls^[22]
• Golf – Alistair Bruce-Ball,^[23] Iain Carter,^[24] Conor McNamara, John Murray, Katherine Downes
• Racing – John Hunt^[25]
• Rugby League – Dave Woods and Stuart Pyke
• Rugby Union – Iain Carter,^[26] Chris Jones,^[27] Conor McNamara, Sara Orchard^[28]
• Tennis – Russell Fuller, David Law, Gigi Salmon^[29]

Pundits

• Athletics – Darren Campbell, Allison Curbishley
• Boxing – Steve Bunce
• Cricket – James Anderson, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Alec Stewart, Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan
• Cycling – Rob Hayles
• Football – Michael Brown, Rachel Brown, Karen Carney, Lee Dixon, Dion Dublin, Jermaine Jenas, Clinton Morrison, Leon Osman, Pat Nevin, Micah Richards, Robbie Savage, Alan Shearer, Chris Sutton, Andy Townsend, Stephen Warnock, Ian Wright
• Formula One – Jolyon Palmer
• Rugby Union – Danny Care, Matt Dawson, Paul Grayson, Ugo Monye
• Tennis – Pat Cash, John McEnroe, Mark Woodforde

Podcasts

• 606^[30]
• Boxing with Costello and Bunce^[31]
• Chequered Flag Formula One^[32]
• Fighting Talk^[33]
• Football Daily^[34]
• 72+ EFL Podcast
• Rugby League^[35]
• Rugby Union Weekly^[36]
• Sport Specials^[37]
• Tailenders^[38]
• Test Match Special^[39]
• That Peter Crouch Podcast^[40]
• The Doosra^[41]
• The Squad^[42]

See also

• Sports Report

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38. "Tailenders Podcast Page". BBC Radio 5 Live.
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41. "The Doosra Page". BBC Radio 5 Live.
42. "Squad Podcast Page". BBC Radio 5 Live.