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🇦🇺 Steve Smith is facing South Africa, but will he decide to take on England in the Ashes?

🇿🇦 Former captain Dean Elgar on why now is the time to retire from cricket

🇵🇰 More turmoil for Pakistan

🔊 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct99fs
September 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Ben Shelton's defeat means its 23 years and counting since an American man won a major - when will the drought end?
September 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
"She has the natural gift of timing" ⌚️

India's Smriti Mandhana is now the all‑time leading run‑scorer in women's international cricket, so can she now be considered the GOAT of batters in the women's game? 🇮🇳🐐

📽️ https://youtu.be/9e_vj-JLvWY
September 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
🐐Is Smriti Mandhana the GOAT?

🏆Can Kevin Pietersen help England win the @cricketworldcup?

🏏Japan prepare to host India in a historic T20 international

🎧Listen to #BBCStumped 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct99fr
September 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Do influencers deserve the criticism they've received at the @usopen ?

Top tennis content creator @rstuhlmann tells @DelythLloyd1 how influencers are bringing tennis to new audiences 🎾

But does she think they should be allowed at Wimbledon? 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p8khrz
September 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
"You cannot grow a tree in a day" 🌳

Pakistan have had a torrid summer of Test cricket, but what can they do to turn around their fortunes?

Legendary bowler Mushtaq Ahmed proposes an idea 💡
https://youtu.be/q1h3YJGx4Q8
September 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🇵🇰 How do Pakistan solve their Test match issues?

🇧🇩 Mushtaq Ahmed's spin bowling philosophy

🌊 The once a year cricket venue

Find out more on the latest #BBCStumped podcast 👇

🔊 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct99fq
September 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Schalke are back in the Bundesliga, can they be a force once more after years of disappointment? ⚽️

Former Schalke defender Christian Fuchs reflects on their rivalry with Dortmund - he thinks even their fans have missed the derby👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p7c30x
September 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
'It's like telling Usain Bolt to run a marathon!' 🏃‍♂️

For the third time in the last seven matches, a Test match in Australia finished inside two days, but how damaging are short Tests for the longer format of cricket?

🎥 https://youtu.be/u5Gym0vdBUo
August 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Are two-day Test matches becoming an issue after Australia thrash Bangladesh?

Plus, Vicars vs Imams - the cricket rivalry bringing faiths together in Lancashire 🏏⛪️🕌

🎧Listen to #BBCStumped 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct99fp
August 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The build-up to the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was chaotic, but once it got under way, it was packed with shocks and surprises. 😮

Does Cameroon's maiden win mean a brighter future for women's football in Africa? 🇨🇲🏆

🔊https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p5qdhp
August 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Can Jonty Rhodes help grow cricket in Europe? 🏏

The Rotterdam Dockers co-owner discusses the new European T20 Premier League, which gets underway next week

Despite being an extraordinary fielder for South Africa, he says he'll be 'far removed from the dugout' 👇 (1/2)
August 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Will Australia bounce back? 🦘

Bangladesh stunned Australia with one of Test cricket's greatest upsets - can they do it again?

Plus, former South Africa batter Jonty Rhodes on how cricket could thrive in new European T20 league 🏏

Listen to #BBCStumped 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct99fn
August 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The @wpbl_official is the first attempt this century to establish a pro-baseball competition for women in the US ⚾️

99-year-old Maybelle Blair began playing in 1948 - she made it to the season opener

History professor Leslie Heaphy was there to see it👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p586hm
August 19, 2026 at 1:35 PM
🇲🇼 Malawi are through to the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time - beating Algeria 3-1.

🏆 @tabitha_tc11, who scored a brace for the nation ranked 153rd in the world, told @mazfaroo they will "fight hard" to lift the trophy.

Malawi face Cameroon in Sunday's final.
August 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🇨🇲 Cameroon have reached the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in ten years.

They were helped by goalkeeper Michaely Bihina,who saved one extra-time penalty and three more in a shootout, to knock host's Morocco out. (1/2)
August 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🏏 ICC plans to reduce the number of teams at the Cricket World Cup to 12 have been criticised by two associate nations.

So should the ICC make the Cricket World Cup bigger?

📺Watch #BBCStumped on @bbcworldservice YouTube 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrk2ZVqheaw
Should the ICC make the Cricket World Cup bigger? - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
On this week’s Stumped, Alison Mitchell, Brett Sprigg and Charu Sharma debate the debate around the ICC's plans to reduce the number of teams in the World Cu...
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August 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Jose Mourinho returns to Real Madrid 14 years after leading them to La Liga glory.

But will the "Special One" bring dominance back to the Bernabéu after more than a decade of not lifting a league title himself? (1/2)
August 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
More than the Score: can Jose Mourinho put Real Madrid back on top?

The "Special One" returns as manager for the second time, but some say he needs to "change his behaviour".

Ex-players, journalists and the former club President discuss the appointment👇
http://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p3r27j
August 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
🇨🇲 Cameroon celebrate WAFCON quarter-final success.

🏆After beating Nigeria 1-0, Cameroon are guaranteed a spot at next year's World Cup in Brazil.

⚽️They are set take on host Morocco in the semi-finals.
August 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🏏Ben Stokes has been linked with a record BBL deal with Sydney Sixers - will he be tempted by franchise cricket?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Plus, is Joe Root the right choice for England's Test captaincy?

📺Watch #BBCStumped on @bbcworldservice YouTube 👇
http://youtu.be/vLK-6Qx5xcM
Stokes backs Root but fears England captaincy could take toll - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
Is Joe Root is the right person to captain England?Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriMOn this week’s Stumped, Alison Mitchell,...
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August 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
🇮🇳India legend Smriti Mandhana on life in The Hundred, India's World Cup win and the historic Test at Lord's

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Is Root the right choice for the England Test captaincy?

🇵🇰 @Charuonsports advice for Pakistan captain Babar Azam (1/2)
August 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Can anyone stop Tadej Pogacar?

He's won the Tour de France five times and now he's chasing a first Vuelta a Espana crown 🚵

The EF Education-EasyPost team's general manager Jonathan Vaughters says Pogacar is his own biggest rival 👇
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p2kl60
August 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"In 2030, India's going to put up a massive show"

The Stumped team discusses the future of the Commonwealth Games - will we see the return of cricket? 🇮🇳🏏

📺Watch #BBCStumped on @bbcworldservice YouTube 👇
http://youtu.be/WGyTuCO8MQg
July 31, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Meet the ‘Greta Thunberg of sport’ 🌱🏃‍♀️

At 16, Innes FitzGerald turned down selection for the World Cross Country Championships because they were a long-haul flight away in Australia🛫

Find out more about how she wins medals and saves the planet 🔊 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p1rt53
July 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM