Cristiano Ronaldo has been named FIFA Player of the Year

The Australian Road Cycling Championships have been rode and won by Katrin Garfoot and Miles Scotson

Caster Semenya has married and we share her wedding joy

Jason Day returned to Golf in Hawaii after a break

In Supercars Simona de Silvestro is the first fulltime female driver in 32 years

We talk to Graeme Hairsine of the Melbourne Frontrunners about their first Pride Run coming up in 10 days

A wrap up of the week of the Australian Summer Tennis follows

We talk Brazilian Sport with Rodreigo Reis and wrap the show with AFL

Chicks Talkin’ Footy back next week

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The New Zealand Earthquake has caused damage to the Wellington Phoenixes’ stadium so their match with Melbourne Victory has been delayed.

The Southern Stars coach says Matilda and Southern Star Ellyse Perry can continue to represent her country in both Cricket and Soccer.

Australia’s dismal summer of cricket has continued with another thrashing at the hands of the South African Proteas in the Second Test in Hobart.

We analyse where to from here.

In Rugby League the Kangaroos have continued their winning ways and are in to the final of the Four Nations Tournament.

In Rugby Union the Wallabies escaped against Scotland and now face France.

Charlotte Caslick, star of the Rio Olympics with the Wallaroos has been named World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.

Lewis Hamilton won a wet Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Peter Senior, Australian Golfing Legend is retiring due to injury.

The Czech Republic beat France in the Fed Cup in a thriller and the ATP World Tour finals are underway in London.

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Cricket, cricket and more cricket – the Aussies lose to South Africa in the first Test in Perth (Stuart was there for the first day) and our batsmen were woeful.

Could Shane Warne rescue the Aussies by becoming their coach ?

There has even been a call to scrap T20s and shorten test matches.

We reveal the Australian Diamonds Netball Team new captain.

Jarryd Hayne has made headlines again for all the wrong reasons in a school pornography gaffe.

One of the longest sporting droughts was broken – not the Chicago Cubs but Ireland beating New Zealand.

Daniel Riccardo has been called the best Formula 1 Driver of 2016.

Andy Murray is Tennis’ new World Number 1 and celebrated in style by winning the Paris Masters.

Peter Kvitova won the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.

Finally Aussie Golf is back with Rod Pampling winning again after a long title drought.

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The GLOBE Sports Award Winner was announced at a black tie gala last Friday and Melbourne Spiker Cassio Muniz Goncalves was the winner.

Former NRL Referee Michael Jones has come out as HIV Positive.

This week we focus on horse racing.  The Cox Plate has been run and won by Winx in emphatic style.  Is she better than Black Caviar?  Gai Waterhouse predicts an Australian horse to win the Melbourne Cup.  Could it be Jameka or Hartnell?

Tennis is at the pointy end of the season and we review last weeks results and this weeks WTA Finals in Singapore.

Cricket and Rugby both have coaching controversies and we talk about that.

In an FFA Cup soccer semi-final Melbourne City beat cross town rivals Melbourne Victory to advance to the final against Sydney.

Lewis Hamilton wins the United States Grand Prix with Daniel Riccardo coming in third.

Finally, Malcolm chats to Melissa Sbaraglia and Cameron Smee from Proud to Play about their organisation and goals.

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Also this week Aussie cycling great Anna Meares announced her retirement.

Nick Kygios has been at it again and as a result of his bad behaviour has been banned for three weeks.

The Aussie women’s cricket team the Southern Stars have landed a huge sponsorship deal in another coup for women’s sport.

The inquest into the death of cricketer Phillip Hughes has finished and Michael Clarke has been dredging up past instability in the Australian dressing room.

The Melbourne Marathon was run and won over the weekend whilst American olympian Tyson Gay’s daughter has been killed in a shooting.

Finally Matthew Mitcham opens up about coming out and marriage equality.

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We talk about the NRL Grand Final where the Cronulla Sharks beat the Melbourne Storm in a close fought final.

In Rugby Union the Wallabies played the Springboks and lost and now head to Argentina.

Cricketer Max Walker passed away and we pay tribute to him.

In Motorsport Daniel Ricciardo won the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix but there has been another controversy brewing.

In Basketball Penny Taylor retires after her WNBA Team the Phoenix Mercury lost.  Recently retired Lauren Jackson has announced her first pregnancy.

Skateboarding star Brian Anderson has come out.

In tennis Maria Sharapova’s suspension has been shortened from two years to 15 months.  We confirm the results of tournaments in Asia this week.

Finally we review Golf’s Ryder Cup where the USA have ended Europe’s winning run.

Until next time!

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Also we talk a bit about golf – Vale Arnold Palmer and Rory McIlroy took home an enormous pay cheque for winning the Fed Ex Cup.

The Hockeyroos coach Adam Comens has been sacked.

Australia has routed Ireland and the Southern Stars have thrashed Sri Lanka in cricket.

Penny Taylor’s retirement is on hold whilst her Phoenix Mercury remain in the WNBA Basketball Finals in the USA.

Sam Willoughby Olympic BMX Star is paralysed after an accident and Michael Schumacher still cannot walk after his Formula 1 accident three years ago.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s parents thought he was gay when he was young.

A lot of tennis has been played this week with some upsets and some comebacks in tournaments in Asia and Europe.

Finally we chat to Heath Wilson of the Melbourne Rovers Soccer Club.

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On the show tonight we wrap up the Paralympics and spotlight the Aussies’s stunning effort to place 5^th on the medal tally.

Dramatic scenes in the final round of the World Triathlon Cup in Mexico saw Alistair Brownlee nurse his brother Jonathan home.

We focus on the 5^th major of women’s golf the Evian Masters in France.

We talk Davis Cup – the Aussies victorious over Slovakia and see who made it to the final later this year.

The future of women’s basketball is also topic as is the new pay deal for our netballers.

More women’s sport leads us to the Southern Stars cricketers.

It was oh so close for Daniel Ricciardo in the Singapore Grand Prix raced last weekend.

Also we see how the semi finals in the National Rugby League went.

Finally we talk to Damian Calderwood about the car club the Motafrenz and see what they are up to.

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To track and field and Genevieve La Caze has continued to break records with a national record in the women’s 3,000 metre steeplechase.  She has had 25 or so PBs this year.

The Socceroos get ready for the heat in the Middle East in their bid to qualify for the World Cup.  Australia’s Cricketers finish their tour of Sri Lanka on a high winning the One Day Series after losing the Test Series.  The Australian Diamond netballers win the Quad Series.

To Rugby League and the finals are upon us and an investigation has been launched into max fixing

Finally, Chicks Talkin’ Footy turned Chick Talkin’ Tennis – Bree Macaulay joins us to talk the US Open which is wrapping up this weekend.

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Mo Farrah and Usain Bolt on the track, Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Katinka Hosszu in the pool as well as gymnast Simone Biles.

We talk about he rise of Team GB and Japan as well as Russia’s decline and the performance of the home team Brazil.

Finally, we talk to Zane Hall about how technology and data is improving the elite sporting industry.

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We also talk to Chris Gooden of the Melbourne Wranglers Wrestling Club as to how they are going with their new venue, workshops, what’s the latest with UFC and a wrap of the Rio Wrestling.

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We are talking tennis with the final warm up events in Toronto for the men and Montreal for the women. We have a glimpse at the opening ceremony and talk past mascots. We reveal the 43 out GLBTI athletes going to the Games. Aussies are still finding problems with the standard of the Olympic Village – Basketballer Andrew Bogut the latest to show his displeasure. On a lighter note, we talk Games Mascots.

In other sports news we talk about the Cricket loss in Sri Lanka, Jason Day’s near runner up in the US PGA, the final of the Trans Tasman Netball League and Daniel Riccardo’s second placing in the German Formula One Grand Prix.

Finally, Malcolm talks to Robyn Saultry about being an athlete coping with Diabetes.

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There has been controversy with the Olympic Village not being ready but with 9 days to go athletes are moving in after having stayed in hotels.  The Aussie Women’s Rowing Eight are a late addition to the team after the Russian Eight was banned.  We discuss the Aussie’s chances of success and how they depend on the swimmers and in a bit of fun we talk Olympic Theme Songs.

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On this podcast, we discuss whether Russia should be allowed to compete because of state sponsored doping and as a result should Australia Boycott.  Malcolm gives us the lowdown on the Track & Field.  Aussie Cameron McEvoy has dropped the 200 Freestyle so that he can give us a better chance in the Relays.  Malcolm talks again about Kitty Chiller, our Chef de Mission.  There is a new Sporting Super Couple with former number one tennis player Ana Ivanovic marrying German Soccer Captain Bastian Schweinsteiger.  The Semi Finals for the Trans-Tasman Netball League are about to be played and there is more news on the Tour de France and Tennis.

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Australia has 368 athletes from 25 sports selected for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to date, with the final team expected to be around 410 participants. To date the team comprises of 218 rookies.

Australia’s swimmers traditionally set the tone for the rest of the Olympic team and they’re tipped to bounce back strongly following a dismal campaign four years ago.  Cate Campbell has set a World Record in the 100 Freestyle in a final meet before the Australian swim team heads to Rio.  Jared Tallent has been announced as the captain of the Australian athletics team.

National Netball League is at the pointy end and more social media problems beset Rugby League.

In overseas news, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has a big night but refused the traditional champions dance with Serena Williams, joking that he had not nearly had enough to drink yet.  The Tour de France is in mid-stages, and Aussie Richie Porte wins stage  10 before the peloton heads for Montpellier and Portugal wins the European Soccer Championships defeating hosts France.

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There are only 30 days to go and Anna Meares has been announced as our flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony.  Alan Boyd has set a national pole vault record and Selma Kajan has qualified in the 800 metres.  Usain Bolt did not compete in the Jamaican trials but is sure to go to Rio.  Anna Flanagan has missed out on team selection for Rio with the Hockeyroos.  Was it because of her hidden Drink Driving Charge?

Great news that Cate Campbell has set a World Record in the 100 freestyle in a final meet before the Australian swim team heads for Rio.  Michael Diamond has been ruled out of the Olympics and 17 year old Mitchell Iles has filled the void.

It is finals time in the National Netball League and the Tour de France has started.  The European Soccer Championships are at the semi final stage and there is a big roller derby match coming up.

Finally we talk to Demetra Giannokopoulos about Wimbledon: Aussies, upsets and who’s left.

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We discuss Rugby League’s State of Origin, Lionel Messi retiring from international soccer; a baseball team supports victims of Orlando and raises $300,000 for victims and their family; Australia wins the Tri Cricket ODI series in the West Indies; Aussie Jack Miller wins Moto GP in the Netherlands; the Hockeyroos lose the medal playoff in the Champions Trophy; Jack Hale breaks Australian 100 metre record; Jamaican sprinter has Zika Virus but is still going to Rio Olympics; US Swimmer Ryan Lochte misses out on Olympics in the 400m individual medley and could Jarred Tallent pick up another gold medal?

Daniel Witthaus also joins us to give a Wimbledon preview.

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Jared Talent finally gets his gold for the 50KM walk from London 2012, Genevieve La Caze qualifies for the 5,000 meters on the Track, Melissa Duncan says the AIS is relevant as she would not have made the Olympics without them, the IOC backs the IAAF’s ban of Russian Track & Field Athletes, the Australian Men’s Hockey Team wins the Champions Trophy in preparation for Rio, Paralympian Liesl Tesch robbed at gunpoint in Rio and so Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller calls for security improvements.

Also the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Basketball Championships, Dustin Johnson wins the US Open Golf, England beats Australia for Rugby Union’s Cook Cup and the Wimbledon tennis warm up tournaments are underway.

Finally we talk with Pride in Diversity Vice President Andrew Purchas on the line from Sydney, and if time will play a tribute to the victims of the Orlando Massacre.

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Also, a Spanish figure skater has come out on his Instagram with a picture of him kissing his boyfriend.  In tennis, Maria Sharapova has lodged an appeal against her 2-year ban for doping and Ashleigh Barty’s comeback continues.

In Motorsport, the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix has been staged.  Muhammad Ali died and free tickets were being sold online to his memorial.  Finally we highlight the top 10 men’s sport earners given we profiled the top 10 women last week.

Our guest tonight is Dane McManus from Team Melbourne who will keep us informed of what’s on and what is coming up for Team Melbourne

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Join Malcolm and Stuart on That Sports Show as they discuss preparations of the Australian swimming team and Sally Pearson’s shaky return from injury. More controversial topics surrounding the games include transgender issues, Usain Bolt possibly losing a gold medal and olympic shooter Michael Diamond pleading guilty to charges of drink driving and carrying a shotgun.

In tennis, Nick Kyrgios’s withdrawal from Rio benefits John Millman and Jordan Thompson, Serena surpasses suspended Sharapova as top female earner, and results from the French Open.

Also featured is an interview with Matt Arthy and Andrew Fitsemanu of the Melbourne Chargers after winning the Bingham Cup (World Cup of gay rugby).

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