More than the Score

More than the Score brings you sports stories from beyond the scoresheet.

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Valentin Vacherot on unreal feeling of beating his cousin to make tennis history
Vacherot’s win in Shanghai makes him lowest ranked ATP Masters 1,000 champion in history.
17 Oct 2025,17 mins
Why are Women's Super League clubs signing Japan's best talent?
There are 19 Japanese stars playing in England - so why has there been a recent influx?
16 Oct 2025,25 mins
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first billionaire footballer, but what makes an athlete marketable?
How Simone Biles, Vini Jr. and Ilona Maher became the world's most marketable athletes.
15 Oct 2025,22 mins
Cape Verde qualify for their first ever Fifa World Cup - USA 2026
Cape Verde become the second-smallest nation to reach a World Cup.
14 Oct 2025,22 mins
Botswana: The new powerhouse of men's athletics
Botswana's world 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi believes they can dominate the decade
13 Oct 2025,21 mins
Do athletes have a responsibility to speak out on green issues?
Are athletes doing enough to raise awareness around sustainability in sport?
10 Oct 2025,21 mins
How do sport's greatest stay at the top?
What motivates LeBron James and Mohamed Salah to continue to be the best?
09 Oct 2025,22 mins
Double Paralympic champion Ezra Frech calls for LA2028 rethink
Ezra Frech wants to complete a “triple crown” at home Games.
08 Oct 2025,21 mins
Zidane chooses Algeria
Zinedine Zidane’s son opts not to play for France so what goes into a player's decision?
07 Oct 2025,24 mins
Former England captain Lewis Moody reveals MND diagnosis
World Cup Winner Lewis Moody reveals MND diagnosis.
06 Oct 2025,16 mins
Didier Drogba takes E-powerboat racing to Africa
The Chelsea legend on investing in the E1 Series.
03 Oct 2025,19 mins
Boris Becker: 'I won Wimbledon too young – I was still a child'
Tennis legend Boris Becker talks of his regret of winning Wimbledon aged 17
02 Oct 2025,20 mins
The NFL’s International Series: Could the Premier League do the same?
Minnesota Vikings Jonathan Greenard on the success of the NFL’s London games.
01 Oct 2025,25 mins
Jose Mourinho: should football managers ever return to their former club?
Jose Mourinho's back at Benfica.
30 Sep 2025,20 mins
Women’s Cricket World Cup: How much does the competition need a new winner?
Could India’s women win a first ODI World Cup on home soil?
29 Sep 2025,21 mins
Could bare-knuckle fighting become more popular than boxing?
Former world boxing champion James DeGale is preparing for a bare-knuckle fight
26 Sep 2025,25 mins
Rwanda hosts UCI World Championships: What could it do for cycling in Africa?
Africa hosts cycling's Road World Championships for the first time.
25 Sep 2025,22 mins
The team that crowdfunded their way to a World Cup Final
Canada's women aim to make history in the Rugby World Cup Final.
24 Sep 2025,24 mins
How much impact could a raucous Ryder Cup crowd have in New York?
How are players using virtual reality to prepare for crowd abuse?
23 Sep 2025,22 mins
From prison to Premier League: A story fit for Hollywood
Jamie Lawrence’s football talent was spotted while he was serving a prison term
22 Sep 2025,22 mins
Will Chiamaka Nnadozie give African women’s football its George Weah moment?
What could Chiamaka Nnadozie winning the women's Yashin Trophy mean for Africa?
19 Sep 2025,23 mins
You’ve got to have Faith
How has Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon become such a dominant force in the women’s 1500m?
18 Sep 2025,22 mins
When is the right time for a sportsperson to retire?
Should an athlete retire at the top of their sport or go when their body tells them to?
17 Sep 2025,20 mins
What are the greatest sporting underdog stories?
With the Champions League featuring four debutants, which stories have shocked the world?
16 Sep 2025,22 mins
The making of Mondo Duplantis
How did Armand Duplantis become a record-breaking athlete who keeps raising the bar?
16 Sep 2025,22 mins
From Bolt to Seville: Jamaica's men back on top
Oblique Seville is the first Jamaican man to win the world 100m title since Usain Bolt
15 Sep 2025,22 mins
How much emotion should a football manager show?
How do football managers control their emotions, and how much should they let show?
12 Sep 2025,23 mins
Sam Kendricks and his emotional return to Tokyo
The US pole vaulter on what happened when he tested positive for Covid at Tokyo Olympics
11 Sep 2025,22 mins
Why aren't WNBA players dunking?
Why have there been no dunks in the WNBA regular season in 2025?
10 Sep 2025,19 mins
Is the long throw-in back?
Are Thomas Tuchel’s comments about long throw-ins in football a sign they’re back?
09 Sep 2025,18 mins