Newslaundry’s all-action sports podcast.
In this episode of NL Playoffs, hosts and Newslaundry subscribers Aniketh and Gowtham talk about the takeover of football team Newcastle United by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium. They also discuss the situation of Manchester United and its manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
They then talk about Valtteri Bottas’s surprise victory in the Turkish Grand Prix, the possibility of Rahul Dravid becoming the coach of the Indian cricket team, the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and the kickoff to the T20 World Cup.
Tune in!
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
03:22 - Football
18:23 - Formula 1
23:53 - Cricket
36:13 - NBA
58:16 - Recommendations
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