Business of Sport with Sean Farrington
Wake Up To Money
BBC
4.1 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Sean spoke to Padel boss Sam Kemp from R3 Sports, Women's football consultant Andrea Ekblad and sportswear company MandM Chairman Mike Tomkins
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.2 | Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. |
| 0:08.6 | Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money and our look at the business of sport. |
| 0:13.5 | And it goes, bronze is right, got the touchdown. Kelly's in there. |
| 0:16.6 | The document is Bronson. |
| 0:18.5 | He's in. |
| 0:20.4 | Remember that? More of those vibes could be on the way. As Euro 2025 kicks off today in Switzerland, the lioness is looking to retain their crown. Wales qualifying for the first time. We're going to have a look at how the women's game has grown since that last tournament. Is this sound familiar to you? |
| 0:46.3 | What's your guess? That is the sound of people playing. Paddle, a tennis-like game. |
| 0:50.2 | It's got tons playing it across the country. We're going to try and find out why Wimbledon hasn't quite embraced the game that seems to be taking over in certain parts. |
| 0:54.6 | Wake up to Money with Sean Farrington. |
| 0:57.4 | Good morning to you. It is Wake Up to Money on BBC 5 live on this Wednesday morning, the 2nd of July. |
| 1:05.5 | We're going to be talking plenty about welfare reform a little later, what it means for claimants and for the state of the |
| 1:12.2 | nation's finances as well. But I would also very much like your thoughts on. Well, the world |
| 1:17.9 | of paddle, the world of tennis? Is it paddle versus tennis? Can it be both? Is paddle how do you pronounce |
| 1:22.0 | it? Is he one of these people that started to hear about these conversations going on a little |
| 1:26.2 | bit later, maybe even seeing |
| 1:27.7 | courts popping up around you, sports centres, having to make a decision whether they get |
| 1:33.1 | involved or not. I'd like to know where you are. Is this a sport that you've been delving into? |
| 1:38.8 | Is your town, your city, been embracing it? Or is it one where it hasn't quite reached yet? Because that seems to |
| 1:45.7 | be the case chatting to people across the country about what is going on. With Wimbledon |
| 1:51.5 | on as well, is tennis the one that's always close to your heart? Will you be a traditional squash |
| 1:56.0 | player forever? Or are you moving on to new sporting adventures? |
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