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🎙 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 273: Get A Bigger Waist And A Pair Of Socks (Pt 1)
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🎧 This Week: From Wimbledon legends to touchline rants, rugby tackles to golf caddies…
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🟢 Mike: “Proper Rugby”
🟢 Steff: Fred Perry wins Wimbledon – and makes British tennis history
🟢 Elis: “You’re too close, man!”
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🎥 Elis Documentary: No Más – the story behind Roberto Durán's most infamous moment
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🟢 Mike: Rory McIlroy on caddie Harry Diamond
🟢 Elis: 800m gold medal warm up room
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