29 Aug 2026

Natalie Pike

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(11 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5)

 

Natalie Pike is a British sports broadcaster, currently working as a presenter for Manchester City FC, BBC Radio 5 Live, TalkSport, DAZN and TNT.

Natalie Pike is an avid Manchester City supporter, and modelled the new kit in 2006. Since 2011, she has worked as a presenter for the club’s in-house media team, including City Square Live, the Manchester City match day programme, interviewing players and celebrities, as well as providing analysis on games. She presents Match Day Live at Manchester City with guests including former players, pundits and fans.

Natalie Pike began her radio career at local radio station XS Manchester, presenting a weekly football talk show on Friday nights, and later, providing maternity cover for the station’s breakfast show.

On 29 May 2021, Natalie Pike became the first female winner of the ‘Champion of Champions’ edition of BBC Radio 5 Live’s sports show Fighting Talk.

In August 2021, Natalie Pike became the new co-presenter of Talking Balls, which she presents with Gaz Drinkwater on BBC Radio Manchester three nights a week. She is also a relief presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live’s football phone-in show, 606.

Natalie Pike was a director of the Stockport-based homeless charity, The Wellspring, from 1 March 2018 to 7 February 2019

5 Aug 2026

Orla Chennaoui

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(123 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5)

 

Orla Chennaoui (born 13 November 1978) is a Northern Irish television journalist and former all-Ireland triple jump champion. Orla Chennaoui was born in Draperstown, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. After completing a degree in Law and French at Queen’s University Belfast, she took a postgraduate diploma in journalism at Edinburgh Napier University. While in Edinburgh Orla Chennaoui began her journalism career, working in print-journalism at Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News.

Orla Chennaoui moved into broadcast journalism at 2 Ten FM, a local radio station in Reading, Berkshire. A move into regional television news followed, working on the Meridian West news service at ITV Meridian and the ITV News network, based in Southampton. She returned to Scotland with a role at STV and Scotland Today.

In 2005, she joined Sky News as Northern Ireland correspondent. In 2010 Orla Chennaoui made a move into sports broadcasting for Sky Sports specialising in cycling; she was also Sky Sports’ principal correspondent for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

In 2019, Orla Chennaoui left Sky to join Eurosport as the lead presenter for the station’s coverage of cycling events. Eurosport became TNT Sports from February 2025.

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