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Ciara, cramps and the closest rivalry in football!

Ciara Mageean live, a conversation around period sports science and Man Utd/Liverpool - whose rivalry is the subject of a new book, Red on Red.

Fresh off a silver medal at the European Championships in Munich, Ciara Mageean is live on the programme. As is the Head of Nutrition at the Sport Ireland Institute, Sharon Madigan, to talk about the effect of periods on performance. It was only on Thursday past, that Dina Asher-Smith called for more research into period sports science after her cycle caused her to pull up with cramp at the European Championships. Also on Extra Time tonight, the Antrim Coast Half Marathon Race Director James McIlroy, Ireland hockey captain Katie Mullan, and in advance of Manchester United and Liverpool this evening, a special look into Red on Red - a book by Phil McNulty and Jim White, about the fiercest rivalry in world football.

54 minutes

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  • Mon 22 Aug 2022 18:05