On tonight's programme:

• After a tough few months, Isle of Man professional boxer, Jade Burden will finally have the chance this weekend to make history as she takes on her first ever title fight in the UK
• In football, the finale to the 2025/26 Manx season awaits this weekend with this year's Paul Henry Gold Cup final at The Bowl in Douglas
• Meanwhile, the Isle of Man men's national football squad is in action this weekend when they take on the reigning Welsh top-tier champions in a friendly - we hear from the Island side's manager
• Whilst there's been a short hiatus in local athletics action, we get the latest on Island athletes excelling elsewhere around the world in recent weeks

Rob Pritchard is joined this week by Jade Burden, Tony Mepham, Chris Bass jnr. and Dave Griffiths

Back in April of this year, Isle of Man professional boxer, Jade Burden was due to take part in her first ever title fight in the UK.

However, at short notice, the event itself was cancelled, leaving the Island competitor in a tough place and considering her future in the sport.

But since then, things have changed - the showdown has since been rescheduled to Saturday, 13 June and will see Burden face Katie Smith for the Commonwealth Silver Super Featherweight title in Bolton.

With the fire inside rekindled, we've been catching up with Jade ahead of this weekend's fight to find out what it would mean to hear to bring a belt back to the Isle of Man, and also how she's coped with the challenges of the last few months since the original date was called off

The countdown to TT 2026 continues, and in this Manx Radio SportsCast, we've been speaking with someone who's at the very heart of all the key decisions at the racing fortnight.

Isle of Man TT Clerk of the Course, Gary Thompson is entering his 14th year in the role this year.

In 2025, he and his team faced multiple challenges throughout the two weeks as weather regularly disrupted the meeting, culminating in Mr Thompson having to cancel the iconic Senior race due to poor conditions, only the second time in the event's history that's happened with the other in 2012 also under his watch.

Outside of that, there's also changes this year for organisers to get their heads around, including to the schedule as well as a couple of the race classes.

Ahead of what is expected to be another busy year, Manx Radio spoke with Mr Thompson to get his views on the challenges, the changes and the preparations for this year's event

The countdown continues towards the 2026 Isle of Man TT Races and we at Manx Radio have been catching up recently with riders and officials involved in the racing fortnight.

The focus of this latest episode of the Manx Radio SportsCast is someone who's been a dominant figure at the TT in recent years and is looking to bounce back after a challenging 2025.

Last year, Peter Hickman had a challenging season on the Snaefell Mountain Course - an incident during qualifying week saw him ruled out of all of last year's races due to inury.

Fast forward to now, and the 14-time TT winner and outright lap record holder is full of confidence in his ability to make his mark yet again over the two week meeting.

As well as finding out about his ambitions for this year, Hickman also explains to Manx Radio how different a position the 8TEN Racing team as a whole is in compared to 2025:

The 2026 Isle of Man TT Races are fast approaching and recently we've been speaking with riders and officials ahead of the latest racing fortnight.

In this episode of the Manx Radio SportsCast, we've been speaking with someone who needs no introduction... 23-time TT winner, John McGuinness.

Already a legend in motorcycle racing, 2026 is another landmark year McGuinness as he celebrates the 30 years of racing on the Snaefell Mountain Course.

So, what are some of his greatest memories to date and how does he describe his journey in the sport so far?

Manx Radio recently sat down with the man himself to find out more

(DISCLAIMER - This podcast does contain some strong language)

Results, reaction and analysis to the latest football action across the Isle of Man

PLUS, we look back on the respective Manx rugby and hockey campaigns

Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

On tonight's programme:

• The 2026 Ascot Hotel Junior Cup final tonight kicks-off another important weekend in Isle of Man football as the end of the season looms large, whilst the Isle of Man women's national team return to action on home soil on Saturday
• For the first time in more than two decades, the Isle of Man is fielding national rugby sides in a double-header of fixtures off-Island tomorrow, we hear from one of those behind the preparations for this big weekend
• And the Isle of Man's initial squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been revealed and Team Isle of Man's Chef du Mission explains how excitement is building for the games in the Scottish city

Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham and also featuring Kris Hattam and Erica Bellhouse

Results, reaction and analysis to the latest Isle of Man football action this weekend along with the latest from the 2026 Manx National Rally

Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham and Chris Boyde, and also featuring Wayne Lisy and Neal Champion