Karthik joins me to discuss his journey through academy cricket in the UAE and representing the National Team. Also, he shares his IPL experience as a net bowler with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020. 

In the first episode of 2021, I am joined by Keni who is working on the Road Safety World Series and we discuss his role, what the tournament is about and more (1:16). Thereafter, Raunak Vaswani joins me to talk about the upcoming India and England T20I series (18:25). 

In this episode, Stephen and I discuss NBA basketball in the bubble, the match up between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA FInals. Will LeBron win another ring and bring the Lakers a championship in the year that Kobe passed on? Or will Jimmy Butler win his first championship along with fellow All Star, Bam Adebayo. The Pat Riley narrative is also an interesting one as he was responsible for Showtime Lakers but runs all basketball for Miami. 

Umer is a UAE resident who has graduated from school and has taken up a temporary position with Gulf News while he waits on the COVID situation to improve so that he can take up an offer he has to further his studies in the USA. Umer and I met through cricket as he attended the ICC Academy and he is very much into his sports and fitness. In this episode, we discuss the article (https://gulfnews.com/business/analysis/uae-can-do-much-to-retain-its-student-talent-than-lose-them-to-overseas-universities-1.73479589) he recently wrote for Gulf News, his experience finishing school during the lockdown, what his plans are for the future and much more. 

As the English Premier League concluded recently with Liverpool winning their first Championship in 30 years, I sit down with Liverpool supporter Asif Ahmed who has a wealth of knowledge about his club as well as the rest of the football industry. Great insight shared and I'm sure you will enjoy this, even if you aren't a Liverpool supporter! We talk about why he supports Liverpool, how amazing winning the league was, the rebuild under Klopp and if it can be sustained going forward and so much more!

Live sport (with crowds) returned in New Zealand for Super Rugby Aotearoa while Dana White announces Yas Island as "Fight Island". Jacques Stolz joins host, Ziyaad Parker to discuss this while Ahmed Faraaz Parker and Jason Ronnie make their debuts as they shed some light on the return of the Premier League. 

Reactions to the Last Dance. Jordan vs LeBron, Basketball in the 90s versus the current era. Bad Boy Pistons (especially Isaiah Thomas!) The Bulls dynasty and the Zen Master (Phil Jackson) Is this the greatest sports docuseries ever??? MJ is the G.O.A.T. 

In the second installment of the Inspire Series, Chad Gravenorst (registered biokineticist) joins the show to discuss his journey from playing baseball as a youngster in South Africa to working full time for Major League Baseball (MLB). Chad talks about what it is like to work for MLB and we look at the path he took to get to this point. Studying at UWC, and then working at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Chad details his experiences and the opportunities that led to him meeting Mark Melancon (one of the best closers in the game, currently with the San Francisco Giants). We then talk about his decision to take up an internship in Houston, Texas at the Fairchild Sports Performance and what it was like to come back to South Africa. 

In this episode, Jacques and I discuss his journey from playing cricket in Durban to running his own coaching business in the UAE.  During the episode Jacques talks about the challenges of trying to play social cricket in Dubai and growing up playing cricket as left arm leg spinner. He then talks about the start of his coaching career and his experience with formal qualifications. Thereafter, Jacques talks about what his experiences have taught him and how it is helping him manage his own business. He also shares the story behind why the reason he sets up every session about an hour before the time and what punctuality means to him. We end off the episode with some fun questions that shed some light onto Jacques' personality. 

In the first episode of The Ziyaad Parker Show, Jacques Stolz joins Ziyaad to talk about the impact that the Corona virus is having on sporting events around the globe. They also discuss what is happening in cricket with the PSL, New Zealand in Australia, and SA in India. Thereafter, they talk about the UFC and what makes Tony Ferguson a great opponent for Khatib. After some talk on Super Rugby, they end off the show discussing football/soccer and Jacques shows that he knows a thing or two about the world of football.