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2025-01-18

  Chelsea Green: Queen of the ring

For a long time, professional wrestling was the domain of men. Stars like The Undertaker and The Rock ruled the ring and our TV screens, but now it's the women of WWE who are making just as big an impact. Whilst a debate over what part wresting is a sp...
  BBC World Service author
2025-01-11

  Game, set and friendship

Former tennis professional Louise Pleming was travelling the globe as a tennis commentator and elite coach when her life took an unexpected turn. The Australian met Brian Turton whilst she was volunteering at a soup kitchen. Brian had always dreamt of ...
  BBC World Service author
2025-01-04

  Checkmate with Victor Wembanyama

NBA star Victor Wembanyama playing one-on-one with fans in a New York park is something you would not expect – even more so when it was not basketball he was playing, but chess. Sportshour’s Katie Smith meets Dylan Rittman, one of Wembanyama’s chess op...
  BBC World Service author
2024-12-28

  From Paris with love

***This episode contains discussions and references to extreme violence, sexual violence and domestic abuse. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. De...
  BBC World Service author
2024-12-21

  Running to freedom and rehabilitation

We come full circle on a story we first covered in 2016 when we visited the exercise yard at San Quentin State prison in California. It houses the highest number of death row inmates in America but also has a sport sporty program designed to rehabilita...
  BBC World Service author
2024-12-14

  Sing when you're winning

It's one of the sports stories of 2024. In November "Knight's Choice" squeezed home to win the Melbourne Cup by a nose. The 80-1 outsider was ridden by Irish jockey Robbie Dolan. Winning the so called "Race that stops a nation" made Robbie famous in Au...
  BBC World Service author
2024-12-07

  Nothing 'jammy' about Olympic success

2024 has been a monumental year for Australian Rhydian Cowley. He won bronze alongside team mate Jemima Montag at the Paris Olympics in the inaugural walking mixed team relay.He was also named the BBC Green Sport Award's World Athlete of the Year using...
  BBC World Service author
2024-11-30

  The ultimate relationship test

Hallucinations, crashes, and just 10 minutes sleep – Badlands ultra cycle race is not only a test of endurance but also the ultimate relationship test for the 2024 pairs winners. Danni Shrosbree and Bradley Shenton completed the gruelling 800km (497 mi...
  BBC World Service author
2024-11-23

  ‘My husband says I’m crazy!’

We’re used to celebrating the achievements of para-athletes on the track, but endurance running is still in its infancy. South African born Jacky Hunt-Broersma is changing that. She is at the forefront of amputee ultramarathon and trail running. A canc...
  BBC World Service author
2024-11-16

  Toulouse-La Startrek

Toulouse’s six European titles make them the most successful club in European rugby, and if you were to say the French club were out of this world, then you would be right. The city considers itself the aerospace capital of Europe and it turns out one ...
  BBC World Service author