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2025-02-22

  The solo ocean challenge and Damian King’s return to the waves

Craig Wood was just 18 when he lost both legs and his left arm in a roadside bomb whilst serving in the British Army in Afghanistan. 16 years on and he’s attempting to become the first triple amputee to sail solo non-stop across the Pacific. He tells S...
  BBC World Service author
2025-02-15

  Nada Hafez and her ‘baby Olympian'

Paris 2024 was Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez's third Olympic Games, but Paris was made extra special by the fact she was not competing alone – she was seven months pregnant. Six months on from the Olympics, and with her daughter now four months old, Nada ...
  BBC World Service author
2025-02-08

  Super Bowl LIX X's & O's: Where will the Lombardi Trophy be won?

It all comes down to this.... the unstoppable force meets the immovable object as the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Kansas City Chiefs to the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.If the Chiefs win in New Orleans, they will become the first tea...
  BBC World Service author
2025-02-07

  Sportshour at Super Bowl LIX: New Orleans Edition

Sportshour comes from New Orleans on the eve of Super Bowl LIX with Katie Smith in the city to bring you the atmosphere and the stories ahead of Philadelphia Eagles against Kansas City Chiefs.Katie Smith meets Jackie Wallace who had it all, but the thr...
  BBC World Service author
2025-01-30

  Captain Maro

The men's Six Nations get underway on Friday whilst current champions Ireland start their defence by welcoming England and their newly appointed captain Maro Itoje. When not leading his nations rugby team Maro collects African art and funds innovative ...
  BBC World Service author
2025-01-25

  The woman tackling American Football

Unlike basketball's NBA and WNBA the sport of women's American tackle football is under developed. Women and men play flag football which is a non-contact variant of the game you'll see at the LA Olympics in three years, but there is no professional fe...
  BBC World Service author
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