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    The Grand National: What are the Odds?

    We're at Aintree racecourse for the world’s most famous horse race, The Grand National.

  2. Picked to Play by JFK

    How Tom Brown's MLB baseball career took off after being picked to play by President JFK

  3. Baseball Diplomacy

    Barack Obama and Raul Castro sit together to watch an exhibition baseball game in Cuba.

  4. India v Pakistan: The Best of Enemies

    Caroline Barker investigates the softer side of one of sports most bitter rivalries.

  5. Meet the "Extreme Environmental Athlete"

    Richard Parks international rugby player turned self-styled Extreme Environmental Athlete

  6. Women's Sport: The State of Play

    To mark International Women's Day we look at how sport can break barriers society can not

  7. Child's Play

    Why do parents cross the line and start putting too much pressure on their off-spring?

  8. Closed Court

    We investigate why women were banned from an Iranian men's volleyball event, plus more.

  9. Shrovetide football: England's Medieval Game

    Sarah Mulkerrins takes part in a 1000 year-old sporting tradition and more.

  10. Super Bowl at 50: More Than Just a Game

    The historical and cultural significance of America's greatest game

  11. The Brain Game

    Where will new research into concussion leave some of the world's most popular sports?

  12. Bowled Over

    How cricketer Ashley Giles almost lost his wife to a brain tumour and what happened next

  13. Sorry St. Louis - the Rams Are Heading for LA!

    We are in St. Louis as the city’s American football franchise leaves for Los Angeles

  14. From Olympic finalist to Las Vegas escort

    How Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton went from Olympic athlete to Las Vegas call girl

  15. Sportshour: On the Road

    We look back at two of the big sporting events we brought you the show from in 2015

  16. Sportshour: Our Pick of 2015

    The best of Sportshour in 2015. Sometimes serious, sometimes quirky, always interesting!

  17. Cristiano Ronaldo: Football, Fatherhood and the Future

    Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo gives us an insight into his life off the pitch

  18. The Olympic Nightmare

    As the Rio Olympics near we explore some city's police methods and their deadly effects

  19. The X Factor for Sprinters

    Nigeria's Got Talent, and Top Sprinter Genesis aims to find it.

  20. Olympic Dream Turns to Nightmare

    Despite being crowned African champions, South Africa's hockey teams won't be going to Rio

  21. Wembley's Way

    We look at the significance of an emotional night at Wembley following the Paris attacks.

  22. BBC African Footballer of the Year 2015

    A special programme LIVE from Johannesburg, to announce the five nominees.

  23. How Sport is Helping Ebola survivors

    The role sport plays in rehabilitating survivors of Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia

  24. The Rugby World Cap

    For safety, should all rugby players be forced to wear scrum caps?

  25. Still Fighting For Kiyan

    Mark Prince the 46 year old boxer back in the ring in memory of his murdered son Kiyan.

  26. Footballer by Day, Maths Genius by Night

    Baltimore Ravens' John Urschel explains how he juggles being a maths genius and the NFL

  27. How Kop's Klopp Can Get to the Top

    The 5 things Liverpool's new manager Jurgen Klopp needs to succeed!

  28. Ultimate Fighting Championship: Unfit for Children?

    Is Mixed Martial Arts too violent?

  29. A Real Sporting Sacrifice

    Why motocross star Adrienne Cooper gave up a kidney and career to save a 10 year old boy.

  30. The Worldwide Webb-Ellis

    We celebrate the start of the world's third biggest sporting event, the rugby World Cup

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