BBC World Service - Not by the Playbook

Rylee Foster is 'braver' following a near-fatal car accident

Goalkeeper Rylee Foster discusses returning to football after a near-fatal car accident.

How Themba Gorimbo's story of struggle led Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to buy him a house

The artist and football fan challenge the sports aggressively macho culture

How Wales' Alix Popham has no recollection of playing at two Rugby Union World Cups

Olympic gold winner Jess Learmonth ahead of becoming a mum and eyeing up the Paris Games

We're at the World Athletics Championships, plus why you couldn't buy a Mary Earps jersey

We preview the Women's World Cup final between England and Spain

The impact of the Netball World Cup, being held in Africa for the first time

As the World Cup continues we look at the drama behind the scenes in the French camp