5 live Sport Specials

Just who is Kevin Pietersen? What makes him tick? Arrogance or insecurity? In a 5 live cricket special Jonathan Legard goes in search of the answers.

On the day that US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love names his four wildcard picks for the US Team, he speaks to 5 Live and discusses his choices. As the two Ryder Cup teams have now been unveiled Mark Pougatch is joined by 5 Live golf correspondent Iain Carter and PGA Tour player Andrew Magee to look ahead to the tournament.

Mark Chapman is joined by Phil Tuffnell and Michael Vaughan as they discuss all things cricket. Once again talk of Kevin Pietersen is high on the agenda after his meeting with England coach Andy Flower. There's also chat about recently retired Andrew Strauss and his successor Alastair Cook, plus a look at England's run of good form in the ODI series.

Darren Fletcher is joined by Mark Woods, Assistant Editor of MVP Magazine and BBC Sport's Chris Mitchell to look at the long-term future of Basketball in the United Kingdom. We hear from Paul Blake, Chairman of the British Basketball League and Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls.

Darren Fletcher is joined by Greg Brady and Superbowl winner Rocky Boiman to look at the prospects for the season. NFL legend Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens speaks to us at length about what he's learnt during his sparkling career as he goes into his 17th season. We hear from Steven Jackson of the St Louis Rams, Mark Lamping, the President of the Jacksonville Jagua

On the day England cricket captain Andrew Strauss retires from all forms of cricket, Mark Chapman celebrates the career of Andrew Strauss and asks where next for English cricket after he hands over the Test captaincy to Alastair Cook. Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Alec Stewart, Angus Fraser, Jason Gillespie, Geoffrey Boycott and Richard Midgley are among the people you will hear from in this special podcast.

Mark Chapman is joined by Phil Tuffnell and Michael Vaughan to discuss all things cricket. Matthew Maynard talks to the BBC about the Tom Maynard Trust, set up to commemorate the life of his son. There's also chat with Dimitri Mascarenhas on Hampshire's T20 finals win and Rahul Tandon talks disruption in the India team.

Ahead of the US Open tennis at Flushing Meadow, Colin Murray is joined by Jonathan Overend, Jeff Tarango and Chris Jones from the Evening Standard to preview the tournament.

Spoony gets to interview all the big names - in February he got Sir Alex Ferguson and now, in another 5 live exclusive, he went to meet the man who could one day succeed him... Jose Mourinho....we'd just love to have him back, wouldn't we?

Ian Payne looks ahead to the London Paralympic Games which start on Wednesday August 29th. Along with finding out more about the Games he hears from competitors, members of the 5 live team and performance directors about Great Britain's medal chances.

Ian Payne presents a special look at Liverpool FC, including interviews with the club owners, new manager Brendan Rodgers and the players. He is joined in the studio by Gary Gillespie, who won three league titles and a European Cup at Anfield and the BBC's Ben Smith.

Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan join Mark Chapman to discuss the Kevin Pietersen text message affair, after he is dropped for England's third Test against South Africa.

After 3 years, our Olympic preview show London Calling reaches it's final destination. For this farewell programme, Eleanor Oldroyd and regulars Kath Merry and Steve Parry were at Mansion House, the Lord Mayor of London's residence, which hosted a special dinner for 500 GB Olympians. The team catch up with Iwan Thomas, Jonny Searle and Gail Emms amongst others.

Mark Pougatch is joined by 4-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson to talk about his career on the track and answer questions from listeners. The 400m world record holder tells us who his toughest competitor was, why he didn't take up the 800m and who he is tipping for Olympic gold in the 100m at the London games.

Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan join Mark Chapman to discuss England's defeat to South Africa in the first Test. Hear from captains Andrew Strauss and Graeme Smith, whilst Test Match Special's Neil Manthorpe gives us his opinion on how the Test was won and lost.