5 live Sport Specials
Summary: Showcasing 5 live Sport’s one-off specials, featuring in-depth interviews and coverage with the biggest names from the world of sport.
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Alastair Ekyn is joined by David Flatman, Chris Jones and Shaun Edwards to look ahead to the new European Rugby Champions Cup competition that starts this weekend. We hear from Bath head coach, Mike Ford on the Steffon Armitage deal and how Sam Burgess will adapt to switching codes. Plus David Flatman talks about how a succession of injuries can 'break' your body.
11 years since the NFL introduced its controversial "Rooney Rule", Mark Pougatch is joined by journalist Leon Mann, chair of the FA's Inclusion Advisory Board Heather Rabbatts and Ellis Cashmore, author of "Football's Dark Side" to look at the history of the rule, assess its impact within sport and society in the US, discuss how it answers the charges of tokenism and then debate whether the rule could successfully work in English football.
Champion Jockey AP McCoy faces an audience of apprentice jockeys seeking tips and advice on how to make it in the sport. Mark Pougatch hosts the show and is also joined by current jump jockey Andrew Thornton and former flat jockey Jason Weaver.
Following the news that Wigan Prop Ben Flower will be suspended for 6 months after punching Lance Hohaia of St Helens in the 2014 Super League Grand Final, Caroline Barker is joined by the BBC's Rugby League commentator Dave Woods, Leeds Rhinos' Jamie Jones Buchanan and Wales Rugby League coach John Kear. We'll also hear from former Castleford, Harlequins and Wakefield player Jon Wells, Former Wales cross-code international Gareth Thomas who played with Ben at Crusaders and Wigan's statement, delivered by their rugby general manager Kris Radlinski.
Roy Keane speaks to former Republic of Ireland team-mate Kevin Kilbane about his latest autobiography which has grabbed headlines all week. The former Manchester United captain has been speaking about Sir Alex Ferguson, Sunderland, the infamous 2002 World Cup incident, TV punditry & his fiery reputation. We'll also hear from Manchester City & Leeds player Alfe Håland & hear his response to Keane's thoughts on their 2001 clash in the Manchester Derby as Mark Chapman is joined by Mark Lawrenson, former West Ham player Trevor Sinclair and the Daily Mail's Football news correspondent to react to the interview.
Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington, England and Leicester Rugby Union lock forward Geoff Parling, and former England fast bowler and Ashes winner Matthew Hoggard to discuss the week's top sporting stories, including the fallout from Kevin Pietersen's book, the way concussion is dealt with and sporting retirements.
With research suggesting that humans could retain the benefit of steroids for decades we ask if Justin Gatlin's dominance in sprinting after two drug bans is casting a long shadow over the sport. Mark Chapman is joined by Olympic Gold Medallist Darren Campbell, BBC Athletics Correspondent Mike Costello and BBC Chief Sports Writer Tom Fordyce. We'll hear from Justin Gatlin's manager, former British hurdles world champion Dai Greene, and the Scientist behind the study as well as the World Anti Doping Agency.
Mark Chapman is joined by the BBC's Cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew and former England cricketer Steve Harmison to react to Kevin Pietersen's book and the ECB document that was obtained by the cricket website Cricinfo, which details behaviour by Kevin Pietersen during the last Ashes tour. We'll hear part of Pietersen's interview with Adrian Chiles which delves into some of the issues raised in his book and in the last half hour Test Match Special's Simon Hughes, and George Dobell from Cricinfo join us to take your reaction to all things KP.
In the week that Wembley gets ready to host the first of three NFL regular season games this Sunday - Mark Chapman hosts a special programme looking at the recent spate of off the field incidents which are tarnishing the reputation of the league and of its commissioner Roger Goodell
John Inverdale brings you a preview to the Ryder Cup on the eve of the competition. There's discussion on the first-day pairings and a choir to get you in the mood.
Using statistical data compiled by Dr Ian McHale, Mark Chapman discusses who's the greatest Ryder Cup player from the modern era. There's consternation among our guests BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter, Tony Adamson and American golf pundit Alex Miceli that Seve Ballesteros is not in the top ten. But who is the greatest Ryder Cup player?
Presented by Elly Oldroyd. Our golf team of Iain Carter, Andrew Cotter, John Murray and Alastair Bruce-Ball talk through the top 10 Ryder Cup moments as voted by you on the BBC Sport website.
Mark Chapman looks at how the world's most famous Paralympian went from a nation's hero to a convicted killer. Former British Paralympian Mark Woods, Head of Communications at the International Paralympic Committee Craig Spence and Paralympic journalist Gareth A Davies help us take an in depth look at the life of Pistorius. We'll hear from, South African journalists Neil Manthorp & Graham Joffe who has known Pistorius since he was a 13-year old. We'll also hear from South African Paralympian Natalie du Toit & Journalist Gia Nicolaides on how South Africa has responded to this case.
Injured servicemen and women discuss their participation in the Invictus Games, an international sports event for 'wounded warriors' launched by Prince Harry. Eleanor Oldroyd and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson speak to athletes who have undergone huge personal sacrifice including the story of Luke Darlington and JJ Chalmers, two soldiers from Four Two Commando who were injured in Afghanistan and are now representing Britain at the Games.
Gareth Thomas talks about how he lived a lie throughout his rugby career, as a gay man. Thomas talks about his marriage to his childhood sweetheart and using away games and fake stag weekends as elaborate cover stories while picking up men in London's gay scene. Thomas speaks candidly to Will Perry about how he was scared to admit his sexuality to the world of rugby and fighting his gay urges after his first gay sexual encounter at 18 while working as a postman in Bridgend left him "disgusted".