Sexism in the Spotlight
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After 62 years of recognising the best male footballer with the Ballon d’Or award, France Football honoured a female footballer for the first time this week. But the moment was...
show moreHB Køge, a football team in Denmark’s second division, have become the first team in the country to appoint a female coach as part of a professional men’s team. We’ll hear from their sporting director Per Rud who’s appointed former Danish International Heidi Johansen as the club’s goalkeeping coach for next season.
Former Wales Rugby Union International Richard Parks explains why he’s skiing across Antarctica alone.
We’re in Gravesend where Parm Gill helped Guru Nanak FC, a team named after the town’s largest Sikh temple, set up a women’s football team that now has 75 people playing across 4 ages groups.
Former bodyguard turned wrestler Andrew Harrison is used to protecting stars like 50 Cent, Rhianna and Jay-Z, this weekend he’ll only have himself to look after as he competes in Pakistan’s first international wrestling event.
And James Anderson, the Founder of Forged Axe Throwing, explains how he came up with the idea of competitive Axe Throwing at a friend’s bachelor party and tells Caroline Barker about the Sport’s Olympics ambitions.
Photo: Ada Hegerberg celebrates being the first female to win the Ballon d'Or. Credit: Getty Images.
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