We're live in Lyon to preview the Women's World Cup final between Netherlands and USA.

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We go live to France to hear how the hosts got on when they faced USA in the quarter finals of the Women's World Cup. We also hear from Brenda Elsy, one of the authors of a new book Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America. She discusses why she thinks no team from South America have made it through to the last eight of the competition.

The New York Yankees will take on the Boston Red Sox at London's Olympic Stadium this weekend. It will be the first time a MBL game has taken place in Europe. We hear from the New York Yankees commentator Suzy Waldman who shares her own story of how she made it to baseball from the bright lights of Broadway.

The Africa Cup of Nations continues in Egypt this weekend with seven games in total. We hear from Ghana player Christian Atsu who is at the tournament, he explains how he is helping penal reform back in his home country.

Photo: Marta of Brazil looks on during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Round Of 16 match between France and Brazil (Getty Images)

As the Women's World Cup continues in France we meet the female commentators from Fiji and Vanuatu making history.

Adele Willie, Jennesa Hinge Moli and Lavenia Yalovi, have been breaking new ground for women in the region, by broadcasting radio commentary of New Zealand's games in the languages of Bislama, iTaukei Fijian and Pacific English to listeners across the South Pacific. The three women are graduates of a training programme held in Fiji to help develop female sports commentators across the South Pacfic and were invited to the tournament by FIFA.

There's no United States team at the Cricket World Cup which is is of course the summer sport of choice for most Americans. But there was a time when cricket occupied that place. Could it do so again, and how transferable are the skills? Could a major league baseball player become a top cricketer? Richard Fleming in Colorado has been investigating.

Track and Field Athletics is regarded as the most pure of sports - running, jumping, throwing; it's also one of the most widely practiced. But the sport is being shaken-up at the European Games, which get underway in Minsk this weekend.

Under the "Dynamic New Athletics" or DNA format, field events will be knock-out competitions. We talk to the men behind this innovation.

And we're in Cairo as Football's Africa Cup of Nations gets underway.

Photo: Adele Willie, Lavenia Yalovi, Jennesa Hinge Moli (Aaron Kearney)

The United States recorded the biggest ever victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup as they thrashed Thailand 13-0. We are in France with our reporters Sarah Mulkerrins and Maz Farookhi to reflect on the opening week of the tournament. The former US striker Tiffeny Milbrett also joined us to assess USA's chances of defending their World Cup title.

We also meet the French football freestylers whose moves are inspired by hip-hop, breakdance and the 'legendary' Brazilian, Ronaldhino.

The Le Mans 24 hour race draws drivers from across the globe and this year, more drivers are entered than ever before...So what does it take to win such a gruelling race? Well who better to explain than three times winner Andre Lotterer.

Triple Olympic champion Peter Snell tells how the competitive bug never fades even aged 80 as he competes in table tennis at the National Senior Games!

With India taking on Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday, we'll speak to two fans who's friendship formed through the game despite supporting rival teams.

Plus Sporting Witness travels back to the 2011 Women's World Cup and Japan's shock success.

With the Women’s World Cup underway in France, Shari Vahl is joined by the BBC's Sarah Mulkerrins and Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, sports writer, historian and author as we look at what will make this a successful tournament. Plus we hear from Spanish defender Celia Jiménez Delgado who has big ambitions away from football, she aims to become an aerospace engineer when she retires. We also spend time with Banyana Banyana, the South African's national team.

Plus we meet the Toronto Raptors biggest fan, and no it's not Drake. Plus former Boston Bruin Nathan Dempsey on the Stanley Cup

Photo: Celia Jimenez of Spain and Emma Koivisto of Finland compete for the ball (Getty Images)

We're live in Madrid previewing the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and profiling both managers.

Mauricio Pochotino's first appointment to management came in 2008 as assistant to Espanyol's women's team... Former Spanish international Adriana tells us what he was like in the early days of his coaching career

Before his playing days were over Jürgen Klopp was eyeing already up management by completing a degree in sports science at the University of Frankfurt. Professor Klaus Bös who taught Klopp remembers him well

Plus, the Men's Cricket World Cup got underway this week and although the chances of Sri Lanka making the final at Lords are low, one way or another former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara will be there! That's because he's the newly appointed president of the MCC, the historic club that runs the famous old ground

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On Sportshour with Shari Vahl we hear from football player and refugee, Hakeem al-Araibi whose detention in Thailand sparked an outcry. He has since been freed from jail after Bahrain withdrew its extradition request. He was detained in Bangkok in November on an Interpol notice requested by Bahrain. Al-Araibi denies all charges and speaks to us about his time in prison.

Also this week Kathryn Webb and Whitney Jenkins join us to discuss a new sport designed by robots. Speedgate has been developed by a computer and we hear how it was designed and the other rogue (and sometimes dangerous) ideas which were put forward.

The domestic football season in Scotland comes to an end with Celtic looking to complete an historic trebble-trebble. But seven places below Celtic in the table is Motherwell. It is the only fan owned team in the Scottish top flight and are the focus of a new documentary called "We Own the Future". We speak live to the director and producer of that film, Jon Newell.

This week the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year was announced and Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg won the award for the second time. Hear how she reacted when she was surprised by Sarah Mulkerrins.

Photo: Supporters receive footballer Hakeem al-Araibi upon his arrival at the airport in Melbourne (Getty Images)

The 138th FA Cup final is taking place and Manchester City are playing Watford FC.

Watford are the underdogs and have also for many years prided themselves on being at the forefront of a family friendly football experience. We hear from the Schaffers who are three generations of the same family and are going to Wembley to cheer them on.

Les Taylor also joins Caroline Barker to preview the game, he was Watford's captain 35 years ago when the club last played in a FA cup final back in 1984.

The BBC's Olympic reporter, Nick Hope has been to meet Pita Taufatofua, who was the man who made quite an impact in the Olympic Games in Rio. He was the guy who was shirtless and smothered in coconut oil proudly waving the Tongan flag at the Opening Ceremony. He is hoping to go to his third consecutive Olympic Games and compete in a third sport.

Photo: Joseph and his dad Gareth Schaffer (Credit: Gareth Schaffer)

We take a leftfield look at the Premier League title race ahead of either Manchester City or Liverpool being crowned champions of England.

Caroline Barker is joined by comedian Emily Dean, one of the stars of TV's Comedians Watching Football with Friends and Arsenal fan. Alongside them is comedian and Manchester United fan Justin Moorhouse. From Pep Guardiola's grey cardigan to Jurgen Klopp's sparkling white teeth we answer all the big issues the season has thrown up - and, of course, who they least want to pick up the title!

James Yorke, football stats analyst for StatsBomb, also drops his favorite statistics of the season.

Photo: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp (Getty Images)

The Women's FA Cup Final is here and Caroline Barker is joined by West Ham Captain Gilly Flaherty on the morning of the game. Alonmg with four time winner Lianne Sanderson they discuss who will win - Manchester City or West Ham?

What a week for South Africa's double Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya ending with what she does best, winning the 800 metres? We are live in Doha with Ed Harry for the latest and also hear from two time World Champion Colin Jackson on what he thinks of her landmark case.

Derek Abrefa and Cecelia Baah Danso speak to Sportshour's Joel Hammer after winning their first ever match at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in Hungary. The Ghana internationals raised $10,000 needed to participate at the competition. They tell us about how they made it happen.

It's the semi finals of the World Snooker Championship and we cross live to the Crucible theatre to speak to our reporter Jamie Broughton.

We discuss head injuries and the protocols in place to deal with them on the football pitch. We speak to Luke Griggs spokesman for the Brain injury charity Headway and Dr Imtiaz Ahmad, Head of Medicine at Queen's Park Rangers who spoke to Tusdiq Din and .

Photo: Manchester City and West Ham players line up ahead of the FA Cup final (FA website)