Why hasn’t athletics cracked America?

Why hasn’t athletics cracked America?

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe: full exclusive interview

Sir Jim Ratcliffe sits down with BBC sports editor Dan Roan after completing his deal to buy a 27.7 per cent stake in Manchester United. The British billionaire's investment is worth about £1.25bn. He says it's a boyhood dream to be involved in United and that restoring them to t ...  Show more

 . 50min 23sec
Harry Kane on breaking records and building resilience

We catch up with England captain Harry Kane after his brilliant start to life at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.Kane talks to Alex Howell about his pre-move nerves, his pride at his goalscoring feats and his hopes of ending his personal trophy drought.We also hear from Bayern fa ...  Show more

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