Indian weightlifting’s ‘Iron Lady’

In the 1970s and 80s the sport of darts was booming in the UK. It was on TV almost every week and the sport’s stars were household names. But by 1989 the sport was in decline, and the world championship was the only event that was still televised. The sport’s top players blamed t ...  Show more

In 2003, skiing history was made when Croatian siblings Janica and Ivica Kostelić became the first sister-brother duo to win World Cup Alpine slalom races on the same day. Despite coming from a country with limited skiing facilities, the Kostelić siblings managed to make it to th ...  Show more

Neeraj Chopra’s historic golden Olympic debut brings India its first Olympic Track and field medal, promises resurgence of India’s focus on the parent of sports, athletics. In episode 807 of CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the evolving craft of Javelin throw and talks about ...  Show more

Multi Gold-winning Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson explores the role of women in sport through history. She looks at some of the milestones in sport for women and acknowledges several people who were pivotal in helping to make sure women were finally recognised – among them Alice ...  Show more

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar gives his reaction to India's brilliant victory over Australia in Melbourne to level the series at 1-1 with two to play. Plus, Scotland all-rounder Kathryn Bryce on her journey to being recognised as the women's associate player of the decade. ...  Show more

Women playing, watching and reporting on sport is increasingly common. Yet sports journalism is an area still dominated by men, especially in written media. The women cover sports are subject to greater criticism and abuse than male counterparts. Beatriz de la Pava talks to sp ...