Not by the Playbook

Test Cricket returns to Pakistan after ten years of absence, as the country take on Sri Lanka - we bring you live coverage from the match. We are also bringing you live updates from Pakistan Women vs England Women. We discuss the World Club Championship that are taking place in Qatar; a competition between the champions of the footballing continents, with the likes of European Champions Liverpool...

Saturday sees the much anticipated heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, it's being billed as the Clash on the Dunes. Ruiz became the first heavyweight champion in boxing history of Mexican descent when he caused one of the greatest upsets by beating Joshua in New York. Eight months on, the British superstar looks to regain his WBA, IBF and WBO...

We preview the Euro 2020 draw which takes place in one of the host nations Romania and look at how the country is gearing up for the tournament next year. (Photo: The logo for the UEFA European Championship football competition (L) is displayed next to the Euros trophy (R) during a launch event in London. Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Women’s Football Casey Stoney manager of the Manchester United women’s team gives us a reality check on how far the women’s game has come, what it needs to grow and why it’s not realistic to compare it to the men’s game. Para Championships We’re live in Doha as the World Para Championships come to an end. We’ll have all the latest action on the track and look ahead to the Paralympics in Tokyo in 2...

In 1979 a young girl named Melissa Rich asked her mother Lois why there were no women on trading cards. So Lois decided to produce her own set called 'supersisters: 72 trading cards showcasing women from all areas of life designed to inspire young girls to do things they might not have known were open to them. From politicians to scientists, artists to athletes, the cards made female role models v...

Monday 11 November is Armistice Day in the UK, where the country remembers those who fought in World War One and World War Two. To mark this occasion, we go back to 1944 and a moment of respite from the strain of war... You might think that American football being played in front of full houses in England is a relatively new thing, but 75 years ago, with D-Day looming, 50,000 people watched an Ame...

We remember the life of Paralympian, Marieke Vervoort, who this week chose to end her life through euthanasia. Vervoort has had an incurable, degenerative muscle disease. The Belgian wheelchair racer won gold and silver at the London 2012 Paralympics, and two further medals at Rio 2016. Picked to play by JFK: We're in Washington as the Nationals try and win their first ever World Series. With vict...

We hear the story of the Japanese women who paved the way for generations to come. Photo: Japanese female supporters during the Rugby World Cup (Kaz Photography/Getty Images)

Over 3,000 women watched the Iranian national team beat Cambodia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran after they were officially allowed to attend a football match for the first time. Women had been banned from attending men's sporting events in the country since the 1980s but after pressure from the sports world governing body FIFA and campaigners like Maryam Shojaei change has happened. But is enough...

For years there had been rumours. But they were just that - rumours. Then in 2015, a BBC documentary accused one of the world's top athletics coaches of being involved in widespread doping. This week, Alberto Salazar was banned from the sport for four years after an investigation by the US anti-doping agency. Salazar runs the Nike Oregon Project, which has been home to some of the world’s leading...

Michelle Payne became the first woman to take one of the world's greatest sporting prizes, shocking the world by winning the Melbourne Cup in 2015. Now the story has made it to the big screen. It highlights how Michelle defied the odds in a sport dominated by men and how she achieved a lifelong ambition. The film was released in Australia this week and Michelle was our special guest, joining Carol...

‘A testament to our Union and our country’ Canada’s Alana Gattinger is the first female Team Manager at a men’s Rugby World Cup. She’s been speaking to Sportshour ahead of their opening match against Italy in Fukuoka on Thursday. Solid Gold Hits Noah Lyles and Sandi Morris are both gold medal favourites for this month’s World Athletics Championships. But, alongside their sprinting and pole-vaultin...

We remember Sahar Khodayari, a passionate supporter of the Iranian football team. Sahar fatally set herself alight in Tehran after her trial for attempting to enter a football stadium, disguised as a man, was postponed. Women in Iran have been stopped from going to stadiums to watch men’s sporting events since the 1980s. This caused a huge outpouring of emotion on social media using the hashtag "b...

Cecil Wright has played with the likes of Sir Viv Richards and Sir Gary Sobers, he has taken over 7000 wickets over 60 years but on Saturday, the 85 year old will play his final game for his village side. Shari Vahl has been to meet him. Manchester United begin life in the top flight of English women's football with the start of a new Super League season. Who better to start against than local riv...

Former Premier League players Matt Piper and Scott Davies talk candidly about their battles with addiction and how they hope to help educate others about prevention. Both sought help via Sporting Chance, a charity set up by former Arsenal captain Tony Adams specifically designed to help athletes with addictions. We also look ahead to the men's Basketball World Cup in China, where the USA are looki...

On this week's Sportshour we hear from WWE Chief Brand officer, Stephanie McMahon on her quest to change the media coverage of women's sport. She tells us that women need to be 'persistent' and 'brave' when it comes to fighting for their rights to watch and be involved in sport. Stephanie also reveals the advice she is giving her three daughters. We go live to Headingley for day three of the Ashes...

On this week's Sportshour we are live from Edgbaston as England and Australia battle it out in the first Ashes Test. We are joined by former England batsman Mark Ramprakash plus a host of guests to discuss their predictions on which way it will go. We hear from Barney Douglas who has directed a new cricket film called "The Edge". It takes us inside the England dressing-room before, during and afte...

The decision to hold the world heavyweight rematch between Anthony Joshua and current world champion, Andy Ruiz, in Saudi Arabia has drawn heavy criticism from human rights groups. Joshua suffered a shock defeat in New York earlier this year and the pair will step inside the ring on the 7th of December, this time in Diriyah, on the outskirts of Riyadh. However, the middle east country's "abysmal h...

The New Premier League Season is back! We look at the hopes and fears of fans from around the world and hear from Arsenal fans in Zimbabwe to West Ham Fans in Argentina and beyond! Caroline Barker is joined by Emily Dean, author, broadcaster and Arsenal fan. Alongside Emily is the Liverpool supporting Sport's Editor of the Guardian newspaper Sachin Nakrani. This week we have also stumbled upon a f...

On this week's Sportshour we are live from Edgbaston as England and Australia battle it out in the first Ashes Test. We are joined by former England batsman Mark Ramprakash plus a host of guests to discuss their predictions on which way it will go. We hear from Barney Douglas who has directed a new cricket film called "The Edge". It takes us inside the England dressing-room before, during and afte...

On this week's Sportshour we hear from single mum and open water swimmer Beth French, who attempted a physical challenge that no-one had ever done before. She set out to conquer Oceans Seven, a challenge consisting of the seven most dangerous sea-channels in the world. Her efforts have been turned into a film called Against the Tides and she tells us about her journey, coming face to face with jel...

Exactly a year out from the Tokyo Olympics we hear from sprinter James Ellington who runs his first race on Saturday since a horrific motorbike accident nearly killed him two years ago.

Live at Wimbledon ahead of the Women's final and preview Sunday's Cricket World Cup final. We also head live to the Netball World Cup on it's opening weekend and meet the man who hitchhiked the length of Africa to cheer on his team at the Africa Cup of Nations, and ended up staying in the team hotel! Plus we ride the route of the unusual stage 12 of the Tour De France. The race is famous for being...

We're live in Lyon to preview the Women's World Cup final between Netherlands and USA. Photo: Megan Rapinoe Credit Getty Images

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...