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Sportshour: What Would You Do to Win?

What Would You Do To Win?

16/05/2015

What Would You Do to Win?

BBC World Service - Sportshour, What Would You Do to Win?

More than a debate on 'deflategate', we ask what lengths will people go to win?

He is the biggest star, in the biggest sport in the United States, but this week Tom Brady, the American Football quarterback was suspended following 'deflategate'. An appeal has been lodged. We investigate why people risk it all with underhand tactics with Ashley Merryman, co-author of Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing.

A History of Cheating
From fencing frauds to rogue rugby players, tennis tricksters to charlatan cyclists, sport has a rich and varied history of cheating. We run down the five most infamous moments of cheating in sport.

Don’t Choke!
It is a problem we all face at some point, whether it is giving a presentation at work, or asking your crush out on a date. How do you make sure your nerves do not ruin your big moment? It is especially true in the world of sport. We hear from former Olympic table tennis competitor (and choker) Matthew Syed who has a new documentary looking at the issue.

Paddington Padding up?
When you think of sport in South America, cricket is probably not the first sport that springs to mind. However there has been a men's league in Peru since the 1950s and they are trying to take on the continent's dominant sport of football by encouraging children to get involved from an early age. We spent time at an orphanage in Magdalena, a district of the capital Lima 

All United
We assess the impact 10 years of Malcolm Glazer’s ownership has had on Manchester United fans around the world, through the eyes of the club born out of protest of his acquisition of England’s biggest football club.

Running Inspiration
We hear from the inspirational Sarah Russell who despite a medical condition that requires a colostomy bag, she is still running marathons around the world and with it inspiring many with similar conditions, who thought their lives had changed forever when diagnosed.

Sporting Witness
Revisit the great Ethiopian runner Haile Gabriesallase's most famous victory - winning the 10,000 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. 

(Photo: Tom Brady of the New England Patriots hands off the ball against the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Divisional Playoff game, 2014. Credit: Elsa/Getty Images)

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