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Sportshour: Nicole Kozlova: On Fifa World Cup and OneLove armband

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Nicole Kozlova: On FIFA World Cup and OneLove armband

26/11/2022 GMT

Nicole Kozlova: On Fifa World Cup and OneLove armband

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Nicole Kozlova: On Fifa World Cup and OneLove armband

Ukraine's Nicole Kozlova shares her experience of watching the war unfold from afar

Nicole Kozlova plays for the Ukrainian Women's national team - earlier this year, whilst the team were still celebrating winning the Turkish Cup, back in her native country, everything had changed and the world had been turned upside down. Suddenly, there was war in Ukraine. Kozlova plays her domestic football in Denmark, whose men's national team have spoken out about some of the issues around the World Cup being hosted in Qatar. Nicole tells whether there is an appetite in Denmark for the World Cup and her hopes for the future.

Ever since Leeds Rhino's Rugby League player Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, former England and Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield has dedicated his time and energy in raising money for MND charities.  He’s just completed his toughest challenge yet... seven ultra marathons in just seven days. That's 482km from Edinburgh to Manchester, via, Newcastle, York, Leeds and Bradford. Kevin was also running for former Scotland rugby player Doddie Weir and former Bradford City captain Stephen Darby, who also live with the disease, which affects the brain and nerves. Kevin reflects on what was a physically and mentally exhausting week.

Sporting Witness goes back to the 1982 World Cup for Kuwait's one and only World Cup appearance but it was their camel mascot that became their star player.

We are live in Sydney for the Women’s Big Bash final between Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, we are in Qatar to reflect on an eventful opening week of the World Cup plus we head to a fans park in Tunis as Tunisia face Australia at the World Cup in Qatar.

(Photo: One Love armband pictured ahead of the game between Belgium and Canada. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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