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Gareth Thomas remains one of just a hand full of elite level sports stars to come out whilst still playing. Having retired he has written an autobiography and is working on a movie of his life. He tells us of his struggle and what sports governing bodies need to do to eradicate homophobia and ensure sportsmen are judged only by their ability on the field.

Diabetic Cycling
Team Novo Nordisk is a unique team of professional cyclists competing in this week's Tour of Britain - they all have diabetes. Phil Southerland is the teams co-founder and CEO, diagnosed with the condition when he was just seven months old he鈥檚 spent his life combining his love of business and cycling with his ambition to raise awareness of the condition.

Clean Sheet to Spread Sheet
Gianluca Villia played in the Premier League for Chelsea and won the Champions League with Juventus. Today he's a successful businessman. So how do sportsmen use what they have learned on the field of play to succeed when shorts and boots are replaced by suits and ties?

Nomad Games
Kyrgyzstan is hosting many of Asia's nomadic tribes this week at the first official World Nomad Games. We'll hear about some of the events including "chasing girls on horseback" and Kok Boru - a team game which uses a dead goat as a ball!

Ultimate Scalextrics
As the new Formula E Championship gets underway in Beijing, we hear from one of the drivers Lucas Di Grassi on the differences between competing in Formula One and Formula E.

Scottish Referendum
We hear from athletes on both sides of the Scottish independence debate about their hopes and fears for the future of Scottish sport and its role in helping define the nation.

Michael Schumacher
We reflect on a week when Michael Schumacher returned home to continue his rehabilitation from a severe head injury

Sporting Witness
Ahead of Thursday's referendum on Scottish independence, we go back to the 1960s and the story of the football match against England which Scots regard as one of the country's proudest sporting moments.

(Photo: Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas. Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)