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Imagine thinking you had qualified for the Olympics by being the best on the continent, but then finding out you still aren't going to Rio. That's what happened to South Africa's men and women's hockey teams. Despite winning the African championships, the country's Olympic Committee SASCOC, say they haven't met the qualification requirements they agreed with the South African Hockey Association. We hear from the players who feel their Olympic dream has been snatched away from them.

When Kareem met Sherlock
One is the NBA’S all-time leading point-scorer; the other is the greatest detective in the history of literature! We hear from basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who has just written a detective novel based on Sherlock Holmes older brother Mycroft.

Paint it Pot Black
David Grace is currently battling his way through the one of the premier snooker tournaments in the world, but when he’s not at the table, he’s at his easel painting his opponents! Snooker professional by day, artist by night…

F1: No Place Women
As the F1 season comes to an end we look at the future of the sport, in particular the potential for women drivers.

The Best Sport You’ve Never Heard of?
Belgium might be hosting Davis Cup tennis final this weekend, but there was just as much excitement when it hosted the recent korfball world championships! One of the very few mixed gender sports, we head to the final to see if this sport could ever become popular all over the world.

Record Breakers
Following on from Golden State Warriors record breaking start to the NBA season we look at some of the greatest and strangest records in world sport.

Darfur United
We meet the team that is about so much more than football. We find out about the work being done in Africa using football as a tool for peace.

Sporting Witness… hears from Rifaat Turk became the first Arab to be selected for the Israeli national team.

Photo: Nicole Walraven of South Africa in action. Credit Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images

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