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The Premier League returned this week following a one hundred day hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ahead of the opening round of fixtures: players, managers, coaching staff and officials took a knee to highlight racial injustice. The 大象传媒's football correspondent John Murray, former Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie and Liverpool fan and broadcaster Lizzi Doyle discuss the significance of English football making its voice heard and the prospect of Liverpool ending a thirty year wait for a League Title in the coming week. Gary was part of the last Liverpool side to be crowned English Champions, while Lizzi wasn't born the last time the club won the League.

"I'm behind NASCAR all the way - we are taking baby steps to better our sport" - Brehanna Daniels is the first African-American woman to work pit crew in Nascar, having made her debut as a tire changer in 2017. She joins us to discuss how she got into the sport and why she gives her backing to NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag.

Afghanistan's Director of Cricket, Andy Moles, joins us from his home in Cape Town to discuss his recent life-altering operation. Following a walk in Abu Dhabi, Moles noticed an issue with his left foot, which led to him having to have the leg amputated below the knee. Moles was told his life could be in danger if he didn't opt for amputation.

Royal Ascot - no crowds and no Queen. On the final day of this year's meeting we speak to jockey Hayley Turner, who rode a winner there this week and Juliet Slot who is the commercial director at the course about a much changed Ascot experience. Due to the covid-19 pandemic there have been no crowds, jockeys have worn face masks and the Queen - a racehorse owner herself - has not attended for the first time in her sixty eight year reign.

And - Sporting Witness - tells the story of the pioneering black footballer, Clyde Best, who played for West Ham in the 1960s and 1970s alongside the likes of Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst. After moving to London from Bermuda as a teenager, Best made a name for himself as a goal-scorer but faced constant racist abuse from opposition fans.

Picture: Pierre Emerick Aubameyang takes a knee before Arsenal's match away to Manchester City. Credit: Getty Images)