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As former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker starts his prison sentence for hiding more than 3 million dollars-worth of assets, we look back on his brilliant, but also troubled life.

Olympic gold medal winning sports climber Janja Garnbret joins us to talk about a new film which followed her quest for gold in Tokyo and the physical and mental preparations and challenges she had to overcome on the way to that success.

We’re in Germany where Dynamo Kiev have continued their "Match for Peace" tour this week, playing against Borussia Dortmund to raise money for Ukrainians affected by the war in their country.

As the NFL Draft takes place we’ll speak to two-time Super Bowl Champion Osi Umenyiora about the pathways that are being created to help bring more players from Africa to the top level of the sport.

Plus we’re in New York ahead of an historic night for women’s boxing as Katie Taylor against Amanda Serrano headlines at Madison Square Garden.

(Photo: Boris Becker during a match at Wimbledon. Credit: Chris Cole/Getty Images)

Published on Saturday, 30th April 2022.

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