Planet Sport

We discuss the unfolding Six Nations rugby championship and talk to Paralympic silver medallist and men's T44 100 metres world record holder Richard Browne.

We talk to three athletes competing at the Indoor Athletics Grand Prix in Birmingham ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland from 7-9 March - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Augustine Choge and Kim Collins.

Katya Antoniuk was the Belarus cross-country champion for seven years between 1991 and 1998 and she competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She talks about her career and her remarkable journey to faith.

As the 22nd Winter Olympics get underway in Sochi, Russia we talk to double Olympian in the bob skeleton, Adam Pengilly, to find out about the man and his sport.

Christiane Paquelet, Cultural Director of the Brazilian Olympic Committee concludes our tour of the Olympic Exhibition in Rio as we view the medals, mascots and memorabilia.

We visit the Olympic Exhibition in Rio ahead of the 2016 Games in the Brazilian city.

We preview the weekends English Premier League fixtures and go back to the 2006 Commonwealth Games to hear from gold medallist Dorcus Inzikuru from Uganda.

We review the Third Round of the FA Cup and take a look around the Olympic Exhibition when it visited Rio de Janeiro.

We find out about the Street Child World Cup taking place in Brazil in March 2014 to draw attention to the needs of the millions of children who live on the world's streets.

We look forward to some of the sporting events in the coming year in football, rugby union and Formula One.

Three sportsmen - former F1 driver Alex Ribeiro, Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga and Aberdeen and Scotland footballer Brian Irvine - pick their highlights from 2013 and share what Christmas means to them.

What did you make of last week’s draw for the 2014 World Cup finals? The hosts Brazil avoided any of their major rivals in Group A while reigning champions Spain found themselves in a tough draw alongside the Netherlands and Chile in Group B. Our Chief Football Correspondent Stuart Weir considers the winners and losers in last week’s draw.As World Cup fever grows we take another tour of the Maracana stadium in Rio where next year’s final will be played.And we pay tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela and reflect on his contribution to the world of sport.

Last month’s First Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England was overshadowed by the issue of sledging. The practice of making comments on the field to unnerve your opponents is accepted as part of the game but where do you draw the line to stop it going too far? We discuss what is and isn’t acceptable with a cricket coach, a fan of the game and the former Zimbabwe player Henry Olonga.In football Brian Kidd helped Manchester United win the 1968 European Cup. Today he’s an assistant coach at Manchester City. He tells us what he thinks makes a good coach and why humility is an important quality.

Former Cardiff City and Cambridge United winger Graham Daniels tells how he coped with the injuries that ended his career in his mid-20s and how he discovered the faith that changed his life.

Graham Daniels fulfilled a childhood dream when he signed for Cardiff City as a 16-year-old. Following his transfer to Cambridge United he experienced the highs and lows of life as a professional footballer from scoring at Newcastle United to suffering the injuries that ended his professional career in his mid-20s. Adrian Barnard talks to Graham about his life and footballing career. Continues with Part Two next week.

The 2014 World Cup final will be played at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Rio historian Bruno Lucena tells us about the history of the stadium and what makes the atmosphere there so special. And AC Milan and Brazil midfielder Kaka recalls his goal against Croatia in the 2006 World Cup finals and talks about the role of faith in his life.

Next year Brazil is hosting the FIFA World Cup and on the 13th of July the show-piece event, the final, will take place at the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. For the past two weeks I’ve been in Rio to find out how the city is preparing, not only for the World Cup but also to host the Olympic Games in 2016.So, is Brazil ready for the World Cup? Let’s find out as today’s show comes from the amazing Maracana stadium in the heart of Rio. We’ll find out about its history, the teams that play there and how it takes its name from a Brazilian bird!

We meet double Olympic silver medallist in the women's quadruple sculls, Great Britain's Debbie Flood.

An extended interview with former women's marathon world record holder, Catherine Ndereba.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup finals are now just eight months away and, after the last few days’ latest rounds of qualifying matches, we’re getting a clearer picture of who will be going to Brazil!We’re joined by our Chief Football Correspondent Stuart Weir to review the latest action and look at some of the latest countries to book their places in the finals next June.And what is it like to PLAY in a World Cup qualifier, with the hope or maybe expectation, of reaching the World Cup finals? We hear from the former Scotland defender, Brian Irvine, who played in five World Cup qualifiers in the 1990s.