Sportshour

A Real Sporting Sacrifice

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2-time national Motocross champion Adrianne Cooper has at the age of just 27 had her career ended after losing a kidney. However the loss of that kidney was deliberate. She made a conscious decision to gift the organ to 10 year old Logan Carson saving his life and in the process having her career terminated early.The Medieval Maul Whilst listening to the Rugby World Cup the Sportshour team were struck by the language used. It turns out that 'ruck' and 'maul' have entomological roots dating back way before the game was invented. Simon Horobin, Professor of English at Oxford University explains all.How to Be a Record Breaker in Berlin The men's marathon world record has been broken on seven separate occasions in Berlin. So what is it about this particular race that enables the shortest times in the longest race? Ed Harry Investigates.Inside the scrum We ‘crouch, bind and set' to find out exactly what goes on inside a scrum."Remembering Terry" We hear from Anna, just one of thousands of people who'll be putti