Sportshour

$2,000,000 in prize money, cowboy hats as far as the eye can see and a sport that has more than a touch of the Wild West... Welcome to what's known as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" Caroline Rigby travels to Alberta, Canada to discover if rodeo at Calgary Stampede is a celebration of athletic endeavour and cultural heritage or outdated and cruel to animalsBeyond Boxing Ahead of defending his Lightweight belt this weekend against Anthony Crolla, Colombian Darley Perez tells the BBC’s Azi Farni how boxing saved him. Perez grew up with a normal life until war started between the military and the rebels. His town was taken over by the paramilitaries and eventually, with few options, the friends he grew up with joined the paramilitaries. Many, including his brother, met with a violent death. Boxing became a way out for him.Being Fran Whether the Women’s World Cup was a “watershed moment” for women’s football is still to be seen. What is certain is that it has changed the life’s of some of the players, non