To have one Olympic champion in a family is achievement enough. To have two is remarkable. New Zealand sisters Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell are two of the best rowers in the world.
The sport of ski-jumping has a great tradition in Poland and the country has already produced a world champion several times over. Joanna Gasiorowska climbed to the top of the Tatra Mountains to find out more.
In a special prgramme Sportsworld’s Andy Richardson went behind the scenes to join the participants in the world’s most northerly marathon and the only race run entirely on water.
There’s no doubt the people of Ghana love football. The West African country recently hosted the Africa Cup of Nations, and saw their side reach the semi-finals. One sport you almost certainly wouldn’t associate with Ghana though is rugby - but surprisingly the sport is establishing a foothold there - as Al Jazeera’s Carrie Brown reports.
Al Jazeera looks at the rise of golf in India as Joanna Gasiorowska reports from the Johhnie Walker classic, the biggest tournament to ever be held in the country.We also look at how Argentina’s NBA stars hope to defend their country’s Olympic crown this summer.
In Phoenix, Arizona we check out the biggest event on the American Sports calendar.