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People around the world have been paying tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes who lost his life playing the sport he loved. People have been displaying cricket bats outside homes as a mark of respect. We also look at the psychological impact on bowler Sean Abbot and the support he will need in order to continue to play the game.

Ferguson: LeBron, Kobe and Serena Speak Out
The decision not to indict a policeman who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, in August has been met with protests across the country. Many from the world of sport including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Serena Williams have all spoken out on this issue. We look at the influence of black sports stars on wider American culture and the civil rights movement in particular. Can today's stars have the same impact as Jackie Robinson or John Carlos?

Eubank, Euwhat?
Chris Eubank has one of the most distinctive voices in world sport. He explains how he got his accent and it involves the 蜜芽传媒 World Service!

Why Don鈥檛 You Come On Over?
She might just be the most successful athlete you have never heard of. New Zealand's Valerie Adams has won Olympic and World Championship gold. Now she has been named the 2014 female athlete of the year. She tells us that she will never forget where she was during the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics. She was spending one last night with her mother before she passed away. She vowed that day to win Olympic gold in her memory.

Haile Gebrselassie
Since leaving professional athletics Haile Gebrselassie has developed both property and farming business in his native Ethiopia. He even built and runs a cinema to showcase the country's film industry. So how did he make the transition from the track to the boardroom?

Sporting Witness
Nearly 30 years ago, a Hawaiian-born wrestler called Konishki - or Dumptruck, to his friends - took the traditional world of Japanese sumo by storm. We hear from him

(Photo: Flowers and condolence messages are left for cricket player, Phil Hughes who passed away aged 25, as a result of head injuries sustained during a match on Tuesday. Credit: Matt King/Getty Images)