'Footballers are pawns'

Former Premier League footballer Nils Eric Johansson didn’t believe his playing days were over at 38. Until that is a trip to the doctor diagnosed a congenital heart condition had worsened and recommended immediate retirement. What effect did that have on him and his wife Alice?Two New Zealand Olympians, Emma Twigg and Rebecca Wardell, together with their friend Sarah Van Ballekom, are settling off on a mammoth cycle ride from Switzerland all the way home. The journey of around 18,000 kilometres will take them a year. They're hoping to meet fellow Olympians on the journey And want to inspire other women to achieve their sporting dreams.An upcoming documentary series in the United States is looking at how racehorses can help military veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It’s estimated that 20 veterans lose their lives to suicide every day in America, with 30% coming back from war with PTSD.Fourteen year old Jack McLinden lives just a kilometre away from Goodison Park, the home of his beloved Everton Football club, but is unable to attend matches because of multiple health conditions. This week he was the club’s virtual mascot as captain Phil Jagielka carried a small robot on to the pitch, inside was a webcam streaming live images and sound back to Jack’s computer at home. And ahead of the new netball season starting in Australia, the countries most capped international Liz Ellis has been talking publicly about one of her most private moments - a struggle to fall pregnant. Liz and her husband Matthew welcomed their son Austin into the world in 2016, after suffering three miscarriages and five failed IVF treatments.