Sinner’s Ban, Ice Hockey’s Four Nations success, a Champions League mystery from China, and much, much more as hosts Natalie Sawyer, Todd Harris, and Ed Russell take you around the sporting world in 50 minutes!

Natalie Sawyer, Todd Harris and Edward Russell take you on a whistle stop tour around the globe to review February’s sporting stories! As the ICC Champions Trophy continues in Pakistan, broadcaster and former cricketer Suhail Chandhok helps to explain why it means so much to the country to be hosting an ICC event for the first time in nearly three decades, and who we can expect to claim the trophy. Men’s World Number One Jannik Sinner has been banned from tennis for three months, but why? And why has the agreement the Italian reached with the World Anti-Doping Agency caused so much controversy? The Editor In Chief of the world’s oldest tennis magazine Il Tennis Italiano helps to shed some light. Plus, Steve Mayer from the NHL speaks to us about the runaway success of the 4 Nations Face-Off, which saw Canada emerge as champions. We analyse how it came about, and what’s next for the new tournament after huge ratings success. 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Edward Russell returns 05:30 Americas sports round-up 08:23 Asia sports round-up 09:19 Europe sports round-up 14:17 ICC Champions Trophy returns in Pakistan 26:20 Why has Jannik Sinner been banned? 38:41 4 Nations Face-Off success for NHL 49:25 Any Other Business 54:11 Coming up next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices