5 live Sport Specials

Ellie Oldroyd is joined by Olympic gold medal winning rower Helen Glover, Australian cricket legend Jason Gillespie and our senior football reporter Ian Dennis to discuss the big sporting stories of the week.

We run down the runners and riders from Boxing Day's tradition racing highlight at Kempton with Silviniaco Conti trainer Paul Nicholls, Champagne Fever trainer Willie Mullins and champion jockey AP McCoy. With Cornelius Lysaght and Lee Mottershead.

Former cricketer Simon Hughes examines how cricket helped Sri Lanka recover from the Tsunami that hit the area 10 years ago.Hear from some of the biggest names in the sport, including Kumar Sangakkara and Ian Botham - plus those who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

We get all the reaction on the day that Alistair Cook is stood down from the one-day captaincy. After a torrid run of results and a bad run of form, Mark Chapman speaks to a host of former cricketers to see where England go from here. Michael Vaughan, Steve Harmison, Alec Stewart and Simon Hughes all analyse the appointment of Eoin Morgan as Cook's replacement and look ahead to the World Cup in 57 days time.

Jade Jones, Tony Pulis and Kate Richardson-Walsh join George Riley to discuss the sports issues of the week.

This is the first of a new series exploring the psychology of sporting greatness and what it takes to be the best. World and Olympic Champion Victoria Pendleton leads the investigation and tonight she's starting with what she knows best - her sport of cycling. She'll hear about how elite cyclists deal with the personal sacrifices and the pain that their body goes through.

Caroline Barker is joined by Katherine Grainger, Beth Tweddle and Barry McGuigan to review the weeks sporting stories.

Mike Ingham looks back at World War One's Christmas Truce and reality behind stories of British and German soldiers coming together to play football on Christmas Day. Mike also looks at the footballers who fought on the front line.

Double 2014 European athletics gold medalist Martyn Rooney, England netball captain Pamela Cookey, Winter Olympic curling silver medalist and double world champion David Murdoch and Scotland and British Lions Rugby Union lock forward Nathan Hines join Eleanor Oldroyd to review the weeks sporting stories.

The man known as tennis' great entertainer - Mansour Bahrami - speaks to Eleanor Oldroyd about his life, from learning to play the game with a piece of wood in an empty swimming pool in Iran to captivating crowds all over the world with his unique tennis skills.

Russell Fuller is joined by Andy Roddick, Tim Henman and Pat Cash at the Masters Tennis tournament at the Royal Albert Hall. The trio share their thoughts on Andy Murray's coaching staff, Roger Federer's chances of winning another Slam and how they'd improve the game.

Eleanor Oldroyd sits down with flamboyant golfer and Ryder Cup hero, Ian Poulter, for a special in-depth interview. Up for discussion - The team room at Medinah, his days as an assistant pro, and why he's never won a major.

As Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is laid to rest in his home town of Macksville, New South Wales, hear tributes from those knew him best. Presented by Mark Pougatch.

Mark Chapman is joined by Phil Tufnell and Steve Harmison (who steps in for Michael Vaughan) to talk about all the latest news in cricket. With special guest, Australian all-rounder Marcus North, the panel discuss the tragic death of Phillip Hughes and the future of the game.

Commonwealth Judo champion Euan Burton, 2005 Ashes Winner and former England coach Ashley Giles and the European 10 thousand metre Champion and Commonwealth Bronze Medallist Jo Pavey join Eleanor Oldroyd to review the weeks sporting stories.