The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is dominating the sports news this week with the IOC making statements to boycott Russian involvement in sport and International Federations imposing sanctions. The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games begins March 4 through 13th with 78 events taking place across six sports. There will be Primetime coverage in the US on NBC.
We also have an equal prize money story from cycling, a preview of the Cricket World Cup which begins this week in New Zealand. Nancy celebrates England’s win in the Arnold Clark Cup and Chris watched the US retain the She Believes Cup. And of course there’s World Cup skiing from Crans Montana and Swiatek winning the Qatar Open to move up to world number four. And we also learn who the 10 Most Influential Sportswomen are in 2022.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: March 1, 2022

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