5 live Sport Specials

Following her death, we take a look back at the story of a remarkable sportswoman. Belgium's para-athlete Marieke Vervoort made headlines at the Rio games after revealing she had signed papers to end her life via euthanasia. Marieke spoke at length to Eleanor Oldroyd about her life and the decision she made.

Tanya Arnold is joined by Salford's Mark Flanagan, Saints prop Kyle Amor and Leeds's Jamie Jones Buchanan to preview this year's Grand Final between St Helens and Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford.

In this special podcast, Andrew Benson sits down with Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo following the tragic death of Anthoine Hubert last weekend. Four days on, he delves deep into what it takes for a racing driver to confront his fears and race on in such difficult circumstances. We also hear from four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel on whether the sport’s governing body is doing enough with regards to safety.

VAR are three letters that have divided footie fans this season. So is it changing the game for better or worse? 5 Live's Geoff Lloyd and Clare McDonnell put listeners' questions to Neil Swarbrick, who has been implementing it for the Premier League.

One of the biggest shocks in England's World Cup squad named by Eddie Jones this week was the inclusion of Gloucester scrum-half Willi Heinz – we hear his reaction to being selected. We ask if New Zealand are still favourites for the World Cup following their heavy defeat by Australia and how will Wales cope without injured fly-half Gareth Anscombe? Matt Dawson and Sonja McLaughlan are joined by former New Zealand fly-half Nick Evans and Bath and Wales centre Jamie Roberts to discuss all that and look ahead to the weekend’s international friendlies.