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Boxing Saved My Life

Ex-boxer Duke McKenzie tells us about how he coped with the death of his brother.

NBA basketball star Isiah Thomas played for the Boston Celtics in a playoff game the day after his sister died in a fatal car accident. In light of this and Prince Harry's comments that boxing helped him get over the death of his mother, Princess Diana, we ask how good sport is as a healer for coping with loss? We speak to the former three-weight boxing world champion Duke McKenzie, who lost a brother to suicide whilst he was a professional fighter.

Marathon of hope:
Sunday's London Marathon is being dubbed "the mental health marathon" by the British Royal family, as they have joined up with a number of charities under the banner "Heads Together" to raise awareness of mental health. Paul Scates and his dad Norman from Bournemouth, in the south of England, are running for the charity Young Mind, and mental health is an issue close to their hearts.

A home run for female sports films?
Twenty-five years ago the film about a women鈥檚 baseball team, A League of Their Own, was released with huge success. It was supposed to be a home run for women's empowerment, paving the way for many more films about women's sport to come. However, 25 years on, how much has actually changed?

Sport for a 鈥渘ew generation鈥 of Muslim women:
We speak to the British and European Kick-Boxing & Muay Thai Champion, Ruqsana Begum, who is trying to encourage more Muslim women to take part in sports at all levels by designing a range of everyday sport Hijab鈥檚 .

Photo: Boxer Duke McKenzie. Credit: Getty Images.

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