Farewell to The Davis Cup as we know it
Davis Cup \u2013 Will the new changes signal the death of the event?
Two-time winner Tomas Berdych believes so \u2013 It\u2019s the world\u2019s largest annual international team competition in sport. This weekend, The Davis Cup final is taking place in Lille between France and Croatia - it will be played for the final time in its current format in its 118 year history.
So why is it changing? ITF president David Haggerty explains to Caroline Barker exactly why and how they aim to keep the Davis Cup the crown jewel of the ITF.
Alena Grabowski is an Assistant Professor in INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In 2008, her research helped counteract a study accepted by the International Association of Athletics\u2019 Federations, the IAAF, which would\u2019ve prevented Oscar Pistorius from stepping on the start line at the London Games in 2012. Ten years on, she continues to work to challenge the sport\u2019s governing body and to establish a level playing field, as we\u2019ve been finding out.
The Formula 3 driver Sophia Florsch needed an 11-hour operation on the fractured spine after she survived her high-speed crash at the Macau Grand Prix. This week, Caroline speaks to Paul Trafford who is the doctor of the British Tour Championship who was in Macau and we ask him, what more can be done to prevent crashes like this in Motorsport?
He was made for the big occasions \u2013 Didier Drogba is a two-time African Footballer of the Year, he\u2019s won four Premier League titles at Chelsea and was also the key protagonist in their historic Champions League victory in 2012.\nThe 40 year old has called time on his playing career and this week, he reflected on his career with Caroline and gave us an insight into what he may be doing in the future.
On Saturday, it\u2019s the second leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America\u2019s version of the Champions League. Involving Argentina\u2019s two biggest clubs\u2026.River Plate v Boca Juniors. The first leg finished 2-all. We hear from two brothers, one supports River Plate and the other Boca.
Picture - France winning the 2017 Davis Cup champions (Credit - Getty Images)