New Zealand's 'Darkest Day'

Published: March 16, 2019, 12:30 p.m.

Bangladesh's cricket team were set to play New Zealand at Christchurch's Hagley Oval in their third Test match. However, following the worst massacre in New Zealand's history when 49 people were killed in and around two mosques in Christchurch, the match has been cancelled. The Bangladeshi team were just minutes away from being caught in the fire, Sportshour reflects on the tragedy and the psychological impact on the players who witnessed the horror unfold from their team bus. The world’s largest sport and humanitarian event of the year is taking place this week in Abu Dhabi - the special Olympics - which features athletes with intellectual or learning disabilities competing across a range of sports and disciplines. This year's event will be the biggest yet - with 7,500 athletes from 200 nations. And it's the first time it will be held in the Middle East. We look at how founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver began the movement 50 years ago. Roger Verdi also known as Rajinder Singh Virdee has shared a football pitch with the legends, the greats of the game. Pele, George Best, Franz Beckenbauer, Sir Geoff Hurst, Bobby More, to name a few. He even changed his name to try to fit in.But finally he was forced to go to the US to salvage his career in the North American Super League. Sportshour finds out why. Meet the 10-year-old who's already beating adult competitors! The cool-as-they-come Sky Brown surfs, skateboards and dances, and could become the youngest ever summer Olympian for Great Britain if she appears in the Tokyo Games next year. Her mother is Japanese and her father is British, and this week she was named as part of Great Britain's skateboarding team. If that wasn't enough -- she has over 300,000 social media followers and was the youngest person ever to have a contract with sports company Nike. And could we see Ultimate Frisbee in the Olympic Games? Alex Matovu is an Ultimate Frisbee pioneer from Uganda and he tells us more about this exciting sport. Photo credit: The New Zealand flag flying at half mast in memory of those killed in the terror attacks in Christchurch (Getty Images)