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The Tale of Two Showdowns

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Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury go into the fight unbeaten in their combined 67 professional bouts in a fight expected to be watched by millions across the US and the world. After a heated press conference, all the talk will be decided when the two men enter the ring in the early hours of Sunday morning. Could this fight really be the start of something special? How will Wilder fare in his biggest test to date while Fury’s comeback trail has been widely applauded by many, including Frank Bruno. We get an insight from the former world heavyweight boxing champion on Sunday’s showdown and how Bruno himself has struggled with mental health problems.

At the age of 19, Vivian Stancil was told she had a rare condition called retinitis pigmentosa which leads to vision loss. By the age of 50, Vivian was told by doctors that she was going to die as her health worsened with her weight shooting up to 319 pounds. That is when she decided to take up swimming - which effectively saved her life. The 71 year old explained to Caroline how she overcame cultural barriers and how this kick-started her journey to compete at the National Senior Games where she has won over 200 medals.

It took Magnus Carlsen 20 days and over 50 hours of play to retain his world chess title against Fabiano Caruana from America. For the first time in its official 132 year history, the title match was decided by a tiebreak. We hear from the King of Chess, Magnus Carlsen on what this title means to him and Chilean songwriter Juga Di Prima expresses her love for the game through music – we dive deeper into the meanings behind all the pieces on a chess board and Juga explains what we can all learn from playing chess.

Have you heard of SpeedGolf? It involves running and playing golf at the same time. It was first played in 1979. It's essentially a faster more athletic format of golf. Mikko Rantanen is also known as the Flying Finn who is the fastest golfer on this planet after beating New Zealand's Jamie Reid at the recent World Championship. He's been telling Caroline how he first got into the sport and he’s even urging Usain Bolt to have a go!

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The Tale of Two Showdowns

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Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury go into the fight unbeaten in their combined 67 professional bouts in a fight expected to be watched by millions across the US and the world. After a heated press conference, all the talk will be decided when the two men enter the ring in the early hours of Sunday morning. Could this fight really be the start of something special? How will Wilder fare in his biggest test to date while Fury’s comeback trail has been widely applauded by many, including Frank Bruno. We get an insight from the former world heavyweight boxing champion on Sunday’s showdown and how Bruno himself has struggled with mental health problems.

At the age of 19, Vivian Stancil was told she had a rare condition called retinitis pigmentosa which leads to vision loss. By the age of 50, Vivian was told by doctors that she was going to die as her health worsened with her weight shooting up to 319 pounds. That is when she decided to take up swimming - which effectively saved her life. The 71 year old explained to Caroline how she overcame cultural barriers and how this kick-started her journey to compete at the National Senior Games where she has won over 200 medals.

It took Magnus Carlsen 20 days and over 50 hours of play to retain his world chess title against Fabiano Caruana from America. For the first time in its official 132 year history, the title match was decided by a tiebreak. We hear from the King of Chess, Magnus Carlsen on what this title means to him and Chilean songwriter Juga Di Prima expresses her love for the game through music – we dive deeper into the meanings behind all the pieces on a chess board and Juga explains what we can all learn from playing chess.

Have you heard of SpeedGolf? It involves running and playing golf at the same time. It was first played in 1979. It's essentially a faster more athletic format of golf. Mikko Rantanen is also known as the Flying Finn who is the fastest golfer on this planet after beating New Zealand's Jamie Reid at the recent World Championship. He's been telling Caroline how he first got into the sport and he’s even urging Usain Bolt to have a go!

Picture - Fury and Wilder (Getty Images)

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