Sportshour

CRACKING DOWN ON FOOTBALL The civil unrest and government crackdowns in Nicaragua, which led to the cancellation of the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in the country is continuing to affect the sport in Nicaragua. In a country where almost 30 per cent of girls are pregnant before the age of 18, and around half never go to secondary school, Soccer Without borders helped to break certain norms in a male-dominated society. But that work has been severely curtailed.RED STAR RISING Red Star Belgrade were the last club to win football's European Cup when it was a knockout competition. But until this season, they'd not qualified for the Champions League. We explore the fall and rise again of Serbia's most famous football club, ahead of their first group stage match at home to Napoli on Tuesday. SKATEBOARDING TO SAFETY Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo in two years time. And with the support of one of South Africa's top competitors, Jean-Marc Johannes, the sport is helping keep Cape Town