LIVE: Pakistan Cricket Team Mistaken For Asylum Seekers In England | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

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It is tough being a Pakistani cricketer in England right now. After the senior team’s ugly performance in Tests, the Under-19 team was mistaken for asylum seekers during protests in Portsmouth. But that bizarre incident is only part of a much bigger story around Pakistan sport, with its cricket team struggling on the field and athletes from different sports choosing not to return home after overseas competitions. Rupha Ramani looks at why Pakistan's sporting crisis is becoming impossible to ignore. Women are achieving more than ever in sport, but the fight for basic respect is far from over. Spain has launched a fertility programme to support its women footballers, while Chelsea have introduced fertility support for their players. Yet the progress sits alongside the shadow of the Luis Rubiales-Jenni Hermoso scandal and the recent controversy involving South Korean football legend Ji So-yun. Rupha Ramani looks at the contradictions still in women's sport. Also on the show is Nepal. In

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