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The final episode of The Ticket takes a broad look at the future - of the Olympics, of Australia's place in the world game of football, of the rise and growing power of the athletes' voice and of Oscar Pistorius - a former icon of Paralympic sport who is soon to be released from jail after serving his sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Sport's role in a turbulent world - how the Palestinian men's team represents more than football, the role of dialogue in trying to find peace, India's influence at the ICC and its adhoc approach to membership, plus is sport for refugees authentic or an exercise in celebrity humanitarianism?

Women compete, women win but when it comes to High Performance coaching in Australia, less than ten percent are female. The AIS has a plan to turn that around between Paris 2024 and Brisbane 2032. Plus, FIFA's new online safeguarding course that might be valuable for all sports from grassroots to elite.

The Paris Olympic organisers have been told by Tahiti locals at the reef break where surfing will be contested that a planned judging tower is a threat to the ecosystem, unnecessary and non-negotiable, plus Afghanistan cricket's challenge, the place of women's football in Iran, and the rise of PNG rugby league.

Members of Australia's ping-pong diplomacy team from the 1970s, who helped paved the way for diplomatic relations between Australia and China, are returning to Beijing this week marking 50 years since Australia's first embassy in China was opened, plus the role of diplomacy in Australian sport, and the emergence of AI in global sports integrity investigations

As the humanitarian crisis continues with the Israel-Gaza war, we go in search of those who use sport as a tool for peace and speak to others who measure their success.

A small country of big thinkers, Denmark influences sport in many ways - from applying political pressure on non-democratic nations hosting big events, to anti-doping research, and even providing a home away from home for a former Matildas captain.

The Matildas' history making, record breaking World Cup ends with a 2-0 defeat to Sweden in the 3rd place play-off, while England and Spain duel to lift the trophy for the first time.

Once the whistle blows ending the final of the FIFA World Cup between Spain and England, what’s in store for the women’s game - the Australian government has already promised a $200 million investment in women’s sports in Australia, and the FIFA president says it's time for stakeholders to step up.

The Matildas are determined to end their World Cup campaign on a high, when they take on Sweden in the 3rd place play-off, while two-time World Cup winning coach Jill Ellis reflects on the tournament's success.

England has continued its charge at the World Cup, beating Australia 3-1 to earn a place in the final against Spain. Now the Matildas turn their attention to Sweden for the 3rd place play-off.

Spain locks in a place in the finals, whilst England and Australia battle for the final spot tonight.