News
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958 Read more
now playing
Algeria's Revolutionary Football Team
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958
Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
Brandi Chastain: It's Not About the Bra
The American footballer who won the World Cup, then tore off her shirt to reveal her bra.
The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!
How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.
Red Card for Zidane
The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.
Peru Stadium Riot
In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.
Barry McGuigan unites Ireland
How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.
Michael Chang wins the French Open
The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
The Maracanazo: Brazil v Uruguay 1950
How Brazil was traumatised by losing the World Cup the last time it was played there
Andres Escobar
The Colombian defender murdered after scoring an own goal at the World Cup in 1994
South Korea wow the World Cup
How South Korea beat some of the top teams in Europe in 2002 thanks to home .
Argentina at World Cup 78
How Argentina won its first World Cup when hosting the tournament under military rule.
The Magical Magyars
How Hungary's footballers hammered mighty England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.
Eddy Merckx: The Fall of 'The Cannibal'
In 1975, the great Tour de rider lost the race after being punched by a spectator
The Boycott Games
The last time the Commonwealth Games were in Scotland many African nations boycotted them
Milkha Singh - The Flying Sikh
The remarkable life-story of the first Indian runner to win a Commonwealth Games gold.
Fastnet Yacht Disaster
In 1979, a freak storm hit a prestigious ocean race in the Irish Sea, killing 18 people.
The Creation of Ironman
How the most extreme form of triathlon was invented in Hawaii in 1978
The Grateful Dead Makes Lithuanian Basketball Bronze Possible
Funded partly by the US rock band the new independent nation beat the former Soviet Union
The First Special Olympics
How the first games for athletes with intellectual disabilities was organised in 1968
The D'Oliveira Affair
How the batsman sparked a row leading to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa
The Auld Enemy: Scotland v England
How Scotland's footballers triumphed over the English at Wembley in 1967
Ben Johnson
The Canadian sprinter disqualified for doping at the 1988 Olympics
Ryder Cup - The War by the Shore
The bitter clash between the best golfers from the USA and Europe in 1991
India's Hockey Gold
In 1948 at the 'austerity' Olympics, newly independent India won gold on the hockey pitch
British Lions in Apartheid South Africa
In 1974 the British Lions made a famous and controversial rugby tour of South Africa.
The Curse of the Bambino
How a misfield in the 1986 World Series convinced Boston Red Sox fans they were cursed.
John Surtees - Motorsport Legend
Memories of the only man to win the world championship in Formula 1 and motorcycle racing
The Three Degrees
How three black players revolutionised English football in the 1970s.
Racing the Stasi
in 1964, East German cyclist, Dieter Wiedemann, defected for love and the Tour de
