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Jana Novotna - Wimbledon Heroine
How the late Czech tennis player went from weeping loser to popular Wimbledon winner.
Lopez Lomong - From "Lost Boy" To The Olympics
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
The Bosman Ruling Revolutionises Football
How a Belgian footballer won a court ruling that transformed the transfer market.
Colonel Gaddafi's Ice Hockey Team
How the Libyan dictator sponsored a failing German ice hockey team in the 1980s.
The Sydney to Hobart Yachting Disaster
Hurricane force storms led to 6 deaths and 50 sailors airlifted in a daring sea rescue.
Donald Campbell and Bluebird
The record-breaking British driver who was killed in a jet-boat accident in 1967.
Declan Murphy: The Jockey who Came Back from the Dead
The Irish rider who made an emotional comeback after serious brain damage in a fall
Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick
How the French forward shocked football by attacking an opposition fan in 1995.
Arsene Wenger On Discovering George Weah
How the Arsenal manager discovered the footballer who became President of Liberia.
Alone On Everest
How British mountaineer Stephen Venables spent a lonely night on top of the world.
Table Tennis Unites Korea
How North and South Korea fielded a united Ping Pong team and won the world championship.
Olympic Luge Death
At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a young luge athlete from Georgia was killed in training.
Franz Klammer
How the legendary Austrian skier took gold in a great race at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
The 'Skategate' Scandal in Ice-Skating
How a judging controversy dominated the headlines at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Sri Lanka's Cricket Triumph
How Sri Lanka's surprise victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup sparked wild celebrations.
Willie O'Ree: The First Black NHL Player
In 1958 Canadian Willie O'Ree broke the colour barrier in the National Hockey League
'The Witches of the Orient' - Japan's Volleyball Heroines
The women's team who won a legendary victory for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964
Mansour Bahrami - The Great Entertainer of Tennis
The Iranian whose showmanship made him one of the most popular players in tennis.
Filbert Bayi - Gold For Tanzania!
How the 1500-metre runner won a famous race at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
Jack Nicklaus' Final Triumph
How the "Golden Bear" won his last golfing major at the 1986 Masters - aged 46.
Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport
The wheelchair racer on how the Commonwealth Games combined able-bodied and parasport.
Jim Clark - Formula One Legend
The Scottish racing driver regarded by many fans as one of the greatest of all time.
The Stabbing of Monica Seles
The world number one tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed on court in in 1993
Gino Bartali - The Cyclist Who Saved Jews From The Holocaust
How the Italian cycling champion helped save hundreds of lives during World War II.
East 's World Cup Moment
How the East Germans beat West in a famous Cold War victory in 1974.
Iran v the USA
The politically-charged showdown at the 1998 football World Cup between Iran and the US
Soviet Football's Aircrash Tragedy
How Uzbekistan's most popular team were wiped out in a plane crash in 1979.
The Battle of Santiago
How Chile and Italy squared off in the World Cup's most notorious match in 1962.
The World Cup's 'Greatest Save'
How English goalkeeper Gordon Banks made a wonder save from the legendary Pele in 1970
Senegal's Stunning World Cup Win Over in 2002
An insider's of the dramatic opening game of the 2002 World Cup
'Muggsy' Bogues - Shortest Player in the NBA
In June 1987, the Washington Bullets shocked basketball by g a 5ft 3 inches player
