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John Surtees - Motorsport Legend
The only person to win world championships on motorbikes and in racing cars
Lucho Herrera - Colombian Tour de Hero
How a former gardener from the Colombian mountains won cycling's most famous climb.
Kirsty Coventry - how the new President of the International Olympic Committee won gold
How the new president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, won Olympic gold
The Rise and Fall of Parma Football Club
How a small Italian city enjoyed fleeting football glory before it was hit by scandal
Red Rum
The racehorse who became a legend in Britain for winning the Grand National three times.
Janet Guthrie - First Woman at the Indy 500
How the pioneering racing driver broke the gender barrier at America's top motor race
Simon Beresford – Marathon Runner with Down's Syndrome
The first person with Down's Syndrome to complete the London Marathon.
The Japanese Women's Football Team
How a World Cup win brought a boost to Japan after the huge earthquake in 2011.
Kerry Packer's Cricket Revolution
How the Australian tycoon brought big money, and controversy, into the sport in 1977.
The 5:19 Football Riot in China
How Chinese fans rioted in 1985 after losing a World Cup qualifier to Hong Kong
Chrissie Wellington - The Iron Lady
How the late-developing British triathlete came from nowhere to become the world's best.
Francis Chichester Sails the World
The British yachtsman who set records going round the globe single-handedly in 1967
Celtic's "Lions of Lisbon" win the European Cup
How the Glasgow team became the first in Britain to win the top prize in club football
Tibet's Football Team
How a retired Danish footballer formed the Tibetan national team in 2001.
Maradona's Failed Doping Test
How the Argentine superstar was expelled from the USA 1994 soccer World Cup.
The First Women's Cricket World Cup
Women players from England and the West Indies recall the inaugural tournament in 1973.
Fred Perry - Tennis Legend
The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s
Sheryl Swoopes - Queen of Basketball
The Olympic gold medallist who became one of the first stars of the women's NBA.
Boris Becker - Teenage Wimbledon King
How the unseeded German teenager became Wimbledon champion in 1985.
Eddy Merckx - Tour De Legend
Memories of the Belgian cyclist so feared he was known as "The Cannibal".
Pat Tillman - The American Football Hero Killed in Afghanistan
How a sports star turned military hero died in a controversial friendly fire incident.
John Daly - The "Wild Thing" of Golf
How the maverick golfer became a superstar overnight by winning the US PGA as a rookie.
Sergey Bubka - Pole Vault Legend
How the legendary Ukrainian athlete won his toughest World Championship in 1997.
Alison Hargreaves
Memories of the great British woman mountaineer killed in the Himalayas in August 1995.
The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors
How Canadian Lawrence Lemieux was hailed for his sportsmanship at the 1988 Olympics.
'Fast Freddie' Spencer - Motorcycling's Child Prodigy
The American motorbike rider who won his first world championship aged 21
Nawal El Moutawakel - Pioneer of Muslim Women's Athletics
How a Moroccan woman hurdler took victory at the 1984 Olympics and inspired a generation.
The Creation of Ironman
How one of the world's hardest endurance events was invented in Hawaii in 1978.
Chioma Ajunwa: Making Olympic History
How Nigerian athlete Chioma Ajunwa stunned the world at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996
O.J. Simpson Makes American Football History
How his 1973 season with the Buffalo Bills made O.J. Simpson a superstar.
Iranian Football's "Mr Hat-Trick"
How the Irish-born footballer, Eamon Zayed, became a folk hero in Iran.
