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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.
The "Battle Of The Sexes" Tennis Match
In 1973, Billie-Jean King made tennis history by winning a challenge game against a man.
Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: Formula One's Greatest Rivalry
How the feud between two motor-racing giants spilled onto the track in 1989.
The Climbing Pioneer Who Conquered El Capitan
Lynn Hill was first to free-climb 'The Nose', 3,000ft of vertical granite wall
Kelly Kulick - Ten Pin Bowler
The first woman to compete at the same level as men in the professional game.
The First Ultimate Fighting Championship
How the fast-growing sport of mixed martial arts was launched in America in 1993.
Pam Reed: Winning Ultramarathons in Death Valley
The woman who beat all the men in the notorious Badwater Marathon in California
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.
