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Kenya's World Cup cricket fairytale
In 2003, Kenya stunned cricket by reaching the World Cup semi-final.
Japan's women footballers lift the nation
In 2011, winning the soccer World Cup lifted Japan's morale after the Fukushima disaster.
Tony Hawk, skateboard king
How mastering a virtually impossible trick made the US skateboarder a household name.
's 'Golden Goal' heroine
In 2003, Nia Künzer's extra-time header won its first women's football World Cup
USA wins the first Women's World Cup
Carin Jennings-Gabarra recalls her part in America's 1991 World Cup win
Little Mo, tennis great
Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win a tennis Grand Slam in 1953
The football war
The World Cup qualifiers that preceded a brief but bloody conflict in Central America
The closest Tour de ever
How American Greg Lemond won cycling's biggest race by just 8 seconds in 1989.
Shane Warne and the 'Ball of the Century'
In 1993, the Aussie spinner made his Ashes debut with the delivery that made his name
Football glory unites Iraq
In 2007, Iraq won the Asian Cup sparking wild celebrations across the war-torn country.
David Steele: 'The bank clerk who went to war'
In 1975, the veteran cricketer became an unlikely English hero in the Ashes series
Ryneldi Becenti - Native American basketball star
The inspiring story of how a player from a Navajo reservation made it to the women's NBA.
The Queen of Mont Blanc
How Britain's Lizzy Hawker won the top race in mountain-running a record five times.
The pole-vaulter who insulted the Soviet Union
In 1980, Poland's Władysław Kozakiewicz won Olympic gold, then insulted the Moscow crowd
Eamonn Coghlan and the four-minute mile at forty
How the Irish runner came out of retirement to achieve a milestone for older runners.
The world's longest horse race
In 2009 the first ever Mongol Derby was raced across the Mongolian Steppe.
Western Samoa stun Wales
In 1991, the team from the South Pacific shocked Wales in the Rugby World Cup.
India's long jump queen
How Anju Bobby George won India's first ever World Athletics Championship medal in 2003.
Muhammad Ali: The 'Last Hurrah'
In 1980 the boxing legend came out of retirement for a last shot at a world title aged 38
The policeman who won the Rugby World Cup
How a London-born policeman ended up featuring in an all-conquering New Zealand team.
Chester Williams - South Africa's black rugby hero
The story of the only black player in the Springboks' World Cup winning team in 1995.
New York Marathon women's protest
How six women runners staged a sit-down to demand equality for female athletes in 1972.
The death of Robert Enke
The German goalkeeper who killed himself in November 2009, shocking the football world.
Magic Johnson and HIV
In November 1991 the basketball legend stunned America by announcing he was HIV positive.
The Blind Cricket World Cup
In 1998, India hosted the first international tournament for blind cricketers.
Nigeria's 'Superfalcons' wow the Women's World Cup
How the Nigerian team put women's football on the map in Africa in 1999
The Cold War's strangest sport
How international Morse code competitions became popular behind the Iron Curtain.
Arunima Sinha - Indian Mountain Climber
The incredible story of the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest
The shot heard around the world
How a wonder goal took the US to the football World Cup for the first time in decades
The BBC's first female football reporter
In 1969, Mary Raine became the first woman to report on football for the BBC.
Wrexham's FA Cup giant-killing
In January 1992, the small Welsh club beat reigning English champions Arsenal.
