John Surtees - Motorsport Legend

Memories of the only man to win the world championship in Formula 1 and motorcycle racing

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The Three Degrees

How three black players revolutionised English football in the 1970s.

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Racing the Stasi

in 1964, East German cyclist, Dieter Wiedemann, defected for love and the Tour de France

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Pele joins the New York Cosmos

Clive Toye's account of Pele's shock move to a US soccer team in 1975

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Tegla Loroupe wins NY Marathon

How Tegla Loroupe became the first African woman to win a major marathon

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The Dumptruck - King of Sumo

How a Hawaiian-born wrestler stormed the traditional world of Japanese Sumo in the 1980s

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Pakistan's First Women Cricketers

The two Karachi women who blazed a trail for women's cricket.

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Signing Michael Jordan

How the Chicago Bulls managed to pick the basketball legend in the 1984 NBA draft.

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Wimbledon Pioneers

The women's doubles partnership who broke new ground for Jewish and Black players

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The Indomitable Lions

How Cameroon shocked Maradona's Argentina at the 1990 World Cup

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FA Cup Giantkillers

How tiny Hereford United won a famous FA Cup victory over Newcastle in 1972

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The Harlem Globetrotters in the Soviet Union

How the American showmen won over basketball fans in Moscow during the Cold War

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South Africa win the Africa Cup of Nations

How a football victory in 1996 helped South Africa heal the wounds of Apartheid

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Skating's Battle of the Brians

The 1988 Winter Olympic showdown between American Brian Boitano and Canadian Brian Orser

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The Ice Bowl

How the coldest game in American Football made the reputation of the Green Bay Packers

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The Black Stars of Ghana

How the Ghanaian football team won a famous Africa Cup of Nations victory in 1965

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Surfing Mavericks

The Californian who pioneered one of the most famous surfing breaks in the world in 1975

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Beryl Burton - The Yorkshire Dynamo

The story of one of the best woman cyclists of all time and a record that still stands.

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Boat Race Mutiny

In 1987, a group of Oxford University rowers led a famous rebellion against their coach.

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Socceroos in Vietnam

How Australia's footballers won their first international tournament in Saigon in 1967.

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Barry Sheene Crashes

The playboy British motorcyclist who suffered the fastest crash in motorcycling history

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India's World Cup Cricket Triumph

The unexpected victory at Lord's in 1983 which put Indian one-day cricket on the map

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Rwanda v Uganda: The Match that Made History

The historic Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between footballing rivals Uganda and Rwanda

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Black Golfer at the Masters

In 1975, Lee Elder became the first African-American to play the prestigious tournament

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Yale Women Rowers Protest

In 1976, the Yale rowing team stripped naked to demand equal treatment for women's sport

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Judit Polgar - Chess Prodigy

How the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.

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Alberto Juantorena: Cuba's 'White Lightning'

The Cuban runner who won a unique double at the 1976 Olympics and became a national hero

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The Petty Family: Kings of Nascar

How tragedy struck one of the most famous dynasties in American motor sport

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Tito and Yugoslav Football

How the death of the Yugoslav dictator made fans and players cry at a top game in 1980.

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Haile Gebrselassie

The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.

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