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  1. 18/04/2026 GMT

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there

  2. 11/04/2026 GMT

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there

  3. Sporting Witness

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there

  4. Sporting Witness

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there

  5. The Czech Republic at Euro 96

    The unfancied Czech Republic's remarkable run in Euro 96

  6. The first Women’s Six Nations Rugby Championship

    In 2002, the first Women’s Six Nations Rugby Championship was played

  7. The English samurai

    In 1977, Michael Jay is the first foreigner in 1000 years to take part in the Soma Nomaoi

  8. Emil Zatopek at the Helsinki Olympics

    In 1952, at the Summer Olympics, the Czechoslovak army officer won three gold medals

  9. The X Games

    In 1995, the first ever Extreme Games featuring sports like BMXing took place

  10. The split in darts

    The story of a feud in the game of darts in 1993

  11. Sibling success on the slopes

    The Croatian siblings who made history at the 2003 Alpine Ski World Cup

  12. Playing rugby during Syria’s civil war

    How rugby union thrived during Syria's civil war

  13. India’s 1948 hockey gold medal

    In 1948, newly independent India won gold in the hockey final at the Olympic Games

  14. Senna’s first Formula 1 win

    In 1985, Ayrton Senna won his first Formula 1 race in torrential rain

  15. The Nasa swimsuit that rocked the 2008 Olympics

    The swimsuit was worn to break 23 records in the Olympic pool before it was banned

  16. Football's Next Star

    In 2009, a TV show earned Ben Greenhalgh a contract at Italian Champions Inter Milan

  17. ProZone: football's data revolution

    In the 1990s, Ramm Mylvaganam came up with an idea that would revolutionise football

  18. A Cold War hockey match

    In 1961, after the Berlin wall went up, Scotland’s women’s hockey team faced West Germany

  19. Afghanistan’s international ski scene

    How the mountains of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan became a skiing hub

  20. Nigeria at the first Women’s World Cup

    In 1991, Nigeria became the first team from Africa to play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup

  21. The Premier League’s first female photographer

    Magi Haroun was the first female photographer in the Premier League

  22. 2005 Ashes: Pratt runs out Ponting

    Substitute fielder Gary Pratt runs out Australian captain Ricky Ponting

  23. Malice at the Palace

    How a NBA game spiralled into one of the most infamous brawls in sport's history.

  24. Colonel Gaddafi’s son plays in Italy’s top football league

    Italian top-flight side Perugia made the unusual signing of Al-Saadi Gaddafi in 2003

  25. The race that stops a nation

    Michelle Payne describes being the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup

  26. Sofia Mulanovich’s first world surfing championship win

    Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich became the first South American to win a world surfing title

  27. Mira Rai: Child soldier to sky runner

    Mira Rai served in the Nepalese civil war as a teenager before becoming a sky runner

  28. When Greg Louganis hit his head on a diving board

    At the Seoul 1988 Olympics, the US diver hit his head while attempting a reverse 2½ pike

  29. The first Esports tournament

    In 1972, the first ever Esports tournament was held at California's Stanford University

  30. Between two giants: Thrilla in Manila’s referee

    Carlos Padilla on refereeing Ali v Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila fight 50 years ago

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