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With an astonishingly long association with football and a pre-eminent women's team, the United States is a true footballing nation.

Sam Kerr is the emblematic figure of women's football in Australia, Mo Salah's EPL success has had a huge impact in Egypt, while the Champion's League is the supreme reward for a football club.

The CONCACAF region is rich and varied, and is dominated by Mexico.

Wayne Rooney is one of the greatest club players that the Premier League has known, but he did not end his career unscathed.

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who came first.

Welcome to Chill where we find ourselves first this week at the centre of the world of freeride, Verbier in Switzerland, where the legendary Bec Des Rosses puts the juniors of the Freeride World Tour to the test.

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who came first.

Derek Jeter's journey to become a Yankees icon, Shohei Ohtani has given LA many reasons to rejoice, Hank Aaron is the true holder of the home runs record and the emblematic Yankee Stadium.

In this edition of Sportswoman, it’s about the athletes who have gone from the status of challengers to that of champions.

Chill meets the girls of the Swatch Pro Tour in the south-west of France, the best riders and local talents in the freestyle section of the PKRA event in Mexico and the guys at the water skiing world cup in Australia.

Golfer John Daly is the "Wild Thing" of the fairways, Babe Ruth and Babe Dirikson encounter a trickster in a crazy golfing exhibition and Sergio Garcia's bad attitude.

We are looking at the icons of the Tour de France, notably Mark Cavendish, Cadel Evans, Chris Froome and the greatest of all of them, Eddy Merckx.

Sally Fitzgibbons takes us surfing in California. The South African Tatjana Schoenmaker makes waves at the Commonwealth Games.

In this episode of Tennis Stars, Fernando Verdaso leaves his imprint, tattoo madness invades the tennis courts, and Andre Agassi is not only a rebel - he also has a big heart.

Uruguay was the most important football nation at the beginning of the 20th century.

Eric Cantona of Manchester United sees red, France's Zinedine Zidane tackles the 2006 World Cup head on and the Uruguayan Luis Suarez takes a new mouthful in Brazil.

What do you have to do to become an icon of football? Find out with child prodigy Erling Haaland, the historic national team of Uruguay and Welsh star Gareth Bale.

Novak Djokovic is excluded from the 2022 Australian Open, the savage attack which scuppered the career of Monica Seles and the fall of Maria Sharapova.

Li Na, Ash Barty, Andy Murray and the Australian Open are all deserving of their status as tennis icons.

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who came first.

Chill travels to France to join some of the biggest names of female surfing for a day's relaxation. An inside look at the technique needed to perform at the highest level in kitesurfing. A meeting with Izuki Tanaka.

Australian tennis terrors Nick Kyrios and Bernard Tomic, American superbrat John McEnroe loses his cool and Andre Agassi falls to a historic low.

They are icons of the UFC, Jon Jones, Amanda Nunez, Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre.

Since Marta erupted on the football field, she has proved that she can do what the men do, and the Laureus World Sports Awards present some of the most inspiring athletes in the world….

In this episode of Tennis Stars, David Goffin shows himself to be an excellent player, an icon of the game gives his name to a tournament and Sania Mirza opens her own academy.

Which national side has been the best World Cup team of all time?

Report on the 10 best players in the World Cup.

Who is the greatest World Cup footballer of all time?

With an astonishingly long association with football and a pre-eminent women's team, the United States is a true footballing nation.

Sam Kerr is the emblematic figure of women's football in Australia, Mo Salah's EPL success has had a huge impact in Egypt, while the Champion's League is the supreme reward for a football club.

The CONCACAF region is rich and varied, and is dominated by Mexico.

Freddy the Nightmare Krueger is the uncontested legend of ski flying. Chill meets him to find out about his motivation and passion which impel him to seek perfection.

Jon Jones' vicious UFC game, boxing fraud sultan Don King and the loaded gloves of the Mexican Antonio Margarito.

Marco Reus, Dortmund's unshakeable leader, left a heritage going well beyond trophies.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

In this episode of Tennis Stars, we meet Ivo Karlović at the top of his game, Carla Suárez Navarro who is quietly climbing the world rankings and Rafael Nadal who keeps his relationship with his girlfriend very secret.

Australian tennis terrors Nick Kyrios and Bernard Tomic, American superbrat John McEnroe loses his cool and Andre Agassi falls to a historic low.

It's about tennis icons, notably Rod Laver, Steffi Graf, the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, as well as the US Open.

The Wimbledon 2008 men's final is considered as the greatest of all time… Roland Garros is an emblematic place…. Naomi Osaka is a citizen of world tennis while Novak Djokovic has made history in Australia.

In 2013, Oracle Team USA defended the Americas Cup with the greatest turnaround in the history of the sport.

The eight year suspension for doping of swimmer Sun Yang, the USA's Ryan Lochte is unmasked in Rio and the Australian Dawn Fraser hunts for memories at Tokyo 1964.

Led by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, the US women's Olympic basketball team remains invincible.

Tomorrow's kitesurfing champions head to Spain for the PKRA Juniors and we hang out with female longboarder Darcy Liu who is promoting the sport in her native China.

Controversy engulfed the women's 3,000 metre race at Los Angeles 1984, the other side of South African athletic star Oscar Pistorius and the swindler who introduced themselves at the 1980 Boston marathon.

Gifted with an abundance of talent, Vinicius Junior has improved his footballing IQ to instantaneously become of the best players in the world.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we deal with athletes who have never given up.

With tournaments in all four corners of the world throughout the year, the world of tennis never sleeps. Between grand slams, red carpets and sponsorship campaigns, the players have their work cut out.

Simone Biles is the most decorated American gymnast and, despite the scandal surrounding the doctor Larry Nasser and US team, she is determined to contest the Tokyo Olympic Games.

In this episode, more on Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka shares the reasons for her success and we look at the women behind Andy Murray. Serena Williams sets New York Fashion Week on fire while Roger Federer comes to the aid of deprived children in Africa.

Australian tennis terrors Nick Kyrios and Bernard Tomic, American superbrat John McEnroe loses his cool and Andre Agassi falls to a historic low.

It's about tennis icons, notably Rod Laver, Steffi Graf, the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, as well as the US Open.

The Wimbledon 2008 men's final is considered as the greatest of all time… Roland Garros is an emblematic place…. Naomi Osaka is a citizen of world tennis while Novak Djokovic has made history in Australia.

In 2013, Oracle Team USA defended the Americas Cup with the greatest turnaround in the history of the sport.

The eight year suspension for doping of swimmer Sun Yang, the USA's Ryan Lochte is unmasked in Rio and the Australian Dawn Fraser hunts for memories at Tokyo 1964.

Led by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, the US women's Olympic basketball team remains invincible.

The four years Thiago Silva spent in England strengthened his status as a great player.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we look at the athletes with the most desire.

Jarrad Howse takes Chill to the hidden surf destination of Tofino in Canada. Cold, humid and windy, but better still, a sublime surf! We meet the Pro's of the Cold Water Classic.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

It's a festival of emblematic champions, like manager Pep Guardiola, Celtic, winner of the 1967 European Cup, FIFA's Confederations Cup and the great French club, PSG.

In this edition of Sportswoman, the athletes who have become models to follow.

We head to Western Australia to meet the legend of water ski flying, Freddy Krueger. Style, elegance and heated competition come together in China, where we observe some of the best longboard professionals.

The mystery of Shergar, the greatest Derby winner, abducted and never found.

It's about icons of motor sport, like motorcycling legend Giacomo Agostini, freewheeling driver Danica Patrick, world rally driver Sébastien Loeb and the Dakar rally.

Laura Trott has won more medals than any British athlete, and she has won the heart of her Olympic champion colleague Jason Kenny.

In this episode of Tennis Stars, we see double with the Plíšková sisters, Roberto Bautista Agut reaches the top of the rankings, and Serena Williams bounces back in the world of fashion.

Today, the status of women's sport is the fruit of a poignant history. US basketball player Caitlin Clark is now constructing her own historic trajectory.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we deal with athletes who have never given up.

Led by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, the US women's Olympic basketball team remains invincible.

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are all icons of modern tennis.

Two stars of Australian tennis meet on their native soil, Australian cyclist Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France and the collision which started everything for Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

This week on CHILL we look at one of the best boardsports in the world, on the water with Harley Clifford. And we witness kitesurfing at its elite level with the Spaniard Liam Whaley and others.

The scandal of the figure skating judges at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

With a bat and a ball, the West Indies cricket team, the 1983 World Cup Final, the ball of the century from Shane Warne and the Ashes are all… emblematic.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we pay homage to glorious athletes.

In this episode of Tennis Stars - Nicolas Mahut's fight, the impressive comeback of Del Potro, Kuznetsova takes drastic measures, and step onto the red carpet of the WTA finals.

Australian tennis terrors Nick Kyrios and Bernard Tomic, American superbrat John McEnroe loses his cool and Andre Agassi falls to a historic low.

It's about tennis icons, notably Rod Laver, Steffi Graf, the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, as well as the US Open.

The Wimbledon 2008 men's final is considered as the greatest of all time… Roland Garros is an emblematic place…. Naomi Osaka is a citizen of world tennis while Novak Djokovic has made history in Australia.

In 2013, Oracle Team USA defended the Americas Cup with the greatest turnaround in the history of the sport.

The eight year suspension for doping of swimmer Sun Yang, the USA's Ryan Lochte is unmasked in Rio and the Australian Dawn Fraser hunts for memories at Tokyo 1964.

Led by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, the US women's Olympic basketball team remains invincible.

This week, Chill invites itself to winter sports. We go to Niagara Falls, in Canada, where the first leg of the Crashed Ice Tour takes place.

How Hansie Cronje destroyed his reputation and harmed cricket.

It's about tennis icons, notably Rod Laver, Steffi Graf, the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, as well as the US Open.

The parachutist Amy Chmelecki inspires women around the world to break records. The Dutch Olympic champions Sanne Weavers and Sharon van Rouwendal shine with a thousand lights in Rio.

In this episode of Tennis Stars, Dominika Cibulková is at the top of the women's game, how Boris Becker inspired Novak Djokovic and why Grigor Dimitrov is more than just a pretty face.

With teams functioning with colossal budgets, high stakes sponsoring contracts, media rights worth hundreds of millions and a technological innovation in constant evolution, F1 is a perfect machine.

How has F1 influenced the car industry in the course of time? What role does it play in the current car landscape in rapid evolution? And while the world evolves towards electrification, what future does this relationship have?

How has F1 reacted faced with the omnipresent danger in this sport? What practices have been put in place to reduce the risks drivers will face in the future?

For decades, F1 has been an elite competition where technology and performance are pushed to the limits of the possible. But the biggest challenge facing F1 now is becoming sustainable.

We examine the design of the world's best F1 circuits, from design to realisation. And the numerous factors to be taken into account during the construction of a circuit.

We explore just what it takes to succeed as a woman in the world of Formula 1. And what challenges arise on the road for women to become world champions.

Chill takes on the difficult task of being a judge of the Freeride World Tour. The Crashed Ice Series brings the Ice Cross descent right in the middle of St Paul in Minnesota.

The decision which robbed Lewis Hamilton of the F1 2021 world championship.

Michelle Payne and her victory in the2015 Melbourne Cup, Secretariat, Shergar and Frankel, all in the running for the title of horse racing icons.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we look at athletes who have considered setbacks as well as challenges.

In this episode of Tennis Stars: the formerly successful duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, pride of Poland Agnieszka Radwanska, the showman Gael Monfils and Mansour Bahrami playing the clown.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we look at athletes who have changed the game.

In this episode, Barbora Strýcová fights to stay at the top, Stan Wawrinka begins a career relatively late and some reign over the ATP longer than others.

With teams functioning with colossal budgets, high stakes sponsoring contracts, media rights worth hundreds of millions and a technological innovation in constant evolution, F1 is a perfect machine.

How has F1 influenced the car industry in the course of time? What role does it play in the current car landscape in rapid evolution? And while the world evolves towards electrification, what future does this relationship have?

How has F1 reacted faced with the omnipresent danger in this sport? What practices have been put in place to reduce the risks drivers will face in the future?

For decades, F1 has been an elite competition where technology and performance are pushed to the limits of the possible. But the biggest challenge facing F1 now is becoming sustainable.

We examine the design of the world's best F1 circuits, from design to realisation. And the numerous factors to be taken into account during the construction of a circuit.

We explore just what it takes to succeed as a woman in the world of Formula 1. And what challenges arise on the road for women to become world champions.

They are the icons of the winter games, notably female skier Mikaela Shiffrin, ice skater Tonya Harding, Britain's Eddie the Eagle and the miraculous United States ice hockey team.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we look at athletes who overcame challenges to find glory.

Chill presents spectacular action from Chamonix in France, the cradle of European freestyle in the high mountains. Landgraf, in Holland, organises the last leg of the Crashed Ice World Tour and Freeski Big Air from Zurich's Lakeside.

Australian tennis terrors Nick Kyrios and Bernard Tomic, American superbrat John McEnroe loses his cool and Andre Agassi falls to a historic low.

The Wimbledon 2008 men's final is considered as the greatest of all time… Roland Garros is an emblematic place…. Naomi Osaka is a citizen of world tennis while Novak Djokovic has made history in Australia.

This edition of Sportswoman is devoted to the athletes who have dominated their sport.

Chlll joins some of the best free skiers on some of the most difficult terrains of the planet. And in Leysin, it's the five star snowboard event, the legendary Nescafe Champs.

The greatest Olympic cheating and the biggest injustice of Olympic boxing.

Ferrari is the best known F1 brand in the world, Lewis Hamilton is an icon of F1, just like the Monaco circuit, while Seb Vettel's year 2013 was a super season for F1.

In this edition of Sportswoman, it’s about the women who have experienced triumphant success.

In this episode of Tennis Stars, Simona Halep perseveres, Roger Federer continues to build his legacy and we check out the most iconic couples in the game.

American gymnast Simone Biles faces up to the disappointments and dissimulations of Larry Nassar, and Tonya Harding harms her greatest rival in ice skating.

The organiser of the 1976 German GP, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost meet in Japan and Renault puts its life in play under the spotlight.

Dennis Rodman gives a kick, Steph Curry is the spokesperson for madness, Metta World Peace shows malice and the live and crimes of Allen Iverson.

David Beckham's red card at the 1996 World Cup, Sepp Blatter and FIFA corruption, and Argentine football club Boca Junior cross enemy territory by bus.

Golfer John Daly is the "Wild Thing" of the fairways, Babe Ruth and Babe Dirikson encounter a trickster in a crazy golfing exhibition and Sergio Garcia's bad attitude.

Australian tennis terrors Nick Kyrios and Bernard Tomic, American superbrat John McEnroe loses his cool and Andre Agassi falls to a historic low.

Some incredible action in the Swiss Alps: first stage, the station of Leysin where the best snowboarders of the planet square up for the Nescafe Champs. And Engadin Snow is a festival in Switzerland like no other.

Lance Armstrong was a hero to millions of people, overcoming adversity to dominate cycling, but his success was built on doping and a culture of fear.

Shark attacks have affected the life of professional surfers Bethany Hamilton and Mick Fanning, while Kelly Slater is the undisputed GOAT and Stephanie Gilmore shocked the world in 2022…

Venus Williams evokes a life well lived and the tennis champions pay tribute to her.

The superstars of tennis raise great interest all around the world. Tennis Stars explores the world of these celebrities.

Today, the status of women's sport is the fruit of a poignant history. US basketball player Caitlin Clark is now constructing her own historic trajectory.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we deal with athletes who have never given up.

Led by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, the US women's Olympic basketball team remains invincible.

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are all icons of modern tennis.

Two stars of Australian tennis meet on their native soil, Australian cyclist Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France and the collision which started everything for Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

Chill goes to Kirkwood, in California, for the snowboard during the fourth leg of the Freeside World Tour. Then, Lenzerheide, in Switzerland, puts the stars of the world cup to the test with a combination of Super G, Slalom, Downhill and Giant Slalom.

The liaisons, the addictions and the run-ins with the law. Tiger Woods and his tangles with justice.

The hour of glory for Lebron James could be the return to the 2016 NBA finals, Steph Curry has been an NBA gamechanger, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi form a deathly duo and Gregg Popovich is the best NBA winner of all time.

In this edition of Sportswoman, it’s about the athletes who have gone from the status of challengers to that of champions.

In this episode of Tennis Stars, Richard Gasquet honours his reputation, Johanna Konta imposes herself, and Roger Federer is a fashion trendsetter.

No F1 driver has dominated the motor racing scene like Michael Schumacher, who won five consecutive world titles starting from 2000.

From 2003 onwards, Roger Federer has dominated men's tennis like no other player in history, participating notably in a record of 10 consecutive grand slam finals.

In 2012, Lionel Messi marked 12 months of the most dominant goals in the history of football.

In 2016, Lebron James and his Cavs made history by taking the NBA titles after having been 3-1 behind the Warriors.

The Spaniard Mac Marquez shook MotoGP up from 2013 onwards, winning six of the seven world titles in the Premier Class category.

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert maintained a unique rivalry on and off the court through the 1970s and 1980s.

Chill meets freeskier Drew Tabke to talk about the important business of choosing the best line. Afterwards Chill goes to Kirkwood in the USA for the Freerie World Tour and finally to the mobile snow piste in Austria.

The final of the men's 100 metres in Seoul in 1988 was not just the dirtiest in history… it stained this emblematic race for years to come.

The Olympic 100 metres is the flagship event of the Games, Usain Bolt carried off the gold medal, Sally Pearson shocked the world and Iten, in Kenya, is the training camp among the clouds.

Sally Fitzgibbons takes us surfing in California. The South African Tatjana Schoenmaker makes waves at the Commonwealth Games.

In this episode of Tennis Stars meet Dustin Brown, always equal to himself, Angelique Kerber fights to stay at the top, and the tennis stars with rapidly growing bank accounts.

Since Marta erupted on the football field, she has proved that she can do what the men do, and the Laureus World Sports Awards present some of the most inspiring athletes in the world….

In this episode of Tennis Stars, meet Andy Murray who has been the biggest British tennis star for a whole generation, Madison Keys who carries the US flag proudly and the winning duo Roger and Mirka Federer.

No F1 driver has dominated the motor racing scene like Michael Schumacher, who won five consecutive world titles starting from 2000.

From 2003 onwards, Roger Federer has dominated men's tennis like no other player in history, participating notably in a record of 10 consecutive grand slam finals.

In 2012, Lionel Messi marked 12 months of the most dominant goals in the history of football.

In 2016, Lebron James and his Cavs made history by taking the NBA titles after having been 3-1 behind the Warriors.

The Spaniard Mac Marquez shook MotoGP up from 2013 onwards, winning six of the seven world titles in the Premier Class category.

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert maintained a unique rivalry on and off the court through the 1970s and 1980s.

Chad le Clos shocked the world, Michael Phelps proved that he was the greatest Olympic athlete, while swimsuits changed swimming and Katie Ledecky could simply not be beaten.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

Chill goes to the Cardrona Mountain station in New Zealand for the Burton High Fives, a unique event highlighting some of the best slopestyle and halfpipe riders in the world who face each other on and off the piste.