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One of the greatest basketball players in the history of the NBA, Kobe Bryant, was also one of the most competitive.

They are big. They are audacious. They are the stars of combat. Meet the biggest figures in combat sport in the ring and on the Web as well as in their personal lives.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

They are among the most emblematic images of sport. When Usain Bolt erupted onto the Olympic scene, when a Super Bowl was stolen and the Butler did it, when Wayne Rooney stupefied Sir Alex Ferguson.

Tammy Abraham has taken off to Roma, but in Spain, shares in Barcelona have reached a new low.

A coup mounted by a newspaper rolls the new England manager over, the fault linked to the Munich air disaster of 1958 and a curious K9 elucidates the case of the disappearance of the World Cup.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Sergio Aguero wins the title of champion of France and Aaron beats Babe's record.

Erling Haaland is ready to become the next star of football.

The desperate case of female US footballer Hope Solo, the Spanish football president learns a lesson and a Colombian footballer suffers the anger of his nation.

Kevin Durant entered history at the 2017 NBA finals, Kobe Bryant is an icon of NBA, while Russell Westbrook achieved the unthinkable and trained a super team in 2010 in Miami.

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

The TOP 20 is an exclusive collation of the news and the champions causing a buzz on planet sport!

Enthusiasm for sport is a key element in creating a link and a sense of belonging to one's favourite team.

Karen Minier – the wife of F1 champion David Coulthard – invites you to the heart of the most glamorous events! Meet the legends of basketball: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Lebron James!

One of the greatest basketball players in the history of the NBA, Kobe Bryant, was also one of the most competitive.

The heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has proved to everyone that he is at the top of his game, notably during his fight against Joseph Parker. Plus, the love story between UFC fighter Randy Couture and the actress Mindy Robinson, the surfers who take up combat sports and Amir Khan's partnership with his sworn enemy...

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Maradona's hand of God and the rivalry between Marquez and Pacquiao.

The heir to Andres Iniesta, Pedri is the future of Barcelona.

A case of mistaken identity proves fatal to a baseballing icon, the lies and deceptions of a New York Yankee and a Cincinnati legend's addiction to the game.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Some fans of Floyd Mayweather love him so much that they have sworn a lifelong devotion. Some other UFC fighters have experienced many defeats but remain adored by millions of fans. And the sprinter Usain Bolt is compared to the great boxer Muhammad Ali.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Canelo Alvarez and Mayweather, Torres' goal and Bannister's four minute mile.

Autumn in Bavaria only means one thing: Oktoberfest.

How golf, a sport founded on tradition and honour, became bogged down in acrimony.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

After his retirement, heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko continues to fight for a better world. UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov meets Cristiano Ronaldo and controversial skater Tonya Harding finds salvation in the ring.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

The 1999 French Open final between Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf and Michael Schumacher's 1995 season with Benetton have marked the history of sport.

Gianluigi Donnarumma's progress fascinates us.

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

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Boxer Chris Eubank Jr tries to define himself outside of his father's reputation. Plus, we follow the careers of Jose Aldo, UFC boss Dana White and ONE Championship star Christian "The Warrior" Lee, who proves that age doesn't matter.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Manchester United came back from the dead to win the Champions League in 1999. Here's how.

Hervé Renard's Saudi Arabia could be the outsider of the World Cup in Qatar after having gotten through the qualification stages.

Cool, calm and concentrated, New Zealand boxer Joseph Parker is given a nickname by an English TV star. Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn signs a big contract in the USA and two F1 drivers try their hands at capoeira.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

In 1958, Manchester United experienced one of the saddest tragedies in the history of football. Ten years later, in Mexico, Bob Beamon jumped to take a giant step.

Ahmed Alsanawi is a barber in demand, above all when it comes to the stars of football.

How Hammerin' Hank Aaron hit racism from a home run.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Michael Jordan danced for the last time for the Chicago Bulls in 1998. Agnes Keleti dominated the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956. And India stunned the world by carrying off the cricketing World Cup in 1983.

Lights… camera… action! Footballers who became actors.

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

Belgium's golden generation is faced with its last chance to justify its rating as FIFA's Number 1.

Iran has become a power in Asiatic football and is ready to step forward on the world scene.

Denmark overcame a trauma to impose itself as one of the leaders of international football.

Qatar is making its debut in the World Cup, but as hosts and holder of the Asian Cup, they should not be underestimated.

Remodelled by coach Tite, Brazil is seriously in the running for a sixth World Cup title.

Hervé Renard's Saudi Arabia could be the outsider of the World Cup in Qatar after having gotten through the qualification stages.

Swede Badou Jack has all that it takes to win glory in the ring and outside it. We review the career of ONE championship star Jenny Huang and look behind the scenes at Madison Square Garden, while Anthony Joshua faces his greatest fear...

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

The 2004 Ashes series was the most dramatic in the history of this long standing rivalry.

Get to know the sons of the guns who fire.

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.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Former boxer Vitali Klitschko transforms himself into a super-mayor for his home city Kiev during the final of the Champions League. Actor Russell Brand discovers to his cost that martial arts training can damage his look.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

During the 1977 Open Championship, two golfing legends faced off blow for blow. During the 2006 World Cup final, a footballing legend disgraced himself.

Get to know football's most stylish people.

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

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

Jurgen Klopp has shown that you don't have to be grumpy to be a successful manager. Meanwhile, in footballing culture there are many ways to support a player or a team, from tattoos to statues, up to becoming a lookalike.

Franz Beckenbauer, "The Kaiser".

The heir to Andres Iniesta, Pedri is the future of Barcelona.

FC Barcelona is the symbol of Catalan pride and footballing excellence.

In 2003/04, Arsenal accomplished what many thought impossible, by remaining undefeated throughout the English championship.

Ben Askren's retirement reminds fans of how he remained funky right to the end. Which NBA players would be able to become UFC stars? And Gennady Golovkin knows how to reach the heights in the ring.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Jonah Lomu changed rugby during the 1995 World Cup. Another New Zealander, Peter Snell, put his country on the map 30 years earlier. And the 2018 World Cup final gave rise to an own goal which became a masterpiece.

Family matters in the Messi household.

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.

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

Jurgen Klopp has shown that you don't have to be grumpy to be a successful manager. Meanwhile, in footballing culture there are many ways to support a player or a team, from tattoos to statues, up to becoming a lookalike.

Franz Beckenbauer, "The Kaiser".

The heir to Andres Iniesta, Pedri is the future of Barcelona.

FC Barcelona is the symbol of Catalan pride and footballing excellence.

In 2003/04, Arsenal accomplished what many thought impossible, by remaining undefeated throughout the English championship.

In Fight Stars, meet the best champions of combat sports, including MMA fighters Angela Lee and Paige VanZant and their colleague Michael Bisping. Hollywood loves combat sports - here's the proof with Demi Lovato and Sylvester Stallone.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

David Beckham's career changed following a red card. The journey of Michael Phelps began by simply climbing on the highest step of the podium. And Eric the Eel won many hearts.

Karien Minier is surrounded by tough guys in the company of Felix Baumgartner, Bruce Willis and Kobe Bryant. However, she doesn't forget to glitter with Kanye West, the most stylish rapper of the moment!

ONE Championship fighter Martin Nguyen has put his name on the record books in two divisions. Gennadiy Golovkin expresses himself when it comes to fashion, and the UFC remains American despite its desire to grow at the international level.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

The career record of Tom Brady at the Super Bowl began with a pass there. Jackie Robinson crossed the colour bar in MLB. René Higuita has known a career rich in colour, but will forever be known as the scorpion king.

Manuel Neuer is underestimated, the Maldinis are peerless as a father-son duo and David Alaba has fulfilled the promise of his youth.

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

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

The hot points of the Ryder Cup - The Concession, the Battle of Brookline and the Miracle of Medinah.

N'Golo Kanté has won the biggest prizes over the past few seasons, but he remains humble. Sergio Ramos has won a lot of prizes during his career, but he is known for his lack of discipline. In this episode we celebrate the two extremities.

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.

Access to media visibility is one of the biggest challenges for women's sport. The media have the power to choose which stories to tell, fashioning thus the perception of the public and influencing the value of female athletes within society.

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.

Nobody has dominated a grand slam like Rafael Nadal in the French Open… and in 2017, he achieved what everyone thought impossible, in triumphing for the 10th time in the Roland-Garros stadium.

The TOP 20 is an exclusive collation of the news and the champions causing a buzz on planet sport!

Only Live Once goes to Switzerland to understand the art of Highball Bouldering.

Karien Minier is surrounded by tough guys in the company of Felix Baumgartner, Bruce Willis and Kobe Bryant. However, she doesn't forget to glitter with Kanye West, the most stylish rapper of the moment!

In this episode, the spotlight is on the women of MMA, notably those who earn astonishing salaries, while we present to you Singapore's new boxing hope and profile Dillian Whyte, for whom life has not always been easy.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

When Lionel Messi led Argentina to glory, when Jack Nicklaus became the oldest winner of the Masters and when a skinny little barefoot Ethiopian won the miracle of the Olympic marathon.

Jurgen Klopp has shown that you don't have to be grumpy to be a successful manager. Meanwhile, in footballing culture there are many ways to support a player or a team, from tattoos to statues, up to becoming a lookalike.

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.

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

Jurgen Klopp has shown that you don't have to be grumpy to be a successful manager. Meanwhile, in footballing culture there are many ways to support a player or a team, from tattoos to statues, up to becoming a lookalike.

Franz Beckenbauer, "The Kaiser".

The heir to Andres Iniesta, Pedri is the future of Barcelona.

FC Barcelona is the symbol of Catalan pride and footballing excellence.

In 2003/04, Arsenal accomplished what many thought impossible, by remaining undefeated throughout the English championship.

We witness the return of Tyson Fury's voice among the heavyweights, the former middle weight Marvelous Marvin Hagler signs up as an ambassador for Laureus and MMA female fighter Mei Yamaguchi seeks to emulate her idol Jackie Chan facing Angela Lee.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Roger Federer's record eight titles at Wimbledon, one of the biggest surprises in UFC history and American Pharaoh who won the Triple Crown.

Leonardo Bonucci is keeping the great tradition of Italian central defenders alive. Goran Pandev retires as a legend, and we discover the stars who pay as much attention to their hairstyles as their skills!

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.

By winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015, New Zealand's All Blacks have raised the bar very high.

The TOP 20 is a novel ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport! Who are the most beautiful kids on planet Rugby? Come and discover our house selection of the gods of the stadium!

CONMEBOL is on the verge of becoming the first confederation all of whose members have participated in a World Cup.

The FA Cup is England's most prestigious trophy, while in Europe Zinedine Zidane has made a habit of winning the Champions League… whereas Spain has entered into history with a treble in a major tournament.

In 2018, Real Madrid entered into history by winning a third consecutive Champions League trophy - and the thirteenth in total.

MMA Champion Ronda Rousey brings glamour to WWE, MMA legend Bibiano Fernandes shatters many dreams in realising his own and famous Indian boxer Mary Kom shows us love of sport only produces good results.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

South Africa united during the 1995 rugby World Cup, Nadia Comaneci is perfect in Montreal in 1976 and Michael Phelps took eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008, a record… or was it?

Megan Rapinoe fought against Donald Trump. Vinnie Jones attempted to break through in Hollywood. And after having tried their luck elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann have gone back where they belong.

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.

By winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015, New Zealand's All Blacks have raised the bar very high.

The TOP 20 is a novel ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport! Who are the most beautiful kids on planet Rugby? Come and discover our house selection of the gods of the stadium!

CONMEBOL is on the verge of becoming the first confederation all of whose members have participated in a World Cup.

The FA Cup is England's most prestigious trophy, while in Europe Zinedine Zidane has made a habit of winning the Champions League… whereas Spain has entered into history with a treble in a major tournament.

In 2018, Real Madrid entered into history by winning a third consecutive Champions League trophy - and the thirteenth in total.

The Pauls become stars of combat, the new promotion of Eddie Hearn, Triller's combat entertainment.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

South Africa united during the 1995 rugby World Cup, Nadia Comaneci is perfect in Montreal in 1976 and Michael Phelps took eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008, a record… or was it?

Tammy Abraham has taken off to Roma, but in Spain, shares in Barcelona have reached a new low.

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