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To remain England's top scorer for 45 years after his retirement, as a midfielder, is a truly remarkable exploit.

Argentina: cradle of Maradona, Messi and an uncompromising footballing culture.

Argentina's victory in 2022 confirmed that Lionel Messi was the greatest player of all time on football's biggest stage.

The Top is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

When the world needed a hero, the Brown Bomber rose up and did what he had to do.

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! In this episode, see @mikastefano, @StaceHolland, @_Toolz_ and @FCFortune take up his challenges in Ellis Park!

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.

When we talk of perfection in sport, we talk of Nadia Comaneci.

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, the former bad boy who has created his own fitness method using solely the urban environment! See @IamSivN, @RoxanneCloete, @BjornSteinbach and @YesReallyAngel face the challenges in the Company's Garden in Cape Town.

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

The chaos of the 1998 World Cup in France.

Qatar has, overnight, become a significant footballing nation.

Calm, posed and serene, Andrea Pirlo, the architect of the Italian triumph of 2006, had a style very much of his own. But this was also true of Germany in 1990 and the strategies of Brazil's golden age.

To remain England's top scorer for 45 years after his retirement, as a midfielder, is a truly remarkable exploit.

Argentina: cradle of Maradona, Messi and an uncompromising footballing culture.

Argentina's victory in 2022 confirmed that Lionel Messi was the greatest player of all time on football's biggest stage.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

Major League Baseball is a game of numbers, and Hammerin' Hank Aaron struck the number that everyone wants.

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @S_Maps, @MphoMaboi, @DJcleo1 and @Siphiweshabba take up his challenges in the Soweto electricity power station!

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

In 2021, Novak Djokovic established four records in men's tennis and won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

In 1974 and 1975, Muhammad Ali won two of the most emblematic heavyweight fights in boxing history, thus strengthening his status as the greatest athlete of all time.

In 2015, the new dynasty of the NBA took form with the Golden State Warriors who carried off three titles in four seasons.

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

No player in the history of women's golf has experienced the trajectory of Inbee Park from 2012 onwards, with notably three consecutive victories in major tournaments.

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

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

In the world of horse racing, there has never been a story like that of the disappearance of Shergar.

How Hansie Cronje destroyed his reputation and harmed cricket.

Meet Terroll Lewis aka Boost, the former bad boy who has created his own fitness method using solely the urban environment! See Kokesto, Nonhle, Mokgadi and Nolly face the challenges at Johannesburg's Constitution Hill!

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.

In 2021, Novak Djokovic established four records in men's tennis and won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

In 1974 and 1975, Muhammad Ali won two of the most emblematic heavyweight fights in boxing history, thus strengthening his status as the greatest athlete of all time.

In 2015, the new dynasty of the NBA took form with the Golden State Warriors who carried off three titles in four seasons.

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

No player in the history of women's golf has experienced the trajectory of Inbee Park from 2012 onwards, with notably three consecutive victories in major tournaments.

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

F1 races require courage, but even being given the last rites could not prevent Niki Lauda from becoming champion.

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @danilo_acquisto, @Thamarh, @Zanetvsa and @uphillrunner78 take up his challenges at Stellenberg high school in Cape Town!

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.

In 2021, Novak Djokovic established four records in men's tennis and won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

In 1974 and 1975, Muhammad Ali won two of the most emblematic heavyweight fights in boxing history, thus strengthening his status as the greatest athlete of all time.

In 2015, the new dynasty of the NBA took form with the Golden State Warriors who carried off three titles in four seasons.

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

No player in the history of women's golf has experienced the trajectory of Inbee Park from 2012 onwards, with notably three consecutive victories in major tournaments.

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

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

The fascinating story of the path of the three best female heptathletes to the summit of the sport.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

With his success at three great clubs, Pep Guardiola has been described as a genius of football.

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

Travel from Paris to London via JoBurg and meet @mrblockworkout, ex bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment!

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

The New York Yankees are the most important team in baseball and one of the most famous names in sport.

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.

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @jcbarny, @SebastienFoucan, @SinguilaMusic and @Vanessalemoigne take up his challenges in Cergy in the Parisian region (France).

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.

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….

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

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

The fascinating story of the path of the three best female heptathletes to the summit of the sport.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport! In the programme, meet 20 African stars who have made a name for themselves in the Premier League.

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best football players in the world, is perhaps the greatest goal scorer of all time.

Mike Tyson gets ready for a rematch, Marvin Hagler makes a not so "marvellous" trip to Great Britain and the Irish mafia infiltrate the world of boxing.

Travel from Paris to London via JoBurg and meet @mrblockworkout, ex bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment!

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

The chaos of the 1998 World Cup in France.

Qatar has, overnight, become a significant footballing nation.

Calm, posed and serene, Andrea Pirlo, the architect of the Italian triumph of 2006, had a style very much of his own. But this was also true of Germany in 1990 and the strategies of Brazil's golden age.

To remain England's top scorer for 45 years after his retirement, as a midfielder, is a truly remarkable exploit.

Argentina: cradle of Maradona, Messi and an uncompromising footballing culture.

Argentina's victory in 2022 confirmed that Lionel Messi was the greatest player of all time on football's biggest stage.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

Driven by Tom Brady, the New England Patriots have become the greatest Super Bowl team of the era.

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.

Travel from Paris to London via JoBurg and meet @mrblockworkout, ex bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment!

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?

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

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who have broken new ground.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos make their famous protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, Gareth Bale scores the greatest Champions League final goal and Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater is suspended on the edge of the screen.

The United States is one of the most perplexing football nations.

For the English, England is the cradle of football, but the men's national team only has one trophy to its credit.

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

The United States national women's team has placed women's professional football on a pedestal.

The NFL is in the headlines in relation to under-inflated balls, the conspiracy against the activist Colin Kaepernick and Michael Vick who got bitten by the hook.

In the 'Urban Fit Special Guests' series, travel from Paris to London, via Johannesburg, and meet Boost (@mrblockworkout). This 23-year-old former bad boy has created his own fitness training, exclusively using his body and the surrounding urban environment.

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?

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

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who have broken new ground.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos make their famous protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, Gareth Bale scores the greatest Champions League final goal and Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater is suspended on the edge of the screen.

The United States is one of the most perplexing football nations.

For the English, England is the cradle of football, but the men's national team only has one trophy to its credit.

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

The incredible head of Zinedine Zidane.

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.

Teddy Riner ends 10 years of invincibility in judo, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards takes flight at the 1988 Calgary Games and Rocky Marciano turns his back on boxing.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

From 2004 to 2008, Michael Phelps was invincible, rewriting the history of the Olympic Games.

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.

Travel from Paris to London, via Johannesburg, and meet "Boost". This 23-year-old former bad boy has created his own fitness training, exclusively using his body and the surrounding urban environment.

US gymnast Simone Biles puts his mental health first before the gold at Tokyo 2020, Adam Scott offers Australia his first US Masters and Iceland gets talked about at Euro 2016.

Lewis Hamilton has been the dominant force in F1, winning four consecutive titles from 2017 to 2020 and has become the greatest victor in this sport.

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.

Travel from Paris to London, via Johannesburg, and meet "Boost". This 23-year-old former bad boy has created his own fitness training, exclusively using his body and the surrounding urban environment.

The flamboyant Flo-Jo opens the way to the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 and Novak Djokovic jumps for joy at the French Open in 2023.

Who is the sexiest WAG among the baseball couples Lisa Dergan/Podsednik, Joanna Garcia/Swisher, Torrie Wilson/Rodrigues, Hannah Davis/Jeter or Anna Benson/Kris Benson? TRACE Sport Stars runs a fine-toothed comb over the greatest champions.

The greatest moments in the history of sport… When Sergio Aguero ended his first season in the Premier League with a final goal. When Hammerin' Hank overtook Babe and became an icon of civil rights. Here are the stories hidden behind the most famous photos of sporting celebrities.

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.

The incredible head of Zinedine Zidane.

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.

Teddy Riner ends 10 years of invincibility in judo, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards takes flight at the 1988 Calgary Games and Rocky Marciano turns his back on boxing.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

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

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

Travel from Paris to London, via Johannesburg, and meet "Boost". This 23-year-old former bad boy has created his own fitness training, exclusively using his body and the surrounding urban environment.

Great Britain's Brownlee brothers finish their triathlon in emblematic manner, Niki Lauda bears the scars of an infamous FI fireball, and US ice hockey produces a miracle at Lake Placid.

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

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who have broken new ground.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos make their famous protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, Gareth Bale scores the greatest Champions League final goal and Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater is suspended on the edge of the screen.

The United States is one of the most perplexing football nations.

For the English, England is the cradle of football, but the men's national team only has one trophy to its credit.

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

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.

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

Travel from Paris to London, via Johannesburg, and meet "Boost". This 23-year-old former bad boy has created his own fitness training, exclusively using his body and the surrounding urban environment.

Female surfer Carissa Moore finds the end of the Olympic rainbow, golf master Tiger Woods makes the GOAT of all comebacks and Yankee Lou Gehrig's moving farewells to baseball.

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

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

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

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 Sport Stars Uncovered, enter into the secret life of the greatest champions. On TRACE Sport Stars, find out about their wealth, their powers of seduction, their tattoos, their perfect bodies and their friends!

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

Throughout the history of sport, nobody has dominated like Sir Donald Bradman, whose number of runs scored in cricket was practically double that of all other world class players the game has produced.

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.

In the 'Urban Fit Special Guests' series, travel from Paris to London, via Johannesburg, and meet "Boost" (@mrblockworkout). This 23-year-old former bad boy has created his own fitness training, exclusively using his body and the surrounding urban environment.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos make their famous protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, Gareth Bale scores the greatest Champions League final goal and Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater is suspended on the edge of the screen.

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

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

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

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 Sport Stars Uncovered, enter into the secret life of the greatest champions. On TRACE Sport Stars, find out about their wealth, their powers of seduction, their tattoos, their perfect bodies and their friends!

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

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.

The New York Yankees are the most important team in baseball and one of the most famous names in sport.

The most emblematic records of sport, from Don Bradman to Joey Chestnut.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

Serena Williams dominated 2015, winning three Grand Slam tournaments in that year, while carrying out a second Serena Slam.

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @S_Maps, @MphoMaboi, @DJcleo1 and @Siphiweshabba take up his challenges in the Soweto electricity power station!

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

Tiger Woods took control of golf between 1999 and April 2001, by winning five of the six major tournaments and adjudicating the Tiger Slam.

How Hansie Cronje destroyed his reputation and harmed cricket.

Meet Terroll Lewis aka Boost, the former bad boy who has created his own fitness method using solely the urban environment! See Kokesto, Nonhle, Mokgadi and Nolly face the challenges at Johannesburg's Constitution Hill!

Tiger Woods wins the 2008 US Open on one leg and Secretariat carries off the Triple Crown by a stupefying margin.

From the chaotic rules of football to the management of the workload of the NBA and the solitary work of solo sports, endurance and programmes without end shape modern competitions like few other things.

A new era has opened in the International Olympic Committee with the arrival of Kirsty Coventry as its president, a first for a woman… and it's excellent news for women in sport.

Karen Minier invites you to the heart of the most glamorous events in Monaco! Meet the greatest swimming champions like Michael Phelps, Frédéric Bousquet, Florent Manaudou and Camille Lecourt.

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.

The New York Yankees are the most important team in baseball and one of the most famous names in sport.

The most emblematic records of sport, from Don Bradman to Joey Chestnut.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

In 2022 Max Verstappen of Red Bull established a new reference point in the field of F1 excellence, by winning a record 15 races to become double world champion.

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @danilo_acquisto, @Thamarh, @Zanetvsa and @uphillrunner78 take up his challenges at Stellenberg high school in Cape Town!

The Derby won by Shergar and his terrible fate, as well as Eder's victorious goal for Portugal during Euro 2016.

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

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

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

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 Sport Stars Uncovered, enter into the secret life of the greatest champions. On TRACE Sport Stars, find out about their wealth, their powers of seduction, their tattoos, their perfect bodies and their friends!

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

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

In 2021, Novak Djokovic established four records in men's tennis and won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

The Hand of God, cheating or genius?

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @John_Carol, @iammulo, @tembisa and @leolarge take up his challenges at Wits university in Jo'burg!

The 2006 French Open final between Roger and Rafa marked the beginning of a fine grand slam rivalry and the 2014 US Women's Open marked the passage to adult age of Michelle Wie.

Franz Beckenbauer, "The Kaiser".