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Two babies face off in a strange golfing exhibition, Johnny Wilkinson seals the fate of the 2003 rugby World Cup final and Shelly- Anne Fraser-Pryce proves that maternity and gold medals don't go together well.

In Stuttgart's Porsche Arena bouldering, usually a solitary pastime, becomes a sport, and Zurich, Switzerland, is our next destination for an event which celebrates free sports in multiple forms, FMX and mountain biking.

A voyage through the activism of athletes, from Ali to Osaka, showing how sporting personalities remodel society and fight injustice.

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.

Only Live Once heads for Montpellier, in the south of France, to taste the joys of rollerblading during the FISE World Games.

At the summit of his craft, Maradona dominated the biggest footballing scenes like no other player before or since.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We go back to 1972… when terrorism shook the Munich Olympic Games and Billie Jean King dominated women's tennis.

In 1973, the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match took place, Secretariat won the Triple Crown and Willie Mays retired.

The sporting year of 1974 gave us the "Rumble in the Jungle", a FIFA World Cup and a historic baseball record.

Italy won the FIFA World Cup in 1982, while Keke Rosberg was a formidable Formula 1 champion and Martina became the world number 1 in 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.

One of the most difficult questions athletes face is "When to have a baby"? It isn't always easy, but progress has been made to help female athletes.

The FISE in Montpellier, France is focused on the incredible roller park where the riders face off. We see some of the best international stars of skating in action during the Kimberley Diamond Vert World Cup in South Africa.

The politics has been dramatic, the sites superb and the football ahead of its time. The game would never be the same after Italy's victory in the 1982 World Cup.

The African Confederation of Football covers more territory than any other confederation and includes a set of increasingly confident and ambitious nations.

Spain has become the world's leading footballing nation.

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

France is the most significant footballing nation of the past 30 years.

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

Portugal is a historic footballing nation and now a factory for the football elite.

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.

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.

The fight for sexual equality continues for women, whether it concerns wage equality, more opportunities or better infrastructures. The road is long, but progress is being made.

Montpellier welcomes the FISE festival. We then head for South Africa to witness the world Street Skate championships in the Kimberley Diamond Cup, and we meet Australian BMX legend Logan Martin.

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

From cricket grounds to rugby scrums via football fields, captains juggle with pressure, inspire their teammates and fashion the game in a way that few people notice.

A voyage through the activism of athletes, from Ali to Osaka, showing how sporting personalities remodel society and fight injustice.

The development of awareness in the area of mental health through the journeys marked by sincerity of athletes like Phelps, Biles, Osaka and others has transformed sporting culture by attacking depression, abuse and stigmatisation.

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.

In modern sport, emotional links come up against mercenary movements, raising questions of belonging, identity and empowerment.

Kevin Durant and Lebron James, Neymar and FC Barcelona make fun of PSG and the man with the golden shoes of Atlanta 1996.

In modern sport, emotional links come up against mercenary movements, raising questions of belonging, identity and empowerment.

Despite their excellent qualifications, women still struggle to accede to key posts in sport, like head coach or CEO. Questions remain as to the reasons for this choice.

Only Live Once talks with the pros of the BMX Supercross World Cup. Levi Sherwood is an FMX rider to follow and teams of skaters face off in personalised obstacles during the Vans Downtown Showdown in Paris.

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.

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.

Because of lack of media coverage, athletes increasingly use social media to connect with fans and tell their stories.

From cricket grounds to rugby scrums via football fields, captains juggle with pressure, inspire their teammates and fashion the game in a way that few people notice.

A voyage through the activism of athletes, from Ali to Osaka, showing how sporting personalities remodel society and fight injustice.

The development of awareness in the area of mental health through the journeys marked by sincerity of athletes like Phelps, Biles, Osaka and others has transformed sporting culture by attacking depression, abuse and stigmatisation.

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.

In modern sport, emotional links come up against mercenary movements, raising questions of belonging, identity and empowerment.

Sporting films capture the heart of the competition and the culture, each contributing to the evolution of cinema.

The Oceanic Football Confederation is the smallest and least well known of FIFA's federations.

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.

The Bowl-a-rama in Wellington, New Zealand, is our destination, while we watch the professionals display their skills. Alex Luger tries to conquer all before him, and the BMX Supercross arrives in Argentina.

Sexism in the sporting workplace is still too current, and men still abuse power, control and confidence for personal ents.

Kylian Mbappé is the modern face of football's biggest stage.

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.

Only Live Once takes a look at two events which are reaching their final phase. First, the indoor action takes place in Stuttgart's Porsche Arena, where the world's best bouldering climbers participate in the Annual Adidas Rock Stars.

Throughout the brutal evolution of sport, the danger of concussion has persisted, but countermeasures have arrived at the right time.

Fortunately, conversation between athletes about mental wellbeing - and support - are more present in people's minds than ever.

We join more than 30,000 spectators in Zurich to watch some of the best Mountain Bike Dirt Jumpers in Europe square up. Andorra and the Pyrenees provide the background to the Slopestyle Pro of the FISE Games.

Ronaldo's World Cup rankings are equal to those of anyone who has played on football's biggest stage.

What does it mean to "play like a girl"?

Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.

Women rarely have the chance to compete with men in achievement, but they have done so occasionally with spectacular results.

Constant financing deficits and inadequate infrastructures are always prominent in any discussion on the health of women's sport.

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

Sexism in the sporting workplace is still too current, and men still abuse power, control and confidence for personal ents.

The greatest controversy of football, Maradona's Hand of God goal during the 1986 World Cup quarter final against England. And the rivalry in four combats between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. A look at the preparations, consequences and hot spots of sporting history.

Throughout the evolution of sport, fans have longed for a deeper connection and thanks to museums and modern technology, they now have moments which take life.

There remains a lot to be done to fully understand mental health. But this destructive climate and this stigmatisation is quickly fading thanks to the work of specialists in mental wellbeing and sporting psychologists.

We go first to Andorra, at the heart of the Pyrenees, where the FISE Games offers some of the best free sports in the world. Meanwhile, in Mexico, the elite of FMX show off their talents before an immense crowd.

Eusebio was the incarnation of Portuguese football in the days before Cristiano Ronaldo.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We go back to 1972… when terrorism shook the Munich Olympic Games and Billie Jean King dominated women's tennis.

In 1973, the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match took place, Secretariat won the Triple Crown and Willie Mays retired.

The sporting year of 1974 gave us the "Rumble in the Jungle", a FIFA World Cup and a historic baseball record.

Italy won the FIFA World Cup in 1982, while Keke Rosberg was a formidable Formula 1 champion and Martina became the world number 1 in tennis.

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

By imposing the equality of the sexes, the USA's Title IX has transformed the development of women's sport.

The inspiring stories and exploits which punctuate the Paralympic Games have changed the perception of handicapped people.

This week the best BMX riders in the world meet in Cheng Du, in China. In Austria, the biggest European youth event in mountain biking offers three days of pure action.

Luke Mordic became the puppeteer of Croatia during the World Cup.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

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

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

Holland is a very special footballing nation.

Discover the rating of 20 football players who became coaches! They led such brilliant careers that they were not able to quit the stadiums on retirement!

Marcus Rashford, Andriy Shevchenko, the speediest players of the 2020 European Championship.

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.

From cricket grounds to rugby scrums via football fields, captains juggle with pressure, inspire their teammates and fashion the game in a way that few people notice.

The highlighting of inequalities between the sexes, differences in remuneration and discrimination is increasingly impactful due to athletes who use their fame and their platform to make themselves heard.

A foretaste of the indoor action in Stuttgart, where every year the Porsche Arena hosts the Adidas Rockstars, a world class climbing competitions before a big audience.

Andrés Iniesta and Xavi formed the most impressive midfield duo of the World Cup.

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

Not all women have the right to practice a sport: in many countries, cultural and religious beliefs dissuade women from participating… and in Afghanistan, it is even forbidden.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

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

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

Holland is a very special footballing nation.

Discover the rating of 20 football players who became coaches! They led such brilliant careers that they were not able to quit the stadiums on retirement!

Marcus Rashford, Andriy Shevchenko, the speediest players of the 2020 European Championship.

Johan Cruyff is the godfather of modern football.

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

Only Live Once presents action from the FISE World Series from two different sites: Malaysia will cover the skate park while in CHENG DU, in China, we will concentrate on the best of the BMX fleet.

Beyond the exciting football seen there, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will remain in memories as having marked a challenge launched by the African teams to European and South American domination of football.

Nobody has scored more goals during a single World Cup than Just Fontaine.

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.

Welcome again to Only Live Once, where we head for Malaysia for the final stages of the FISE World Series, with the action centring around the spectacular BMX finals in the bike park.

Sporting films capture the heart of the competition and the culture, each contributing to the evolution of cinema.

While the Australian women's football league was only just beginning, a wave of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures proved heart wrenching for many.

Only Live Once takes you climbing with the Rockstars, then to Colorado and to Western Australia for the best of BMX.

Edison Arantes Do Nascimento - or Pelé - is the greatest figure in the history of football.

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

Max Whitlock, a gymnast for the Great Britain team, has entered history, Nadia Comaneci is the ultimate sporting icon, Simon Biles created magic at Rio, while Aliya Mustafina has recovered from a serious injury.

The Italian car driver Vicky Piria makes a quick start in the new W series. Jacqueline Legere reigns supreme in the world of Ice Cross descent. Dutch double Olympic champion soars to glory and gets married.

If sport was only reserved to the biggest, the most athletic or the physically strongest, it would be very predictable. That's why Gerd Müller is a name to celebrate.

The Spanish teams of 2008 to 2012 will remain in memories as among the greatest in the history of this sport.

Beyond the exciting football seen there, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will remain in memories as having marked a challenge launched by the African teams to European and South American domination of football.

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

The fight against doping protects the soul of sport's evolution, but the capacity to run properly and to fight fairly is a battle without end.

If you have not taken account of climatic conditions on the day of the race, nor of fuel requirements, in hydration or in dormancy, you are already lagging behind the leaders.

Only Live Once takes you to Holland, where the local BMX Supercross riders defend their turf against the best.

If sport was only reserved to the biggest, the most athletic or the physically strongest, it would be very predictable. That's why Gerd Müller is a name to celebrate.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

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

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

Holland is a very special footballing nation.

Discover the rating of 20 football players who became coaches! They led such brilliant careers that they were not able to quit the stadiums on retirement!

Marcus Rashford, Andriy Shevchenko, the speediest players of the 2020 European Championship.

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

The development of the globalisation of leagues means that the action now takes place at the gates of a new fan base, while the codes and the clubs seek a wider scope.

Women's sport is not simply experiencing a passing fad. It is a genuine movement.

Only Live Once heads for Switzerland for the FMX freestyle, and to the mountains of Colorado for the Teva Mountain Games, followed by Hill Chasers.

The Spanish teams of 2008 to 2012 will remain in memories as among the greatest in the history of this sport.

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

Two men help Leicester City to realise a miracle and the New York Giant Willie Mays records the MLB version of "The Catch".

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.

Colin Kapernick risked his career for a political protest. Lance Armstrong built his career on a lie.

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.

Tom Brady is the best player in the NFL, Malcolm Butler has stolen the ball and made the big headlines of Super Bowl 49, while the Manning brothers have a unique Super Bowl history.

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.

Sports stadiums have become architectural marvels. They have transcended the game itself, uniting supporters through the evolution of sport.

Constant financing deficits and inadequate infrastructures are always prominent in any discussion on the health of women's sport.

Only Live Once goes to the Bowl-a-rama in Bondi, Australia, to meet some of the greatest sporting veterans. The FISE is becoming one of the best extreme events on the calendar and we head to Montpellier for BMX.

Beyond the exciting football seen there, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will remain in memories as having marked a challenge launched by the African teams to European and South American domination of football.

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.

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

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

Two men help Leicester City to realise a miracle and the New York Giant Willie Mays records the MLB version of "The Catch".

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.

Colin Kapernick risked his career for a political protest. Lance Armstrong built his career on a lie.

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.

Tom Brady is the best player in the NFL, Malcolm Butler has stolen the ball and made the big headlines of Super Bowl 49, while the Manning brothers have a unique Super Bowl history.

Until another English captain lifts the World Cup the story of Bobby Moore will only loom larger.

At the 1936 Olympic Games, Jesse Owens recorded one of the greatest sporting performances in history. At LA 84, the collision between Zola Budd and Mary Decker become the topic of conversation of the Games.

In Stuttgart's Porsche Arena bouldering, usually a solitary pastime, becomes a sport, and Zurich, Switzerland, is our next destination for an event which celebrates free sports in multiple forms, FMX and mountain biking.

Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.

The Oceanic Football Confederation is the smallest and least well known of FIFA's federations.

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

The Bowl-a-rama in Wellington, New Zealand, is our destination, while we watch the professionals display their skills. Alex Luger tries to conquer all before him, and the BMX Supercross arrives in Argentina.

A voyage through the activism of athletes, from Ali to Osaka, showing how sporting personalities remodel society and fight injustice.

Because of lack of media coverage, athletes increasingly use social media to connect with fans and tell their stories.

Only Live Once heads for Santiago del Estero in Argentina for the BMX Supercross. The young pros astonish the crowd while fighting for the Wellington Bowl-a-rama title, and FMX rider Brayden Davies tells us about his passion for the sport.

Platini and Maldini never won the World Cup, but their genius and heritage still shine on football's greatest stage.

From James Hunt to Lewis Hamilton: how F1 drivers have become global icons, stars of fashion and cultural influencers.

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.

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.

Who is the sexiest WAG among the golfing couples, Ana Ivanovic/Scott, Caroline Wozniacki/Mcllroy, Diane Donald/Luke Donald, Lindsey Vonn/Woods or Paulina Gretzky/Johnson? Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in "Star Rated"!

Find out everything about the multiple world kitesurfing champion Gisela Pulido and the young Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, as well as the incredible NFL career of Peyton Manning and the marriage between two sporting superstars: Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.

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.

The development of awareness in the area of mental health through the journeys marked by sincerity of athletes like Phelps, Biles, Osaka and others has transformed sporting culture by attacking depression, abuse and stigmatisation.

Celebrate the key milestones of the history and evolution of women's sport.

The Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, organises the Rock Stars climbing competition, while the battle unfurls in the streets of South Africa, where the Kimberley Diamond Cup organises the Street Skate world championships.

Roberto Carlos revolutionised football following the example of the legendary Uruguayan teams, while the imperturbable Fabien Barthez in France and Jack Charlton's Ireland were game changers.

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

Two men help Leicester City to realise a miracle and the New York Giant Willie Mays records the MLB version of "The Catch".

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.

Colin Kapernick risked his career for a political protest. Lance Armstrong built his career on a lie.

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.

Tom Brady is the best player in the NFL, Malcolm Butler has stolen the ball and made the big headlines of Super Bowl 49, while the Manning brothers have a unique Super Bowl history.

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

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.

What does it mean to "play like a girl"?

In Austria, we meet some of the world's greatest climbers and take a look at bouldering. And the annual Vans Downtown Showdown is a team event which gives some of the best representatives of this sport a chance to shine.

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

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We go back to 1972… when terrorism shook the Munich Olympic Games and Billie Jean King dominated women's tennis.

In 1973, the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match took place, Secretariat won the Triple Crown and Willie Mays retired.

The sporting year of 1974 gave us the "Rumble in the Jungle", a FIFA World Cup and a historic baseball record.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

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?