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In 2023, Manchester City became the second English club to win the treble, thanks to the superhuman goals of striker Erling Haaland.

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.

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

In 2019, the Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge carved his name in history by becoming the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours - and he pulverised it.

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.

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?

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

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

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

In this edition of Sportswoman, it's about the athletes who have made history.

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

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

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

Surfers tame more than nature itself, and Australian icon Mick Fannina has learned this at his own expense.

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.

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?

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

Brazil is the footballing nation par excellence.

Germany is the footballing nation which most regularly excels.

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.

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!

Canelo Alvarez is one of the best boxers, but when he fought Gennady Golovkin, he proved that he was much more than that.

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.

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.

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

Australia is one of the most confusing of footballing nations.

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

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

Saudi Arabia is in the process of becoming a powerful new actor on the global footballing scene.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

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

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

Few sporting names shine as much as that of Billie Jean King, whose fight for equality has entered into legend.

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!

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.

Australia is one of the most confusing of footballing nations.

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

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

Saudi Arabia is in the process of becoming a powerful new actor on the global footballing scene.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

The impact of partiality and aggression of crowds on tennis matches.

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @Masifitness, @Cook_Sista, @Danine_Naidoo and @_Ryan_09 take up his challenges in Cape Town at Sea Point.

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.

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

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

Meet @mrblockworkout, ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @barbiliscious, @andilemathobela, @shashinaidoo and @clintonthebrink take up his challenges in Jo'burg at Sandton.

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.

We focus on the cutting-edge team of Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing.

We explore the methods and training approaches used by Formula 1 drivers to prepare for an F1 season, notably Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

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 Fight Stars, meet the biggest stars of combat sports, such as UFC champion Amanda Nunes and boxer David Hayes. We look back at the highs and lows of Mike Tyson's career, and finally Nikki Bella's waking dream!

Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe have set new standards in men's tennis, while Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have reached new summits in heavyweight boxing. These two rivalries have created historic tensions.

Emblematic misdemeanours in sport, with Mike Tyson, Marion Jones and Eric Cantona.

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 greatest Olympic cheating and the biggest injustice of Olympic boxing.

A meeting with @mrblockworkout, the ex-bad boy who has created his own fitness method using only the urban environment! See @JamieHowardHaha, @ClairaHermett, @rachelyankey11 and @SebastienFoucan take up his challenges in London's Brixton area.

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.

Australia is one of the most confusing of footballing nations.

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

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

Saudi Arabia is in the process of becoming a powerful new actor on the global footballing scene.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

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

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

All that counted for Sir Alex Ferguson was his boys winning, and nothing would stop him from bringing it about.

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.

From London to Paris via Johannesburg, Terroll Lewis, aka Boost, covers the world to popularise his discipline, Block Workout. This former bad boy has chosen fitness to get back on the straight and narrow, founding his own discipline, which involves bodybuilding using solely the body and the urban environment.

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.

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 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.

The Top 10 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.

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.

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.

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

Lance Armstrong was the icon of the Tour de France, until he became the undisputed champion of cheats.

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 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.

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 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.

The Top 10 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.

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.

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.

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

Jack Nicklaus has not only won more major championships than any other golfer, but he has also transformed this 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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The great Bradley Wiggins entered into history in 2012, becoming the first man to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.

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.

In Fight Stars, meet the greatest champions of combat sports, in particular Ronda Rousey and her former training partner Kayla Harrison. Plus, discover the boxing pros who made themselves known by winning an Olympic medal.

In Fight Stars find out about the best champions of combat sports, including the greatest Chinese boxer, Zou Shiming, Gina Carano, who reached Hollywood via UFC, star commentator Joe Rogan, and the champions who became politicians.

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

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.

Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe have set new standards in men's tennis, while Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have reached new summits in heavyweight boxing. These two rivalries have created historic tensions.

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 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.

The Top 10 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.

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.

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.

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

Winner of four Olympic gold medals, Mo Farah is one of the greatest track athletes of all time.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Brazil is the footballing nation par excellence.

Germany is the footballing nation which most regularly excels.

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!

The influence of Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller has made Bayern Munich one of the greatest football clubs in the world.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Brazil is the footballing nation par excellence.

Germany is the footballing nation which most regularly excels.

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!

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Eric Cantona has transformed football, but in January 1995 he confirmed his status as the most unstable player in history, and Don Bradman was the greatest scorer in the history of cricket.

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.

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.

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.

The first fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was a modern heavyweight classic. In 1973, everything changed in women's tennis, and Billie Jean King led the charge.

The great Bradley Wiggins entered into history in 2012, becoming the first man to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.

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

In 1999, Manchester United were invincible, becoming the first English football club to win the treble, and all this in the space of 10 days.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

The great Bradley Wiggins entered into history in 2012, becoming the first man to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.

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.

In Fight Stars, meet the greatest champions of combat sports, in particular Ronda Rousey and her former training partner Kayla Harrison. Plus, discover the boxing pros who made themselves known by winning an Olympic medal.

In Fight Stars find out about the best champions of combat sports, including the greatest Chinese boxer, Zou Shiming, Gina Carano, who reached Hollywood via UFC, star commentator Joe Rogan, and the champions who became politicians.

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

The Jamaican Usain Bold erupted on the Olympic scene in 2008 and imposed himself on the track with an astonishing tally of three gold medals and three world records.

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 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.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we give pride of place to the athletes who have fought to win their place.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we look at the athletes who have taken their own paths.

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

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

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

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