Ken Norton, The Former US Marine Who Used A Self-Help Book To Beat Ali
Not a soul in attendance, even in his adopted hometown, believed Ken Norton had a chance of beating Muhammad Ali when they [ ... ]
Joaquin, We Salute You - Real Betis Royalty Who’s Reigned For 20 Years
Eight years. That’s the average length of a professional footballer’s career. Average. Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez [ ... ]
Why John McEnroe Epitomises The Best In Tennis And How It Can Strive To Be Better
It’s nearing the end of the long, hot summer. The year is 1984. You’ve got your Member’s Only jacket on [ ... ]
Remembering Little Mo, The Grand Slam Winning 'Killer In Pigtails'
No other player has arguably had such a profound effect on tennis, in such a tragically short space of time than Maureen [ ... ]
Vince Lombardi: NFL Legend, Pursuer Of Perfection, Champion Of Minorities
His name adorns American football’s ultimate prize thanks to his outstanding record as a coach with the Green Bay [ ... ]
Bela Guttmann And The European Curse That Could Last A Century For Benfica
In the wide, wild world of football, whilst the tag ‘greatest of all time’ is continuously, almost flippantly, [ ... ]
Duke Kahanamoku: The Hawaiian Olympian Who Took Surfing Around The World
It can be hard to pinpoint the moment a sport enters the zeitgeist. Yes you have the rule makers - your James Naismiths, [ ... ]
Before Alonso The Indy 500 Had Nigel Mansell, And The Lion Was Unstoppable
The ‘American Dream’. The idea that in America, anything is possible, anyone can achieve success through hard [ ... ]
Remembering Roberto Clemente, Baseball's Greatest Hero
Everybody, everybody, wanted to be #21. “There was something about him that was just magical. Once you see him, you’re [ ... ]
Told She Would Never Walk, Wilma Rudolph Became The Fastest Woman On The Planet
She was told she would never walk again. Instead she became the fastest woman on the planet. Wilma Rudolph is the athlete [ ... ]
Helen Jacobs, The Wimbledon Winner, Gay Rights Champion And World War II Spy
America in the 1930s was about fighting the gloom of the Great Depression. The 102 storey Empire State Building went [ ... ]
VR Mishaps, Pig Farms And American Hustles: When Ronnie O’Sullivan Hit Gold
“Most of them would do well as half-decent amateurs, not even amateurs. They are so bad. A lot of them you see now, [ ... ]
Better The Second Time Around: The Redemption of Kevin Pietersen
It’s both apt and ironic that Kevin Pietersen, the brash cricketer once known for his fondness of butting heads with [ ... ]
Ali’s Communist Twin: The Boxer Who Turned Down Millions To Stay Amateur
Former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan once said that "Cuban boxers are genetically predisposed to boxing,” [ ... ]
Booze, Women and Snooker: How Alex Higgins Became The Greatest Player Of All Time
Judd Trump aimed for the pocket of the top-left. A difficult angle but potting the red would allow him to continue his break [ ... ]
McIlroy’s Open Victory: When Neither Garcia, Fowler Nor Fowl Could Stop Rory
“The Open is the one that we all want, the one that we all strive for and to be able to hold his Claret Jug is an [ ... ]
Hero, Record-Holder And Tarzan: The Life Of Swimming Sensation Johnny Weissmuller
Me, Sportsman. You, Reader. He hung around with chimpanzees, rode around on the back of wild animals, fought crocodiles [ ... ]
The Reign Of The Renshaws: When Tennis' Twin Rockets Smashed Wimbledon
Starter for ten: which male tennis player has won the most consecutive men’s singles titles at Wimbledon? Federer? [ ... ]
Pancho Villa: The Fighting Filipino Trailblazer Who Paved The Way For Pacquiao
As an eight-division world champion, the winner of 12 major world titles, the only man to hold world championships across [ ... ]
The Tragedy Of Alberto Ascari, The Only Italian F1 Driver To Win With Ferrari
Alberto Ascari was just seven years old when his father Antonio died. Almost three decades later, when Alberto was exactly [ ... ]
President Vs Player: One Year On From Rebel Rapinoe Being On Top Of The World
"I'm not going to the f*cking White House. No, I'm not going to the White House. We're not gonna be invited. [ ... ]
Why NASCAR Maverick Wendell Scott's Battle With Bigotry Is As Relevant As Ever
It is less than two weeks after the assassination of John F Kennedy. On the dirt oval at the Jacksonville Speedway Park [ ... ]
From Hammering Holmes To Blitzing Berbick: Mike Tyson’s Five Best Performances
With a boxing comeback in the pipeline, a hugely popular podcast and a 400-acre cannabis ranch opening in the Mojave Desert, [ ... ]
The Sportsman Interviews Anthony Curcio, Football Player And Happy Bank Robber
Anthony Curcio is the world’s nicest bank robber. Friendly, talkative and generous with his time, it’s hard [ ... ]
Joe Louis, The Third Reich And The Most Politically Charged Boxing Match Ever
On June 22, 1938, with the world on the brink of war, two boxers from opposite sides of the Atlantic came face-to-face at [ ... ]
Flying Kicks, Epic Insults And Hilarious Advice: The Very Best Of Phil Mickelson
“He is who he is. You can ask him about anything and he’s never going to short-change anybody. His heart and [ ... ]
James Hunt: The Motorsport Maverick With The Playboy Persona
James Simon Wallis Hunt was born on August 29 1947 in Belmont, Surrey. The seventh British man to win a Formula One Drivers [ ... ]
The Wrath Of Oliver Kahn: Germany's Greatest (And Angriest) Goalkeeper Ever
'Der Titan'. 'Vol-kahn-o'’. In order to get on his good side, we’d first like to wish [ ... ]
Shoes, Rings And Billions: Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls Revolution
On June 14, 1998, Michael Jordan won his final NBA Championship with the Bulls. Six months later, he departed the team altogether. [ ... ]
Meet The Man Who Climbed Everest, Partied For A Week, Then Climbed It Again
There’s nothing normal about Nirmal Purja. After realising that the record time for conquering the 14 highest mountain [ ... ]
Phil Jackson, The NBA's Zen-Master And Its All-Time Greatest Coach
“Not only is there more than life to basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.” He [ ... ]
The Easton Assassin: Is Larry Holmes Boxing's Most Underrated Heavyweight?
“Rocky Marciano couldn’t carry my jockstrap,” blustered Larry Holmes in the aftermath of his razor-thin [ ... ]
