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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 [ ... ]
The Abdication Of King James: LeBron's Heartbreaking Final Farewell To Cleveland
After 11 years, 849 games, and 12,424 field goals, it was over. He walked off the home court not with a smile on his face [ ... ]
Banks, Pele And The Greatest Save Of All-Time 50 Years On
Bobby Moore is marking Tostão. Moore leaves him to cut out Jairzinho who has just received a marvellous curving through [ ... ]
The Big Interview: Sir Alastair Cook On Life After Test Cricket
At 34, Sir Alastair Cook is essentially a man stitched together with ridiculous statistics: 161 Tests, producing 12,472 [ ... ]
The King Of Clay: Rafael Nadal's 15 Year Dominance Of The French Open
“Movements. That’s the main thing. Movements and measuring the balls that you can take a risk and the balls [ ... ]
From Broadway To Hostage Negotiation: Ali's Best Moments Outside The Boxing Ring
Muhammad Ali transcended the world of not just boxing, but sport as a whole, like no other athlete who came before him nor [ ... ]
Cruyff, Ajax And The Start Of The Golden Era Of Total Football
It is somewhat ironic that an institution named after a renowned hero of the Trojan War would first conquer Europe by defeat [ ... ]
Barbados To Blackburn: How The West Indies Made The Lancashire League Great
The West Indies have produced some of the world’s finest cricketers over the years and having grown up playing cricket [ ... ]
Jack Dempsey And The $14M Four-Round Afternoon That Changed Boxing Forever
Boxing has had its fair share of sizable crowds since the introduction of the Queensberry Rules, the generally accepted [ ... ]
Magic Vs The Hick From French Lick: The NBA Rivalry That Defined The 80s
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi; Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal; Aryton Senna and Alan Prost; Joe Frazier and Muhammad [ ... ]
Two Fish, German Tennis And Elton John: Gazza's Finest Moments Off The Pitch
Paul Gascoigne is still perpetually competing for a place on the podium as one of the best English footballers in history. [ ... ]
Matt Busby: From The Mines To Manchester United Majesty Via A Meat Truck
It’s the late 1960s, Sheffield. A crowd patiently awaits the arrival of Matt Busby for a Football Association [ ... ]
Mayweather, Novocaine And A Bad Night At The Office: Floyd’s Toughest Test
As far as professional boxing careers go, they rarely finish as immaculately as Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s did when he [ ... ]
Cantona And Culture: The Five Greatest Performances Of King Eric
“As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, they kill us for their sport. Soon the science will not only be able [ ... ]
''Most Notorious African-American on Earth,'' The Life And Times Of Jack Johnson
This article first appeared in The Sportsman on 31/03/20 What do Alan Turing, The Doors frontman Jim Morrison and the comedian [ ... ]
Barrichello: The Brazilian Bridesmaid Who Refused To Catch Schumacher’s Bouquet
When ‘Brazil’ and ‘Formula One’ are mentioned within the same breath, the first person that comes [ ... ]
Best Kept Secrets: A Man United Legend, Joan Collins And Beatrix Potter’s Sister
Maradona good. Pelé better. George Best. You’ve heard it countless times. You’ve also heard the fable [ ... ]
Muhammad Ali, Highbury And A Lifelong Love Affair With Britain
When Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, first made the trip across the pond in 1963, he was met with hostility among [ ... ]
The Beard Of Brabham - When 'Geriatic Jack' Won The World Championship
In the 70 years of the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, there have been 32 different winners. Three of them [ ... ]
Why Sugar Ray Leonard Is The Epitome Of Boxing’s Last Truly Great Era
Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, the so-called ‘Four Kings’ of boxing’s [ ... ]
On This Day 35 Years Ago, Michael Jordan Was Named NBA Rookie Of The Year
It was before the six rings. Before the dream second Gold at the Games. Before the multitude of MVPs. Before the billions. [ ... ]