The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
World Service,·701 episodes
How a small Italian city enjoyed fleeting football glory before it was hit by scandal
01 Apr 2017,·9 mins
How the new president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, won Olympic gold
25 Mar 2017,·9 mins
How a former gardener from the Colombian mountains won cycling's most famous climb.
18 Mar 2017,·9 mins
The only person to win world championships on motorbikes and in racing cars
11 Mar 2017,·9 mins
In 2009, gunmen attacked a visiting cricket team in Lahore. We hear from two survivors.
04 Mar 2017,·9 mins
The aboriginal fighter who became world bantamweight boxing champion in 1968.
25 Feb 2017,·9 mins
How an attack on the golden girl of ice-skating horrified America in 1994
18 Feb 2017,·9 mins
The story of the Hamburg football team adopted by punks and fans from around the world.
11 Feb 2017,·9 mins
How the Washington Redskins quarterback made history at the 1988 Super Bowl.
04 Feb 2017,·9 mins
How Lim Yo-hwan, also known as Boxer, became one of the biggest names in eSports.
28 Jan 2017,·9 mins
The first and only woman to win one of the biggest events in motorsport.
21 Jan 2017,·9 mins
In 2008, an Indian rifle shooter became a national hero when he won the Olympics.
14 Jan 2017,·9 mins
The story of the first black African to compete at the Winter Olympics.
07 Jan 2017,·9 mins
The story of Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the notorious Iditarod race in Alaska.
31 Dec 2016,·9 mins
The inspiring Dutch wheelchair tennis player who went undefeated for more than a decade.
24 Dec 2016,·9 mins
The Czech discus thrower punished for falling in love with an American at the 1956 games.
17 Dec 2016,·9 mins
How an all-black college team broke down the colour barrier in American basketball.
10 Dec 2016,·9 mins
The footballer and coach loved by the people of Iraq
03 Dec 2016,·9 mins
How the English women's rugby team fought for official recognition in the 1990s.
26 Nov 2016,·9 mins
The troubled life of the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time
19 Nov 2016,·9 mins
How the Scottish manager caused uproar at an Istanbul derby match in 1996.
12 Nov 2016,·9 mins
How a football international was played at a stadium being used as a torture centre.
05 Nov 2016,·9 mins
The Aussie rules footballer who inspired a nation by surviving a terrorist attack
29 Oct 2016,·9 mins
How tension between Hungary and the USSR turned into a battle at the 1956 Olympics
22 Oct 2016,·9 mins
How two African-American athletes protested against racism at the 1968 Olympic Games.
15 Oct 2016,·9 mins
In the 1950s, Joseph Pilates taught his fitness method in a New York studio.
08 Oct 2016,·9 mins
How black players at Wyoming University sparked a national debate over racism in 1969
01 Oct 2016,·9 mins
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm.
24 Sep 2016,·9 mins
How blind runner, Henry Wanyoike, set world records that stand to this day
17 Sep 2016,·9 mins
In 1972, war veteran Murlikant Petkar won India's first Paralympic gold medal
10 Sep 2016,·9 mins
