Covering up one's ... Dignity Sport: Streaking / Rugby Event: England v France Date: 1974 Location: Twickenham, England Cop a load of that.! Michael O'Brien set the streaking trend in 1974. This is one of the earliest images of the craze.
Completing the course - with a little help - from Dad Sport: Athletics Event: 400 metres Sprint Date: 1992 Location: Barcelona, Spain Derek Redmond (UK) tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping. With assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. . .
Diving for Victory: - ("The Bahamian's "superwoman") Sport: Athletics Event: 400 metres Sprint Date: 2016 Location: Rio de janeiro, Brazil Tokyo 2020: Shaunae Miller-Uibo on her leap for gold and chasing more Olympic success - BBC Sport
BILLY = 'The White Horse': . . Sport: Soccer Event: F.A. Cup Final Date: 1924 Location: Wembley Stadium, England The match eventually began 45 minutes late, after King George V had been escorted to the royal box. The vast crowd spilled onto the pitch and Billy, the only grey horse present, was prominent in black-and-white news photographs and newsreels in clearing them from the field., The match became known as the "White Horse Final".
ALAN SHEPHERD: Sport: Golf Event: 'Playind a round' Date: 1971 Location: Lunar Surface, 'The Moon' (Out of this World)
MONICA SELES = Stabbed: ! Sport: Tennis Event: Tournament Date: 1993 Location: Hamburg, Germany World number one women's tennis player, Monica Seles stabbed in the back during a quarter-final match The American star was rushed to hospital with a wound half an inch (1.5cm) deep in her upper back. Doctors said her injuries were serious, but not life-threatening.
There's what you could have won': Sport: Soccer Event: World Cup Final Date: 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany The match contested between Italy and France. was won by Italy 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw at the conclusion of extra time. The match however was best remembered for an incident between Zinedine Zidane and Italy's Marco Materazzi. Zidane's was sent off after he headbutted Materazzi. The incident was the subject of much analysis following the match.
Do you think she's Happy? Sport: Athletics Event: 800 metres Date: 2004 Location: Athens, Greece Kelly Holmes returns to Athens | Daily Mail Online
Bannister Breaks (4 - Minute) Boundary: Sport: Athletics Event: (x1) Mile - (1000 metres) AAA Championships Date: 1954 Location: Iffley Road track, England Roger Bannister: First sub-four-minute mile | Guinness World Records
Haircut Sir/s? . . . . . . . . . . . Sport: Soccer Event: World Cup Finals Date: 1998 Location: France The entire team dyed their hair blonde, giving them the appearance of extras in a Slim Shady music video. The plan was supposed to bring them good luck - but they were dumped out of the tournament in the second round by Croatia - providing more than enough ammunition for a few blonde jokes.
85 years ago today, Jesse Owens shocked Adolf Hitler and the Nazis hosting the Berlin Olympics by winning the 100-meter dash. Someone photoshopped this picture of Owens and Hitler after discovering U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt never publicly acknowledged Owens’s triumphs—or the triumphs of any of the other 18 African American athletes.