Sport

The first thing that comes to mind when I remember the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics was the amazing spectacle of watching a man wearing a jet pack fly around the L.A. Memorial Coliseum at the opening ceremony before landing ...

Who would have thought a provincial team from Scotland's North East coast would be officially the best team in Europe in 1984? It took Fergie a few years to get there with Aberdeen. After he replaced Billy McNeil as boss, ...

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Great british decathlon athlete.Born in London on 30 July 1958, his full name is Francis Morgan Oyodele Thompson. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the ...

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Happless British Long Jump Skiier.Michael Edwards was born 5 December 1963, better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, is a British skier who was the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. At the time, Edwards was ...

Never mind the result: Euro ’96 was about the atmosphere. There was a buzz throughout the nation; the sun shone every day, pubs, streets and towns were overflowing with happy football fans who would good-naturedly banter with you as you ...

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GLOW, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Before political correctness, there was GLOW. Scantily clad women who couldn't wrestle got into the ring and made believe they could. ...

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Maradona's "Hand of God" goal during the 1986 World Cup against England was possibly one of the most remembered goals in all of World Cup history. Also, don't forget the follow-up goal by the very same player, when he ran through ...

I never mastered the skateboard and I didn’t have the coordination to stay upright on a scooter but I was the queen of the roller boot. I practically lived in my pair and had my career mapped out at a ...

He was one of the most famous and revered athletes of his Generation. He won the 1500m gold medal at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic games. Along with Steve Cram and Steve Ovett he was one of a trio of ...

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I used to watch this TV competition every Christmas as a child, and I still watch it now as an adult with my children! It's great family fun and has lasted for 30 years, so it must be good. The ...

Saturday lunchtimes, just after Tiswas (ahhh, Sally James) meant wrestling on ITV. Even then, at the tender age of 8 it was apparent that it was more theatre than sport. ...

Long distance running athlete, think she was african and used to run in her bare feet! ...