England cricket team
Take me somewhere nice
England's cussed, underrated win in Sri Lanka in 2000-01 was a career highlight for a maligned generation
NTZR
Ashes
The longest day
Dead-rubber wins can taste just as sweet as the real thing - sometimes even sweeter
Cricket
Let me be your fantasy
In five seasons as Kent’s overseas player, Carl Hooper produced high art in industrial quantities. Shame he couldn't do it more often
1999 World Cup
A vile technicality
The 1999 World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa was a white-ball Test match with a twist that even Hitchcock would have deemed too cruel
Football
The fast show
Before his injuries, the original Ronaldo was the most exciting young player we've ever seen
George Best
The worst of times, the best of Best
A goal so good it turned Barry Davies into Bernard Matthews
Nuggets
Mind the wind, Tugga
The 28th man goes too far
I'll See You Out There
1. Some physical
The Premier League’s greatest rivalry can be traced back to four barnstorming, spiteful games in 1983
I'll See You Out There
Can't stand me now
For almost a decade, Arsenal v Manchester United was a title decider. By February 2005 there was no bigger picture, just all-consuming hatred
West Indies
Form is permanent
During their 1992-93 tour of Australia, West Indies were on the brink of losing their long unbeaten run. Curtly Ambrose wasn't having that
Diego Maradona
To the death
At Italia 90, Diego Maradona picked a fight with the entire world – and came this close to winning it
Nuggets
Take my breath away
Tony Adams tries to dispossess Kenny Dalglish... with hilarious consequences