Serie A
The fairytale of Serie A
Sampdoria's only Scudetto, inspired by Gianluca Vialli, was an underdog story full of humanity, charm, style and most of all fun
NTZR
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
The Ashes
There goes the fear
The genesis of England’s glorious 2005 Ashes victory was a 47-minute cameo three years earlier
Liverpool
The power of balance
John Barnes' imperious solo goal against the leaders QPR in 1987 showcased one of football's greatest qualities
Italia 90
How did Gascoigne play?
The night English football’s heart was broken into a thousand tiny pieces
Shane Warne
93 'til infinity
Shane Warne started his first Ashes tour as a relative unknown. By the end, England’s batsmen knew quite enough about him
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
1999-2000
The end of an aura
Real Madrid's stunning victory at Old Trafford in 2000 changed the face of European football
Euro 72
Ramba-Zamba will never die, but you will
Gunter Netzer x Frank Beckenbauer x Gerd Muller = Germany's greatest team
1998-99
Football, bloody hell
Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich, 26 May 1999
2001-02
Let's push things forward
In December 2001, ten-man Arsenal ignored xenophobia, injustice and Europe’s deadliest snake to win at Anfield. It was the symbolic start of the Invincible era
1999-2000
Primal screamer
The last great goal at the old Wembley was a Batigolazo that shattered Arsenal