1999-2000
The end of an aura
Real Madrid's stunning victory at Old Trafford in 2000 changed the face of European football
2000s
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
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
The Ashes
There goes the fear
The genesis of England’s glorious 2005 Ashes victory was a 47-minute cameo three years earlier
Nuggets
Mind the wind, Tugga
The 28th man goes too far
I'll See You Out There
Senegal this, Senegal that
For almost a decade, Arsenal v Manchester United was a title decider. By February 2005 there was no bigger picture, just hatred
Cricket
Will phallus
Edgbaston 2008, and the innings Graeme Smith was born to play