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Sign outside Lord's Cricket Ground saying 'Welcome to the Home of Cricket'

First Cricket World Cup begins

The Olympic Rings on a white wall

Israeli athletes taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics

Skopje, FYROM - August 8,2017: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane during the UEFA Super Cup Final match between Real Madrid and Manchester United at Philip II Arena in Skopje

Zinedine Zidane's Birthday

Hockey referee with puck standing on ice rink with two rivals with sticks on his right and left waiting for moment to shoot it

U.S. hockey team makes miracle on ice

The World Cup Trophy during the celebrations after the 2014 World Cup final game between Germany and Argentina at Maracana Stadium.

Stampede kills 84 at World Cup match

EAST HAM, LONDON - 19TH FEBRUARY 2021: 1966 World Cup Sculpture of The Champions near West Ham United's old stadium in Upton Park

England win the World Cup

Sky HISTORY - This Day in HISTORY

Basketball is Invented

Sky HISTORY - This Day in HISTORY

Ian Botham scores over 100 runs & takes 8 wickets in a single inning

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry playing snooker

The greatest snooker players of all time

3 darts on triple 20

10 sports not in the Olympics

Man wearing a diving helmet

A deep dive into the history of diving

Ronnie O'Sullivan

The greatest individual sports stars of all time?

New balls please: The history of Wimbledon

Photograph of Walter Tull and fellow WW1 officers

Walter Tull: The Tottenham trailblazer and WW1 hero

A photograph showing Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fist on the podium

1968 Olympics Black Power salute

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe: The tennis star who broke boundaries on and off the court

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The history of chess: 'The immortal game'

Kelly Blanchard and Denny Chapman from History's original series, Top Shot.

It's Bake Off with Bullets

A British stamp depicting Captain Albert Ball

Albert Ball: Biography

Muhammad Ali signs autographs for fans at the San Antonio International Airport in 1979

Muhammad Ali: Biography

A photograph of Ronnie O’Sullivan playing in Sofia

Ronnie O'Sullivan: Biography

Earl "The Pearl" Strickland

Lots of vibrant tennis balls, pattern of new tennis balls for background

History of Tennis

Cue stick hitting cue ball in a break on a pool or snooker table

History of Snooker and Pool

A CGI image of football fans celebrating

History of Football

A photo of Dick, Kerr Ladies team in 1921

When women’s football was bigger than men’s

The Strongest Man In History: episodes

The factory wall in Crewe

The making of 'This Wall is Crewe', winner of 'HISTORY's short filmmaker of the year 2018'