Back in 2006 there were many allegations made with regards to corruption in British football, these allegations were made by sources both inside and outside of the game. As a result the BBC funded a Panorama special which set out to investigate.Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets wastes no time in diving straight into the deep end of a murky world of football. Through t
Paul Sykes was a heavyweight boxer and weightlifter from Wakefield in England, he had ten professional fights but his entire adult life was marred by alcohol abuse and both petty and violent crimes. All ten of his fights came during a period of rehabilitation and relative sobriety between 1978 to 1980, in his sixth fight he knocked American David Wilson out cold and continued to punch him. The Ame
Driven by the huge success of fight promoters such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), mixed martial arts has become one of the fastest growing sports in the world, not to mention one of the most lucrative having seen the UFC itself being recently sold for $4 billion dollars.Before fighters step into the cage they must make weight for their particular weight class. Here is a list of w
Ronan O'Gara is a former Irish rugby union player, who played fly-half for both Ireland and Munster. Throughout his career he managed to collect 128 caps, making him Irelands second most-capped player behind Brian O'Driscoll (who has 133) and the sixth most-capped in rugby union history.O'Gara has had quite the standout career having captained Munster, Ireland, and the British and Irish Lions,
Everest, Chomolungma, Sagarmāthā, five and a half vertical miles of rock, ice and snow and in the winters temperatures can fall to minus 60 degrees celsius, in it's summer up to 10 feet of snow can fall on its slopes in a single day. It lies on the border of Nepal and Tibet, though far away it has always had a special place in the hearts of British mountaineers.First measured by t
Released in 2006, Pipeline Masters is the remarkable tale of a groundbreaking surfing competition that was birthed in 1971 and since its inception has defined what can only be described as extreme. Held in the fearsome tubes of Hawaii's Banzai Pipeline, it has become the most prestigious surfing event in the world where the winners transcend money, fame or ratings but rather achieve the surfing wo
For their introduction to the sports documentary space American digital media company Bleacher Report chose a compelling, timely subject, Michael Vick. Vick is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. His story is one of a classic rise and fall narrative.Vick hit
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward is part of HBO's Legendary Nights boxing documentary series and see's HBO Sports revisit rival junior Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward during their stand out 9th round brawl.Between November 23, 2002 and June 7, 2003, Gatti and Ward would cross paths a total of three times. Within those 13 months they battled it out for a complete 30 rounds
One of the greatest sporting figures of all time has sadly passed away at the age of 74 (June 3 2016), he had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease. As a tribute to the man himself here is Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World.Muhammad Ali has been called the greatest athlete of his century but he was so much more than just a g