TV-Programm TRACE Sport Stars am 16/11/2026

They are among the most emblematic images of sport. When Usain Bolt erupted onto the Olympic scene, when a Super Bowl was stolen and the Butler did it, when Wayne Rooney stupefied Sir Alex Ferguson.

Welcome again to Only Live Once, where we head for Malaysia for the final stages of the FISE World Series, with the action centring around the spectacular BMX finals in the bike park.

A voyage through the activism of athletes, from Ali to Osaka, showing how sporting personalities remodel society and fight injustice.

Enthusiasm for sport is a key element in creating a link and a sense of belonging to one's favourite team.

Only Live Once takes you climbing with the Rockstars, then to Colorado and to Western Australia for the best of BMX.

Edison Arantes Do Nascimento - or Pelé - is the greatest figure in the history of football.

A new era has opened in the International Olympic Committee with the arrival of Kirsty Coventry as its president, a first for a woman… and it's excellent news for women in sport.

Four genuine sporting heroes who have been game changers and have gone down in history.

Fortunately, conversation between athletes about mental wellbeing - and support - are more present in people's minds than ever.

There remains a lot to be done to fully understand mental health. But this destructive climate and this stigmatisation is quickly fading thanks to the work of specialists in mental wellbeing and sporting psychologists.

The inspiring stories and exploits which punctuate the Paralympic Games have changed the perception of handicapped people.

The highlighting of inequalities between the sexes, differences in remuneration and discrimination is increasingly impactful due to athletes who use their fame and their platform to make themselves heard.

The greatest moments in the history of sport… When Sergio Aguero ended his first season in the Premier League with a final goal. When Hammerin' Hank overtook Babe and became an icon of civil rights. Here are the stories hidden behind the most famous photos of sporting celebrities.

The development of awareness in the area of mental health through the journeys marked by sincerity of athletes like Phelps, Biles, Osaka and others has transformed sporting culture by attacking depression, abuse and stigmatisation.

While the Australian women's football league was only just beginning, a wave of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures proved heart wrenching for many.

Only Live Once takes you to Holland, where the local BMX Supercross riders defend their turf against the best.

If sport was only reserved to the biggest, the most athletic or the physically strongest, it would be very predictable. That's why Gerd Müller is a name to celebrate.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We go back to 1972… when terrorism shook the Munich Olympic Games and Billie Jean King dominated women's tennis.

In 1973, the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match took place, Secretariat won the Triple Crown and Willie Mays retired.

The sporting year of 1974 gave us the "Rumble in the Jungle", a FIFA World Cup and a historic baseball record.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

The greatest controversy of football, Maradona's Hand of God goal during the 1986 World Cup quarter final against England. And the rivalry in four combats between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. A look at the preparations, consequences and hot spots of sporting history.

From the chaotic rules of football to the management of the workload of the NBA and the solitary work of solo sports, endurance and programmes without end shape modern competitions like few other things.

If you have not taken account of climatic conditions on the day of the race, nor of fuel requirements, in hydration or in dormancy, you are already lagging behind the leaders.

Only Live Once heads for Switzerland for the FMX freestyle, and to the mountains of Colorado for the Teva Mountain Games, followed by Hill Chasers.

The Spanish teams of 2008 to 2012 will remain in memories as among the greatest in the history of this sport.

In this episode, the man with the world at his feet, Paulo Dybala. José Mourinho and Antonio Conte are at each other's throats again while George Weah goes from the Ballon d'or to the presidency of Liberia. Arturo Vidal straightens the press out about rumours concerning him, and football gathers ever more fans in the United States.

Franz Beckenbauer, "The Kaiser".

Captain Chiellini, as tough as they come.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

The CONCACAF region is rich and varied, and dominated by Mexico.

CONMEBOL is on the verge of becoming the first confederation all of whose members have participated in a World Cup.

Canelo Alvarez and Mayweather, Torres' goal and Bannister's four minute mile.

In modern sport, emotional links come up against mercenary movements, raising questions of belonging, identity and empowerment.

Women's sport is not simply experiencing a passing fad. It is a genuine movement.

Only Live Once goes to the Bowl-a-rama in Bondi, Australia, to meet some of the greatest sporting veterans. The FISE is becoming one of the best extreme events on the calendar and we head to Montpellier for BMX.

Beyond the exciting football seen there, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will remain in memories as having marked a challenge launched by the African teams to European and South American domination of football.

The 1999 French Open final between Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf and Michael Schumacher's 1995 season with Benetton have marked the history of sport.

In this episode, the man with the world at his feet, Paulo Dybala. José Mourinho and Antonio Conte are at each other's throats again while George Weah goes from the Ballon d'or to the presidency of Liberia. Arturo Vidal straightens the press out about rumours concerning him, and football gathers ever more fans in the United States.

Franz Beckenbauer, "The Kaiser".

Captain Chiellini, as tough as they come.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

The CONCACAF region is rich and varied, and dominated by Mexico.

CONMEBOL is on the verge of becoming the first confederation all of whose members have participated in a World Cup.

Until another English captain lifts the World Cup the story of Bobby Moore will only loom larger.