The Evolution of Sport
Heroes on Celluloid
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Sporting films capture the heart of the competition and the culture, each contributing to the evolution of cinema.















Heroes on Celluloid
Sporting films capture the heart of the competition and the culture, each contributing to the evolution of cinema.
History and Evolution
Celebrate the key milestones of the history and evolution of women's sport.
BMX Supercross
Only Live Once heads for Santiago del Estero in Argentina for the BMX Supercross. The young pros astonish the crowd while fighting for the Wellington Bowl-a-rama title, and FMX rider Brayden Davies tells us about his passion for the sport.
Icons in Defeat: Platini & Maldini
Platini and Maldini never won the World Cup, but their genius and heritage still shine on football's greatest stage.
Leading from the Front
From cricket grounds to rugby scrums via football fields, captains juggle with pressure, inspire their teammates and fashion the game in a way that few people notice.
Change Makers
A voyage through the activism of athletes, from Ali to Osaka, showing how sporting personalities remodel society and fight injustice.
Breaking the Surface
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.
Workloads and Lone Wolves
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.
Loyalty in the Time of Mercenaries
In modern sport, emotional links come up against mercenary movements, raising questions of belonging, identity and empowerment.
Heroes on Celluloid
Sporting films capture the heart of the competition and the culture, each contributing to the evolution of cinema.
The Brownlees/ Laudia/ Miracle On Ice
Great Britain's Brownlee brothers finish their triathlon in emblematic manner, Niki Lauda bears the scars of an infamous FI fireball, and US ice hockey produces a miracle at Lake Placid.
Run Clean, Fight Fair
The fight against doping protects the soul of sport's evolution, but the capacity to run properly and to fight fairly is a battle without end.
Play Like a Girl
What does it mean to "play like a girl"?
Rock Stars Bouldering
The Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, organises the Rock Stars climbing competition, while the battle unfurls in the streets of South Africa, where the Kimberley Diamond Cup organises the Street Skate world championships.
Liberating the Flank
Roberto Carlos revolutionised football following the example of the legendary Uruguayan teams, while the imperturbable Fabien Barthez in France and Jack Charlton's Ireland were game changers.
Golf's Sexiest Wags
Who is the sexiest WAG among the golfing couples, Ana Ivanovic/Scott, Caroline Wozniacki/Mcllroy, Diane Donald/Luke Donald, Lindsey Vonn/Woods or Paulina Gretzky/Johnson? Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in "Star Rated"!
Gisela Pulido
Find out everything about the multiple world kitesurfing champion Gisela Pulido and the young Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, as well as the incredible NFL career of Peyton Manning and the marriage between two sporting superstars: Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Categorie Role Models
Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.
Riner / Edwards / Marciano
Teddy Riner ends 10 years of invincibility in judo, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards takes flight at the 1988 Calgary Games and Rocky Marciano turns his back on boxing.
Success
Golf prodigy Lexi Thompson shares the secrets of her success and aspires to an Olympic gold medal. The world champion of the 400 metres hurdles Dalilah Muhammad smashes records, but she has a teammate who is biting at her heels.
Sexiest Male Olympians
Discover the Top 20 of the sexiest athletes of the Olympic Games. Who will be the best looking athlete of the competition? The French giant who is king of the tatamis, the Spanish tennis star or the king of the Los Angeles parquets? Who is hiding at the top of the ratings?
Moore / Woods / Gehrig
Female surfer Carissa Moore finds the end of the Olympic rainbow, golf master Tiger Woods makes the GOAT of all comebacks and Yankee Lou Gehrig's moving farewells to baseball.
League Globalisation: Sport Without Borders
The development of the globalisation of leagues means that the action now takes place at the gates of a new fan base, while the codes and the clubs seek a wider scope.
Categorie Role Models
Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.
Vans Downtown Showdown
In Austria, we meet some of the world's greatest climbers and take a look at bouldering. And the annual Vans Downtown Showdown is a team event which gives some of the best representatives of this sport a chance to shine.
Lionel Messi
Argentina's victory in 2022 confirmed that Lionel Messi was the greatest player of all time on football's biggest stage.
Play Like a Girl
What does it mean to "play like a girl"?
Categorie Role Models
Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.
Taking on the Men
Women rarely have the chance to compete with men in achievement, but they have done so occasionally with spectacular results.
Funding and Facilities
Constant financing deficits and inadequate infrastructures are always prominent in any discussion on the health of women's sport.
Landmark Moments
Today, the status of women's sport is the fruit of a poignant history. The female US basketball player Caitlin Clark is in the process of constructing her own historic trajectory.
Sexism and Assault
Sexism in the sporting workplace is still too current, and men still abuse power, control and confidence for personal ents.
Black Power Salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos make their famous protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, Gareth Bale scores the greatest Champions League final goal and Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater is suspended on the edge of the screen.
Stadiums - The Heart of Sport's Culture
Sports stadiums have become architectural marvels. They have transcended the game itself, uniting supporters through the evolution of sport.
Taking on the Men
Women rarely have the chance to compete with men in achievement, but they have done so occasionally with spectacular results.
FISE BMX
Two of the best female BMX riders in the world give us an insight into their sport and tell us about their Olympic memories. We go to the south of France to witness the arrival of the FISE world series in Montpellier.
Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona is the most influential star to have ever bestrode the greatest scene of football.
Greatest Performance in Olympic History
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.
Game Changers
Four genuine sporting heroes who have been game changers and have gone down in history.
Play Like a Girl
What does it mean to "play like a girl"?
Categorie Role Models
Celebrate the influential models which have opened the way for the heroines of today.
Taking on the Men
Women rarely have the chance to compete with men in achievement, but they have done so occasionally with spectacular results.
Funding and Facilities
Constant financing deficits and inadequate infrastructures are always prominent in any discussion on the health of women's sport.
Landmark Moments
Today, the status of women's sport is the fruit of a poignant history. The female US basketball player Caitlin Clark is in the process of constructing her own historic trajectory.
Sexism and Assault
Sexism in the sporting workplace is still too current, and men still abuse power, control and confidence for personal ents.
Mbappe
Kylian Mbappé is the modern face of football's biggest stage.
Aguero And Aaron
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.
Adidas Rockstars
Only Live Once takes a look at two events which are reaching their final phase. First, the indoor action takes place in Stuttgart's Porsche Arena, where the world's best bouldering climbers participate in the Annual Adidas Rock Stars.