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Remembering Brendon Batson, Arsenal’s first Black player
‘Talent can’t be denied and Black players have proven.’
Cool visual explainer about Pele’s greatest achievements
‘When God created Pele, he put everything into him: speed, strength, momentum, technique, shooting, heading, dribbling, everything.’
Remembering Roberto Carlos's 'impossible' free kick against France in 1997
Bend it like Roberto.
GQ on The Dream Team from Barcelona 92
‘Legends at every position on the floor.’
England’s Black Cricketers exhibition by Tom Shaw
A photo exhibition dedicated to the 21 Black cricketers who have played for England.
NiemanLab on USA Today Sports Center, the paper's online sports service from the 90s
Getting sports news online used to be very different back in the late 80s and early 90s.
Every* match point between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (2004–2019)
‘Fedal’ matches have been a joy to behold and I think everyone with even a minor interest in tennis or sport will miss them on the tour.
An Atlas Obscura history of luge
‘Luge is pure folly, a creation of bored, aristocratic, and sometimes destructive men on vacation.’
The science and history of snowboarding
Get educated on skateboarding for the Winter Olympics with these articles.
Speed skiing and its limited Olympic history
With speeds of over 150 mph, speed skiing isn’t for the faint of heart—or the Olympics.