Sporting Witness

Sporting Witness

Eye-witness accounts from sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped sport through the eyes of the people who were there.

Sporting Witness

Episodes (516 available)

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, First official penalty shootout

How a game between Hull City and Manchester United in 1970 changed football forever

28 Mar 2026

10 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, The Czech Republic at Euro 96

The unfancied Czech Republic's remarkable run in Euro 96

21 Mar 2026

11 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, The first Women’s Six Nations Rugby Championship

In 2002, the first Women’s Six Nations Rugby Championship was played

14 Mar 2026

11 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, The English samurai

In 1977, Michael Jay is the first foreigner in 1000 years to take part in the Soma Nomaoi

7 Mar 2026

11 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, Emil Zatopek at the Helsinki Olympics

In 1952, at the Summer Olympics, the Czechoslovak army officer won three gold medals

28 Feb 2026

10 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, The X Games

In 1995, the first ever Extreme Games featuring sports like BMXing took place

21 Feb 2026

10 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, The split in darts

The story of a feud in the game of darts in 1993

14 Feb 2026

11 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, Sibling success on the slopes

The Croatian siblings who made history at the 2003 Alpine Ski World Cup

7 Feb 2026

10 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, Playing rugby during Syria’s civil war

How rugby union thrived during Syria's civil war

31 Jan 2026

11 mins

Sporting Witness, Sporting Witness, India’s 1948 hockey gold medal

In 1948, newly independent India won gold in the hockey final at the Olympic Games

24 Jan 2026

10 mins

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