The Ashes is a historic Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in sports and draws huge audiences in both nations.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), led largely by the UFC, has seen explosive growth in the 21st century, attracting a younger demographic and becoming a mainstream global sport.

South African boxer Zolani Tete set the record for the fastest KO in a major world title fight, knocking out Siboniso Gonya in just 11 seconds in 2017.

Jack Nicklaus, widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time with 18 major championships, is nicknamed 'The Golden Bear'.

Secretariat won the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes) in 1973. His times in all three races remain the fastest in history.

Brian Lara of the West Indies holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket, scoring 400 not out against England in 2004.

During the medal ceremony for the 200m race at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice in the United States.

The Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre) in Rome is the most famous ancient amphitheater. It was capable of holding up to 50,000 spectators and was the prime venue for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.

Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100m final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in world-record time but was stripped of his medal three days later after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.

While 'Game of the Century' has been applied to a famous 1956 game by Bobby Fischer, in the modern era, the 1999 game between Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov at Wijk aan Zee is often cited as one of the greatest chess games ever played.