Sporting Witness films
The stories behind historic sporting moments
George Best's double hat-trick: Watch all six goals—George Best scores a double hat-trick
On 7 February 1970, George Best returned from a month ban to score six goals in one game.
The man behind Hawk-Eye and goal-line tech—Creating Hawk-Eye and goal-line tech
In 2000, Paul Hawkins turned his cricket passion into innovation by creating Hawk-Eye
The first Formula E season—Formula E: The world’s first electric car championship
Formula E debuted in 2014 - It was the first racing championship for electric cars
Breakdancing's 50-year journey to Paris 2024—Bringing breaking to the world stage
Breaking pioneer Michael Holman on the hip-hop inspired dance's origins in 1970s New York
Tonton Zola Moukoko: Championship Manager fame
Tonton Zola Moukoko gained a cult following after featuring in Championship Manager 01/02
31-0: 'I was in goal during international football's biggest beating'—International football's biggest ever beating
Nicky Salapu was American Samoa's goalkeeper on the day Australia beat them 31-0, in 2001
Arsenal Invincibles were 'once in a lifetime'
Comedian Alan Davies and right-back Lauren look back on the unbeaten Arsenal team
'I'm not going to change who I am for anyone'—The first hijabi figure skater
The first ice skater to compete in a hijab
The Deaflympic badminton champion and his 'wrist of fury'
The badminton champion Rajeev Bagga has won 14 gold medals at the Deaflympics
Footballing Father: Vatican ‘World Cup’ was a sign of God
Footballer-turned-priest, Father Davide Tisato, on winning the first Clericus Cup
Taking a chance on Venus and Serena Williams
Champion tennis coach, Rick Macci shares the moment he first saw the sisters play
Legendary Blind 5000m Runner—Witness History
In 2000, Kenyan Henry Wanyoike won his first gold medal at the Sydney Paralympic Games
Women's Marathon Pioneer—Witness History
In 1967, the athlete Kathrine Switzer, became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.
Tour de France Tragedy—Witness History
In 1967, Tom Simpson died on the Tour de France. His friend Vin Denson spoke to Witness.
US Wrestlers in Iran—Witness History
In 1998, Iran invited an US wrestling team to Tehran as a goodwill gesture.
Pele joins New York Cosmos—Witness History
Clive Toye signed striker Pele to the New York Cosmos. It changed soccer in the US.
The baseball game that improved US-Cuban relations—Witness History
Cuban Baseball star Enrique Diaz played in the historic baseball game in Havana.
The Battle of the Carmens—Witness History
At the 1988 Winter Olympics two ice skaters chose to dance to the music from Carmen.
Milkha Singh - The Flying Sikh—Witness History
Milkha Singh became the first Indian to win an athletics gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Brazil's World Cup shock—Witness History
Alcides Ghiggia scored the winning goal for Uruguay against Brazil in the World Cup final
The First Paralympics—Witness History
Margaret Maughan won Great Britain's first gold medal at the first Paralympic Games.
Women's Baseball in WWII—Witness History
In 1943, Mary Pratt joined the first professional women's baseball league in the US.





















