2000: British rower Steve Redgrave wins gold for the fifth successive Olympics as the coxless four triumph in Sydney - he is named BBC Sports Personality of the Year and is later knighted
2000: Pete Sampras lands his seventh Wimbledon title - a record 14th Grand Slam; Tiger Woods wins the Open at St Andrews with lowest major total of 19 under - he also seals the 'Tiger Slam', Denise Lewis and Jonathan Edwards both win gold for GB in Sydney
2001: England win 5-1 in Germany; David Beckham celebrates the last-minute free-kick against Greece that secured his country's place at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea
2001: Michael Owen scores two late goals as Liverpool beat Arsenal to win the FA Cup; Lennox Lewis is floored by Hasim Rahman; Ronnie O'Sullivan lifts first world snooker title; Goran Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon after beating Tim Henman in semi-final
2002: Curling takes an unexpected place in the spotlight as Rhona Martin skippers an all-Scottish GB team to a dramatic gold at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
2002: Paula Radcliffe wins the London Marathon and Commonwealth gold in Manchester; England keeper David Seaman is beaten by Ronaldinho's freak free-kick as Brazil go on to win the World Cup; Sam Torrance skippers Europe to Ryder Cup glory
2003: Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute drop-kick wins the Rugby World Cup for England - the 20-17 victory making them the first rugby union world champions from the northern hemisphere
2003: Serena Williams completes the 'Serena slam' of major tennis titles; Celtic fans enjoy themselves at the Uefa Cup final, but Porto eventually triumph 3-2 in Seville
2004: As one sporting legend, Michael Schumacher, celebrated a record seventh world F1 title, tributes were paid to another - former Nottingham Forest and Derby boss Brian Clough, who died aged 69
2004: Best Mate wins his third Cheltenham Gold Cup; Arsene Wenger's 'Invincibles' top the league after going the whole season unbeaten; Greece are the shock winners of Euro 2004; Kelly Holmes completes a glorious middle-distance double at the Olympics
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