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World Photography Day

Top 10 most powerful images in sporting history

At the 1968 Olympics and during the height of the Civil Rights movement, US 200m runners Tommie Smith (centre) and John Carlos (right) raised their black-gloved fists during the playing of the US national anthem. Silver medallist Peter Norman sported a hu
Nelson Mandela hands the Rugby World Cup to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar in 1995. Mandela had been elected as South Africa's president a year earlier after the end of apartheid in 1993. South Africa were huge underdogs at the tournament, having b
At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in 1999, Brandi Chastain ensured her place in history when she scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out against China in the World Cup final. It was the first time a female player had pulld off her shirt in celebration and
At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Bolt matched Carl Lewis' feat of winning the sprint double and set a new world record for the 200m of 19.30 seconds. He also set a world record of 9.69 in the 100m, which he would go on to beat a year later with the new ma
The Argentinean showed both sides to his game in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final match against England, in which he scored twice. Maradona's second, when he raced through the entire England team with the ball glued to his boot, is often referred to as th
Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston on 25 May 1965 to retain his World Heavyweight crown. The fight was dogged by allegations of fixing after Ali's first round win, which he achieved with the so-called "anchor punch." Taunting Liston and telling his opp
Michael Jordan celebrates the 1991 NBA title after the Chicago Bulls beat the LA Lakers to hand the player many consider the greatest in the history of the sport the first of his six championships.
Jesse Owens spoiled Adolf Hitler's party at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin by winning four gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump, and 4 × 100 metre relay. Pictued here with Naoto Tajima (left) and Luz Long (right), Owens' supremacy caused
Bannister was a British middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first-ever sub-four minute mile on 6 May, 1954, a feat that saw him named Athlete of the Year by Sports Illustrated - the first time a British sportsperson had been awarded that p
A 2005 Milan derby was halted for a time after fans hurled flares all over the pitch. This picture of opponents Rui Costa and Marco Materazzi quickly became a hit in newspapers across the world.
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos

At the 1968 Olympics and during the height of the Civil Rights movement, US 200m runners Tommie Smith (centre) and John Carlos (right) raised their black-gloved fists during the playing of the US national anthem. Silver medallist Peter Norman sported a hu

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela hands the Rugby World Cup to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar in 1995. Mandela had been elected as South Africa's president a year earlier after the end of apartheid in 1993. South Africa were huge underdogs at the tournament, having b

Brandi Chastain

At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in 1999, Brandi Chastain ensured her place in history when she scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out against China in the World Cup final. It was the first time a female player had pulld off her shirt in celebration and

Foto:HECTOR MATAAFP/Getty Images

Usain Bolt

At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Bolt matched Carl Lewis' feat of winning the sprint double and set a new world record for the 200m of 19.30 seconds. He also set a world record of 9.69 in the 100m, which he would go on to beat a year later with the new ma

Foto:DYLAN MARTINEZREUTERS

Diego Maradona

The Argentinean showed both sides to his game in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final match against England, in which he scored twice. Maradona's second, when he raced through the entire England team with the ball glued to his boot, is often referred to as th

Foto:DIARIO ASDIARIO AS

Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston on 25 May 1965 to retain his World Heavyweight crown. The fight was dogged by allegations of fixing after Ali's first round win, which he achieved with the so-called "anchor punch." Taunting Liston and telling his opp

Foto:DIARIO ASDIARIO AS

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan celebrates the 1991 NBA title after the Chicago Bulls beat the LA Lakers to hand the player many consider the greatest in the history of the sport the first of his six championships.

Foto:Ken LevineDIARIO AS

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens spoiled Adolf Hitler's party at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin by winning four gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump, and 4 × 100 metre relay. Pictued here with Naoto Tajima (left) and Luz Long (right), Owens' supremacy caused

Foto:PopperfotoDIARIO AS

Roger Bannister

Bannister was a British middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first-ever sub-four minute mile on 6 May, 1954, a feat that saw him named Athlete of the Year by Sports Illustrated - the first time a British sportsperson had been awarded that p

Foto:BettmannBettmann Archive

Rui Costa and Materazzi

A 2005 Milan derby was halted for a time after fans hurled flares all over the pitch. This picture of opponents Rui Costa and Marco Materazzi quickly became a hit in newspapers across the world.

Foto:STEFANO RELLANDINIREUTERS

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