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American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists and give the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City © Getty

“I had a moral obligation to step up”

Why are there three lions on the shirts of the English football team? © Getty Images

Why are there three lions on the shirts of the English football team?

When was the first game of football? © Getty Images

When was the first game of football?

Sporting history made at first FA Cup final © Wikimedia Commons

Sporting history made at first FA Cup final

How did ancient athletes prepare for the Olympics? © Wikimedia Commons

How did ancient athletes prepare for the Olympics?

Timeline: The rise and fall of the Roman games (public domain)

Timeline: The rise and fall of the Roman games

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Five facts about the Colosseum

In pictures: The Ashes through history © Wikimedia Commons

In pictures: The Ashes through history

Why we say: ‘resting on your laurels’ © Getty Images

Why we say: ‘resting on your laurels’

Peace in the trenches (public domain_

Peace in the trenches

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General history

Who was the highest-paid sportsman in history?

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5 facts about… Wimbledon

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The winner of the Christmas Day football match was…