Celebrating the people who chose ingenuity over safety, and those who laid it all on the line for the slimmest chance of victory
From Tom Watson at Turnberry 2009 to Holland in the 1974 World Cup, proof that some results just go the wrong way
Unbreakable records
Rob Smyth: From Gary Pratt to Dean Headley, the Ashes has always found an obscure star in the most unlikely of places
Absentees
Pete May: The 10 teams who were judged to be 'too good to go down'
From Andrew Flintoff's handshake with Brett Lee to defiance of Hitler, the moments when sportsmanship triumphed over competitiveness
Tom Lamont picks the 10 most embarrassing sporting endorsements
Rio Ferdinand picks his 10 favourite players
OSM picks 10 of the most long-winded, patience-trying, will-to-live-destroying sporting contests
Worst refereeing decisions
OSM picks 10 people who just can't handle not being on the winning side
Best British hopes for gold
Will Hersey looks beyond the obvious to choose outstanding contributions in the field of failure
Most memorable post-match interviews
Squandered talent
