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  2. This Sporting Life - Wikipedia

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    This Sporting Life is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey , which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footballer in Wakefield , a mining city in Yorkshire , whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life.

  3. Sporting Life (British newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published from 1859 until 1998, best known for its coverage of horse racing and greyhound racing. [ 1 ] Latterly it has continued as a multi-sports website. Priced at one penny, the Sporting Life initially appeared twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It became a daily newspaper in 1883, and in ...

  4. Katharine Merry - Wikipedia

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    Katharine Merry (born 21 September 1974) is an English former sprinter. She achieved the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was the fastest woman in the world over 400 m in 2001, with her career best of 49.59 seconds. She also represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and won the 200 metres at the 1993 ...

  5. John Rickman (broadcaster) - Wikipedia

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    John Rickman (28 May 1913 – 13 October 1997) was a British journalist, broadcaster and author. The majority of his career was as a print racing journalist initially for the Bristol Evening News and then later with the Daily Mail and The Daily Sketch. He was a racing tipster, often featuring to the top of the unofficial Sporting Life naps ...

  6. List of sports films - Wikipedia

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    Made for TV as part of ESPN 's 30 for 30 series. Follows the history of sports in Cleveland since the city's last major title in 1964, including heartbreaks such as The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, The Move, and The Decision. Airings after the Cavaliers won the NBA title in 2016 include a new ending. Student Athlete.

  7. Sporting Life (1925 film) - Wikipedia

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    Running time. 7 reels (6,709 feet) (c.70 min.) Country. United States. Language. Silent (English intertitles) Sporting Life is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and a remake of Tourneur's 1918 film of the same title based on Seymour Hicks 's popular play. Universal Pictures produced and released the film.

  8. The Games (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Games is a 1970 British sports drama film directed by Michael Winner.It is based on the 1968 Hugh Atkinson novel and adapted to the screen by Erich Segal.The plot concerned four marathon competitors at a fictitious Olympic Games in Rome, played by Michael Crawford, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour and Athol Compton.

  9. Can you guess Olympians' warmup songs? World's top athletes ...

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    The breaker had Kendrick Lamar's infectious “Not Like Us” on rotation. But recently, she's zoned out to her boyfriend's favorite song, “Étouffée” by Vince Staples. “It's a nice chill ...