A mountaineer hailed as the greatest of all time has been stripped of two world records after a map expert alleged he missed a summit by five metres. Italian Reinhold…
An astonished Icelandic football club has told how it was left more than GBP 1.1 million by a fan in his will. Follower Guomundar Eggert Oskarsson left the sum to…
Former tennis ace Boris Becker has hugged his mum for the first time since leaving prison. A tender snap shows Becker, 55, and mum Elvira, 87, grinning widely as they…
Fallen tennis champ Boris Becker is set to earn a cool GBP 860,000 for an interview following his release from prison. German media are reporting that the 55-year-old is set…
Tennis ace Novak Djokovic has shown off this insect species that was discovered in western Serbia and has recently been named after him. 'Duvalius djokovici' is the Latin name of…
A group of tightrope walkers are facing fines of up to EUR 6,000 for crossing at a height of 9,000 feet on a line strung between two Alpine peaks. Astonishing…
It looks as if Argentine football legend Maradona might just have joined the Perm-ier League with this bafflingly awful new bust of the soccer giant. The statue - unveiled before…
A famous doctor and journalist has claimed that Diego Maradona was buried without his heart. The writer, Nelson Castro, has just released a book called "Diego's Health" ('La Salud de…
These images show how American World Cup skiing ace Alice Merryweather has made a startling recovery after a horror accident left her looking bloodied and disfigured. The top tier athlete…
This is the terrifying moment a Norwegian 'Death Diving' enthusiast throws himself from a dizzying height of over 100 feet hitting a speed of 100 kph before crashing into the…