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1) All Or Nothing: Manchester City, All Blacks, Brazil Football, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals (2018)

Run Time: various series and episodes, 45 mins | IMDb: 8.3/10

There are a number of the All Or Nothing series around now, in a variety of sports including rugby,cricket and football and all of them are excellent. They offer behind-the-scenes footage and a fascinating insight into the ecstatic highs and desperate lows of professional sport.

2) The Test (2020)

Run Time: 8 episodes, 45 min | IMDb: 9/10

Whether you love or despise the Australian cricket team, The Test on Amazon Prime, charting the 18 months from the Cape Town sandpaper scandal to retaining the Ashes at the end of the 2019 English summer, provides a compelling insight into the workings of present-day international cricket. But perhaps the most intriguing aspect to the eight-part docuseries is how it represents Cricket Australia taking a big step forward in the content arms race.

3) Andy Murray: Resurfacing (2019)

Run Time: 108 min | IMDb: 8.1/10

Britain's greatest-ever tennis player's long, painful, emotional journey pretty much all the way back from career-threatening injury.An inspirational look at what it takes to be a professional sportsman, this documentary, with remarkably frank interviews and behind the scenes footage, shows quite clearly why most of us could never cut it as a pro athlete.

4) Building Jerusalem (2015)

Run Time: 90 min | IMDb: 7.5/10

The story of the England rugby team's epic journey to the pinnacle of the world game in 2003. Jonny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, Clive Woodward et al explain and explore just what it takes to win a World Cup in one of the toughest games there is. At this level, it's about the small things adding up to give just the slightest advantage. You've got to get the basics right first.

5) Fire in Babylon (2010)

Run Time: 87 min | IMDb: 7.7/10

"I intend to make them grovel."South Africa-born England cricket captain Tony Greig's words about the touring West Indies cricket team in 1976 couldn't have been more incendiary – and, of course, they would haunt him for the rest of his days. West Indies captain Clive Lloyd barely needed a team talk after that, and a sporting dynasty was born. In a time when no cricketer wore a helmet, the England team were genuinely in danger for their lives – some of the footage is truly terrifying.The legendary West Indies team of the 70s and 80s, with its seemingly endless conveyor belt of scarily fast bowlers, would become surely the most dominant force of all time in sport – any sport. Fire in Babylon is more than a sports documentary; it highlights the importance that this team of disparate men from

many Caribbean nations had politically and socially in a time when apartheid was still almost 20 years from ending. This is an important film, and certainly not just for the sports fan.

6) Fastball (2016)

Run Time: 87 min | IMDb: 7.4/10

From one form of intimidatory ball delivery to another: the fastball is the pitcher's ultimate weapon in baseball. And while, unlike in cricket, the body is not officially a legitimate target, you try telling MLB batters that; intimidation is just as important a factor in America's game as it is in the other bat and ball pastime.When there's a potentially lethal projectile travelling towards you at 100mph+, you need nerves of steel and world-class hand-eye coordination to cope.This film, narrated by Kevin Costner, looks at the history, science and psychology of the fastball from the early days of the game through to the present day, and is well worth a watch.

7) The Edge (2019)

Run Time: 95 min | IMDb: 7.4/10

Less than a decade ago, England reached the summit of Test cricket. Yet the mental toll it took upon them was another matter. This searingly honest film looks at the impact becoming the best cricket side in the world had on England's stars.

8) Next Goal Wins (2014)

Run Time: 97 min | IMDb: 7.9/10

In 2001, American Samoa suffered the worst defeat in international football history – a 31-0

shellacking at the hands of the mighty Australia.This heartwarming and life-affirming film is the story of a group of people from a speck in the Pacific Ocean, who just want to play the game to the best oftheir ability and see where it takes them. So they bring in a Dutch coach who had played with GeorgeBest and Johan Cruyff and gradually start to improve.Their targets are small, perhaps, but they arenevertheless not easily attainable. You can expect laughter and tears from this one.

9) Marvellous (2014)

Run Time: 97 min | IMDb: 7.9/10

Another fantastic life-affirmer, this one is a Bafta-winning BBC drama. It's the true story of Stoke City's beloved kit-man Neil "Nello" Baldwin – among other things also a registered clown. Starring Toby Jones as Neil and Gemma Jones as his mother, the film also includes cameos from (among others) Nello himself and the wonderful Lou Macari, the Manchester United legend and Stoke City manager who employed Neil in the first place.This is a lovely film about an irrepressibly optimistic man who simply will not allow life to get him down. Inspiring.

10) Mr Calzaghe (2015)

Run Time: 90 min | IMDb: 8/10

The story of Joe Calzaghe, Wales boxing legend. Coached by his father, Calzaghe fought his way up the rankings to become a true boxing great, and along the way forged a remarkable relationship with his dad.With appearances from Chris Eubank and Michael J Fox among others, this is classic behind the scenes fare about one of the toughest sports in which you can participate.

11) Fittest On Earth: A Decade of Fitness (2017)

Run Time: 116 min | IMDb: 7.2/10

Oh my; what on earth possesses people? These super-fit, super-committed athletes are each desperate to prove they are the fittest person in the world. The single-minded dedication required to undertake these challenges has to be seen to be believed. Normal sporting activity, this most certainly is not.

12) Generation Iron (2013)

Run Time: 106 min | IMDb: 7.1/10

From the producer of the original classic Pumping Iron', comes "Generation Iron" the long awaited true story of dedication, rivalry, victory, defeat, redemption and triumph... The film examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives us access to the lives of current bodybuilding stars Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren, Dennis Wolf, Victor Martinez, Hidetada Yamagishi as well as ambitious newcomer Ben Pakulski and European sensation Roelly Winklaar on their journey to be crowned Mr. Olympia.

13) Breaking 60: Challenging the Impossible (2017)

Run Time: 45 min | IMDb: 7.2/10

Breaking 60: Challenging the Impossible profiles the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge, a non-stop, 298km trail running event where there are no race fees, no prizes, no medals and no pats on the back

14) The Boys of 36 (2016)

Run Time: 53 min | IMDb: 7.2/10

A group of working-class boys from the University of Washington, in the United States, surprise a nation when they capture the gold medal in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.