Great sporting moments: heroism & tragedy (Contains graphic images)*Don't quote pics*

The Highwayman

Roche wins the Tour


Marco Tardelli 1982 World cup final


Darren Clarke wins a point for Europe on the 16th in 2006 Ryder cup, everyone was in tears


Hillsborough


Ayrton Senna's crash

ronnie3585

Michael Carruth wins gold in Barcelona '92.


No comment.

Fieldies Dreams

what a photo!

The Highwayman

Ali at his best


The All Blacks in full cry

ronnie3585

G'wan Ray Houghton.


Pakie too!


Don't think I'll ever forgive this cheating thieving b*stard.

yogidc26

ahyeahok

Houghton celebrates his goal v Italy

Guill

David Busst leg break, It still makes me cringe.

pappyodaniel

7ofBrian

The Highwayman

Snigger...


The drugs do work

fillmore jive

barbarians

Zidane Decks Materazzi.


Terry Butcher Of England, When Soccer Players Were Men.


Tom Williams's "Injury" In The Bloodgate Scandal

ahyeahok

Some highs and lows of Roy Keane

Otis Driftwood

Cameroonian footballer Mark Vivien Foe collapses during a game in 2003.He died shortly afterwards.



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Images from the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985

ronnie3585

Nigel Mansell giving Senna a lift in Silverstone in 1991.

lil'bug

Rossi taking out Stoner at the Jerez race this year
Stoner went on to win the championship last week

Dodd

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Nigel Mansell giving Senna a lift in Silverstone in 1991.

I seen something like that in F1 in the last few weeks,I think it was Alonso.
I will see if I can find a picture.

JerryHandbag

Damien Duff in tears after the famous handball in Paris.


Padraig Harrington becomes first Irishman in 60 years to win a Major.


Ken Doherty, World Snooker Champion 1997

ottostreet

Felipe Massa puts a brave face on at the podium ceremony in Brazil 2008. A few minutes earlier, Massa had crossed the line in 1st place, winning the 2008 F1 World Championship, the first Brazilian since Ayrton Senna to do so, and the first to do so on home ground. 30 seconds after Felipe crossed the line, Timo Glock back in 5th place runs wide at the final corner, allowing Lewis Hamilton to pass him and claim an extra point, which means he wins the title.

30 seconds of the ultimate glory for a racing driver, in the melting pot of emotion that a home race and Sennas homeland could produce, only to have it snatched away from you. Such dignity in sport is rarely seen, and I, for one, thought more of Massa as a loser that day, than I think of most winners.

leposean

ottostreet

2nd one really shows how, despite being surrounded by cars, Wheldon was on his own at the final instant. So sad.

leposean

Im a huge Indy fan, love the sport, much more raw than F1, even though I love F1 but god how wheldon was alive after than car is beyond me, I hope if he was he was out cold

leposean

Colilfc

:pac:

leposean

Colilfc wrote: »

:pac:

good joke

The Highwayman

Croke Park




Cricket World Cup 2011


The winning run

majiktripp

Andrés Escobar - Fatal mistake

majiktripp

Henry Surtees fatal accident - Sorry its a video but only 25 seconds long. He's in the yellow and blue car.
Probably the worst example of bad luck and bad timing there is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFkw0gxmsUk

foxyboxer

Ben Hogans 1-iron in 1950. 18 months after he was almost killed in a car crash.



Seve the matador



Van De Velde throws it all away



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June 2011

irish_stevo815

Man. United European triumph 1999


Terry slips during penalty at 2008 champions league final


Tipp beat Kilkenny in the 2010 Hurling final.


McAteer score against Holland in World Cup qualifier

Gun_Slinger

Jesse Owens after beating Germany's Lutz Long (right) to the long jump title at the 1936 Olympics




Irelands first Olympic medal winner Ron Delaney winning the 1500 metres in Melbourne 1956


"Miricle on Ice" - Some have described as the biggest upset in sporting history when a bunch of US amateurs and College players beat the Soviets who were considered to be the best Ice Hockey team in the world. 1980 Winter Olympics

foxyboxer

Not a bad games.



Babe Ruths Last Game

The Highwayman

Mexico 1968

a-k-47

SEPT 23 1989

--Kaiser--

and he was


Manny Pacquiao - best pound for pound boxer around

foxyboxer

dango

- Derek Redmond of Great Britain is in agony as he is helped to the finish line by his father, Jim, after tearing his hamstring muscle in the semi-finals of the men's 400 meter run.

The_Kew_Tour

The moments I remember most since I was old enough to go and watch sport on TV from 1990-2010. One picture per year.

1990: My first ever All Ireland final .Cork lifting Sam Maguire and win the Hurling and Football double for second time exactely 100 years since they did it first


1991: Gordon Hamilton goes over for a try in quarter final of the the World Cup and put Ireland ahead with minutes remaining only for it to be ruined with Lynagh for Aussies going over few minutes near injury time to deny Ireland a Semi Final spot. My Da is in that photo too funnily


1992: Michael Carruth wins Gold Medal and Ireland's first since 1956.


1993: The Grand National has ended in chaos after a series of events at the start which reduced the world-famous horse race to a shambles.
An estimated 300 million people around the world were watching the race, held at the Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, live on television, when 30 of the 39 riders failed to realise a false start had been called and set off around the racetrack.


1994: Ray Houghton puts ball in Italian net for Ireland to win 1-0 their most famous win in World Cup


1995: Sonia O Sullivan wins World Championship gold to become the first Irish Woman to do so.


1996: Michelle smith wins 3 Gold Medals at the 1996 Olympics in Athlanta


1997: Ken Doherty Wins the 1997 Snooker World Champion


1998: Damon Hill wins Belgian Grand Prix and does so winning for Ireland Jordon Racing


1999: Man United win the treble becoming first British team to do so

The_Kew_Tour

2000: A young Brian o Driscoll is lifted up after he scores 3 tries in France for Ireland to beat France in a historic win


2001: Roy Keane giving a Marc Overmars a Lansdowne Road welcome as Ireland beat Holland 1-0 and a major step to 2002 World Cup


2002: After years of Ireland conceding late goals, Robbie Keane scores a late goal for Ireland this time as they secure 1-1 Draw with Germany at World Cup and a crucial score in getting to second round of competition


2003: Lance Armstrong equals Tour de France record with fifth straight win


2004: One of my heros Brain Corcoran celebrates with Joe Deane celebrating winning the Cork's 29th All Ireland and their first since 1999


2005: My favourite basketball team Miami Heat win their first NBA Basketball title, a day I taught I never see


2006: After final heartache in 2000 and 2002 Munster finally win the trophy in Cardiff beating Biarritz


2007: Home club Cork City win FAI Cup beating Longford Town in Final on one worst days for football I have ever see at RDS.


2008:Padraig Harrington wins his second major of the year on his way to winning golfer of year and his 3rd major


2009: Ireland win first grand slam since 1948 by beating Wales in Cardiff


2010: Graham Canty lifts the Sam Maguire beating Down by a point and the first time they do so since 1990(see my first picture:))

Reg_hurley

Mick O'Connell arrives from Valentia to train for the 1968 All-Ireland Final

The Highwayman

Another low for Mike


17 unseeded and wins Wimbledon

seamus

Was best man on my brother's stag on this day;

Ronan O'Gara, drop kick in the 78th minute to win the Grand Slam


Bernard Dunne becomes World Champion

foxyboxer

Respect




Disrespect

conamara

Horan - Tragedy!!

wayne0308

Gun_Slinger wrote: »

Irelands first Olympic medal winner Ron Delaney winning the 1500 metres in Melbourne 1956

What about Pat O'Callaghan? He got his first gold medal way back in 1928 and another in the following olympics. He's certainly a hero in my eyes. He was our family doctor many years ago in Clonmel until he retired. I'd love to know what happened his medals.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Gun_Slinger wrote: »

Jesse Owens after beating Germany's Lutz Long (right) to the long jump title at the 1936 Olympics

And the little Asian man holding his top hat to his tummy is Dr.Jigoro Kano - The man who founded Judo.

The Highwayman

Superclasico, Boca V River

Noo

Heroic stuff :pac:

af_thefragile

I know lots of pics of Senna posted already but his career was filled with great moments such as this one when Senna won in his home country of Brazil for the first time which didn't come till 1991:

The Brazilian qualified his McLaren on pole, and spent the race holding off the faster Williams cars of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese. Mansell's challenge was ended by a broken gearbox with 10 laps to go.

Unknown to anyone outside McLaren, Senna had been in gearbox trouble for some time, having lost fourth gear. Mansell's retirement left Patrese in second place, and catching Senna rapidly.

With two laps to go, Senna also lost fifth and third gears, meaning he had to take most of the corners in sixth, nearly stalling several times. Complicating his task further, it was starting to rain, and as the weather deteriorated Senna began gesturing to stewards to stop the race.

It ran full distance, though, and, utterly exhausted and in extreme pain, Senna had to be lifted out of his car.
After Senna won the GP, he fainted because of dehydration. He was trasported to the podium by the medical car.