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Tiger Woods

Athlete Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger Woods, was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. When Woods was a child, his father began calling him “Tiger” in honor of a fellow soldier and...

Perry McCarthy

Perry McCarthy is one of Britain’s top racing drivers and is already part of motor racing folklore. His appeal however has been dramatically widened to car lovers everywhere after being disclosed as ‘The Stig’ (the secret racing driver in black) as seen on BBC Top Gear. McCarthy’s rise through...

Lewis Gordon Pugh

Lewis Pugh was the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world. Over a period of 30 years he has pioneered swims in the most challenging environments on earth and developed an understanding of the beauty and fragility of life and its many ecosystems....

Pierluigi Collina

Pierluigi Collina is a former Italian football referee. He is regarded as the best referee of all time. He is currently UEFA’s chief refereeing officer and supervisor of refereeing of the Ukraine Football Federation. He also is a non-paid consultant to the Italian Football Referees Association (AIA). Collina was born...

Ben Collins

Formerly Top Gear’s The Stig and Daniel Craig’s stunt driver in James Bond, Ben Collins is renowned for his speedy, slick driving and daredevil stunts. Collins is one of Britain’s most renowned and unusual sportsmen. He is most famous for his role as the Stig, but he is respected...

Ann Osman

Ann Osman, also known by her fight name Athena is Malaysia’s  1st Female Mixed Martial Artist to be signed and to fight for one of the world’s biggest Martial Art promotion, ONE Championship. She has also garnered attention as the 1st Muslim female MMA athlete to be competing in a Mixed martial...

Steve Redgrave

Sir Steve Redgrave has proved himself to be the greatest Olympian Britain has ever produced. After striking gold in Atlanta – Britain’s solitary victory of the games – he became the only British athlete ever (and one of only five sportsmen worldwide) who has won gold medals at five...

Tom Avery

As one of only 41 people in history to have reached both the North and South Poles on foot, Tom Avery is quickly gaining the reputation as one of the UK’s leading explorers. He achieved this remarkable feat at the tender age of 29, making him the youngest Briton...

Benedict Allen

Benedict Allen, “television’s most fearless man” was the first to bring authentic adventure to television, famously recording his pioneering expeditions without a camera-crew and often in very real and constant danger. Uniquely, Benedict does not use a GPS, satellite phone, maps or compasses and survives alone through applying the...

Ben Ainslie

Sir Ben Ainslie is the most successful Olympic sailor of all time. At his first ever Olympic Games, Ben won an Olympic silver medal, and in the next four Olympic Games, he went on to win consecutive gold medals at the next four Olympic Games, cemented his position as...

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