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King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament
Around 30 elephants and their trainers compete at the King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament, held at the Anantara Resort in the Golden Triangle. Follow the parade, feed the elephants and watch…
The US Masters is one of golf's four Major championships and every player dreams of wearing the green jacket awarded to the winner. Spectators revel in the beauty of the flowering trees and…
The biennial Patrouille des Glaciers covers 53km by foot and ski along the Swiss-Italian border from Zermatt to Verbier. With over 7000 metres gained and lost along the way, it's the ultimate…
An astounding 400,000 spectators pack the famous Brickyard Oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the legendary Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, or Indy 500. Grab a grandstand seat to…
Set up in 1975 by a group of rowing revivalists, today the Vogalonga boat race is one of Venice's biggest events. It takes place around Ascension Day, coinciding with the old ceremony of the…
Every June, more than 600 riders and drivers assemble in Alice Springs for the Finke Desert Race. Five hundred kilometres of scrubby bush and red earth await in a helter-skelter race across…
A tradition since the 14th century, for the people of Siena the Palio horse-race is a matter of life and death. Ten bareback riders clash in a frenzied 90-second dash around the huge Piazza del Campo.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
The World Cup finals come to Africa for the first time as South Africa hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup. National teams from around the world visit nine cities across the Rainbow Nation for a…
Mongolia's largest and most famous festival, Naadam, has been celebrated all over the country for more than 1000 years. All events, including the biggest in Ulaanbaatar, involve competitions…
Nagoya's July Basho is held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. From the beating of the yagura-daiko drum announcing the event to the thunderous clash of wrestlers, immerse yourself in the…
A tradition since the 14th century, for the people of Siena the Palio horse-race is a matter of life and death. Ten bareback riders clash in a frenzied 90-second dash around the huge Piazza del Campo.
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals brings together the best male tennis players of the season for a final showdown at London's O2 Arena. The likes of Roger Federer and Andy Murray slug it out…
ASP World Tour - Pipeline Masters
The Pipeline Masters, held at Ehukai Beach on Oahu's North Shore, is the final event in the men's World Championship Tour and the biggest in world surfing. Fittingly, it takes place on the…
Lake Taupo's season-opening Ironman Triathlon sees up to 1500 contestants battling for US$50,000 of prize money. Competitors swim 2.4 miles (3.86 km), cycle 180km (112 miles) and run 42km (26…
'The Iditarod' is a legendary test of endurance. Mushers and dog-teams brave fearsome weather conditions, darkness and exhaustion across 1,850km (1,150 miles) of Alaskan wilderness from…
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival
The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, Whistler's April extravaganza, electrifies the resort for ten days. Watch the action, warm up at free outdoor gigs and join DJs and party people at…
The Kentucky Derby at Louisville's Churchill Downs, offering a US$2-million purse and a blanket of 500 roses to the winner, is the climax of a two-week festival. The iconic horse-race itself…
The TD Bank 5-Boro Bike Tour is the largest mass-cycling event in the USA. A river of 30,000 cyclists flows from Battery Park between the skyscrapers of Manhattan at the start of a 68km…
Pedal past the pyramids, gaze up at Kilimanjaro and hear the roar of the Victoria Falls. The Tour d'Afrique is a cycling adventure that starts in Cairo and ends in Cape Town, covering a…
The water boils silver as predators feast on millions of migrating sardines during this unpredictable but unforgettable feeding frenzy off the South African coast. Divers, TV crews and…
