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General view of Saint Malo, Brittany, France, 20th Century. Spectators watching a yacht race
Games, Roman mosaic from Carthage, 2nd century AD. Located in the collection at Bardo Museum, Tunisia
The Circus of Nero or the Circus of Caligula, Rome, (1901). Artist: HeilbronnThe Circus of Nero or the Circus of Caligula, Rome, (1901). A print from La Vie au Grand Air, December 1901
Tournament in a Court of the Vatican, Rome, 1565. The tournament was held on the occasion of the marriage of the Count Annibale Altemps, nephew of Pope Pius IV, to Ortenzia Borrome in 1565
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco GoyaA Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
Bashkirs kuresh wrestling, Russia, 1913. The Bashkirs are a people of central Asia, conquered by the Russians in 1735-1740. Kuresh is the Tatar style of wrestling
Policy Verso, 1906. Artist: Edward Linley SambournePolicy Verso, 1906. A gladiator representing Free Trade triumphant in the arena, appeals to the crowd for their verdict. With the return of Liberal government in Britain in December 1905
Armoured knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, c1820. The knight on far side has a shattered lance and is being unhorsed
Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Competitors had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This reconstruction shows a runner protecting the flame with his shield
Olympic Stadium, Athens. The stadium was restored for the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in 1896
Richard II, King of England, presiding at a tournament, 1377-1379 (15th century). Watched by the king, mounted knights in armour joust with lances
Knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, (c1815). The scene is set in England during the time of Henry II (1154-1189), the first Plantagenet English king
The Cock Pit, c1840. Artist: George PresburyThe Cock Pit, c1840. Cockfighting enthusiasts from a cross-section of society gamble and squabble. The blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (centre)
A Foot Race at the Olympian Games, Ancient Greece. Artist: Archibald WebbA Foot Race at the Olympian Games, Ancient Greece. The Olympian Games, the great Greek athletic festival in honour of Zeus
A Roman chariot race, The Circus Maximus, 20th century
Combat between a lion and a bull, Spain, 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 30th December 1894
Spartacus and Hermann in the Arena, late 19th century. Spartacus (c109 BC-71 BC), Roman gladiator, victorious in the arena, surrounded by the bodies of fallen adversaries
Maurice Garin winning the Paris-Brest cycle race, 1901. The race was organised by Le Petit Journal and Auto-Velo. Garin was one of the stars of early cycle racing, winning the first Tour de France
Photograph signed by American golfer Walter Hagen, 1929. The inscription beneath the picture reads; Pleasant memories of my 4th win - British Open, Muirfield 1929. Golfingly, Walter Hagen
Scene from the Amateur Golf Championship, St Andrews, 1895. A crowd of spectators watching the match between Leslie Balfour Melville and John Ball
Bobby Jones and fellow golfer, c1920s
Harold H Hilton, golfer, c1900