Celebrity Sports

Astor Piazzolla - Mehr Tango geht nicht! - eine musikalische Lesung über den Gründer des Tango Nuevo von und mit Cordula Sauter (Text, Lesung und Akkordeon). Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) spaltete schon zu Beginn seines musikalischen Schaffens in den 40er Jahren die argentinische Nation und rüttelte an traditionellen Grundfesten. Anfang der 50er Jahre ging er zum Studium nach Frankreich, was den Wendepunkt in seinem Leben markierte. Daraus gestärkt ging er unbeirrt dran, seine Vorstellung eines zeitgenössischen Tangos in die Tat umzusetzen.

For 30 years Des Lynam has been the face of British sport. An unparalleled broadcaster, he has presented all the major sports events for the BBC and ITV. One of the most famous and best-loved men in the country, his popularity goes hand in hand with a slightly raffish reputation. For the first time this very private man tells his own story.

Dickie Bird is not only the world's most famous cricket umpire, he is also one of the most entertaining public speakers of our time.

For decades he traveled miles and miles with college teams on buses and witnessed the transformation in athletics from the introduction of Title IX to today’s “get-back” coaches. Only Andy Solomon could have done these things. And more. A career athletics administrator shares his favorite stories, accounts and anecdotes from his working career at five South Carolina colleges, a world-class resort and minor league baseball. And while most of the games were fun, the people he met along the way were indeed funner.

When we lost Muhammad Ali, we lost not only a great athlete, but also a beacon of hope for the dispossessed, forgotten, and isolated. As great as he was as a fighter, Ali was arguably even a greater humanitarian. In this one-of-a-kind audio biography, the champ tells his own story with an expansive script by best-selling author Geoffrey Giuliano and an inspirational narration by actress Jan Ferrington. A must-listen for all true fans and lovers of sport and truth. With unpublished interviews.

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., January 17, 1942, was an Olympic and world champion boxer, who also had a unique personality, based on self-belief and strong religious and political convictions. In 1999, Ali was crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated. He won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship three times and won the North American Boxing Federation Championship, as well as an Olympic gold medal.

The much loved chronicler and observer of all that is unusual, John Timbs describes a selection of the oddest sights and anecdotes of the 18th and 19th centuries.