by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 6, 2025 | Topic Cluster
Dylan Beard has won $65,000 over two weekends at the Grand Slam Track, butas the American tells Defiance, it hasn’t been all fame and riches for the athlete. It’s 4 p.m. in Georgia, America, and professional track and field athlete Dylan Beardis on route to work. The...
by Thomas Halliday | Jun 4, 2025 | Home, Unseen Carosel
When a group of Manchester United fans became unhappy with the ownership, they decided to defy the odds and start their own football club in protest. This is the unique story of FC United of Manchester In 2005, after slowly acquiring more and more shares in the club,...
by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 3, 2025 | Home
The sporting scriptwriters have already gifted us with some remarkable underdog narratives so far in 2025. From McIlroy’s Masters delight to Newcastle Utd’s first triumph since 1955, it’s been a year to remember, but there wasn’t enough space...
by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 3, 2025 | Home, Mindset
Some athletes just seem to play into the underdog narrative perfectly, but why is this? We spoke to a sports psychologist to ask what traits help underdog athletes upset the odds and write their names into sporting folklore. Alice Pinion is a sports mind coach who...
by Benj Simmons | Jun 3, 2025 | Relive carosel
In February of 1980, an ice hockey squad full of American college kids were walking out onto the rink in Lake Placid, New York – about to play the most feared Soviet Union team in history. Everybody watching was ready for yet another victory in their incredible...
