The 20 greatest nail-biters... so far

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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1. Ali v Foreman, Rumble in the Jungle, 1974

2. Ayrton Senna's death at Imola in 1994

3. Beckham's last-minute free-kick v Greece, 2001

4. Brazil beat Italy 4-1, World Cup 1970

5. Celtic win the 1967 European Cup

6. England beat Germany 5-1, 2001

7. England's World Cup win in 1966

8. Gareth Edwards's Barbarians try, 1973

9. Hillsborough Stadium tragedy, 1989

10. Ian Botham and 1981 Headingley Test

11. Jesse Owens's four Olympic golds, Berlin, 1936

12. Lance Armstrong's Tour de France comeback, 1999

13. Man Utd win 1999 European Cup

14. Maradona's "hand of God" goal v England, 1986

15. McEnroe v Borg, 1980 Wimbledon final

16. Michael Owen's World Cup goal v Argentina, 1998

17. Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile 1954

18. Steve Davis v Dennis Taylor, 1985 world snooker final

19. Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic rowing gold, Sydney 2000

20. Torvill and Dean dance to gold in Sarajevo 1984

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