Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

Good sport

At the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, US tennis player Jack Sock, trailing 4:5 and 0-30, proves that sportsmanship isn’t dead as he advises Australian opponent Lleyton Hewitt to challenge an umpire’s decision that a service shot was out. Hewitt took Sock’s advice and asked for a review, when the shot was found to be in by officials. Hewitt went on to win the match 7-5, 6-4.


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