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The 15 Biggest Sports News Stories of the Century, Ranked

From Lance Armstrong's doping downfall and Lionel Messi's World Cup triumph in Qatar to Leicester City's 5,000-to-1 Premier League miracle, these 15 historic moments defined modern sports in the 21st

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  1. 15 Historic Moments That Changed 21st-Century Sports Forever
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From impossible championship comebacks and world-record sprints to global doping investigations that rewrote the record books, these 15 monumental sports stories defined the 21st century.

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