More Than The Score – How do you topple a sporting giant?

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In 1990, Buster Douglas produced one of the all-time boxing upsets by knocking out the legendary Mike Tyson in 1990. Five years later, English football team, Blackburn Rovers, won their one and only Premier League title finishing ahead of the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal. We all love a David versus Goliath battle when it comes to sport but how do you topple a sporting giant? Stewart Cink tells John Bennett how he did just that by beating the legendary US golfer Tom Watson at the 2009 Open at Turnberry. We also hear from Kevin Gallacher – a former Scotland forward and part of that victorious Blackburn team of 1995. He explains why signing strikers Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton helped them to believe they could compete with, and beat, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United.

Boxing and athletics broadcaster, Mike Costello shares his memories of the fight between Tyson and Douglas and what both fighters told him in the years after.

More than the Score is the BBC World Service’s daily podcast exploring stories from all over the world of sport. Every Monday to Friday, we’re telling stories beyond the scoreline, from tennis to football, boxing to bobsleigh, and rugby league to the NFL. We’ve got interviews with extraordinary athletes like pole vault titan Mondo Duplantis, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and tennis legend Boris Becker, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from top football scouts to physios who keep NBA stars in peak condition. Plus, we’ve got the expertise of the BBC’s top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels.

And if you’ve got your own take on the stories we cover, we’d love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk, or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore

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