Meanings of sport folklore in English

The best teams and athletes carve their place in sporting folklore with sublime skills and mesmerising talent.

In matching the Helsinki feat of Andre Noyelle in 1952 he will now go down in Belgium sporting folklore.

Four years later they glided their way into sporting folklore at the Winter Olympics in the old socialist republic of Yugoslavia.

Paul McGinley carved himself a place in Irish sporting folklore with his putt on the 18th hole at the Belfry yesterday.

After initially being declared the winner, he was disqualified for receiving assistance but still entered sporting folklore because of his wobbly-legged determination.

Others have responded to the challenge by delving deep into their reserves to produce exceptional shots that are now part of sporting folklore.

The greening of France was completed last night when Robbie Brady stepped into Irish sporting folklore on a transcendent night for the national football team.

Siya Kolisi led the Springboks to a moment that will live in South Africa's sports folklore, as he lifted the Webb-Ellis in Tokyo on Saturday.

Stevie G's fateful slip that played Chelsea's Demba Ba in for the goal that effectively killed their title challenge has gone down in sporting folklore.