SuperSport saluting the greats in month-long celebration

Usain Bolt. Dan Carter. Serena Williams. Muhammad Ali. Four extraordinary athletes with strong claims to being the greatest of all time amid a galaxy of other superstars who will all feature on SuperSport’s month-long tribute to the GOAT’s.

The gathering of greats will feature from July 3 at 5pm daily (SS Variety 3 and SS Variety 2 (ROA) and will include a blend of documentary-style content and key matches and events that demonstrate why these athletes have carved their names in sporting lore.

The content will dip into a wide array of sports, taking in the majesty of Lewis Hamilton’s super-fast racing to Donald Bradman’s flourishes as a batsman, Conor McGregor’s fighting flamboyance and even the trio of WWE superstars John Cena, Ric Flair and The Undertaker, each of whom has legitimate claim to being the GOAT of WWE.

There will be much more besides with July 23 paying due homage to many of the greats of Springbok rugby, while AB de Villiers will take the spotlight on July 13 thanks to his batting heroics that once made him the most compelling and thrilling cricketer in the game.

THE LINE-UP:
Monday, July 3: Tiger Woods.
Tuesday, July 4: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Tyson Fury.
Wednesday, July 5: Eliud Kipchoge.
Thursday, July 6: Alex Ferguson.
Friday, July 7: Lionel Messi.
Saturday, July 8: Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sunday, July 9: Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Haile Gebresalassie, Mo Farah, Michael Johnson and Allyson Felix.
Monday, July 10: Greatest UEFA Champions League finals.
Tuesday, July 11: Dan Carter and Jonny Wilkinson.
Wednesday, July 12: Jose Mourinho.
Thursday, July  13: Donald Bradman, Shane Warne, Sunil Gavaskar, Gary Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers.
Friday, July 14: Muhammad Ali.
Saturday, July 15: FIFA World Cup finals.
Sunday, July 16: Pelé.
Monday, July 17: Diego Maradona.
Tuesday, July 18: Greatest of Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.
Wednesday, July 19: Springboks and All Blacks – greatest World Cup teams.
Thursday, July 20:  Lewis Hamilton.
Friday, July 21: Roger Federer.
Saturday, July 22: Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.
Sunday, July 23: Springbok greats.
Monday, July 24: Rafael Nadal.
Tuesday, July 25: Serena Williams.
Wednesday, July 26: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Israel Adesanya and Conor McGregor.
Thursday, July 27: WWE – John Cena, Ric Flair and The Undertaker.
Friday, July 28: Novak Djokovic.