From Leicester City to Ronda Rousey: The seven biggest sporting upsets

Ahead of Leicester’s extraordinary challenge for the Premier League title, who else has shocked the sporting world?

Charlie Atkin
Thursday 28 April 2016 14:51 BST
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7 of the greatest upsets in sporting history

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This Sunday could see Leicester crowned Premier League champions.

An astonishing feat for the Foxes, who chances of winning the title were 5000-1 at the beginning of the season, after surviving a relegation battle by the skin of their teeth last year.

They won’t be the first to have caused such a staggering upset, yet they may be the finest.

Watch the video above for a selection of sporting history’s unlikeliest and most stunning victories.

If there are any you think more impressive, let us know in the comments below.

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