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The Optimists
A documentary about an unusual volleyball team in Hamar, Norway, with ladies aged from 66 to 98. Now they are up for their first match, after 30 years of training.
Australians' First Match
Stunning views from the boundary of the 1921 Australian touring team's first match.
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