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Despite dwindling dominance and an injury-related break, Roger Federer is financially unassailable for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. This is mainly due to his role as an advertising figurehead.

Surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders seem to differ from other athletes not only by their passion for boardsports. It is noticeable that many of them become artistically active in the course of their active career, or after it has ended. In this picture gallery we present five board sportsmen and their work.

When skateboarders like Ed Templeton or surfing legends like Herbie Fletcher give free rein to their creativity, works worth seeing are created. We present five artists from the world of boardsports.

eSports is booming and the professional players are well-known stars. The prize money is also getting closer and closer to that of the professionals in classic sports. But how much do the players earn exactly? This is the ranking of the top 10 most successful eSports pros of all time.

Robert Gore revolutionized the outdoors with his invention of the Gore-Tex membrane. Now the innovator has died at the age of 83.

As a footballer and coach, Franz Beckenbauer was a shining light. After investigations around the awarding of the World Cup 2006 as well as health setbacks, things have recently become quieter around the "Kaiser". On his 75th birthday ISPO.com commemorates Beckenbauer's greatest stations and successes as a player and coach.

Tragedies, falls and an assassination attempt - despite severe setbacks, athletes and clubs have managed to get back on their feet. ISPO.com presents impressive comebacks in sports history.

Simone Biles, Dick Fosbury, Jan Böklov - these three names stand for Courage for innovation in sport. ISPO.com shows inventions and new approaches that have revolutionized an entire sport.

At the moment, athletes from all over the world would fight for olymic gold at the Paraolympics in Tokio. But as we know: Covid-19 made big events impossible this year. Johannes Floors is the fastest prosthesis sprinter ever over 100 metres. He spoke to ISPO.com about the changed perception of disabled sports.

In January, the death of Kobe Bryant and eight other people, including his daughter Gianna, in a helicopter crash shook the sports world. In August, the month of his birthday, the Los Angeles Lakers, Nike and Bryant's former hometown posthumously honor the "Black Mamba".