(23) Robin Soderling defeats (1) Rafael Nadal

For 31 matches, dating to his debut on May 23, 2005, Nadal never truly was challenged, much less defeated, at the French Open, allowing him to win four consecutive titles and close in on becoming the first player in history with five in a row. Until the fourth round of the 2009 French Open, when the 23rd-seeded Soderling, a 24-year-old from Sweden who never had won so much as a third-round match at any major tournament before this one, defeated Nadal 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). Soderling finished with 61 winners, 28 more than Nadal.

HORSE RACING – 1967: 100/1 shot Foinavon wins Grand National

As recently as 2009 a 100/1 shot won the Grand National (Mon Mome) but it was the manner that Foinavon won in 1967 which makes his victory such an iconic sporting moment.
After the 22nd fence (Becher's Brook) 28 of the 44 horses were still running and Foinavon was way back from the front runners with seemingly no chance of winning.
However, a loose horse named Popham Down veered unexpectedly to his right at the 23rd fence and slammed into another horse called Rutherfords which led to a massive pile-up.
The whole race effectively ground to a halt, except for Foinavon, who was so far back that jockey John Buckingham was able to avoid all the traffic and negotiate the fence.
17 jockeys remounted their horses and gave chase but by the time that happened Foinavon was 100 lengths in front.
15/2 favourite Honey End managed to close the gap to within 20 lengths in the end but Foinavon held on for an incredible upset.
Of course there are plenty more iconic upsets that could have made this list.

FOOTBALL - 1950: USA beat England at World Cup

Still widely considered the biggest shock in World Cup history, a bunch of American part-timers stunned the world football when they defeated an England side containing the likes of Billy Wright, Tom Finney and Wilf Mannion (Stanley Matthews was left out of the side) 1-0 in Brazil.
USA had lost their previous seven internationals by a combined 45-2 scoreline but a header from Joe Gaetjens ensured the most unlikely of results.
The win was celebrated in a 2002 book entitled "The Game of Their Lives" written by Geoffrey Douglas, and the book was subsequently made into a film in 2005.

BOXING - 1990: James Buster Douglas stuns Mike Tyson

Remember when heavyweight boxing used to be good? This fight in Tokyo was not expected to be anything special; it was seen as a vehicle to show off the seemingly indestructible Tyson to a new audience. Only one Las Vegas bookmaker even bothered to price up the fight and Buster Douglas's odds of 42-1 were considered too stingy by most.
However, Tyson was woefully under-prepared for the fight and got his comeuppance in a massive upset.
Journeyman Douglas dominated from the start and when Tyson sat down after the seventh round he said to his corner "I'm going to knock him out this round" because he knew he was losing on points.
He almost achieved his aim by knocking Douglas down with a fierce uppercut at the end of the round but the underdog survived.
Douglas went on to produce one of the great boxing upsets by knocking out Tyson in the 10th round before losing to Evander Holyfield in his first defence.

SNOOKER - 1986: Joe Johnson wins World Snooker Championship

Joe Johnson had shown great promise as an amateur, reaching the 1979 World Amateur Championship final before losing to Welshman Cliff Wilson. But he struggled to make a big impact at the professional level in the early stages of his career and arrived at the 1986 World Championship without a title, or a indeed a solitary win at the Crucible under his belt.
He got over that latter hurdle with a victory over Dave Martin in the first round and followed it up by beating fellow Eurosport commentator Mike Hallett. An epic 13-12 victory over Terry Griffiths in the quarters set up a semi-final with Tony Knowles, which he won 16-8.
But the biggest test was yet to come. Johnson, who was a 150-1 shot before the tournament started, faced Steve Davis in the final and 'the Nugget' was universally expected to triumph.
However, Johnson shocked the snooker world with an 18-12 victory and the following season proved he was no flash in the pan by again getting to the final of the worlds - where he lost to Davis - while also winning the Scottish Masters

TENNIS - 2001: Goran Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon

It is no big surprise that Goran Ivanisevic won Wimbledon because his bombastic serve and volley style made him one of the best grass-court players of his generation. What is surprising is when he won it. After losing one final to Andre Agassi and two to Pete Sampras, the Croat's chances of triumphing at SW19 looked long gone in 2001 when he was ranked 125th in the world and needed a wild card just to get into the tournament.
However, despite a dodgy shoulder he slowly made his way through the draw before meeting home favourite Tim Henman in the semi-finals. The gods seemed to be smiling on Ivanisevic as the rain came down when he was two sets to one down and in big trouble. But he came back the next day to finish off the Briton.
In the final he defeated Pat Rafter in an epic five-setter - 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7 - in a final played on a Monday after bad weather washed out the traditional Sunday.
Ivanisevic had a ritual throughout the tournament, where he would watch children's TV show Teletubbies on the morning before of all his matches. Lucky for him the final was moved to a Monday because the show wasn't broadcast on Sundays!

Ireland stun England in Bangalore epic

Kevin O'Brien hammered a record-breaking century as Ireland turned in an extraordinary performance to chase England's target of 328 in their World Cup Group B game and win by three wickets in Bangalore.

Led by a big partnership from Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott, England looked to have done enough to bat Ireland out of the game at the midway point with 327 for eight on the board.
It looked even more forlorn for the Irish when Gary Wilson was dismissed to leave Ireland struggling at 111 for five.
But a 50-ball century from O'Brien, and impressive support acts from Alex Cusack and John Mooney, managed to get the Irish back into the game and they won the game with five balls to spare.
England, having chased in both their previous matches at the World Cup, opted to bat first when Andrew Strauss won the toss.
And the skipper set about getting England off to a flying start in partnership with Kevin Pietersen.
Pietersen, in particular was in full flow, striking the ball cleanly and treating the opening bowlers of Trent Johnston and Boyd Rankin with disdain.
The pair set about another impressive and pacy opening stand, scoring 72 in the first 10 overs before Strauss fell for 34 - coincidentally on his 34th birthday, to teenage spinner George Dockrell.
Pietersen brought up his 50 in just 40 balls and looked well set before surrendering his wicket to Paul Stirling.
The nature of his dismissal will attract plenty of debate - having looked set for a big score, he took on the part-time off-spinner with a reverse sweep, only to glove the ball and see it loop up to wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien.
England, coasting along at more than a run a ball, slowed down as Trott and Bell settled at the crease but, having added 37 runs in their first 10 overs together, the duo upped their pace.
In their stand of 167 the two looked unruffled, with Trott reaching a landmark by passing 1000 runs in just 21 ODI innings - a record he now jointly shares with Viv Richards and Kevin Pietersen.
But both fell short of centuries and the tail failed to wag, with a string of batsmen coming and going, and England lost six wickets for 39 runs by the end of their innings.
Jimmy Anderson gave England the perfect start with a bit of luck, removing William Porterfield who dragged on to his stumps first ball.
England had things under complete control, reducing their opponents to 111 for five thanks to some astute bowling from Graeme Swann, who bowled a superb dipping delivery to claim the prize wicket of Ed Joyce, stumped.
Then Kevin O'Brien came to the wicket and changed everything. The 26-year-old played aggressively and without fear, relying on his good eye and raw power to strike a succession of boundaries.
England's bowling promptly went to pieces under O'Brien's assault as James Anderson, Tim Bresnan and Michael Yardy lost all semblance of line and length, and with it their composure.
O'Brien launched a ferocious assault, including a towering six over midwicket measured at 103 metres - the biggest hit of the tournament so far.
The 100 partnership between O'Brien and Alex Cusack came off 61 balls, and Ireland's batting powerplay yielded 62 runs from five overs.
England's panic was summed up by Andrew Strauss, who dropped a skyer from O'Brien when he was on 91.
Andy Flower's side threatened to drag the game back under control with the run outs of Cusack and O'Brien, but Mooney remained composed to see them over the line.
Terrible fielding performances from England had been disguised by excellent batting efforts, but Ireland exposed them and England will have to rebound quickly to have any hopes of progressing in the tournament with Ireland realistic contenders for the quarter-finals.