Vice World of Sports

Vice World of Sports

2016
2 Seasons
7.0
Documentary

Get on the field and into the ring through a series of compelling stories at the fringe of culture and politics, across a range of places and people through the one lens that connects them all: sport.

Episodes

Boys of Bukom
E1Apr 27, 201623m

Boys of Bukom

The real Mecca of boxing isn't Vegas. It's a slum village on the coast of Ghana.

The Eternal Derby
E2May 4, 201623m

The Eternal Derby

In Serbia, one violent game has endured communism and civil war. The Eternal Derby.

Bayou Classic
E3May 11, 201623m

Bayou Classic

At the Louisiana rivalry known as "The Black Superbowl", gametime is at the half.

Las Grandes Ligas
E4May 18, 201623m

Las Grandes Ligas

As Cuba and America embark on a seismic shift, Cuban ballplayers are caught in the middle: forced to wait on diplomacy or risk their lives for their chance at the Majors.

The Luzira Upper Prison
E5May 25, 201623m

The Luzira Upper Prison

Overcrowded and underfunded, Luzira is home to Uganda's only maximum-security prison--but also an elaborate soccer league.

The Perfect Sheet
E6Jun 1, 201623m

The Perfect Sheet

Hockey's "Gibson Cup" is as old as the sport itself, and in a quiet Michigan town where the game was first born, two teams have been battling for it for over 100 years.

Jake & Zane
E7Jun 8, 201623m

Jake & Zane

The tiny village of Iten, Kenya is home to the fastest runners in the world, more record-holders than anywhere else…and a pair of testy twins from New Zealand.

The Line
E8Jun 15, 201623m

The Line

Amidst scandals, legislative battles and the new frontier of daily fantasy, the biggest debate in the world of sports today is gambling. Is it legal? And how do you define it?

Seven Generations
E9Jun 22, 201623m

Seven Generations

Across a history of oppression, through years of federal neglect and in the midst of a cultural awakening, one sport has endured on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: basketball.