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When Billie Jean beat Bobby - the Battle of the Sexes that defined an era

It was the only tennis match to start with a piglet being handed over to one of the competitors - but this was no ordinary match.

On 20 September 1973, an estimated 90 million people around the world watched Billie Jean King beat self-proclaimed chauvinist Bobby Riggs in a best-of-five match at the Houston Astrodome.

There was pageantry, pomp and a $100,000 (£74,765) cheque for the winner. It was the second instalment of the Battle of the Sexes - but that name is more than just a marketing slogan.

King's victory over Riggs was a part of the women's right movement.