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Contents 1 Artistic gymnastics 2 Athletics 2.1 Decathlon 2.2 Marathon 3 Auto racing 4 Baseball 5 Basketball 6 Boxing 7 Cricket 8 Cycling 9 Dogsled racing 10 Field hockey 11 Figure skating 12 Football (American) 13 Football (Australian) 14 Football (Canadian) 15 Football (Soccer) 16 Gaelic Athletic Association 17 Golf 18 Thoroughbred horse racing 19 Harness racing 20 Ice hockey 21 Lacrosse 22 Mixed Martial Arts 23 Radiosport 24 Rowing 25 Skiing 26 Snooker 27 Swimming 28 Taekwondo 29 Tennis 30 Volleyball 31 Water polo 31.1 Men's Competition 31.2 Women's Competition 32 Multi-sport events 33 Awards 34 Deaths

Artistic gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
  • Men's all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
  • Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia
  • Men's team competition champion: China
  • Women's team competition champion: Romania

Athletics

Decathlon

• Best Year Performance

•  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) – 8837 points

Marathon

• June 8 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 2:12:09
  • Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:37:20

• June 15 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Bari, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Azzedine Sakhri (ALG) 2:20:40
  • Women's Winner: Serap Aktas (TUR) 2:39:22

• August 9 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece
  • Women's Winner: Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) 2:29:48

• August 10 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece
  • Men's Winner: Abel Antón (ESP) 2:13:16

• December 7 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Josia Thugwane (RSA) 2:07:28

Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16
  • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk of The Netherlands
• CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jacques Villeneuve of Canada
• V8 Supercars Australia
  • Championship Series won by Glenn Seton in a Ford Falcon EL. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of Gymnastics. Competitive gymnasts perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 Seconds on different apparatus The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1997. Ivan Ivankov ( Иван Иванков, born April 10, 1975 in Minsk, Belarus) is an Artistic gymnast who competed Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Светлана Васильевна Хоркина born January 19 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is a popular Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The decathlon is an Athletic event consisting of ten Track and field events Tomáš Dvořák (ˈtomaːʃ ˈdvor̝aːk (born May 11, 1972 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is an athlete from the Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable The Enschede Marathon is an annual Marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Dmitriy Kapitonov (born April 10, 1968) is a former Long-distance runner from Russia, who won the 1997 edition of the Enschede Carolina ("Carla" Alwina Hubertina Beurskens (born February 10, 1952 in Tegelen, Limburg) was one of Holland 's most prominent Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe Africa and Asia meet Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Azzedine Sakhri (born 22 January 1968 in Algiers) is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the Marathon race. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus The official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens Greece, held on Saturday August 9, 1997. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens Greece, held on Sunday August 10, 1997. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Abel Antón Rodrigo (born October 24, 1962 in Ojuel, Soria) is a Spanish long-distance runner who won gold medals in the marathon Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Josia Thugwane (born April 15, 1971) is a South African athlete, best known for winning the Gold Medal in the marathon race Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain Jeffery Michael Gordon The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Jeffery Michael Gordon The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk (born September 21, 1953) is a Dutch auto racing driver twice winner of the Indianapolis The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi (born October 23, 1966 in Bologna Italy) is an Italian racing driver Personal and early life Jacques Villeneuve was born in the Canadian city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to then soon to be Formula One driver Gilles Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA Glenn Seton (born May 5, 1965) is an Australian Racing driver. The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960
  • Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars won by Russel Ingall and Larry Perkins in a Holden Commodore VS. The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria.
  • Bathurst 1000 for Super Touring won by Jim Richards and Rickard Rydell. The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit Supertouring, Class 2 or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national Touring car racing in 1994 based on the 2 Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Racing driver. Rydell setting a shootout lap of 2:14. x, fastest super touring lap ever around the mountain at that time.
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Tom Kristensen won, driving a TWR-Porsche
• Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Piero Liatti / Fabrizia Pons won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza WRC97
• Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Career 1976-1981 Junior Formulae Michele Alboreto started his career in 1976 racing in Formula Monza with a car he and his friends built known as the "CMR" Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born September 8, 1956) is a former Formula One driver from Sweden. Tom Kristensen (born July 7 1967 in Hobro) is a Danish racing driver. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Tommi Antero Mäkinen (ˈtommi ˈmækinen is a now retired Finnish rally driver born in Puuppola, Finland near Jyväskylä in June History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Piero Liatti (born March 7 1962) is an Italian rally driver His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries Co Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Gary Scelzi, (born August 11, 1960, Fresno California) is an American Dragster racer and midget car owner who has won the NHRA "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol

Baseball

• June 12 - Interleague play begins in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played between teams in different leagues introduced in. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• World Series: Florida Marlins won 4 games to 3 over the Cleveland Indians. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Series MVP was Liván Hernández, Florida
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Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Arizona Wildcats win 84-79 in overtime over the Kentucky Wildcats. Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba) ( ɛrˈnandɛs is a Starting pitcher in Major Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Athletic program The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA 's Division I-A in the Pacific Ten Conference. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK a founding member of the Southeastern Conference This is Arizona's first NCAA title in men's basketball.

• NBA Finals:
  • Chicago Bulls earn their second repeat of the decade as they beat the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 (see Steve Kerr). The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Stephen Douglas "Steve" Kerr (born September 27 1965 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a retired American professional

• WNBA NBA Finals, inaugural WNBA season:
  • Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty in one game playoff series. The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Houston Texas. The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in New York City.

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Melbourne Tigers defeated the South East Melbourne Magic 2-1 in the best-of-three final series. The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition Early Struggles - '84 - '91 The Tigers joined the National Basketball League in 1984 Honour Roll

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Boxing

• January 18 – Oscar de la Hoya maintained his World Boxing Council super lightweight title in with a 12-round unanimous decision over Miguel Angel Gonzalez in Las Vegas, Nevada. Championships Professional Men 1997 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Utah Jazz 4-2 Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Oscar de la Hoya (ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə (born February 4 1973 &mdash nicknamed "The Golden Boy" &mdash is an Mexican American boxer Miguel Ángel González (born November 15, 1970) is a Mexican professional boxer best known to be world lightweight champion as a professional Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
• June 28 – Mike Tyson bites off a piece of the ear of Evander Holyfield in the third round of their WBA Heavyweight title fight, getting disqualified by referee Mills Lane. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level Mills Bee Lane III (born November 12 1936 is a legendary boxing referee, and also a former boxer, Judge, and Television personality
• July 9 – Mike Tyson's boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a televised match. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight

• October 18 to 26 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Maikro Romero (Cuba)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Manuel Mantilla (Cuba)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): István Kovács (Hungary)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Aleksander Maletin (Russia)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Dorel Simion (Romania)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Oleg Saitov (Russia)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón (Cuba)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Georgi Kandalaki (Georgia)

Cricket

• The Ashes - Australia win the six test series 3-2
• ICC Trophy - Bangladesh
• Women's Cricket World Cup - Australia beat New Zealand by five wickets
• County Cricket Championship (England and Wales) - Glamorgan

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy
• Tour de France - Jan Ullrich of Germany
• World Cycling Championship: Laurent Brochard of France

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
  • Martin Buser won with lead dogs: Blondie & Fearless

Field hockey

• Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Gold Medal:  Spain
  • Silver Medal:  Korea
  • Bronze Medal:  New Zealand

• Men's Champions Trophy in Adelaide, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Germany
  • Silver Medal:  Australia
  • Bronze Medal:  Spain

• Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Gold Medal:  South Africa
  • Silver Medal:  New Zealand
  • Bronze Medal:  Scotland

• Women's Champions Trophy in Berlin, Germany
  • Gold Medal:  Australia
  • Silver Medal:  Germany
  • Bronze Medal:  Netherlands

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
  • Ladies' champion: Tara Lipinski, United States
  • Pairs' champions: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer, Germany
  • Ice dancing champions: Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov, Russia

Football (American)

• January 26-Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers won 35-21 over the New England Patriots
• January 2-Sugar Bowl: University of Florida Gators won 52-20 over rival Florida State Seminoles to claim NCAA Football national title. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death The Men's 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest Hungary from October 18 to October 26. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Maikro Romero (born December 9, 1972) is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (&ndash 51 kg category at the 1996 Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov (Раимкуль Худойназарович Малахбеков born August 16, 1974 in Dushanbe) is one of highest István Kovács (born August 17, 1970 in Budapest) nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a retired Hungarian Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin (Александр Иванович Малетин born February 6, 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known Dorel Simion (born 1977 is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov (Оле́г Элекпа́евич Саи́тов born May 26, 1974 in Zhigulyovsk) (then the USSR) is Alfredo Duvergel (born April 2, 1968 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's light middleweight Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a boxer in the Light heavyweight division Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (Александр Борисович Лебзяк born April 15, 1969 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian Félix Savón Fabre (born September 22, 1967) is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The ICC World Cup Qualifier (formerly ICC Trophy) is an international One-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Ivan Gotti (born March 28, 1969) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Laurent Brochard (born on March 26, 1968 in Le Mans, France) is a professional Road racing cyclist from France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as Sleddog Racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of Sleddogs that pull a sled The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers Martin Buster (b March 29, 1958 in Winterthur, Switzerland) is a champion of Sled dog racing. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick The sixth Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier for the World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, from Tuesday Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions The Black Sticks Men are New Zealand 's men's national Field hockey team The 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from October 11 to October 19, 1997 in the Pines Hockey Stadium in Adelaide Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Germany national field hockey team represents Germany in international field hockey The Australia national field hockey team (nickname Kookaburras) are the Australia 's national men's hockey team and one of the nation's most successful The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions The ninth Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier for the World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare Zimbabwe Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The New Zealand women's national field hockey team, Nicknamed The Black Sticks, represents New Zealand in the international field hockey competitions The sixth edition of the Women's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from June 1 to June 8 1997 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Hockeyroos are Australia 's national Women's field hockey team The Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions Tournament records Olympic Games 1984 &ndash Los Angeles, United States 1988 &ndash Seoul Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Elvis Stojko MSC MSM (born March 22, 1972 in Newmarket Ontario) is a Canadian Figure skating world champion Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10 1982) is an American figure skater. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mandy Wötzel (born July 21 1973) is a German World Champion Figure skater. Ingo Steuer (born November 1, 1966 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony, GDR / East Germany) is a German figure skater. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Oksana (Pasha Grishuk (born March 17, 1972 in Odessa, USSR) is a Russian figure Evgeny Platov (born August 7, 1967 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) is a former competitive Ice dancer who represented the Soviet Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Florida Gators are the athletic teams that collectively represent the University of Florida in Gainesville Florida. Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee Florida.

Football (Australian)

• Australian Football League
  • Port Adelaide join the league

Australian Rugby League premiership, Newcastle knights defeating the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22-16 in the Grand Final

Florida lose to Nebraska in College Football National Championship. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts won 47-23 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds win 39-23 over the Ottawa Gee-Gees

Football (Soccer)

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Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
  • National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-13 d. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of The Ottawa Gee-Gees are an athletic team that represents the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario in all of their sporting events Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1997 throughout the world The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Mayo 1-7
  • National Football League: Kerry 3-7 d. For more details of Mayo GAA see Mayo Senior Club Football Championship or Mayo Senior Club Hurling Championship. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Cork 1-8

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Monaghan
  • National Football League: Waterford

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Clare 0-20 d. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Muineachán or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Pórt Láirge or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae An Clár or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Tipperary 2-13
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April 13 - The Masters - Tiger Woods
  2. June - US Open - Ernie Els
  3. July - British Open - Justin Leonard
  4. August - PGA Championship - Davis Love III

• PGA Tour Player of the Year: Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $2,066,833
• PGA Tour rookie of the year: Stewart Cink
• Senior PGA Tour leading money winner: Hale Irwin - $2,343,364
• Ryder Cup: Europe won 14 1/2-13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf. For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Amateur wins (6 1992 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur, US Amateur 1993 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Background and family Love was born to Davis M Love Jr and Helen Penta Burgin shortly after his father contended at the 1964 Masters. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Professional wins (12 PGA Tour wins (5 Nationwide Tour wins (3 1996 NIKE Ozarks Open, NIKE Colorado Classic, The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Amateur wins (1 1967 NCAA Division I Championship Professional wins (87 PGA Tour wins (20 1971 The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Other highlights
  • Tiger Woods creates an uproar with his record 12-shot victory at the Masters, and becomes the first Masters winner of African-American descent. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods He set the record for the lowest to-par score of -18, and the lowest 72-hole score of 272. He also rises to the No. 1 ranking on June 15, in only his 42nd week as a professional -- the fastest ascent to the No. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers. 1 ranking.

Women's golf

• US Women's Open - Alison Nicholas
• LPGA Championship - Christa Johnson
• Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,236,789. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Alison Nicholas MBE (born 6 March 1962 in Gibraltar) is an English Golfer Amateur career Nicholas The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Christa Johnson (born April 25 1958) is an American Golfer She attended the University of Arizona and her rookie season on the Childhood and amateur career Annika Sörenstam was born in Bro near Stockholm, Sweden. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are

Thoroughbred horse racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Might And Power
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Awesome Again
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Peintre Célèbre
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Desert King

• English Triple Crown races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Entrepreneur
  2. Epsom Derby - Benny the Dip
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Silver Patriarch

• United States Triple Crown races:
  1. May 3 - Kentucky Derby - Silver Charm
  2. Preakness Stakes - Silver Charm
  3. Belmont Stakes - Touch Gold

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Skip Away
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Ajina
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Favorite Trick
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Countess Diana
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Spinning World
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Elmhurst
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Chief Bearhart

Harness racing

• North America Cup - Gothic Dream

• Western Dreamer won the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Western Dreamer
  2. Little Brown Jug - Western Dreamer
  3. Messenger Stakes - Western Dreamer

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Malabar Man
  2. Yonkers Trot - Lord Stormont
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Take Chances

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Our Sir Vancelot
  • Trotters: Pride Of Petite

Ice hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres

• Stanley Cup - Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 0 over the Philadelphia Flyers

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Finland defeated Russia
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

Lacrosse

• The Rochester Knighthawks defeat the Buffalo Bandits 15-12 to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
  • The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is formed from the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), with the decision to move from league ownership of all teams to individual team ownership. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Might and Power (foaled 1993 in New Zealand) was arguably the greatest thoroughbred in Australian horse-racing of the late 1990s Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. Awesome Again (born 1994 is an Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Peintre Celebre, (born 1994) is a champion Thoroughbred Racehorse. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and Desert King (born March 31, 1994) is a Thoroughbred Racehorse bred in Ireland. The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Benny the Dip (1994-2004 was an American-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1997 by a short head from The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and Silver Patriarch (foaled 1994) is a former Racehorse, winner of the 1997 St Leger and of seven other races The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred Race horse. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred Race horse. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Touch Gold (foaled May 26 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Classic Belmont The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m on dirt Skip Away (born April 4, 1993) a gray Thoroughbred Race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice (1997 1998 named Ajina (born 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt Favorite Trick (April 20 1995 - June 6 2006 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1997 became the first 2-year-old in twenty-five years to be The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile Thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied depending on the configuration of the host track for two-year-old The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age Stakes race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three years old and up run on a Spinning World (born 1993 in Kentucky) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the top European milers during the 1990s The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up Chief Bearhart (born 1993 is a Canadian Thoroughbred Racehorse bred in Ontario by Richard D Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait The North America Cup is an annual Harness racing event for 3-year-old Standardbred pacing horses which is held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Dominik Hašek (ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦaʃɛk in Czech born January 29 1965 is a Czech retired Ice hockey Goaltender. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The Rochester Knighthawks (sometimes abbreviated as the K-Hawks) are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America.
• Mann Cup for the Canadian box lacrosse championship: Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association
• European Lacrosse Championships:
  • Men's champion: England defeats the Czech Republic
  • Women's champion: England defeats Wales

Mixed Martial Arts

• February 2 — Vitor Belfort makes his UFC debut at UFC 12. The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's Lacrosse champions of Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Box lacrosse ( boxla, boxcrosse, or indoor lacrosse) is an indoor version of Lacrosse played in Canada and the United States All time Record The Western Lacrosse Association ( WLA) is an amateur league of men's Senior A Box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The European Lacrosse Championships are held every four years and have been held since 1995 to determine the best national Lacrosse team of Europe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Vitor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has fought both in Japan UFC 12 Judgement Day was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the He wins the heavyweight tournament by beating Tra Telligman in the first round and then demolishing Scott Ferrozzo in forty-three seconds in the final. Tracy "Trauma" Telligman (usually known as "Tra" Telligman ˈtreɪ tray) (born February 7, 1965 in Dallas Texas) is an
• May 30 — Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz make their UFC, and professional MMA debuts, at UFC 13. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Randy Duane Couture (born June 22 1963 also known as "The Natural" and "Captain America" is an American actor and Mixed martial artist, Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican American Mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world UFC 13 Ultimate Force was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 30, 1997 in Augusta Couture beats Tony Halme and Steven Graham on his way to winning the heavyweight tournament. Tony Christian Halme (born January 6, 1963) is a former member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns party Ortiz takes part in the light-heavyweight tournament. He beats Wes Albritton in his first bout but then loses to Guy Mezger in the tournament finals. Guy Mezger ( January 1, 1968 in Houston Texas) is an American martial artist who competed in professional combat sports ranging
• October 11 — KRS-PRIDE (later renamed PRIDE Fighting Championships) holds its inaugural event at the Tokyo Dome. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed PRIDE Fighting Championships ( PRIDE or PRIDE FC for short was a Mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. In the show’s main event Rickson Gracie defeats Nobuhiko Takada by armbar, in the first round. Rickson Gracie (pronounced Hickson, hɪksn ɡɹeɪsi born November 20, 1958) is a Brazilian Martial artist and professional Nobuhiko Takada ( Japanese:髙田延彦 born April 12 1962) is a Japanese Mixed martial arts fighter and Professional wrestler In Grappling, an Armlock is a single or double Joint lock that hyperextends hyperflexes or hyperrotates the Elbow Joint And/Or Shoulder

Radiosport

• Eighth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Sankt Englmar, Germany. Amateur radio direction finding ( ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and Radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines Radio direction Sankt Englmar is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• Second High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria. High Speed Telegraphy (HST competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality

Rowing

• McGill University wins the inaugural McGill-Queen's Challenge Boat race. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Mcgill University Arts Building croppedjpg|thumb|right|275px|The McGill Arts Building the oldest and most recognizable building at McGill

Skiing

• Alpine skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand, France
  • The women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg, Sweden

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ken Doherty beats Stephen Hendry 18-12
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1997/98

Swimming

• March 28 – Japan's Ayari Aoyama breaks Misty Hyman's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:24

• Third World Short Course Championships, held in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 17 – 20)
  • April 19 – U.S.-swimmer Jenny Thompson breaks Ayari Aoyama's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 57:79
  • April 20 – Australia wins the most medals (17), and the most gold medals (9)

• 23rd European LC Championships, held in Seville, Spain (August 19 – 24)
  • Germany wins the most medals (19), and the most gold medals (8)

• XIX Summer Universiade, held on Sicily, Italy (August 24 – 30)

Taekwondo

• World Championships held in Hong Kong

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Pete Sampras
  2. French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Patrick Rafter

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Martina Hingis
  2. French Open - Iva Majoli
  3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Hingis
  4. US Open - Martina Hingis

• Davis Cup: Sweden won 5-0 over the United States in world tennis. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Luc Alphand (born August 6 1965) is a French former alpine skier, who is now a race car driver. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Pernilla Wiberg (born October 15 1970 in Norrköping) is a former Swedish alpine skier, who competed on a high level between 1990 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Ken Doherty (born 17 September Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Misty Hyman (born March 23, 1979 in Mesa Arizona) is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 The 3rd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 17 till April 20, 1997. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jennifer ("Jenny" Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is a former competitive swimmer and one of the most decorated Olympians in history Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The European Long Course Championships 1997 in Aquatics were held in Seville, Spain from Tuesday August 19 to Sunday August 24, in Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River The swimming competition during the 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade was a long course event (50 m and took place in Messina Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Taekwondo (Korean태권도thɛʔkwʌndo Englishˈteɪˈkwɒnˈdoʊ is a Korean Martial art and the National sport of South Korea The 1997 World Taekwondo Championships were the 13th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from November 19 to November Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Iva Majoli Marić (born August 12 1977 is a former professional Tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Volleyball

• Men's World League – Final Round in Moscow, Russia
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Cuba
  • Bronze Medal:  Russia
• Women's World Grand Prix – Final Round in Kobe, Japan
  • Gold Medal:  Russia
  • Silver Medal:  Cuba
  • Bronze Medal:  South Korea

• Asian Championship
  • Men's Tournament in Doha, Qatar
    • Gold Medal:  China
    • Silver Medal:  Japan
    • Bronze Medal:  Australia
  • Women's Tournament in Manila, Philippines
    • Gold Medal:  China
    • Silver Medal:  South Korea
    • Bronze Medal:  Japan

• Men's European Championship in Den Bosch and Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Gold Medal:  Netherlands
  • Silver Medal:  Yugoslavia
  • Bronze Medal:  Italy

• Women's European Championship in Brno, Czech Republic
  • Gold Medal:  Russia
  • Silver Medal:  Croatia
  • Bronze Medal:  Czech Republic

• I. Beach Volleyball World Championships in Los Angeles, United States
  • Men's Competition
    • Gold Medal:  Rogerio Ferreira and Guilherme Marques (BRA)
    • Silver Medal:  Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Dain Blanton and Kent Steffes (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Paulão Moreira and Paulo Emilio Silva (BRA)
  • Women's Competition
    • Gold Medal:  Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (BRA)
    • Silver Medal:  Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar (BRA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno (USA)

Water polo

Men's Competition

• FINA World Cup in Athens, Greece
  • Gold Medal:  United States
  • Silver Medal:  Greece
  • Bronze Medal:  Hungary

• European Championship in Sevilla, Spain
  • Gold Medal:  Hungary
  • Silver Medal:  Yugoslavia
  • Bronze Medal:  Russia

Women's Competition

• European Championship in Sevilla, Spain
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Netherlands

Multi-sport events

• Second East Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea
• 8th Pan Arab Games held in Beirut, Lebanon
• Fifth World Games held in Lahti, Finland
• 13th Mediterranean Games held in Bari, Italy
• 19th Summer Universiade held on Sicily, Italy
• 18th Winter Universiade held in Muju County, South Korea

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Martina Hingis, Tennis

Deaths

• Exceller — thoroughbred racehorse
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