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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Track 1.2 Marathon 2 Auto racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Curling 8 Cycling 9 Dogsled racing 10 Field hockey 10.1 World competitions 10.2 Regional competitions 11 Figure skating 12 Football (American) 13 Football (Australian rules football) 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 Motorcycle sport 23 Radiosport 24 Rugby Union 25 Skiing 26 Snooker 27 Swimming 27.1 International tournaments 27.2 Records 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

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field)

Track

• Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 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 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. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in Athletics (track and field throughout the world Hicham El Guerrouj ( Arabic: هشام الكروج born September 14, 1974, Berkane) is a Moroccan former middle distance Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 He recorded a time of 3:43. 13, barely edging out Noah Ngeny of Kenya who recorded 3:43. Noah Kiprono Ngeny (born November 2, 1978) is a Kenyan athlete, and the surprise winner of the 1500 m at the 2000 Summer The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south 40.

• Michael Johnson sets the new World Record in the 400 metres in 43. Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13 1967 in 18.

Marathon

• June 6 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Anatoli Zerouk (UKR) 2:16:31
  • Women's Winner: Galina Karnatevicz (BLR) 2:37:35

• July 25 — Pan American Games Marathon, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:17:20
  • Women's Winner: Erika Olivera (CHL) 2:37:41

• August 28 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Seville, Spain
  • Men's Winner: Abel Antón (ESP) 2:13:36

• August 29 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Seville, Spain
  • Women's Winner: Jong Song-Ok (PRK) 2:26:59

• December 5 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:07:54

Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Jarrett
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Bräck
• CART Racing - Juan Pablo Montoya won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland
• 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas / Joachim Winkelhock driving a BMW V-12 LMR
• World Rally Championship - Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmäki of Finland
• Drag racing - Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 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 Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games Two new events were introduced for women pole vault and hammer throw Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born August 11, 1969 in Cruzeiro do Oeste Paraná) is a Marathon athlete from Brazil Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente (born January 4, 1976 in Quinta Normal) is a female marathon runner from Chile Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla Spain, held on Saturday August 28, 1999. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Abel Antón Rodrigo (born October 24, 1962 in Ojuel, Soria) is a Spanish long-distance runner who won gold medals in the marathon Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) The official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla Spain, held on Sunday August 29, 1999. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. 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. Gezahegne Abera (born April 23, 1978) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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. Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton North Carolina) is a former American race car driver 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 Kenneth "Kenny" Brack (born March 21, 1966 in Arvika, Värmland) is a Race car driver from Sweden. 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 Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. 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, Pierluigi Martini (born April 23, 1961 in Lugo) is an Italian former Racing driver. Yannick Dalmas (born 28 July 1961 in Le Beausset, near Toulon) is a former racing driver from France. Joachim Winkelhock (born October 24, 1960) is a German Motor racing driver ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Tommi Antero Mäkinen (ˈtommi ˈmækinen is a now retired Finnish rally driver born in Puuppola, Finland near Jyväskylä in June Risto Mannisenmäki (born on May 28, 1959) is a former Rally Co-driver and two-times world champion. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. 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 This article is about the drag racer For the German football players see Toni Schumacher. "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
• Formula Nippon - Tom Coronel of The Netherlands. Formula Nippon is a type of Formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan. Biography Early years Coronel was born in Naarden. He started his racing career in 1990 racing in the Dutch Citroen AX Cup after being named The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

Baseball

• May 10: The Boston Red Sox pound the Seattle Mariners, 12-4, as shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads the way with three home runs, including two grand slams. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (ˈnoʊ̪mɑɹ ɡɑɹˈsiəˌpɑɹə born July 23 1973 in) is an American Baseball player who currently plays shortstop for the Los Angeles In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded homer in the 1st, a 2-run shot in the 3rd, and another grand slam in the 8th. Nomar is the first Bosox since Jim Tabor, in 1939, to slam two slams in a game, and just the 9th in MLB history. James Reubin Tabor ( November 5, 1916 &ndash August 22, 1953) also nicknamed "Rawhide" was a Major League Baseball Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Robin Ventura last did it, in 1995. Robin Mark Ventura (vɨnˈtɝə born July 14 1967 in Santa Maria California) is a former professional Baseball player a Third baseman Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January

• World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York

See also

• 1999 in baseball

Basketball

• NBA Finals|NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship. Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a Professional baseball player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP 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 San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke

• WNBA Finals: - The Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty, 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the 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:
  • Adelaide 36ers defeated the Victoria Titans 2-1 in the best-of-three final series. The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition Club history The Adelaide 36ers were formerly known as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, and the club changed its name to the Adelaide Honour Roll

Boxing

• July 31 to August 8 – Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The Boxing Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg Canada from July 31 to August 8. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Maikro Romero (Cuba)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Gerald Tucker (United States)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Yudel Jhonson (Cuba)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63. 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 Omar Andrés Narváez (born July 10, 1975 in Trelew, Chubut, Argentina) is a Southpaw professional boxer in Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born August 10, 1971 in Holguín) is a former two time Olympic Gold Medalist amateur boxer 5 kg): Victor Hugo Castro (Argentina)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Jorge Gutierrez (Cuba)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Yohanson Martínez (Cuba)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Humberto Savigne (Cuba)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Odlanier Solis (Cuba)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba)

• August 20 to 27 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Houston, Texas in the United States
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Brian Viloria (United States)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Crinu Olteanu (Romania)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ricardo Juarez (United States)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev (Uzbekistan)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Marian Simion (Romania)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Utkirbek Haydarov (Uzbekistan)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Michael Simms (United States)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Michael Bennett (United States)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey)

• September 18 – The Fight of the Millennium:
  • Félix Trinidad defeats Oscar de la Hoya by split 12 round decision to unify the IBF and WBC's world Welterweight championships. Victor Castro (born July 21, 1975 in Suardi, Santa Fe) is a boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the Light Welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Welterweight ( Jorge Gutiérrez (born 18 September 1975) is a former boxer from Cuba. Odlanier Solís Fonté (born April 5 1980 in Havana) is a Cuban professional boxer. Alexis Rubalcaba (born September 9, 1972) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The Men's 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Houston Texas from August 15 to August 29. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980 in Honolulu Hawaii) is an American professional boxer of Filipino ancestry and a Bulat Jumadilov (born April 22, 1973) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (&ndash 51 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics Ricardo Rocky Juarez (born April 15, 1980 in Houston Texas) is a professional Mexican-American boxer. Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born August 10, 1971 in Holguín) is a former two time Olympic Gold Medalist amateur boxer Muhammadqodir Abdullayev (Мухаммадкадыр Абдуллаев born November 15, 1973 in Andijon) is an Uzbekistani boxer Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Welterweight ( Marian Simion (born September 14, 1975 in Bucureşti) is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg at the Utkirbek Haydarov (Уткирбек Хайдаров born January 25, 1974 in Andijon) is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the Michael Simms Jr (b July 26 1974 in Sacramento, CA is a US American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight Michael Bennett (born March 26, 1971 in Chicago) is a former US-American boxer who won the amateur world championships in 1999 and represented Sinan Şamil Sam (born June 23, 1974 in Frankfurt am Main Germany) is a Turkish Heavyweight professional boxer. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated The Fight Of The Millennium was a Boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 18, 1999, to unify the WBC and Félix 'Tito' Trinidad Jr (born January 10 1973 is a Puerto Rican professional boxer considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history Oscar de la Hoya (ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə (born February 4 1973 &mdash nicknamed "The Golden Boy" &mdash is an Mexican American boxer The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico,

Cricket

Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets

Curling

• World Curling Championships:
  • Men: Scotland won 6-5 over Canada
  • Women: Sweden won 8-5 over the United States

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy
• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Óscar Freire of Spain

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer

Field hockey

World competitions

• Men's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: South Korea
  • Bronze: The Netherlands

• Women's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: The Netherlands
  • Bronze: Germany

Regional competitions

• Men's Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Gold Medal: South Korea
  • Silver Medal: Pakistan
  • Bronze Medal: India

• Men's European Nations Cup in Padua, Italy
  • Gold: Germany
  • Silver: The Netherlands
  • Bronze: England

• Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold: Canada
  • Silver: Argentina
  • Bronze: Cuba

• Women's Asia Cup in New Delhi, India
  • Gold Medal: South Korea
  • Silver Medal: India
  • Bronze Medal: China

• Women's European Nations Cup in Cologne, Germany
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Germany
  • Bronze: England

• Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold: Argentina
  • Silver: United States
  • Bronze: Canada

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Maria Butyrskaya, Russia
  • Pairs' champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia
  • Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia

• European Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Maria Butyrskaya, Russia
  • Pairs' champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
  • Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia

Football (American)

• Sugar Bowl: The Florida State Seminoles won 49-29 over the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared The World Curling Championships are annual Curling events which showcase the world's best curlers organized by the World Curling Federation. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Óscar Freire Gómez (born February 15, 1976 in Torrelavega, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer for Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 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 Doug Swingley (born May 14, 1953) is an American Dog musher and dog sled racer from Lincoln Montana, who is Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick The 1999 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from June 10 to June 20, 1999 in the State Hockey Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The sixth edition of the Women's Champions Trophy took place from Thursday June 10 until Saturday June 19 1999 in the State Hockey Centre in Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K Padua ( Padova 'padova Latin: Patavium, Padoa) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Field Hockey Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held on the pitch of the Kildonan East College Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Field Hockey Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held on the pitch of the Kildonan East College Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 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 Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Алексей Константинович Ягудин born 18 March 1980 is a Russian Figure skater. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya ( Мария Викторовна Бутырская) (born June 28, 1972 in Moscow) is a Russian Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Елена Викторовна Бережная (born October 11, 1977 in Nevinnomyssk, USSR) is a Russian Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze was born October 25, 1976 in St Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Anjelika Krylova (born July 4, 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. Oleg Ovsyannikov (born January 23, 1970 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The European Figure Skating Championships ( "Europeans") is an annual Figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Алексей Константинович Ягудин born 18 March 1980 is a Russian Figure skater. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya ( Мария Викторовна Бутырская) (born June 28, 1972 in Moscow) is a Russian Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Maria Petrova (Мария Петрова(born November 29, 1977 in Leningrad (now St Alexei Tikhonov (Алексе́й Влади́мирович Ти́хонов (born November 1, 1971 in Samara, Russian SSR, USSR Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Anjelika Krylova (born July 4, 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. Oleg Ovsyannikov (born January 23, 1970 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. 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 The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee Virginia Tech sponsors 19 sports and competes at the NCAA Division I level The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national
• Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons

Football (Australian rules football)

• Australian Football League
  • The Kangaroos win the 103rd AFL premiership (Kangaroos 19. Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Florida to decide the The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. 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 North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 10 (124) d Carlton 12. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football 17 (89))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 32-21 over the Calgary Stampeders
• Vanier Cup: Laval Rouge et Or win 14-10 over the Saint Mary's Huskies

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1999 in football (soccer)

• Champions League - Manchester United FC beat FC Bayern München 2 - 1
• UEFA Cup - Parma F.C. beat Olympique Marseille 3-0

Gaelic Athletic Association

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

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Meath 1-11 d. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Shane Crawford (born 9 September 1974 in Mount Barker South Australia) is an Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 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 The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in 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 Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. 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 Rouge et Or (Red and Gold is the name of Université Laval 's varsity sports teams The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. 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 1999 throughout the world FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football 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 Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling 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 Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Cork 1-8
  • National Football League: Cork 0-12 d. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Dublin 1-7

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

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Cork 0-13 d. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. For more details of Mayo GAA see Mayo Senior Club Football Championship or Mayo Senior Club Hurling Championship. 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 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. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Kilkenny 0-12
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April - The Masters - José María Olazábal
  2. June - US Open - Payne Stewart
  3. July - British Open - Paul Lawrie. The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards 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. 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 Career outline Olazábal was born in Hondarribia, a town in the Basque Country region of Spain. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Golfing life Stewart failed to earn a PGA Tour card at Qualifying School in his graduation year so he played on the Asian Tour for a couple of years 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 Career outline Lawrie became a member of the European Tour in 1992 and performed steadily without doing much to draw attention to himself aside from a 6th place finish This Open is also remembered for the epic collapse of French golfer Jean Van de Velde, who threw away a three-shot lead on the final hole, finding himself in a playoff which Lawrie won. 1999 Open Championship Van de Velde nearly pulled off an upset victory at the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when he was the clear leader playing the
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA Tour Player of the Year: Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
• PGA Tour rookie of the year: Carlos Franco
• Senior PGA TOUR leading money winner: Bruce Fleisher - $2,515,705
• Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf. 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 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. 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. Carlos Daniel Franco (born 24 May 1965) is a Paraguayan professional Golfer Franco was born in Asunción, Paraguay. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Bruce Lee Fleisher (born October 16 1948) is an American Golfer Fleisher was born in Union City Tennessee. 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

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
• LPGA Championship - Juli Inkster
• Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,591,959

Thoroughbred horse racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rogan Josh
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Woodcarver
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Montjeu
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Montjeu

• English Triple Crown races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Island Sands
  2. Epsom Derby - Oath
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Mutafaweq

• United States Triple Crown races:
  1. May 1 - Kentucky Derby - Charismatic
  2. Preakness Stakes - Charismatic
  3. Belmont Stakes - Lemon Drop Kid

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Cat Thief
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Beautiful Pleasure
  3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Soaring Softly
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Anees
  5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Cash Run
  6. Breeders' Cup Mile - Silic
  7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Artax
  8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Daylami

Harness racing

• North America Cup - The Panderosa

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Blissful Hall
  2. Little Brown Jug - Blissful Hall
  3. Messenger Stakes - Blissful Hall

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Self Possessed
  2. Yonkers Trot - CR Renegade
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Self Possessed

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Sir Vancelot
  • Trotters: Special Force

Ice hockey

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

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
  • Jaromir Jagr - Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2, Conn Smythe Trophy: Joe Nieuwendyk

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

• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: University of Maine Black Bears defeat University of New Hampshire Wildcats 3-2 in overtime

Lacrosse

• Major League Lacrosse (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur career Inkster went to Harbor High School and to San Jose State University where she was an All-American in 1979 1981 and 1982 The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Amateur career Inkster went to Harbor High School and to San Jose State University where she was an All-American in 1979 1981 and 1982 Amateur career Webb was born in in Ayr Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team making six international appearances from 1992-1994 including a 1994 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 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. Rogan josh is an aromatic Curry dish popular in India Rogan means Clarified butter in Persian, while Josh means hot or passionate 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. Woodworking is the process of building making or carving something using Wood. 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 Montjeu (born 1996) is a Thoroughbred horse racing World Champion colt and sire of champions 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 Montjeu (born 1996) is a Thoroughbred horse racing World Champion colt and sire of champions 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 Oath (b 22 April 1996) is an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1999 The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and 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 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 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 Charismatic (カリズマティック karizumatikku; born 1996) is a Stallion Thoroughbred Horse, and is known as one of the The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Charismatic (カリズマティック karizumatikku; born 1996) is a Stallion Thoroughbred Horse, and is known as one of the The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Lemon Drop Kid (foaled 1996 is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. 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 The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on grass for fillies and Mares 3 years old and up The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt Anees (1997-2003 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Kip and Suzanne Knelman's Farfellow Farms near Paris Kentucky, he was out 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 Silic (foaled 1995 is a French Thoroughbred racehorse who competed both in France and in the United States. The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up This article lists character information from the book The Neverending Story and the movie adaptations of the same name. The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up Daylami (born April 20, 1994) is a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. 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. Special Force is a First-person shooter military video game published by the group Hezbollah, created using the Genesis 3D engine 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 Jaromír Jágr ( pronounced, born February 15 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey 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 Jaromír Jágr ( pronounced, born February 15 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs Joseph Nieuwendyk (born September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player in the National Hockey The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 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 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 The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. The New Hampshire Wildcats, or ' Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Major League Lacrosse is a professional outdoor Lacrosse league that is made up of teams within the United States.
• The Toronto Rock beat the Rochester Knighthawks 13-10 to win the National Lacrosse League Championship. The Toronto Rock are a Lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Rochester Knighthawks (sometimes abbreviated as the K-Hawks) are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America.
• The Victoria Shamrocks win the Mann Cup. All time Record The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's Lacrosse champions of Canada.
• The Edmonton Miners win the Founders Cup. The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada 's Junior "B" Lacrosse leagues
• The Whitby Warriors win the Minto Cup. The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's Lacrosse team of Canada.

Motorcycle sport

• Yvon Duhamel is inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all Sporting aspects of Motorcycling. Yvon Duhamel (born October 17, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French-Canadian professional motorcycle racer and The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum is located near Columbus Ohio, United States suburb of Pickerington.

Radiosport

• First IARU Region II Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Portland, Oregon, USA. The International Amateur Radio Union ( IARU) is an international confederation of national Amateur radio organisations that allows a forum for common matters Amateur radio direction finding ( ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and Radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines Radio direction Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is the first IARU sanctioned international ARDF competition in the Americas. The International Amateur Radio Union ( IARU) is an international confederation of national Amateur radio organisations that allows a forum for common matters The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America
• Third High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Pordenone, Italy. High Speed Telegraphy (HST competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds Pordenone ( Friulian: Pordenon) is a Comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Rugby Union

• Bledisloe Cup: Australia retains the cup drawing the two match series with New Zealand 1-1
• Rugby World Cup: Australia 35 defeats France 12
• Five Nations - Scotland
• Tri Nations - New Zealand

Skiing

• Alpine skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway
  • The women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18-11
• World rankings: John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00

Swimming

International tournaments

• Fourth World Short Course Championships, held in Hong Kong, China (April 1 – 4)
  • Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)

• 24th European LC Championships, held in Istanbul, Turkey (July 26 – August 1)
  • Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)

• XIII Pan American Games, held in Winnipeg, Canada (August 2 – 7)

• Eighth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Sydney, Australia (August 22 – 29)

• Third European SC Championships, held in Lisboa, Portugal (December 9 – 12)
  • Germany wins the most medals (26), Sweden the most gold medals (9)

Records

• February 17 — Australia's Susie O'Neill snapped the oldest world record in the books, clocking 2:05. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short 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 The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Tri Nations is an annual international Rugby union series held between the national teams of Australia (the Wallabies) New Zealand (the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 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 Lasse Kjus (born January 14, 1971) is a retired Norwegian Alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice an Olympic gold medal Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Alexandra Meissnitzer (born 18 June 1973 is a retired alpine Skier from Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich 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 Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments John Higgins Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The 4th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Hong Kong, China from April 1 till 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 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. The European Long Course Championships 1999 were held in Istanbul, Turkey from Monday July 26 to Sunday August 1, in the 50 m pool of the Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The Swimming Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games took place in the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg Manitoba, from August 2 to Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. The eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m event was held in 1999 in Sydney Australia, from August 22 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) The third edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Complexo Desportivo do Jamor in Lisboa, Portugal, from December 9 till Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Susan ("Susie" O'Neill (born August 2 1973) is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, who was famously The first World Record in the Men's 200 metres Butterfly in long course (50 metres Swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA 37 in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a World Cup meet in Malmö, Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The old mark, set by Mary T. Meagher on January 2, 1981, stood at 2:05. Mary Terstegge Meagher Plant (born October 27, 1964 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former competitive swimmer from the United States Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 65.

• September 2 — Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the women's 200m butterfly (short course) at a meet in Canberra, Australia, clocking 2:04. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. The first World Record in the Men's 200 metres Butterfly in long course (50 metres Swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. 43.

Taekwondo

• World Championships held in Edmonton, Canada

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  2. French Open - Andre Agassi
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Andre Agassi

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Martina Hingis
  2. French Open - Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships - Lindsay Davenport
  4. US Open - Serena Williams

• Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over France in world tennis. Taekwondo (Korean태권도thɛʔkwʌndo Englishˈteɪˈkwɒnˈdoʊ is a Korean Martial art and the National sport of South Korea The 1999 World Taekwondo Championships were the 14th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Edmonton, Canada from June 2 Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. 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 Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) 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 Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments 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 Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments 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 Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) 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 Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• Kim Clijsters makes her WTA Tour debut.

Volleyball

• Men's World League – Final Round in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Cuba
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil
• Women's World Grand Prix – Final Round in Yuxi, PR China
  • Gold Medal:  Russia
  • Silver Medal:  Brazil
  • Bronze Medal:  China

• Asian Championship
  • Men's Tournament in Tehran, Iran
    • Gold Medal:  China
    • Silver Medal:  Australia
    • Bronze Medal:  South Korea
  • Women's Tournament in Hong Kong
    • Gold Medal:  China
    • Silver Medal:  South Korea
    • Bronze Medal:  Japan

• Men's European Championship in Wiener Neustadt and Vienna, Austria
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Yugoslavia

• Women's European Championship in Rome and Perugia, Italy
  • Gold Medal:  Russia
  • Silver Medal:  Croatia
  • Bronze Medal:  Italy

• Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Men's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Cuba
    • Silver Medal:  Brazil
    • Bronze Medal:  Canada
  • Women's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Brazil
    • Silver Medal:  Cuba
    • Bronze Medal:  United States

• Men's America's Cup in Tampa, Florida (USA)
  • Gold Medal:  Brazil
  • Silver Medal:  United States
  • Bronze Medal:  Argentina

• II. Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France
  • Men's Competition
    • Gold Medal:  José Loiola and Emanuel Rego (BRA)
    • Silver Medal:  Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga (SUI)
    • Bronze Medal:  Rogerio Ferreira and Guilherme Marques (BRA)
  • Women's Competition
    • Gold Medal:  Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar (BRA)
    • Silver Medal:  Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs (USA)

Water polo

Men's Competition

• European Championship in Firenze, Italy
  • Gold Medal:  Hungary
  • Silver Medal:  Croatia
  • Bronze Medal:  Italy

• FINA World Cup in Sydney, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Hungary
  • Silver Medal:  Italy
  • Bronze Medal:  Spain

• Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold Medal:  United States
  • Silver Medal:  Cuba
  • Bronze Medal:  Canada

Women's Competition

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

• FINA World Cup in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold Medal:  Netherlands
  • Silver Medal:  Australia
  • Bronze Medal:  Italy

• Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold Medal:  Canada
  • Silver Medal:  United States
  • Bronze Medal:  Brazil

• Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, United States
  • Gold Medal:  Australia
  • Silver Medal:  Canada
  • Bronze Medal:  United States

Multi-sport events

• 13th Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada
• Seventh All-Africa Games held in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Winter Asian Games held in Gangwon, South Korea
• Ninth Pan Arab Games held in Amman, Jordan
• 20th Summer Universiade held on Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• 19th Winter Universiade held in Poprad, Slovakia

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: United States women's national soccer team, soccer

Deaths

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