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2000s

• 2009 in sports
• 2008 in sports – In Super Bowl XLII, the New York Giants upset the previously unbeaten New England Patriots. Scheduled events Athletics August 15 - 23 – 2009 World Championships in Athletics at Olympiastadion News by date January 1: Motorcycling - Robbie Maddison Super Bowl XLII featured the National Football Conference (NFC champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC champion New England The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Marion Jones is stripped of her 2000 Olympics gold medals after admitting to using steroids. Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a former world champion American "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone.
• 2007 in sports – Australia wins record 4th Cricket World Cup. News by date January 1 - College Football - In a game The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, surpassing Hank Aaron's record. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Doping scandals devastate the Tour de France. The 2007 Tour de France was affected by a series of scandals and speculations related to doping. The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from July 7 to July 29 2007 Iraq surprise winner of football's Asian Cup. The Iraqi national football team (منتخب العراق لكرة القدم is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association Roger Federer ties Björn Borg's modern record of 5 successive Wimbledon titles. Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No (bjœɳ bɔrj born 6 June 1956) is a former World No 1 Tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious AFL team the Geelong Cats breaks a 44 year premiership drought with a 119-point annihilation of Port Adelaide Power. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia South Africa win Rugby World Cup. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987.
• 2006 in sports – Italy wins the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, beating France on penalties. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Japan wins inaugural World Baseball Classic. The Japan national baseball team is the national Baseball team of Japan. The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international Baseball tournament first held in March 2006. Michael Schumacher retires from Formula One with 91 career race wins, Fernando Alonso wins second title. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time
• 2005 in sports – NHL cancels season due to labor dispute. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL Lance Armstrong wins a record 7th Tour de France. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Another decades-long World Series drought ends, as the Chicago White Sox win their first since 1917. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League In the 1917 World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants four games to two Liverpool win the Champions League after an epic comeback in the final against A.C. Milan. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Route to the final UEFA Champions League 2004-05 AC Milan AC Milan were drawn straight into the group stage of the competition Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Wales win the Six Nations Grand Slam in rugby.
• 2004 in sports – Brian Lara scores a test innings record 400 not out against England. Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969 ( nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain" "The Prince of Trinidad" or simply "The Prince" is a In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Michael Schumacher wins his seventh and last Formula One Championship. The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The 2004 World Series was the championship series of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB season The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two
• 2003 in sports – England win Rugby World Cup in extra time. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champions Paul Hamm, USA, The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England.
• 2002 in sports – Brazil win record 5th World Cup in Korea and Japan. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. Real Madrid wins record 9th European Cup. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Serena and Venus Williams dominate tennis winning 3 of major tournaments. Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17 1980 is a former World No
• 2001 in sports – NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt is killed in a last lap crash at the Daytona 500. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving The death of Dale Earnhardt Sr on February 18, 2001 was a significant event in NASCAR and American sporting history which resulted in the The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer to hold the four major professional titles at once. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. Colombia wins the Copa América for the first time ever. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The Copa América ( Spanish and Portuguese for "America Cup" is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by The Arizona Diamondbacks become the youngest franchise in baseball history to win a World Series (1998) with a game-winning hit by Luis Gonzalez against the New York Yankees, effectively ending their dynasty. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967 in Tampa Florida) nicknamed " Gonzo ", is a Major League Baseball Outfielder The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The New England Patriots win their first Super Bowl.
• 2000 in sports – Essendon completes the AFL season with a 24-1 win-loss record, the best in the history of the league. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Italy is admitted to the Five Nations Championship in rugby union, creating the Six Nations. For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short 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

1990s

• 1999 in sports – In football, Manchester United win The Treble, capped off by a comeback in stoppage time of the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the Match summary First half Six minutes into the match Ronny Johnsen clumsily fouled Bayern striker Carsten Jancker just outside the area and FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Major League Lacrosse is founded. Major League Lacrosse is a professional outdoor Lacrosse league that is made up of teams within the United States. Australia win their second Rugby World Cup and second Cricket World Cup. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket.
• 1998 in sports – The Tour de France is rocked by the Festina doping scandal. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon The 1998 Tour de France, also called the Tour de Dopage (Tour of Doping) was marred by doping scandals throughout known have been allegations of doping in the Tour de France since the race began in 1903 France wins the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, beating Brazil. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international NHL players compete in Winter Olympic Games for the first time. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years The Super League war in Australian rugby league is settled, with the Australian Rugby League and Super League merging to form the National Rugby League. This article details what is commonly referred to as the Super League war, which was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s by History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The BCS is created for college football. 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
• 1997 in sports – Ken Doherty becomes the first player from the Republic of Ireland to win the world championship of snooker. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Ken Doherty (born 17 September Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. WNBA debuts. Saeed Anwar's 194 not out against India becomes the highest total by a batsman in ODI History. Saeed Anwar ( Urdu: سعید انور born September 6 1968) in Karachi, Pakistan, is a former Pakistani opening
• 1996 in sports – Sri Lanka wins the Cricket World Cup;Professional cyclists compete at Summer Olympic Games for the first time; Damon Hill wins Formula One championship; Major League Soccer debuts. Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a retired World Championship winning British racing driver from England Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U
• 1995 in sports – Miguel Indurain wins fifth consecutive Tour de France. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya (born July 16, 1964, Villava, Navarre) is a retired Spanish Road racing cyclist. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Bosman ruling shakes European football to its foundations. The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v Post-apartheid South Africa hosts the 1995 Rugby World Cup, with the Springboks defeating the All Blacks in the final. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Shortly afterwards, rugby union opens itself to professionalism after a century of amateurism. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
• 1994 in sports – For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics, the Winter Games are held in a different year than the Summer Games. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 A.C. Milan go 58 games unbeaten, a record among major football leagues. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Roland Ratzenberger dies during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix at the Villeneuve corner and Ayrton Senna dies at the Tamburello corner during the race. Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 1 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple The death of Formula One triple world champion Ayrton Senna resulted from a crash that occurred while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Colombian international Andrés Escobar murdered having scored an own goal at the USA World Cup. Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (March 13 1967 - July 2 1994 was a Colombian soccer player who was shot and killed in Medellín. An own goal occurs in Association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 A players' strike wipes out the entire Major League Baseball postseason for the first time in 90 years. The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage The 1904 World Series was a championship series that never occurred in Major League Baseball.
• 1993 in sports – Julio César Chávez knocks Greg Haugen out for the WBC Light Welterweight Title at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, a fight attended by 132,247 spectators. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1993 in athletics (track and field Marathon Julio César Chávez González (born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican professional boxer Greg Haugen turned pro in 1982 and won his first 18 fights including the International Boxing Federation Lightweight Title with a majority decision over Jimmy Paul in 1986 Estadio Azteca is a Stadium in Mexico City Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Monica Seles is stabbed during a tennis tournament; Zambia national football team die in air crash. Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia.
• 1992 in sports – Pakistan wins the Cricket World Cup. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1992 in athletics (track and field Marathon August The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. The top 22 clubs in English football resign from The Football League and form what is now known as the Premier League. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Football is the National sport of England and plays a significant role in English culture. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-American team out to win the World Series in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each NBA players compete in the Summer Olympics for the first time, led by the USA's original "Dream Team". The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The United States men's national basketball team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's Basketball. In the Summer Olympics, Vitaly Scherbo ties Eric Heiden's record of five individual gold medals at one Games. Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo (or Shcherbo) (Виталий Венедиктович Щербо born January 13, 1972 in Minsk, Byelorussian Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14 1958 in Madison Wisconsin) is an American former long track speed skater who won all the men's speed skating
• 1991 in sports – Magic Johnson retires from basketball. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR 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 First FIFA Women's World Cup, won by the USA. The FIFA Women's World Cup is recognized as the most important International competition in women's football and is played amongst women's national football teams The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Australia wins Rugby world cup. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition
• 1990 in sports – West Germany ties record and wins third World Cup at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Martina Navratilova wins record 9th Wimbledon singles title. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Inaugural Solheim Cup in women's golf. The Solheim Cup is a biennial Golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States.

1980s

• 1989 in sports – Hillsborough disaster. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Pete Rose banned from Major League Baseball after allegations of betting on games. The Dowd Report is the Document describing the alleged transgressions of baseball player Pete Rose in betting on Baseball, which precipitated In the closest finish in Tour de France history, Greg LeMond edges out Laurent Fignon for the Tour win by 8 seconds. The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. In the closest tour in history Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds on the final ride into Paris History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Gregory James "Greg" LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood California) is a former professional Road bicycle racer from the Laurent Fignon (born August 12, 1960 in Tournan-en-Brie France) is a French former professional Road bicycle racer, who won the
• 1988 in sports – Ben Johnson breaks 100 metres record but tests positive for banned substances; Steffi Graf wins a Golden Grand Slam (Grand Slam and Olympic Gold)
• 1987 in sports – New Zealand win the first Rugby World Cup; Arena Football League and National Lacrosse League begin operations. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson CM (b December 30, 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter, who enjoyed a high-profile Stanozolol, commonly sold under the name Winstrol (oral and Winstrol Depot (intra-muscular was developed by Winthrop Laboratories in 1962 Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America.
• 1986 in sports – Mike Tyson becomes the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion; Diego Maradona confirms status as world's best soccer player with incredible performance over the tournament as Argentina wins the 1986 FIFA World Cup
• 1985 in sports – Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's major league record for career hits; Sergei Bubka breaks the 6 metre barrier in the pole vault; Bradford City and Heysel Stadium disasters
• 1984 in sports – First Breeders' Cup in thoroughbred racing; Michel Platini scores 9 goals including two perfect hat tricks as France win the European Championship
• 1983 in sports – First World Athletics Championships
• 1982 in sports – Mary Decker sets 6 world records in athletics. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1986 in athletics (track and field Auto Racing Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Yuri Korolev, USSR Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of Fiberglass or Carbon fiber) The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1984 in athletics (track and field Auto Racing 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 Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1982 in athletics (track and field Marathon Mary Slaney (born Mary Teresa Decker August 4, 1958) is an American former Track and field athlete who holds seven American First NCAA women's basketball tournament. The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual Basketball tournament for women
• 1981 in sports – First million dollar horse race, the Arlington Million. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Yuri Korolev, USSR This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for Thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward Massively controversial 1981 Springbok Tour.
• 1980 in sports – "Miracle on Ice" as US ice hockey team beats Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics, overshadowing Eric Heiden's sweep of all five individual men's speed skating gold medals at the same Games. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field World Records June 12 &mdash The 2008 World Championship roster The following players were most recently named to represent the United States at the 2008 IIHF World Championship, finishing in 6th place Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Stats Leading scorers (Olympics World Championships Canada Cups 1972 Summit Series Sergei Makarov - 248 points Valery Kharlamov The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14 1958 in Madison Wisconsin) is an American former long track speed skater who won all the men's speed skating Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance More than 60 nations, led by the USA, boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics. The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet The Senior PGA Tour, today the Champions Tour, is established. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually

1970s

• 1979 in sports – Sugar Ray Leonard wins his first world boxing title
• 1978 in sports – First Ironman Triathlon. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Alexander Dityatin, USSR Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Nikolai Andrianov, USSR Johan Cruyff pulls out of the World Cup for political reasons. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. Affirmed becomes the last thoroughbred to date to win the U.S. Triple Crown. Affirmed ( February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred race Horse who was the eleventh 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
• 1977 in sports – Pelé plays the last game of his professional career in a friendly between the New York Cosmos and Santos FC
• 1976 in sports – Nadia Comaneci earns the first perfect score in the history of Olympic gymnastics
• 1975 in sports – First Cricket World Cup
• 1974 in sports – The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match; Gerd "der Bomber" Müller scores his 14th World Cup goal, a then record, as West Germany win the World Cup; Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's career home run record
• 1973 in sports – Ajax win third consecutive European Cup; Secretariat wins the Triple Crown of United States Thoroughbred Racing
• 1972 in sports – Establishment of golf's PGA European Tour. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August The New York Cosmos (1971–1985 known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons was a soccer franchise based in New York City and its suburbs that operated Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1976 in athletics (track and field Marathon May Nadia Elena Comăneci (originally Comăneci /komə'neʧʲ/ born November 12 1961 is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Shigeru Kasamatsu, Japan The Rumble in The Jungle was a Boxing match pitting then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (German ˈgɛʀt ˈmʏlɐ born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former (West German football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1973 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Secretariat ( March 30, 1970 &ndash October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse. 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 Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1972 in athletics (track and field Marathon September The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional Golf tours in Europe the elite European Tour, the European USSR beat USA in last second of the Olympic basketball final; Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists at the same Olympics. The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Canada defeats U.S.S.R. in Summit Series - Paul Henderson scores winning goal. History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions Stats Leading scorers (Olympics World Championships Canada Cups 1972 Summit Series Sergei Makarov - 248 points Valery Kharlamov The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player For others with the same name see Paul Henderson (disambiguation.
• 1971 in sports – The first FIFA-recognised women's football international match is played. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1971 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Championship. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. An Old Firm match is overshadowed by the second Ibrox disaster. The term Old Firm refers to the rivalry between the Scottish football teams Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow The Ibrox disaster refers to two accidents which led to major loss of life at Ibrox Stadium (formerly Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland 1971 Springbok tour causes protest all over Australia; British and Irish Lions defeat All Blacks for the first time in a series. The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport.
• 1970 in sports – Nijinsky II becomes the last horse to date to win the Triple Crown of British Thoroughbred Racing. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan The racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the 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 Marshall University football team is killed in a plane crash. Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 commercial jet flight from Stallings Field (ISO in Kinston North The National and American Football Leagues merge to become one 26-team mega-league. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 .

1960s

• 1969 in sports – Rod Laver wins his second tennis Grand Slam. Athletics Marathon August 16 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Rodney George "Rod" Laver The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The New York Jets upset the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, the first Super Bowl victory by an American Football League team; New York Mets win an upset victory in the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles
• 1968 in sports – Jean-Claude Killy wins the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics; the Open Era in tennis begins. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Athletics Marathon December 8 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Bill Jean-Claude Killy (born August 30, 1943) is a French alpine skier and a triple Olympic champion The Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing consists of three diffent types of Alpine skiing events The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 This article describes the History Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) 1968 Summer Olympics take place in México City. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Pedro Rodríguez and Lucien Bianchi win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Pedro Rodríguez ( 18 January 1940 &ndash 11 July 1971) was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver Lucien Bianchi ( November 10 1934 - March 30 1969) born Luciano Bianchi, was a Belgian Racing driver who raced The 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 36th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on September 28 and 29, 1968.
• 1967 in sports – First Super Bowl; Celtic FC's Lisbon Lions win the European Cup, beating the much fancied Inter; the National Hockey League doubles in size
• 1966 in sports – England wins its first and only World Cup
• 1965 in sports – The Imperial Cricket Conference becomes the International Cricket Council, and opens its membership to nations outside the Commonwealth. Athletics Marathon August 5 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Winnipeg Canada Men's professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Lisbon Lions is the Nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The National Hockey League (NHL undertook a major expansion for the 1967-68 season, adding six new franchises and doubling the size of the league Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July Auto Racing Stock car racing: Fred Lorenzen wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. Bret Hanover wins the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. Bret Hanover (May 19 1962 - November 21 1992 possibly the greatest ever pacing Standardbred was born at Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New
• 1964 in sports – Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, wins the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship
• 1963 in sports – Craig Breedlove breaks through the 400 mph barrier in setting a new Land speed record; football Bundesliga formed in Germany
• 1962 in sports – Rod Laver wins the men's Grand Slam in tennis. Athletics (track and field Indoor Competition March 6 &mdash Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor Mile Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Athletics Marathon May 4 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Sao Paulo Brazil Men's The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as opposed to one on water or in the air or on rails. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Yuri Titov, USSR For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Rodney George "Rod" Laver The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year
• 1961 in sports – The World Figure Skating Championships are canceled after the entire United States team is killed in a plane crash; Benfica become first team other than Real Madrid to win the European Cup
• 1960 in sports – First Paralympics; USSR win first European Football Championship; American Football League is formed. Athletics Marathon August 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB was a Boeing 707 aircraft en route from New York International Airport (later renamed John F Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Athletics Marathon December 4 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Barry The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees in 7 games to win the World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• Howey Feltersnatch is acquired from the LA Dodgers.

Sport in the 1950s

• 1959 in sports – First Daytona 500; In this season, Real Madrid win the greatest ever final of the European Cup, 7-3, in Hampden Park, Glasgow, vs Eintracht Frankfurt
• 1958 in sports – The lights go out permanently in Brooklyn as baseball's Dodgers move to Los Angeles; Munich air disaster devastates Man United
• 1957 in sports – Juan Manuel Fangio wins his fifth Formula One championship title
• 1956 in sports – Real Madrid win the first European Cup in football. Athletics Marathon August 15 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Boris Shakhlin, USSR Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Munich air disaster took place on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a Slush -covered runway at Munich-Riem Athletics Marathon August 17 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner Juan Manuel Fangio ( Balcarce, June 24, 1911 - Buenos Aires, July 17, 1995) nicknamed "El Chueco" ("knock-kneed" Athletics Marathon December 9 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Keizo Yamada (JPN 22515 See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Game 5 of the World Series, Don Larsen pitches the first (and, through 2007, the only) perfect game in postseason baseball history. The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City Indiana) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 seasons A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum
• 1955 in sports – Over 80 spectators and driver Pierre Levegh are killed in a crash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Athletics Marathon March 19 &ndash Pan American Games Marathon, Mexico City Mexico Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin (b 22 December 1905, Paris &ndash d The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans when a racing car involved in an accident flew into the crowd killing the driver ( Pierre Levegh 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, The Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series in that city. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture their first championship
• 1954 in sports – Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four minute mile
• 1953 in sports – Maureen Connolly is the first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis; first Four Hills Tournament; first FIBA World Championship for Women (basketball)
• 1952 in sports – Dick Button performs the first triple jump in figure skating in the Winter Olympic Games. Artistic Gymnastics 1954 World Championships Men's all-around champion Viktor Chukarin, USSR Women's Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929 is an English former athlete best known as the first man to run the Mile in less than 4 In athletics, the four-minute mile is the Running of a Mile (1609 Athletics Marathon September 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner Maureen Catherine ("Little Mo" Connolly (born September 17 1934 &ndash died June 21 1969 was an American Tennis player who was the first woman to win all four The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Four Hills Tournament (Vierschanzentournee is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world Basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially hmm 1952ά Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Troy Richard Totten "Dick" Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Emil Zátopek wins the 5,000m, 10,000m and the Marathon in the Summer Olympic Games. Emil Zátopek ( pronounced) (September 19 1922 &ndash November 22 2000 was a Czech athlete probably best known for his amazing feat of winning The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International
• 1951 in sports – The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game (Los Angeles, California). Athletics Marathon International Races March 6 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Buenos Aires
• 1950 in sports – First Formula One championship. Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels Japan reorganizes its professional baseball setup, creating Nippon Professional Baseball and inaugurating the Japan Series. Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of Baseball in Japan. or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) First FIBA World Championship (men's basketball). The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA Formation of the LPGA, which would eventually operate the world's dominant tour in women's professional golf. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are

1940s

• 1949 in sports – NHL goaltender Bill Durnan sets shutout record of 309:21 minutes; the Torino F.C. squad is all but wiped out in the Superga air disaster
• 1948 in sports – Fanny Blankers-Koen wins four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Athletics Marathon International Races August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America William Ronald (Bill Durnan (born January 22, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario - October 31, 1972) was a Canadian Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont The Superga air disaster took place on Wednesday May 4, 1949, when a plane carrying almost the entire Torino A Athletics Marathon December 5 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Saburo Francina ("Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen ( Lage Vuursche, 26 April 1918 &ndash Hoofddorp, 25 January 2004) The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Donald Bradman retires from cricket at the end of Australia's triumphant tour of England. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely The Australian cricket team in England in 1948 was captained by Don Bradman, who was making his fourth and final tour of England
• 1947 in sports – Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier; first College World Series
• 1946 in sports – NBA founded (originally known as Basketball Association of America)
• 1945 in sports – Maurice Richard is the first NHL player to score 50 goals in one season
• 1944 in sports – Oxford beat Cambridge in an unofficial Boat Race on the Great Ouse
• 1943 in sports – First women's professional baseball league is formed, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• 1942 in sports – The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup after losing the first three games of the best-of-seven final series
• 1941 in sports – Ted Williams is the last batter in Major League Baseball to hit over . Athletics Marathon August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The baseball color line, sometimes called the " Gentleman's Agreement " was the policy unwritten for nearly its entire duration which excluded African The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Athletics Marathon August 22 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Oslo Norway Men's Some sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The Boat Race, also known as the University Boat Race and The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University The River Great Ouse is a River in the east of England. It is 150 miles (240 km long which makes it the major navigation in East Anglia, and the fourth- Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional Baseball league founded by Philip K Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams ( August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter 400, and Joe DiMaggio puts together a record 56-game hitting streak. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe In Baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit.
• 1940 in sports – Seabiscuit becomes the top money-earner in horse racing of all time

1930s

• 1939 in sports – Lithuania wins Europe basketball championship; first NCAA basketball tournament. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Seabiscuit ( May 23, 1933 &mdash May 17, 1947) was a champion Thoroughbred Race horse in the United States. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Baseball Hall of Fame opens; Lou Gehrig retires from baseball
• 1938 in sports – Don Budge becomes the first person to win the Grand Slam in tennis. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Athletics Marathon September 4 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Paris France John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year Italy win the third FIFA World Cup at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
• 1937 in sports – Lithuania wins Europe basketball championship. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. Auto racing Grand Prix racing - Main article 1937 Grand Prix season. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches Joe Louis becomes world heavyweight champion
• 1936 in sports – To the consternation of Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the Olympic Games in Berlin; Japan's first professional baseball league formed
• 1935 in sports – Babe Ruth retires from Major League Baseball. Joseph Louis Barrow ( May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. Events May 8: Jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo California and mistakenly pronounced Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete For the current Japanese Professional League see Nippon Professional Baseball. Auto racing Grand Prix racing - Main article 1935 Grand Prix season. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of First European Basketball Championship is won by Latvia in Switzerland. EuroBasket is the name commonly used to refer to the men's Basketball championship contested biennially by the national teams of the European Continent under
• 1934 in sports – The Masters in golf first held. Athletics June 9 &mdash Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new word record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 15902 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 Italy win the second FIFA World Cup at the 1934 FIFA World Cup
• 1933 in sports – England cricket team's Bodyline tour; first NFL championship game played
• 1932 in sports – India becomes the sixth Test cricketing nation. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June Baseball New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1 Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries For information about the British code name "Bodyline" for the WWII V-2 rocket, see Operation Crossbow. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Auto racing Grand Prix racing - Main article 1932 Grand Prix season. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India.
• 1931 in sports – France are expelled from the rugby union Five Nations Championship for professionalism. Athletics September 6 &mdash Czechoslovakia's Antonie Briksová sets a new world record in the women's 20 km walk in Prague The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short 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
• 1930 in sports – Uruguay win the first FIFA World Cup at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Baseball (Negro League The St Louis Stars win the Negro National League pennant The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international football teams The inaugural British Empire Games, today known as the Commonwealth Games, are held. The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton Ontario, Canada The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.

1920s

• 1929 in sports – Wally Hammond scores 905 runs at an average of 113. Football ( American) January 1 - Rose Bowl - Georgia Tech 8 California 7 The highlight (or lowilght Walter Reginald "Wally" Hammond (born 19 June 1903 in Dover, Kent, died 1 July 1965 in Kloof KwaZulu-Natal 12 as England defeat Australia in The Ashes
• 1928 in sports – Women's Olympic athletics and gymnastics are held for the first time at the 1928 Summer Olympics; "Dixie" Dean scores 60 league goals in 39 matches as Everton F.C. win the Football League
• 1927 in sports – First Ryder Cup of golf. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Baseball (Negro League In late May the Eastern Colored League disintegrates leaving the league's clubs to play independently for the rest of the season The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Baseball (Major League Babe Ruth hit 60 Home runs setting a major league record 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 heavyweight boxing title rematch between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey enters boxing lore as The Long Count Fight. James Joseph "Gene" Tunney ( May 25 1897 – November 7 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world The Battle Of The Long Count was the Boxing rematch between world Heavyweight champion Gene Tunney and former champion Jack Dempsey, held on September
• 1926 in sports – Jack Dempsey loses his world heavyweight boxing title to Gene Tunney. Auto Racing Indianapolis 500 - Frank Lockhart Baseball (Negro League Rube Foster, founder Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world James Joseph "Gene" Tunney ( May 25 1897 – November 7 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel. Gertrude Caroline Ederle ( October 23, 1905 &ndash November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. The National Hockey League takes de facto control of the Stanley Cup. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
• 1925 in sports – French Open in tennis opened to non-French players for the first time; first handball international between Germany and Belgium
• 1924 in sports – First Winter Olympic Games; in the Summer Olympics, Paavo Nurmi wins 5 golds in Athletics (track and field);New Zealand's All Blacks Invincibles team tour the home nations, playing 32 and winning 32. Baseball (Major League Pittsburgh Pirates def Washington Senators in the World Series Baseball (Negro The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Baseball (Major League Washington Senators def New York Giants (4-3 in the World Series. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ( 13 June 1897 &ndash 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Invincibles was a nickname given to the 1924-25 New Zealand Rugby union team which toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France First Deaflympics Games
• 1923 in sports – First 24 hours of Le Mans race; Ty Cobb breaks Honus Wagner's major league record for career hits
• 1922 in sports – First sub-one minute 100m freestyle swim
• 1921 in sports – The schooner Bluenose begins her undefeated career in racing, winning the International Fishermen's Trophy
• 1920 in sports – National Football League formed; baseball's Negro National League formed; Babe Ruth sold to New York Yankees and hits 54 home runs, signalling the arrival of the live-ball era in baseball; Cleveland Indians' shortstop Ray Chapman is killed by a Carl Mays pitch; the Grand Prix de Paris horse race changes its name to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

1910s

• 1919 in sports – Black Sox scandal in baseball
• 1918 in sports – The Boston Red Sox win the 1918 World Series with Babe Ruth pitching
• 1917 in sports – Debut of the National Hockey League
• 1916 in sports – First PGA Championship of golf
• 1915 in sports – No football anywhere in Europe, thanks to World War I
• 1914 in sports – Babe Ruth makes his professional baseball debut. The Deaflympics (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are an IOC -sanctioned event at which Deaf Auto racing First 24 hours of Le Mans won by André Lagache and René Leonard Baseball (Major League 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, Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Baseball (Major League World Series - New York Giants defeat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0 with one tie Freestyle is an unregulated Swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. Baseball (Major League World Series - New York Giants defeat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 Babe Ruth hits History Designed by William Roué and built by Smith and Rhuland, Bluenose was launched at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on March Baseball (Major League World Series - Cleveland Indians defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 January 3 The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The live-ball era, also referred to as the lively ball era, is the period in Major League Baseball beginning in, following the Dead-ball era. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Raymond Johnson Chapman ( January 15, 1891 &ndash August 17, 1920) was an American Baseball player spending his entire Carl William Mays ( November 12 1891 &ndash April 4 1971) was one of the better right-handed Pitchers in Major League Baseball 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 Baseball World Series - Cincinnati Reds defeat Chicago White Sox, 5 games to 3 The Black Sox Scandal refers to a number of events that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series. Baseball The United States curtails professional baseball September 2 in order to accelerate mobilization for war World Series The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Baseball World Series - Chicago White Sox defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 Football ( The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Baseball The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with Organized Baseball that leaves out one club the Baltimore Terrapins 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 Baseball 1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 Football World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Baseball World Series - Boston Braves defeat Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0 George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of German and UK soldiers celebrate Christmas with a football match
• 1913 in sports – Emily Davison throws herself in front of King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby
• 1912 in sports – Electronic timers introduced at the Stockholm Olympic Games
• 1911 in sports – First Indianapolis 500 auto race
• 1910 in sports – The rugby union Home Championship admits France, creating the Five Nations (now Six Nations)

1900s

• 1909 in sports – Imperial Cricket Conference founded to administer world cricket
• 1908 in sports – Great Britain wins the first Olympic football title; rugby league is introduced to Australia
• 1907 in sports – Norman Brookes wins men's singles at Wimbledon, the first overseas champion in that event
• 1906 in sports – First Grand Prix motor racing. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Baseball World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 Emily Wilding Davison ( October 11 1872 &ndash June 8 1913) was an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. 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 Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie April 20: The The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in Auto racing January 21 - The first Monte Carlo Motor rally May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Baseball World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 Boxing Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. 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 Baseball World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 Boxing June 19 The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 1 September 23 - The Merkle incident The England national amateur football team was the Amateur representative team for England at football. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 0 with one tie Minor leagues Sir Norman Everard Brookes (born 14 November 1877 in Melbourne Victoria &ndash died 28 September 1968 in Melbourne Victoria) was an Australian Tennis The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Baseball World Series - "Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 National Collegiate Athletic Association formed. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations
• 1905 in sports – New Zealand's first All Blacks Rugby Union tour of Britain (The Originals), winning 31 matches and losing one to a controversial refereeing decision
• 1904 in sports – Louis Rigolly breaks through the 100 mph barrier in setting a new land speed record
• 1903 in sports – First Tour de France. Baseball World Series - New York Giants (NL defeat Philadelphia Athletics (AL 4 games to 1 in the last "first" The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Baseball World Series - The NL champion New York Giants refuse to participate in the 1904 World Series May 5 Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman was the first man to drive a car at over. The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as opposed to one on water or in the air or on rails. Baseball In the winter Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the defunct Baltimore franchise of the American League for $18000 and open for History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France First modern baseball World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• 1902 in sports – First Rose Bowl, American college football game (Michigan defeats Stanford 49-0)
• 1901 in sports – The American League War in baseball as the AL openly competes with the National League
• 1900 in sports – First women athletes in the Olympic Games: Charlotte Cooper becomes first Olympic champion winning gold in tennis. Association football Spain Real Madrid founded on March 10 England First Division - The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Baseball The "American League War" The AL leaves the National Agreement and competes with the National League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Auto racing Major race winners Gordon Bennett Trophy - ( Paris to Lyon) Fernand Charron ( Panhard The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Charlotte Cooper may refer to Charlotte Cooper (tennis player (1871-1967 British Charlotte Cooper (author (born 1968 British Baseball's Cuban League is integrated by one all-black team. The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside of the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961

1890s

• 1899 in sports – FC Barcelona is founded by Joan Gamper. Baseball The Brooklyn Superbas Finish 1st in the National League with many of the original Baltimore Orioles stars including Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Joan Gamper (born Winterthur, Switzerland, November 22 1877, died July 30 1930, Switzerland) also known as A tennis tournament called the Cincinnati Open begins; today, it is known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women's Open, and is the oldest tournament in the U. The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. S. played in its original city.
• 1898 in sports – First Serie A Championship held. Baseball Ted Breitenstein pitches a No-hitter against the Pittsburg Pirates on April 22 Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Standardization of the rules of handball
• 1897 in sports – Victorian Football League founded in Australia. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Auto racing January 31 - The first known organized Hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie. History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Juventus F.C. founded by high school students.
• 1896 in sports – First modern Olympic Games
• 1895 in sports – First US Open of golf. Athletics (track and field Olympic Games see "General sporting events" below Baseball The original The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Auto racing First real autorace, from Paris to Bordeaux. Baseball Veteran player The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Volleyball invented. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Northern clubs split from the Rugby Football Union and establish rugby league. The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games
• 1894 in sports – First auto race. Auto racing First contest organised in Paris. Baseball Baltimore wins the first of three championships Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Julianne Weinman introduces football and rugby to Brazil. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1893 in sports – Stanley Cup first contested in ice hockey
• 1891 in sports – First French Open of [[tennis]; basketball is invented in Springfield, Massachusetts. Basketball April 8 - First college basketball game took place in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania when Geneva College defeated the New Brighton The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Baseball Ted Breitenstein pitches a No-hitter in his first major league start on October 4 The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over
• 1890 in sports – The Brotherhood War in baseball as the players union establishes the one-year Players League

1880s

• 1889 in sports – Preston North End win the first double in English football, going undefeated in the league
• 1888 in sports – The Football League founded
• 1887 in sports – Celtic Football Club founded by Brother Walfrid in Glasgow. Baseball The Players League, initiated by the ballplayer union competes with the National League and American Association. The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (sometimes rendered as Players League) was a short-lived but Baseball World Series - New York NL defeats Brooklyn AA 6 games to 3 Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season Baseball World Series - New York NL defeats St Louis AA 6 games to 4 The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Baseball World Series - Detroit NL defeats St Louis AA 10 games to 5 The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Gaelic football codified. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Tipperary beat Galway in the first hurling All-Ireland Championship
• 1886 in sports – Workers at Royal Woolwich form Dial Square football team, later known as Arsenal F.C.
• 1885 in sports –
• 1884 in sports – Gaelic Athletic Association founded. For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway 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 As an attributive All Ireland emphasises the entire island of Ireland, as opposed to either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Baseball World Series - St Louis AA defeats Chicago NL, 4 games to 2 Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Baseball World Series - Chicago NL ties St Louis A's, 3 games to 3 with one tie Baseball World Series the First - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh First baseball World Series matches National League and American Association champions
• 1883 in sports – First luge competition. 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. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 Baseball The NL AA and Northwestern League limit competition in the Tripartite Agreement, the first National Agreement and the birth of so-called A luge is a small one- or two-person Sled on which one sleds supine (face up and feet-first First Home Championship in rugby union (predecessor to the modern Six Nations). Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short 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
• 1882 in sports – First Australia win over England in Test cricket in England, beginning The Ashes. Baseball The American Association opens in six southerly cities from St The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. John L. Sullivan becomes the first heavyweight boxing champion of the world. John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15 1858 &ndash February 2 1918 was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7 1882 to 1892 and This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions since the introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry rules: Championship recognition
• 1881 in sports –
• 1880 in sports –

1870s

• 1879 in sports – Debut of reserve lists in baseball: the National League agrees that no one else will hire any of five players listed by each club. Baseball Detroit replaces Cincinnati leaving Cleveland and Providence the southerly cities on the National League circuit Baseball See also 1880 in baseball Chicago White Stockings win National League championship The latest National Baseball The National League agrees that no one else will hire any of five players listed by each club the first Reserve lists The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
• 1878 in sports – First football game played at Deepdale in Preston, the oldest continuously used ground in English League Football. Baseball Harry Wright leads Boston to another pennant once again with brother George Wright at shortstop and Andy Leonard in the Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Debut of baseball's Cuban League, the first league outside the United States. The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside of the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961 Everton FC were formed
• 1877 in sports – First cricket Test match. Baseball Star Pitcher Jim Devlin and three other Louisville Grays are permanently expelled from the National League for Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First Wimbledon Championships (lawn tennis). The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious First intercollegiate lacrosse game. College athletics refers primarily to Sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education ( Colleges or universities Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick.
• 1876 in sports – Debut of baseball's National League
• 1875 in sports – First running of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horse races
• 1874 in sports – First documented baseball game in Cuba
• 1873 in sports – First running of the Preakness Stakes horse race
• 1872 in sports – First football FA Cup final. Baseball February 2 - The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (NL is founded at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City the first pro sports The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Baseball The Boston Red Stockings win a fourth consecutive pennant 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 The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville Kentucky, United States Baseball The Boston Red Stockings win a third consecutive pennant Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside of the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961 Baseball The champion Boston Red Stockings win another one Canadian Football The Toronto Argonauts The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Baseball The National Association (NA permits Pitching with a wrist snap practically legalizing the Mutual of New York (NA. 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 Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after England draw 0-0 against Scotland in the first official international football match. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
• 1871 in sports – Debut of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA), baseball's first professional league. Baseball March - Ten NABBP clubs found the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first professional sports league The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP or simply the National Association (NA was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season Scotland defeat England 4-1 in the first rugby union international. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
• 1870 in sports – the Cincinnati Red Stockings suffered their first baseball defeat in two years. Baseball June 14 - Atlantic of Brooklyn defeats the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 8 to 7 in 11 innings the first Red Stockings' defeat since The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 were Baseball 's first openly all-professional team

1860s

• 1869 in sports – The original Cincinnati Red Stockings field the first fully professional baseball team and tour coast-to-coast. Baseball The original Cincinnati Red Stockings field baseball's first fully professional team ten men including player-manager Harry Wright The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 were Baseball 's first openly all-professional team The sport of football is invented in New Jersey. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
• 1868 in sports –
• 1867 in sports – Marquess of Queensberry rules of boxing published; first running of the Belmont Stakes horse race
• 1866 in sports – The Amateur Athletic Club introduces the definition of 'amateur' into sport and hosts the first United Kingdom national championships
• 1865 in sports – The champion Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn wins every game, undefeated since 1863
• 1864 in sports – Overarm bowling is finally permitted in cricket; First running of the Travers Stakes horse race
• 1863 in sports – The Football Association founded to unify rules (soccer) and oversee football
• 1862 in sports – First ski jumping competition, Norway; Notts County F.C. founded, now the world's oldest professional football club
• 1861 in sports – First running of the Melbourne Cup horse race; The Open Championship of golf is "opened"
• 1860 in sports – First Open Championship of golf

1850s

• 1859 in sports – The Queen's Plate horse race organized
• 1858 in sports – Australian rules football codified 1858-1859. Baseball A few clubs count base hits and total bases on hits for every player beside the commonplace "official scoring" of runs and times put out ( Baseball The first National club of Washington tours from Ohio to Missouri playing ten matches in 17 days The Marquess of Queensberry rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of Boxing. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Athletics (track and field The Amateur Athletic Club becomes the governing body of athletics in the United Kingdom, hosting the first national The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Baseball The champion Atlantic club of Brooklyn New York wins all 18 matches a two-season run with one tie The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn ("Atlantic" or the "Brooklyn Atlantics" was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Baseball The Atlantic club of Brooklyn New York suffers only one early tie Darren_Gough_bowlingjpg|thumb|250px|right| Darren Gough bowling]] In the Sport of Cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. Baseball The champion Eckford club of Brooklyn New York wins all ten matches against National Association members a run that began The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Baseball National Association membership drops from 55 to 33 clubs shedding every one outside greater New York except the Victory club of Troy Ski jumping is a Sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump attempting to go as far as possible Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional Baseball The National Association establishes the December annual meeting a change from March meeting twice during calendar 1860. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. 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 Baseball The Excelsior club from Brooklyn, led by the sensational fast pitcher Jim Creighton, tours as far as Buffalo New 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 Baseball A group in southern Ontario adopts the New York rules in place of the Canadian The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. Baseball "All New York" and "All Brooklyn" Nines play three matches at the Fashion Race Course in Brooklyn, with the All New York Nine Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Melbourne Football Club is also established. This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC.
• 1857 in sports – Sheffield F.C. founded, the oldest football (soccer) club in the world; NABBP founded, the first baseball association
• 1856 in sports – Montreal Lacrosse Club founded, the first organized lacrosse team
• 1855 in sports – Knicks, Gothams, and Eagles of New York play three baseball matches round-robin style in June
• 1854 in sports – Dublin University Football Club founded, the oldest documented football club of any code (now rugby union)
• 1853 in sports – West Australian establishes the Triple Crown by winning three main horse races in England. Baseball In May sixteen base ball clubs from modern New York City convene and revise the rules including replacement of 21 runs by 9 innings Sheffield Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Sheffield FC or Sheffield, is an English Amateur football club from Sheffield The National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP was the first organization governing American Baseball. Baseball The four established New York (Manhattan clubs play nine matches between August 30 and October 28 The Montreal Lacrosse Club was a Lacrosse club in the Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Baseball The established Knickerbockers, Gothams and Eagles from New York (Manhattan play three matches Round robin in June The New York Knickerbockers were one of the first organized Baseball teams which played under a set of rules similar to the game today Baseball The Knickerbockers adopt some rule changes agreed in conference by their delegates with those of the Gothams and Eagles Dublin University Football Club ( DUFC) is the Rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Baseball The New York Sunday Mercury publishes a box score for a Knickerbockers -Gothams baseball match reprinted by the Clipper 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 Land is set aside for the Melbourne Cricket Club eventually to become the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Melbourne Cricket Club ( MCC) is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia.
• 1852 in sports – First Harvard-Yale Regatta (rowing), a single race on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
• 1851 in sports – Birth of the America's Cup (sailing) in a race around the Isle of Wight, English Channel
• 1850 in sports – Students at the University of Oxford organize the first universities Athletics Sports meeting. Rowing Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford August 3, the first Harvard-Yale Regatta, a 2-length win for Harvard The Harvard-Yale Boat Race or Harvard-Yale Regatta is an annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard universities Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest Lake in New Hampshire. It is approximately 21 miles (34 km long (northwest-southeast and from one to nine miles (1 New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Baseball The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York plays two matches with the Washington club soon named Gotham The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the Athletics (track and field Students at Oxford University organise the first universities Athletics Sports meeting The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the

Pre-1850s

• Pre-1850s in sports – The ancient Games. See also Sports clubs established before 1850, 1850 in sports and the List of 'years in sports', and the History of sport article Military training. English sport prospers with aristocratic gaming and suffers under Puritan power. Professional competition develops in cricket, boxing, and horse racing. Around 1850, walking races and river races become "the new thing" and attract betting by rich and poor alike. Walking races cover anything up to 3 days or 250 miles. Both river races and walking races attract enormous crowds; this lasts until after the turn of the century.

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