See also: 1958 in sports, other events of 1959, 1960 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Lee Petty won the inaugural Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship — Lee Petty
• Indianapolis 500 — Rodger Ward
• USAC Racing — Rodger Ward
• Formula One Champion — Jack Brabham of Australia
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Carroll Shelby / Roy Salvadori won driving an Aston Martin DBR1
• Rally racing — Paul Coltelloni / P Alexandre won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Citroën ID
• Drag racing:
  • Chris the "Greek" Karamesines won the AHRA "Top Fuel"
  • Rodney Singer won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals

Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Lee Petty (left) pictured with (to his right, left to right) his son Richard, grandson Kyle, and great-grandson Adam, in 2000 before his death. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Lee Petty (left) pictured with (to his right, left to right) his son Richard, grandson Kyle, and great-grandson Adam, in 2000 before his death. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Rodger Ward (January 10, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas - July 5, 2004 in Anaheim, California) won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... Rodger Ward (January 10, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas - July 5, 2004 in Anaheim, California) won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Jack Brabhams 1961 Cooper-Climax, the car that began the rear-engine revolution at the Indianapolis 500 Sir John Arthur Jack Brabham, OBE (born April 2, 1926) is an Australian racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. ... 1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine The 24 hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is the most famous sports car endurance race. ... Carroll Hall Shelby, (born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas) is an American racing and automotive design legend. ... Roy Salvadori was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. ... Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. ... The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) is an automobile racing event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. ... Drag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars or motorcycles attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time, starting from a dead stop. ... The National Hot Rod Association, known as the NHRA, was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in the State of California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. ...

Baseball

• March 3 — The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park.
• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 2 over the Chicago White Sox. The Series MVP is Larry Sherry, Los Angeles
• The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.

Picture of Fenway Park. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 â€¢ 1933 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1905 â€¢ 1894 â€¢ 1889 â€¢ 1888 NL Pennants (20) 2002 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1954 1951 â€¢ 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1933 1924... Monster Park (colloquially, The Stick or Candlestick, after its original name of Candlestick Park) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. ... The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890-present) West Division (1969-present) American Association (1884-1889) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 1988 â€¢ 1981 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1963 1959 â€¢ 1955 NL Pennants (21) 1988 â€¢ 1981 â€¢ 1978 â€¢ 1977 1974 â€¢ 1966 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1963 1959 â€¢ 1956 â€¢ 1955 â€¢ 1953 1952 â€¢ 1949 â€¢ 1947 â€¢ 1941 1920 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1900... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 â€¢ 1917 â€¢ 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 â€¢ 1959 â€¢ 1919 â€¢ 1917 1906 â€¢ 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 â€¢ 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 â€¢ 1983 Wild card berths... Lawrence Sherry (born July 25, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ... The Winnipeg Goldeyes have been two separate and distinct baseball teams based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada playing in the independent Northern League. ... Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Britain. ...

Basketball

• FIBA World Championship
  • Brazil World Champion
• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • California wins 71-70 over West Virginia
• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 0 over the Minneapolis Lakers

Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially. ... The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 of the top college basketball teams in the United States. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

Boxing

• June 26 — in New York City, Ingemar Johansson scored a 3rd round TKO over Floyd Patterson to win the World Heavyweight Championship

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and the largest financial center in the world. ... Ingemar Johansson (born 22 September 1932 -) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. ... Floyd Patterson (born January 4, 1935) is a former heavyweight boxing champion who made history multiple times in the sport of boxing. ...

Cricket

• West Indies register their biggest test win beating India by an innings and 336 runs at Calcutta.

A cricket match in progress. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

Curling

Men's World Curling Championship : The first world championship in the sport of curling was held as the "Scotch Cup" in Falkirk and Edinburgh, Scotland. The first ever world title was won by the Canadian team from Regina, Saskatchewan skipped by Ernie Richardson who went through the tournament undefeated. Curling is a game played on ice with granite stones Curling is a precision sport similar to bowls or bocce, but played on ice with polished heavy stones rather than plastic balls. ... List of World Curling Mens Champions since 1959. ... Falkirks location in Scotland Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Scotland, in the district of Falkirk. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in... Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. ...

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia — Charly Gaul of (Luxembourg)
• Tour de France — Federico Bahamontes of Spain
• Vuelta a Espana — Antonio Suarez of (Spain)

Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... Charly Gaul (born 8 December 1932 in Asch, south Luxembourg) was a leading professional cyclist of the 1950s. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... Federico Martin Bahamontes was a professional cyclist born on 9 July 1928 in Santo Domingo, Spain. ... The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ...

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States
  • Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
  • Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada

Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... World Figure Skating Championships: Mens singles winners: 1896 - Gilbert Fuchs, (Germany) 1897 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1898 - Henning Grenander, (Sweden) 1899 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1900 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1901 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1902 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1903 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1904 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1905 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1906 - Gilbert... David Jenkins was born on June 29, 1936, and is the brother of figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins. ... Carol Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American figure skater. ...

Football (American)

• NFL Championship: Baltimore Colts won 31-16 over the New York Giants

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Conference AFC Division South Year Founded 1953 Home Field RCA Dome (formerly the Hoosier Dome) City Indianapolis, Indiana Team Colors Royal Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy League Championships (4) NFL Champions: 1958, 1959, 1968 Super Bowl: 1970 (V) Conference Championships (5) NFL Western: 1958, 1959, 1964, 1968 AFC... Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1925 Home Field Giants Stadium City East Rutherford, New Jersey Team Colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin League Championships (6) NFL Champions: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956 Super Bowl: 1986 (XXI), 1990 (XXV) Conference Championships (9) NFL Eastern: 1956, 1958...

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 63rd VFL Premiership (Melbourne 17.13 (115) d Essendon 11.12 (78))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal regarded as the most prestigious award for individual players. ... Bob Skilton (born 1938) was an Australian Rules football player who played as a rover for South Melbourne and Victoria between 1956 and 1971. ... The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ...

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 21-7 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ...

Football (Soccer)

• England — FA Cup: Nottingham Forest won 2-1 over Luton Town
• May 28 - Billy Wright makes his 70th consecutive England appearance, a record that still stands

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Luton Town F.C. are an English football team based in the town of Luton. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Statue of Billy Wright (OBE) outside the stand bearing his name at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Billy Wright (February 6, 1924 - September 3, 1994) was a footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First...

Golf

Men's Golf Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May — The Masters golf tournament — Art Wall, Jr.
  2. June — US Open — Billy Casper
  3. July — British Open — Gary Player
  4. August — PGA Championship — Bob Rosburg

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Art Wall, Jr. — $53,168

• Ryder Cup: United States 8½ to 3½ over Britain in world team golf

Women's Golf The Grand Slam of golf consists of four major golfing events held each year; the events are often referred to as the major tournaments and are all recognized as a part of the worlds two most prestigious tours, the PGA TOUR in the United States and the PGA European... This article is about the month of May. ... The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ... Art Wall, Jr (born November 25, 1923 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania; died Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 31 2001) was an American golfer. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Billy Casper (b. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... // The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major, being played in August. ... Founded in 1916, the Professional Golfers Association of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States and claims to be the largest working sports organization in the world with more than 27,000 members. ... Art Wall, Jr (born November 25, 1923 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania; died Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 31 2001) was an American golfer. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...

• US Women's Open — Mickey Wright
• LPGA Championship — Betsy Rawls
• Betsy Rawls: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $26,774.

The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Mickey Wright (b February 14 1935 San Diego, California, given names Mary Kathryn) is an American professional golfer. ... The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonalds LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Womens Open. ... Betsy Rawls (b. ... Betsy Rawls (b. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia — Melbourne Cup — Macdougal
• Canada — Queen's Plate — New Providence
• France — Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe — Saint Crespin
• Ireland — Irish Derby Stakes — Fidalgo

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes — Taboun
  2. Epsom Derby — Parthia
  3. St. Leger Stakes — Cantelo

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby — Tomy Lee
  2. Preakness Stakes — Royal Orbit
  3. Belmont Stakes — Sword Dancer

Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ... The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ... The Queens Plate is North Americas oldest thoroughbred horse race, run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses, foaled in Canada, run annually in July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. ... (This article is about the island in the Bahamas. ... Races at Lonchamp - Édouard Manet, 1867 The Prix de LArc de Triomphe is a flat thoroughbred horse race of a 2400 metres (about 1 mile 4 furlongs) raced on turf for 3 year olds and up, Colts, horses, Fillies and mares (exclude geldings). ... The Irish Derby Stakes have been held annually at The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland since 1866. ... Fidalgo Island is an island in Skagit County, Washington, located about two hours north of Seattle by automobile. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 1 mile (1600 meters) thoroughbred flat racing horse race for 3-year-olds colts and fillies run in May of each year over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket, Suffolk, England. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... Parthian Empire at its greatest extent, c60 BC. The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE. Parthia was the arch-enemy of the Roman Empire in the east and... The St. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... Churchill Downs ractrack, 2004 The Kentucky Derby is a stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged yearly in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious horse race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ...

Harness Racing

• Adios Butler is the first to win the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace — Adios Butler
  2. Little Brown Jug — Adios Butler
  3. Messenger Stakes — Adios Butler

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian — Diller Hanover
  2. Yonkers Trot — John A Hanover
  3. Kentucky Futurity — Diller Hanover

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Young Pedro

A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... The horse Adios Butler (1956 - 1983) was a North American harness racing champion. ... The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace Messenger Stakes Little Brown Jug The traditional order of the races was Cane Pace, Little Brown Jug, and Messenger. ... The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. ... The horse Adios Butler (1956 - 1983) was a North American harness racing champion. ... The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. ... The horse Adios Butler (1956 - 1983) was a North American harness racing champion. ... The Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. ... The horse Adios Butler (1956 - 1983) was a North American harness racing champion. ... The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian Yonkers Trot Kentucky Futurity Since its inauguration in 1955, only seven horses have ever won the Trotting Triple Crown. ... The Hambletonian is a United States harness racing event held annually for three-year-old trotting standardbreds. ... The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. ... The Kentucky Futurity is a stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky since 1893. ... The Interdominions is a harness racing competition held between horses from Australia and New Zealand. ...

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Dickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Andy Bathgate, New York Rangers

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Belleville McFarlands from Canada

• On November 1, Montreal Canadiens goalie, Jacques Plante was injured when struck in the face by a flying puck. He offers to return to play on the condition that he wears his goalie mask. His example soons leads to the mask becoming standard equipment for goalies and a symbol of the game itself.

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Art Ross Memorial Trophy is given to the National Hockey League player with the most points scored at the end of the regular season. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... Dickie Moore (born January 6, 1931, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. ... The Montréal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. ... The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the most valuable ice hockey player in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... Andrew James Bathgate, (b. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in New York City, New York. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... The Montréal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... The Montréal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. ... Patrick Roy, an ice hockey goaltender The goaltender, or goalie, in ice hockey is a player who defends the goal net from shots. ... Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Plante (Born January 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Québec; died February 27, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player. ... Two standard hockey pucks. ... A goalie mask is a mask worn by an ice or field hockey goalie to protect the head from injury. ...

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open — Alex Olmedo
  2. French Open — Nicola Pietrangeli
  3. Wimbledon championships — Alex Olmedo
  4. US Open — Neale Fraser

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open — Mary Carter-Reitano
  2. French Open — Christine Truman
  3. Wimbledon championships — Maria Bueno
  4. US Open — Maria Bueno

• Davis Cup: Australia wins 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.

Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... The Three Major Professional Tournaments Professional tennis players in the years before the Open era began in 1968 played mostly on tours in head-to-head competition. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... Nicola Nicky Pietrangeli (born on September 11, 1933) was an Italian male tennis player. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... The Three Major Professional Tournaments Professional tennis players in the years before the Open era began in 1968 played mostly on tours in head-to-head competition. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Neale Andrew Fraser (born on October 3, 1933) was an Australian male tennis player. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... Christine Truman Janes (born on January 16, 1941 in England) was a female tennis player from Great Britain. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Maria Bueno Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939 in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Maria Bueno Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939 in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

General sporting events

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Births

• January 2 — Bettina Blumenberg, German field hockey player
• January 4 — Kim Gordon, British field hockey player
• February 4 — Lawrence Taylor, American football player
• February 11 — Corinne Shigemoto, US judo coach
• February 16 — John McEnroe, US tennis player
• March 17 — Danny Ainge, basketball player, coach, baseball player
• April 2 — Gelindo Bordin, Italian athlete
• April 13 — Stephen Martin, British field hockey player
• July 4 — Jan Brittin, English women's cricketer
• July 6 — Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
• July 9 — Juan Coghen, Spanish field hockey player
• August 14 — Magic Johnson, basketball legend
• August 21 — Jim McMahon, American football player
• October 10 — Kevin Barry, New Zealand boxer
• December 16 — Colleen Jones, world's most successful female curler
• December 24 — Harrie van Heumen, Dutch ice hockey forward

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Deaths

• War Admiral — thoroughbred race horse
• January 22 — Michael Hawthorn, F1 race driver
• February 24 — Stanley Shoveller, British field hockey player (b. [1881]])
• September 28 — Rudolf Caracciola, F1 race driver