See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott
• CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship
  • Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears
• Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of Jan Lammers / Johnny Dumfries / Andy Wallace driving a Jaguar XJR-9LM
• Rally racing - Miki Biasion in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Bruno Saby / Jean-Francois Fauchille won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF 4x4
• Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

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. ... Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers. ... 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. ... This article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... Danny Sullivan was a Formula One driver from the United States. ... 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. ... Rick Mears (born December 3, 1951,) is an American race car driver. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva (March 21, 1960–May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One world championship three times. ... 1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ... Jan Lammers, born June 2th, 1956, is a former Formula One driver from the Netherlands. ... Johnny Dumfries was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... Andy Wallace (February 19, 1961) is a professional race car driver from the United Kingdom, who has been racing since 1979. ... Jaguar Cars is a British automobile manufacturer famous for luxury saloon and sports cars. ... 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. ... Massimo Miki Biasion, of Italy, is a one-time international rally driver and champion. ... Lancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia, part of the Fiat group since 1969. ... The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of automobile rally races across the world, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. ... 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. ... Lancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia, part of the Fiat group since 1969. ... A Top Fuel dragster, the ultimate in drag racing. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... 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. ... Clocked Speed = 506 km/h, Kwinana Race Track, W.A., 2005 Top-Fuel Racing refers to a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on 85% nitromethane and about 15% methanol also known as racing alcohol, instead of gasoline. ...

Baseball

• January 12: Former Pirates slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Stargell, leader of two world champions in Pittsburgh and NL co-MVP in 1979 at age 39, becomes the 17th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility. Jim Bunning falls four votes shy of the 321 needed for election in his 13th year on the ballot.

• August 8: The first night game ever at Wrigley Field is scheduled, but is rained out. The history-making game would be played the following night.

• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers won 4 games to 1 over the Oakland Athletics. The Series MVP was Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles

Baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations National League (1887-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1886) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1979 â€¢ 1971 â€¢ 1960 â€¢ 1925 1909 NL Pennants (9) 1979 â€¢ 1971 â€¢ 1960 â€¢ 1927 1925 â€¢ 1909 â€¢ 1903 â€¢ 1902 1901 Central Division titles (0) None East Division... Wilver Dornel Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), (Willie) beloved professional baseball player nicknamed Pops in the later years of his career who played his entire Major League career (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... This page refers to the year 1979. ... James Paul David Jim Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Wrigley Field is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois which was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales and which became the home of the Chicago Cubs in 1916. ... 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) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1989 â€¢ 1974 â€¢ 1973 â€¢ 1972 1930 â€¢ 1929 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1911 1910 AL Pennants (15) 1990 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1988 â€¢ 1974 1973 â€¢ 1972 â€¢ 1931 â€¢ 1930 1929 â€¢ 1914 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1911 1910 â€¢ 1905 â€¢ 1902 West Division titles (13) [1... Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, New York) is an American former right-handed pitcher, and current pitching coach, for the Texas Rangers. ...

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Kansas wins 83-79 over Oklahoma

• NBA Finals:
  • Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 3 over the Detroit Pistons

Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... 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 Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. ...

Boxing

• June 6 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, Iran Barkley knocked out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to win the WBC Middleweight Title.
• November 7 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde.

2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city area_water = 0. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958), aka the Hit Man and the Motor City Cobra, is a professional boxer. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city area_water = 0. ... Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956) is an American former boxer. ... Donnie LaLonde (born March 12, 1960) is a Canadian boxer. ...

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Andrew Hampsten of the United States
• Tour de France - Pedro Delgado of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Maurizio Fondriest of Italy

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. ... Andrew Hampsten (born April 7, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American cyclist, best remembered for winning the 1988 Giro dItalia and the prestigious Alpe dHuez stage of the 1992 Tour de France. ... 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. ... Perico on the front cover of his book A Golpe de Pedal. ... The professional World Cycling Championship is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and is a single massed start road race, the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. ...

Field Hockey

• * March 25 - April 1 - Tenth Men's Champions Trophy held in Lahore, Pakistan won by Germany. Hosts Pakistan end 2nd.

A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... The Champions Trophy was founded by the Pakistan airmarshal Nur Khan. ... South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate The Minar-e-Pakistan, south-side view Lahore (لاەور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Brian Boitano, (United States)
  • Women's champion: Katarina Witt, (East Germany)
  • Pairs champions: Jelena Walowa & Oleg Wassiljew, (Soviet Union)

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... Boitano at Salute to Ray Charles Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... This article is about a historical state. ...

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins won 42-10 over the Denver Broncos

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Date January 31, 1988 Stadium Jack Murphy Stadium City San Diego, California MVP Doug Williams, Quarterback Favorite Broncos by 3 National Anthem Herb Alpert Coin toss Don Hutson Halftime show Chubby Checker and The Rockettes Attendance 73,302 TV in the United States Network ABC Announcers Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf... Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1932 Home Field FedEx Field City Landover, Maryland Team Colors Burgundy and Gold Head Coach Joe Gibbs League Championships (5) NFL Champions: 1937, 1942 Super Bowl: 1982 (XVII), 1987 (XXII), 1991 (XXVI) Conference Championships (5) NFC: 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991 Division Championships (12... Conference AFC Division West Year Founded 1960 Home Field INVESCO Field at Mile High City Denver, Colorado Team Colors Broncos Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Mike Shanahan League Championships (2) Super Bowl: 1997 (XXXII), 1998 (XXXIII) Conference Championships (6) AFC: 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998 Division Championships...

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Hawthorn wins the 92nd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 22.20 (152) d Melbourne 6.20 (56))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Gerard Healy (Sydney Swans)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Australian football, which is also known as Australian rules football, or less formally as Aussie rules or footy is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Hawthorn Football Club logo The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... 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. ... The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal regarded as the most prestigious award for individual players. ... Gerard Healy, (born 1 March, 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator. ... The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ...

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 22-21 over the B.C. Lions
• Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos won 52-23 over the St. Mary's Huskies

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 British Columbia Lions are a Canadian Football League team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport mens football. ... The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Wimbledon won 1-0 over Liverpool
• The Football League celebrates its centennial year
• The Netherlands defeat the Soviet Union 2-0 to win European Championship.

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. ... Wimbledon F.C. was the name of a football club that played in south London. ... Liverpool Football Club (also known simply as Liverpool), an English football club based in the North-West of England, are the current champions of Europe and the most successful team ever to have played in English football. ... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football (soccer) clubs (though a few Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two... The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held at West Germany. ...

Gaelic Athletic Association

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

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Meath 0-13 d. Cork 0-9
  • National Football League: Meath 2-13 d. Dublin 0-11

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

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Galway 1-15 d. Tipperary 0-14
  • National Hurling League:

The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie, Gaelic football and handball, and rounders. ... Camogie (in Irish, Camógaíocht) is a Celtic team sport, the female variant of hurling. ... The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Cill Chainnigh) or Kilkenny GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. ... The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Cill Chainnigh) or Kilkenny GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. ... Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach) is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... The Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic Football played in Ireland. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Meath on Hoganstand. ... The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. ... The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Meath on Hoganstand. ... // Information Dublin play their home league games at Parnell Park in Donnycarney on Dublins northside. ... Ladies Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Kerry on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Kerry on Hoganstand. ... For the Cornish sport of hurling, see Hurling the Silver Ball. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The Liam McCarthy Cup, the greatest hurling prize of all The Guinness All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Galway. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Tipperary on Hoganstand. ... The National Hurling League is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ...

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. ...

• Major championship results:
  1. May - The Masters - Sandy Lyle
  2. June - US Open - Curtis Strange
  3. July - British Open - Seve Ballesteros
  4. August - PGA Championship - Jeff Sluman

• Professional Tour leading money winner for the year: Curtis Strange - $1,147,644
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $533,929

Women's Golf The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... This article is about the month of May. ... The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ... Alexander Walter Lyle (Sandy Lyle) (born February 9, 1958) is a British golfer. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Curtis Northrup Strange (born 1955) is a U.S. golfer. ... 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. ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957 in Pedreña, Spain) is a Spanish golfer who was one of the sports leading figures in the 1980s and 1990s. ... 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. ... Curtis Northrup Strange (born 1955) is a U.S. golfer. ... The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... Sir Bob Charles KNZM CBE (born March 14, 1936) is one of the world’s greatest left handed golfers, winner of more than 70 titles and first lefty to win one of golf’s Majors. ... 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 - Liselotte Neumann
• LPGA Championship - Sherri Turner
• Sherri Turner: leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $347,255.

The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Liselotte Neumann (born May 20, 1966 Finspang, Sweden) is a 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. ... Sherri Turner (b October 4 1956, Greenville, South Carolina) is a professional golfer. ... Sherri Turner (b October 4 1956, Greenville, South Carolina) is a professional golfer. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Empire Rose
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Regal Intention
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Tony Bin
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Kahyasi

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Doyoun
  2. Epsom Derby - Kahyasi
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Minister Son

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Winning Colors
  2. Preakness Stakes - Risen Star
  3. Belmont Stakes - Risen Star

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Alysheba
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Personal Ensign
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Is It True
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Open Mind
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Miesque
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Gulch
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Great Communicator

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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... Risen Star, (1985-1998), was a champion thoroughbred race horse. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious horse race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Risen Star, (1985-1998), was a champion thoroughbred race horse. ... The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. ... The Breeders Cup Classic is a Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and up. ... Alysheba (born 1984) was an American thoroughbred race horse. ... The Breeders Cup Distaff is a Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Breeders Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings. ... The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and held on a single day at a predetermined site, usually in the United States but sometimes in Canada. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and held on a single day at a predetermined site, usually in the United States but sometimes in Canada. ... Miesque (born March 14, 1984 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States) is a champion thoroughbred filly race horse best known as the first horse to win two Breeders Cup Championships back-to-back. ... The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and held on a single day at a predetermined site, usually in the United States but sometimes in Canada. ... The Breeders Cup Turf is a Thoroughbred horse race on turf for 3 years old and up. ...

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - Jate Lobell

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Runnymede Lobell
  2. Little Brown Jug - B.J. Scoot
  3. Messenger Stakes - Matt's Scooter

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Armbro Goal
  2. Yonkers Trot - Southern Newton
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Huggie Hanover

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Our Maestro
  • Trotters: True Roman

A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... The North America Cup is an annual harness racing event held at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for 3-year-old standardbred pacing horses. ... 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 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 Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. ... Matts Scooter is a bay pacing ridgeling by Direct Scooter out of Ellens Glory by Meadow Skipper. ... 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: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 0 over the Boston Bruins

• August 10 - Hockey's Wayne Gretzky traded to the Los Angeles Kings

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union won the Olympic gold medal
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated the USSR

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. ... Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... 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. ... Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Wayne Gretzky playing for the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a former professional ice hockey player and current head coach and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes. ... ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ...

Radiosport

• Fourth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Beatenberg, Switzerland.

The term Radiosport is of modern Eastern European origin and is used to describe one of several competitive amateur radio activities. ... Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) is an amateur map and compass sport that combines the skills of orienteering and radio direction finding. ...

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
  • The women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland

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Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats Terry Griffiths 18-11
• World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1988/89

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Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Mats Wilander
  2. French Open - Mats Wilander
  3. Wimbledon championships - Stefan Edberg
  4. US Open - Mats Wilander

• Steffi Graf becomes only the third woman in history to win the Grand Slam in tennis:
  1. Australian Open - Steffi Graf
  2. French Open - Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
  4. US Open - Steffi Graf

• Davis Cup: Germany won 4-1 over Sweden in world team tennis.

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General sporting events

• 1988 Summer Olympics takes place in Seoul, South Korea
  • USSR wins the most medals (132), and the most gold medals (55).
  • September 24: Canada's Ben Johnson wins Olympic gold in 100 metres. Two days later, he is stripped of the medal after testing positive for a banned substance.

• 1988 Winter Olympics takes place in Calgary, Canada
  • USSR wins the most medals (29), and the most gold medals (11).

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Susan Butcher wins with lead dogs: Granite & Tolstoi

Multi-Sport Events Arctic Winter Games Asian Games Canada Games Commonwealth Games Francophone Games Gaelic Games Gay Games Goodwill Games Nordic Games Pan American Games Paralympic Games Special Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games World Games World Wheelchair Games X Games American football Alamo Bowl Aztec Bowl Capital... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (서울, ▶(?)) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Benjamin Sinclair Ben Johnson (born December 30, 1961) was a Canadian athlete, best known for his disqualification for doping use after winning the 100 m final in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canadas Location. ... Image:Iditarod map. ... Susan Howlet Butcher (born December 26, 1954) is a dog musher who rose to fame when she became the second woman to win the Iditarod dog-sled race in 1986, and went on to become the second four time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of...

Births

Deaths

• January 5 - Pete Maravich NBA basketball hall of famer
• February 28 - Harvey Kuenn, Major League Baseball player (1952-1966)
• March 16 - Mickey Thompson, auto race driver - murdered
• March 19 - Bun Cook, NHL Hockey Hall of Fame player,
• March 21 - Edd Roush, Major League Baseball player (1963-1931)
• March 29 - Ted Kluszewski, Major League Baseball player (1947-1961)
• April 10 - Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer
• August 14 - Enzo Ferrari, automobile manufacturer
• October 13 - Mike Venezia, jockey, racing accident at Belmont Park
• October 22 - Henry Armstrong, World boxing champion
• November 21 - "King" Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball pitcher (1928-1943)