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Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Derrike Cope won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
• CART Racing - Al Unser, Jr. won the season championship
  • Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk
• Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • won by the team of John Nielsen / Price Cobb / Martin Brundle driving a Jaguar XJR-12.
• Rally racing - Carlos Sainz in a Toyota won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale
• 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. ... Although no longer a full-time driver, Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Penske PC-23 driven by Al Unser, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk (born September 21, 1953) is a Dutch auto racing driver, twice winner of the Indy 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Martin Brundle (born June 1, 1959) is a motor racing and former Formula One driver known chiefly as the man who ran Ayrton Senna close in British Formula Three and as ITV Sport F1 commentator. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Carlos Sainz, born 12 April 1962, has been a rally driver since 1980, and competed in the World Rally Championship since 1987. ... Toyota redirects here. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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

• Bobby Thigpen saves 57 games for the Chicago White Sox, breaking Dave Righetti's record of 46.
• World Series: The Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 0 over the Oakland Athletics - Series MVP: Jose Rijo, Cincinnati

Picture of Fenway Park. ... Robert Thomas Thigpen (born July 17, 1963 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball noted for setting the major league (and American League) record of 57 saves during the 1990 season. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California), nicknamed Rags, is an American former left-handed pitcher, and current pitching coach, in Major League Baseball. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ... Jose Rijo, born Jose Antonio Rijo Abreu (May 13, 1965 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ...

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • UNLV wins 103-73 over Duke

• NBA Finals:
  • Detroit Pistons won 4 games to 1 over the Portland Trail Blazers

• FIBA World Championship
  • Yugoslavia World Champion

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Boxing

• February 11 - James Buster Douglas defeated Mike Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world's unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing's biggest upset ever.

• March 31 - Thunder Meets Lightning: Julio Cesar Chavez defeated Meldrick Taylor to unify boxing's world junior welterweight title.

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... James Buster Douglas (born April 7, 1960) was a heavyweight boxer from Columbus, Ohio who scored one of the biggest upsets ever in the sport by knocking out then-undefeated Mike Tyson in 10 rounds in 1990. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a former American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... Thunder Meets Lightning was the boxing world championship fight held on March 31, 1990 between WBC Jr Welterweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez of Mexico and IBF world champion Meldrick Taylor of the United States. ... Julio César Chávez (born July 12, 1962 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican world champion boxer who won world titles in 3 different divisions, went undefeated for 89 bouts before originally retiring with a record of 104-5-2, with 80 knockouts. ... Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966) is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Gianni Bugno of Italy
• Tour de France - Greg Lemond of the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Rudy Dhaenens of Belgium

Jump to: navigation, search Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Gianni Bugno (born Brugg, Switzerland, February 14, 1964) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greg LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. ... 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 24 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England drew 0-0 with The Netherlands but The Netherlands beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes.
• November 17 - 25 - Twelfth Men's Champions Trophy held in Melbourne, Australia won by hosts Australia

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Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
  • Women's champion: Jill Trenary, United States
  • Pairs champions: Jekaterina Gordejewa & Sergej Grinkow, 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... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Trenary at the 1990 U.S. Championships. ...

Football (American)

• January 28 - Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers won 55-10 over the Denver Broncos

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Football (Australian Rules)

• Australian Football League
  • The Victorian Football League is renamed the Australian Football League
  • Collingwood wins the 94th AFL premiership (Collingwood 13.11 (89) d Essendon 5.11 (41))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Tony Liberatore (Footscray)

Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as football. For links to articles on each of these codes of football, please see the list in the Football today section of this article. ... Jump to: navigation, search Australian Football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... Jump to: navigation, search This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... See also Australian Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped jerseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50-11 over the Edmonton Eskimos
• Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 24-21 over the St. Mary's Huskies

Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as football. For links to articles on each of these codes of football, please see the list in the Football today section of this article. ... Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport mens football. ... The Saskatchewan Huskies are the athletic teams that represent the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. ...

Football (Soccer)

• West Germany won the Football World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in the final.

• England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 1-0 over Crystal Palace

Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as football. For links to articles on each of these codes of football, please see the list in the Football today section of this article. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Jump to: navigation, search FIFA World Cup Trophy The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... Jump to: navigation, search The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Jump to: navigation, search Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ...

Golf

Men's Golf Jump to: navigation, search Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is a sport where individual players or teams hit a small 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. April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
  2. June - US Open - Hale Irwin
  3. July - British Open - Nick Faldo
  4. August - PGA Championship - Wayne Grady

• PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,165,477
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino - $1,190,518

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. ... Jump to: navigation, search April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nicholas Alexander Faldo , generally known as Nick Faldo (born July 18, 1957 in Welwyn Garden City) is an English golfer on the PGA European Tour. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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 (mythology), 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. ... Hale Irwin (born June 3, 1945 in Joplin, Missouri) is an American 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nicholas Alexander Faldo , generally known as Nick Faldo (born July 18, 1957 in Welwyn Garden City) is an English golfer on the PGA European Tour. ... 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. ... Wayne Grady (born in Brisbane, 26 Jul 1957) is an Australian golfer. ... Jump to: navigation, search The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main mens professional golf tours. ... Greg Norman (born February 10, 1955 in Queensland, Australia), is an Australian professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as the worlds number one ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. ... 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. ... Lee Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is a professional American golfer. ... 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: Betsy King
• LPGA Championship - Beth Daniel
• Beth Daniel: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $863,578

The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Betsy King (b August 13 1955 Reading, Pennsylvania) 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. ... Beth Daniel (b October 14 1956 Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional golfer. ... Beth Daniel (b October 14 1956 Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional golfer. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Kingston Rule
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Izvestia
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Saumarez
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Salsabil

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Tirol
  2. Epsom Derby - Quest For Fame
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Snurge

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Unbridled
  2. Preakness Stakes - Summer Squall
  3. Belmont Stakes - Go and Go

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Unbridled
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Fly So Free
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Meadow Star
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Royal Academy
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Safely Kept
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - In the Wings

Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kingston Rule (USA) was an American bred racehorse running in Australia. ... 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. ... Izvestia (the name in Russian means news and is short for Izvestiya Sovetov Narodnykh Deputatov SSSR, Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР, the Reports of Soviets of Peoples Deputies of the USSR) functioned as a long-running high-circulation daily newspaper in the Soviet Union. ... 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). ... Saumarez may refer to: Saumarez, New Brunswick James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez (1757–1836), admiral of the Royal Navy. ... The Irish Derby Stakes have been held annually at The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland since 1866. ... According to Quran - Islams holy book, Salsabil is the name of a river in heaven. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Unbridled, a thoroughbred racehorse born in 1987, was the Champion 3-year-old male in 1990. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Breeders Cup Classic is a Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and up. ... Unbridled, a thoroughbred racehorse born in 1987, was the Champion 3-year-old male in 1990. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Breeders Cup Distaff is a Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. ... The Breeders Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings. ... 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 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 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 - Apaches Fame

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Jake And Elwood
  2. Little Brown Jug - Beach Towel
  3. Messenger Stakes - Jake And Elwood

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Harmonious
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Star Mystic

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Thorate
  • Trotters: Real Force

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. ... Beach Towel was the 1990 Harness Horse of the Year. ... The Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. ... The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian 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. ... Harmony is the art of using chords in music. ... 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: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers

• Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia
  • Women's champion: in the inaugural event, Canada defeated United States

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. ... Jump to: navigation, search The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Los Angeles Kings are a National Hockey League team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Founded: 1967 Arena: Staples Center Former Home Arenas: Long Beach Sports Arena (part of 1967), Los Angeles Sports Arena (part of 1967); The Forum (1967-1999) Uniform colors: Purple, black... The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the most valuable ice hockey player in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ... Jump to: navigation, search The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... In 96-97, Messier would reunite with Gretzky for one final run for the Cup Mark Douglas John Messier (born January 18, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former Ice Hockey center in the National Hockey League, who spent over a quarter of a century (including the lock out 04... Jump to: navigation, search The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ...

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
  • The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria

Jump to: navigation, search Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Pirmin Zurbriggen (* February 4, 1963 in Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland), was one of the all time great ski racers. ...

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-12
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry becomes world number one for 1990/91

Jump to: navigation, search Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 X 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ... The World Snooker Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... Stephen Hendry (born January 13, 1969, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) is a Scottish professional snooker player. ... This article is about the snooker player. ... The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players. ... Stephen Hendry (born January 13, 1969, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) is a Scottish professional snooker player. ... The snooker players ranked number one in the world are listed below for each season since rankings began. ...

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
  2. French Open - Andres Gomez
  3. Wimbledon championships - Stefan Edberg
  4. US Open - Pete Sampras

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Steffi Graf
  2. French Open - Monica Seles
  3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
  4. US Open - Gabriela Sabatini

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

Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No. ... 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. ... 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. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Country: Sweden Residence: Vaxjo, SWE Height: 62 (187 cm) Weight: 170 lbs. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Jump to: navigation, search Country: United States Residence: Los Angeles, California, USA Height: 185 cm (61) Weight: 77 kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1988 Retired: 2002 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1993-04-12) Singles titles: 64 Career Prize Money: US$43,280,489 Grand Slam Record Titles... 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. ... Stefanie Maria Steffi Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former world No. ... 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. ... Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former World No. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Jump to: navigation, search Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová listen â–¶(?) (b. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Gabriela Sabatini in action Gabriela Sabatini (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

General sporting events

• Commonwealth Games held in Auckland

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Sluggo & Lightning

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... Jump to: navigation, search The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ... Jump to: navigation, search Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... The original 1925 train route to Nenana is in gray, and the southern route of the modern race is in red (part of the National Historic Iditarod Trail. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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...

Births

Deaths

• January 1 - Joe Hardstaff, Jr., English cricketer
• January 7 - Bronko Nagurski, NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
• February 14 - Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer
• February 24 - Tony Conigliaro, MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
• February 26 - Leslie Ames, English cricketer
• March 6 - Joe Sewell, Major League Baseball player (1920-1933)
• March 15 - Tom Harmon, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner
• March 20 - Lev Yashin, Soviet football goalkeeper
• April 21 - Johnny Beagley, Major League Baseball pitcher
• May 22 - Rocky Graziano, boxer
• June 18 - Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
• August 28 - Larry Jackson, Major League Baseball pitcher (1955-1968)
• September 9 - Doc Cramer, Major League Baseball player (1929-1948)
• October 7 - John "Cat" Thompson, Basketball Hall of Fame
• October 10 - Wally Moses, Major League Baseball player (1935-1951)
• November 16 - Northern Dancer, racehorse
• December 13 - Alice Marble, tennis star, Wimbledon champion
• December 31 - George Allen, NFL coach