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Artistic gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
  • Men's all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
  • Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia
  • Men's team competition champion: China
  • Women's team competition champion: Romania

Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Logo The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1997. ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: , born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist. ...

Athletics

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Marathon

• June 8 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 2:12:09
  • Women's Winner: Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:37:20

• June 15 — Mediterranean Games Marathon, Bari, Italy
  • Men's Winner: Azzedine Sakhri (ALG) 2:20:40
  • Women's Winner: Serap Aktas (TUR) 2:39:22

• August 9 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece
  • Women's Winner: Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) 2:29:48

• August 10 — IAAF World Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece
  • Men's Winner: Abel Antón (ESP) 2:13:16

• December 7 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Josia Thugwane (RSA) 2:07:28

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Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16
  • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk of The Netherlands
• CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jacques Villeneuve of Canada
• V8 Supercars Australia
  • Championship Series won by Glenn Seton in a Ford Falcon EL.
  • Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars won by Russel Ingall and Larry Perkins in a Holden Commodore VS.
  • Bathurst 1000 for Super Touring won by Jim Richards and Rickard Rydell. Rydell setting a shootout lap of 2:14.x, fastest super touring lap ever around the mountain at that time.
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Tom Kristensen won, driving a TWR-Porsche
• Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Piero Liatti / Fabrizia Pons won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza WRC97
• Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

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Baseball

• June 12 - Interleague play begins in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.
• World Series: Florida Marlins won 4 games to 3 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Liván Hernández, Florida
• More information: 1997 in baseball

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Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Arizona Wildcats win 84-79 in overtime over the Kentucky Wildcats. This is Arizona's first NCAA title in men's basketball.

• NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
  • Chicago Bulls earn their second repeat of the decade as they beat the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 (see Steve Kerr).

• WNBA NBA Finals, inaugural WNBA season:
  • Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty in one game playoff series.

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Melbourne Tigers defeated the South East Melbourne Magic 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

• More information: 1997 in basketball

This article is about the sport. ... The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 of the top college basketball teams in the United States. ... The athletic teams at the University of Arizona are known as the Arizona Wildcats. ... The Kentucky Wildcats are the mens and womens athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Stephen Douglas Steve Kerr (born September 27, 1965 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... The National Basketball League is Australias top-level professional basketball competition. ... The Melbourne Tigers is a team in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), and along with the South Dragons is one of two teams based in Melbourne. ... The South East Melbourne Magic were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. ... The following are the basketball events of the year 1997 throughout the world. ...

Boxing

• January 18 – Oscar de la Hoya maintained his World Boxing Council super lightweight title in with a 12-round unanimous decision over Miguel Angel Gonzalez in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• June 28 – Mike Tyson bites off a piece of the ear of Evander Holyfield in the third round of their WBA Heavyweight title fight, getting disqualified by referee Mills Lane.
• July 9 – Mike Tyson's boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a televised match.

• October 18 to 26 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Maikro Romero (Cuba)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Manuel Mantilla (Cuba)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): István Kovács (Hungary)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Aleksander Maletin (Russia)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Dorel Simion (Romania)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Oleg Saitov (Russia)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón (Cuba)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Georgi Kandalaki (Georgia)

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Cricket

• The Ashes - Australia win the six test series 3-2
• ICC Trophy - Bangladesh
• Women's Cricket World Cup - Australia beat New Zealand by five wickets
• County Cricket Championship (England and Wales) - Glamorgan

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Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy
• Tour de France - Jan Ullrich of Germany
• World Cycling Championship: Laurent Brochard of France

Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a means of transport, a form of recreation, and a sport. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... Ivan Gotti is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... For other uses, see Tour de France (disambiguation). ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). ... Laurent Brochard (born on March 26, 1968 in Le Mans, France) is a professional male cyclist from France. ...

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
  • Martin Buser won with lead dogs: Blondie & Fearless

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Field hockey

• Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Gold Medal: Spain
  • Silver Medal: South Korea
  • Bronze Medal: New Zealand

• Men's Champions Trophy in Adelaide, Australia
  • Gold Medal: Germany
  • Silver Medal: Australia
  • Bronze Medal: Spain

• Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Gold Medal: South Africa
  • Silver Medal: New Zealand
  • Bronze Medal: Scotland

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

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Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
  • Ladies' champion: Tara Lipinski, United States
  • Pairs' champions: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer, Germany
  • Ice dancing champions: Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov, Russia

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. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. (born March 22, 1972 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skating world champion. ... Tara Kristen Lipinski (b. ... Mandy Wötzel (born July 21, 1973 in Karl-Marx-Stadt today Chemnitz, Saxony, GDR/East Germany/Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Ingo Steuer (born November 1 1966in Karl-Marx-Stadt today Chemnitz, Saxony, GDR/East Germany/Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Oksana (Pasha) Gritschuk (born March 17, 1972 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a Russian figure skater. ... Oksana Gritschuk und Evgeny Platov at the European championships 1994 in Copenhagen Evgeny Platov (born August 7, 1967, in Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)) is a professional ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia in international competition. ...

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers won 35-21 over the New England Patriots
• Florida Gators Florida State Seminoles and win their first national title in college football.

Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Date January 26, 1997 Stadium Louisiana Superdome City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Desmond Howard, Kick Returner/Punt Returner Favorite Packers by 14 National anthem Luther Vandross Coin toss Past Super Bowl winning coaches: Hank Stram, Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, George Seifert Referee Gerald Austin Halftime show... “Packers” redirects here. ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick (de facto) Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present... Florida Gators is the team name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. ... The Florida State Seminoles are the mens and womens sports teams of Florida State University. ...

Football (Australian)

• Australian Football League
  • Port Adelaide join the league

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Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts won 47-23 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds win 39-23 over the Ottawa Gee Gees

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Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1997 in football (soccer)

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Gaelic Athletic Association

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

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Kerry 0-13 d. Mayo 1-7
  • National Football League: Kerry 3-7 d. Cork 1-8

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

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Clare 0-20 d. Tipperary 2-13
  • National Hurling League:

For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ... Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team sport, the womens variant of hurling. ... The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (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 Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. ... Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kerry. ... The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county football and hurling teams. ... The National Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League) is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kerry. ... The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. ... Ladies Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. ... For more information on Monaghan GAA see Monaghan Senior Football Championship or Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Muineachán) or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible... :For more details of Waterford GAA see Waterford Senior Club Football Championship or Waterford Senior Club Hurling Championship. ... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ... The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... :For more details of Clare GAA see Clare Senior Club Football Championship or Clare Senior Club Hurling Championship. ... The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Tiobraid Árainn) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Tipperary. ... The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz 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

• Major championship results:
  1. April 13 - The Masters - Tiger Woods
  2. June - US Open - Ernie Els
  3. July - British Open - Justin Leonard
  4. August - PGA Championship - Davis Love III

• PGA Tour Player of the Year: Tiger Woods
• PGA Tour leading money winner: Tiger Woods - $2,066,833
• PGA Tour rookie of the year: Stewart Cink
• Senior PGA Tour leading money winner: Hale Irwin - $2,343,364
• Ryder Cup: Europe won 14 1/2-13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.
• Other highlights
  • Tiger Woods creates an uproar with his record 12-shot victory at the Masters, and becomes the first Masters winner of African-American descent. He set the record for the lowest to-par score of -18, and the lowest 72-hole score of 272. He also rises to the No. 1 ranking on June 15, in only his 42nd week as a professional -- the fastest ascent to the No. 1 ranking.

Women's golf

• US Women's Open - Alison Nicholas
• LPGA Championship - Christa Johnson
• Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,236,789.

This article is about the sport. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... Justin Leonard (1972- ) is an American professional golfer. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... Davis Love III Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... Stewart Cink (b May 21, 1973 Huntsville, Alabama) is an American golfer who has featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings at times. ... 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. ... Hale Irwin (born June 3, 1945 in Joplin, Missouri) is an American golfer. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ... The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Alison Nicholas MBE (born 6 March 1962, Gibraltar) is an English 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. ... Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American golfer. ...   (born October 9, 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

Thoroughbred horse racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Might And Power
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Awesome Again
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Peintre Célèbre
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Desert King

• English Triple Crown races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Entrepreneur
  2. Epsom Derby - Benny the Dip
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Silver Patriarch

• United States Triple Crown races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Silver Charm
  2. Preakness Stakes - Silver Charm
  3. Belmont Stakes - Touch Gold

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Skip Away
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Ajina
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Favorite Trick
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Countess Diana
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Spinning World
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Elmhurst
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Chief Bearhart

Thoroughbred horse racing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (the HRA) which makes and enforces the rules, issues licences or permits to trainers and jockeys, and runs the races through their race course officials. ... The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ... Might and Power was one of the greatest thoroughbreds of Australian horse-racing. ... 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. ... Awesome Again (born 1994) is an Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. ... 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). ... Peintre Celebre, (born 1994), is a champion thoroughbred racehorse. ... The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at the Curragh, County Kildare in late June / early July. ... Thoroughbred racehorse and sire of Makybe Diva, champion mare and thrice winner of the Melbourne Cup. ... 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. ... Benny the Dip (1994-2004) was an American-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1997 by a short head from the future St Leger winner Silver Patriarch. ... The St. ... Silver Patriarch (foaled 1994) is a former racehorse, winner of the 1997 St Leger and of seven other races. ... 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 Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. ... The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I stakes race 1 3/16 mile (1. ... Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Touch Gold (foaled May 26, 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Classic Belmont Stakes in which he ended Silver Charms bid for the U.S.Triple Crown. ... 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. ... Skip Away, a powerfully built grey thoroughbred race horse, was twice (1997, 1998) named America’s Champion Handicap Horse. ... The Breeders Cup Distaff is a Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. ... Ajina (born 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. ... The Breeders Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings. ... Favorite Trick (April 20, 1995 - June 6, 2006) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1997 became the first 2-year-old in twenty-five years to be voted United States Horse of the Year. ... 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 Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders Cup. ... Spinning World (born 1993 in Kentucky) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the top European milers during the 1990s. ... 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. ... Chief Bearhart (b. ...

Harness racing

• North America Cup - Gothic Dream

• Western Dreamer won the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Western Dreamer
  2. Little Brown Jug - Western Dreamer
  3. Messenger Stakes - Western Dreamer

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Malabar Man
  2. Yonkers Trot - Lord Stormont
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Take Chances

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Our Sir Vancelot
  • Trotters: Pride Of Petite

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. ... 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: Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres

• Stanley Cup - Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 0 over the Philadelphia Flyers

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden
  • Junior Men's champion: Finland defeated Russia
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the 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 Trophy is given to the National Hockey League player with the most points scored at the end of the regular season. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Hart Memorial Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the ice hockey player who is most valuable to his team in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Dominik Hašek (born January 29, 1965 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)), also known by his nickname The Dominator, is a professional ice hockey goaltender. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ...

Lacrosse

• The Rochester Knighthawks defeat the Buffalo Bandits 15-12 to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
  • The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is formed from the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), with the decision to move from league ownership of all teams to individual team ownership.
• Mann Cup for the Canadian box lacrosse championship: Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association
• European Lacrosse Championships:
  • Men's champion: England defeats the Czech Republic
  • Women's champion: England defeats Wales

The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with ten players (mens field), six players (mens box), or twelve players (womens field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a hard rubber ball with the aim... The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. ... The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). ... The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the professional league of mens indoor lacrosse in North America. ... NLL redirects here. ... The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior mens lacrosse champions of Canada. ... Victoria Shamrocks vs Peterborough Lakers, Mann Cup 2005. ... The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. ... The Western Lacrosse Association, or WLA, is a non-professional, mens Senior A box lacrosse league. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

Mixed Martial Arts

• February 2 — Vitor Belfort makes his UFC debut at UFC 12. He wins the heavyweight tournament by beating Tra Telligman in the first round and then demolishing Scott Ferrozzo in forty-three seconds in the final.
• May 30 — Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz make their UFC, and professional MMA debuts, at UFC 13. Couture beats Tony Halme and Steven Graham on his way to winning the heavyweight tournament. Ortiz takes part in the light-heavyweight tournament. He beats Wes Albritton in his first bout but then loses to Guy Mezger in the tournament finals.
• October 11 — KRS-PRIDE (later renamed PRIDE Fighting Championships) holds its inaugural event at the Tokyo Dome. In the show’s main event Rickson Gracie defeats Nobuhiko Takada by armbar, in the first round.

For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7th, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama. ... Tracy Trauma Telligman (usually known as Tra (tray) Telligman) (born February 7, 1965 in Dallas, Texas) is an American mixed martial artist who has fought both in Japan and the USA. He is best known for his bouts in the UFC. Tra Telligmans career in mixed martial arts started... Scott Ferrozzo, a former UFC fighter from Shakopee, Minnesota sported a 4-2 record before retiring in 1997 after a TKO loss to Vitor Belfort. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Randy Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is a Greco-Roman wrestler, folkstyle wrestler, and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. ... Jacob Christopher Tito Ortiz aka The Huntington Beach Bad Boy (born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Huntington Beach, California. ... UFC is a TLA that can stand for Ultimate Fighting Championship Umeå FC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... UFC 13: Ultimate Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 30, 1997 in Augusta, Georgia. ... Tony Christian Halme (born January 6, 1963) is a former member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns party. ... Guy Mezger (January 1, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American martial artist who competed in professional combat sports ranging from full-contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts fighter (retired from competition 01-25-05). ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... PRIDE Fighting Championships (PRIDE or PRIDE FC for short) was a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:髙田延彦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. ... The armbar is a joint lock technique in martial arts which attacks the opponents arm. ...

Radiosport

• Eighth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Sankt Englmar, Germany.
• Second High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The term Radiosport is of modern Eastern European origin and is used to describe one of several competitive amateur radio activities. ... A German competitor on a two-meter ARDF course. ... Sankt Englmar is a town in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. ... High Speed Telegraphy (HST) competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds. ... National Theatre, Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ...

Rowing

• McGill University wins the inaugural McGill-Queen's Challenge Boat race.

A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Grant Hall, the iconic symbol of Queens The McGill Arts Building, the oldest and most recognizable building at McGill. ...

Skiing

• Alpine skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand, France
  • The women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg, Sweden

Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste 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. ... Luc Alphand (born in Briançon, France, August 6, 1965) is a French Occitan former alpine skier, who is now a race car driver. ... Pernilla Wiberg (born October 15, 1970 in Norrköping) is one of Swedens most famous and talented alpine skiers. ...

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ken Doherty beats Stephen Hendry 18-12
• World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1997/98

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Ken Doherty (born September 17, 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The snooker players ranked number one in the world are listed below for each season since rankings began. ...

Swimming

• March 28 – Japan's Ayari Aoyama breaks Misty Hyman's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:24

• Third World Short Course Championships, held in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 17 – 20)
  • April 19 – US-swimmer Jenny Thompson breaks Ayari Aoyama's world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 57:79
  • April 20 – Australia wins the most medals (17), and the most gold medals (9)

• 23rd European LC Championships, held in Seville, Spain (August 19 – 24)
  • Germany wins the most medals (19), and the most gold medals (8)

• XIX Summer Universiade, held on Sicily, Italy (August 24 – 30)

This article concentrates on human swimming. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Misty Dawn Marie Hyman (born March 23, 1979 in Mesa, Arizona) is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... The 3rd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Göteborg, Sweden from April 17 till April 20, 1997. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Long Course Championships 1997 in swimming were held in Seville, Spain from Tuesday August 19 to Sunday August 24, in the 50m pool of the Piscina Centro Deportivo San Pablo. ... This article is about the city in Spain. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Swimming Tournament during the 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, was a long course event (50 m), and took place on the island of Sicily, Italy from August 24 till August 30, 2003. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Pete Sampras
  2. French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Patrick Rafter

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Martina Hingis
  2. French Open - Iva Majoli
  3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Hingis
  4. US Open - Martina Hingis

• Davis Cup: Sweden won 5-0 over the United States in world tennis.

For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... 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... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Peter “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Peter “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former World No. ... 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... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

Volleyball

• Men's European Championship in Den Bosch and Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Gold Medal: Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: Yugoslavia
  • Bronze Medal: Italy

• Women's European Championship in Brno, Czech Republic
  • Gold Medal: Russia
  • Silver Medal: Croatia
  • Bronze Medal: Czech Republic

• I. Beach Volleyball World Championships in Los Angeles, United States
  • Men's Competition
    • Gold Medal:  Rogerio Ferreira and Guilherme Marques (BRA)
    • Silver Medal:  Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Dain Blanton and Kent Steffes (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Paulão Moreira and Paulo Emilio Silva (BRA)
  • Women's Competition
    • Gold Medal:  Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (BRA)
    • Silver Medal:  Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak (USA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar (BRA)
    • Bronze Medal:  Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno (USA)

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General sporting events

• Second East Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea
• 8th Pan Arab Games held in Beirut, Lebanon
• Fifth World Games held in Lahti, Finland
• 13th Mediterranean Games held in Bari, Italy
• 19th Summer Universiade held on Sicily, Italy
• 18th Winter Universiade held in Muju County, South Korea

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Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tiger Woods, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Martina Hingis, Tennis

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Deaths

• Exceller — thoroughbred racehorse
• March 21 — John Nemechek (27), NASCAR race driver
• March 25 — Oswaldo "Baltazar" da Silva (71), Brazilian football (soccer) player (b. 1926)
• June 20 — John Akii-Bua, Ugandan hurdler (b. 1949)
• September 9 — Richie Ashburn, Major League Baseball player
• November 14 — Eddie Arcaro, only jockey to win two Triple Crowns
• November 29 — Heikki Savolainen (90), Finnish gymnast (b. 1907)
• December 6 — Willy den Ouden (79), Dutch freestyle swimmer (b. 1918)
• December 23 — Felix Bwalya (27), Zambian boxer (b. 1970)