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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 201

Jan 8th - For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Jan 10th - Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins
Jan 14th - Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions
Jan 18th - Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997
Jan 19th - NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix
Jan 20th - 46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston
Jan 20th - Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup
Jan 21st - Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament
Jan 27th - 70th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61)
Jan 27th - Monica Seles beats Anke Huber to win Australian Open
Jan 28th - 84th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62)
Jan 28th - Superbowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17 in Tempe Superbowl MVP:
Jan 29th - Last day of Test cricket for David Boon
Feb 4th - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-13
Feb 8th - NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind
Feb 11th - 46th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 129-118 at San Antonio
Feb 17th - 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, v NZ, Cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47
Feb 18th - 1st full ODI for Kenya, Cricket World Cup v India
Feb 18th - Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
Feb 22nd - Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice
Feb 24th - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
Feb 29th - Kenya defeat West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup
Mar 1st - Lenny Wilkens, winningest coach in NBA, coaches his 1,000th victory
Mar 2nd - Tendulkar scores 137 for Ind v SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose
Mar 6th - Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 v Kenya in Cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup v Kenya
Mar 7th - Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists
Mar 14th - Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing Cricket World Cup semi
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson Mar 16th - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title
Mar 17th - Aravinda De Silva gets 107* & 3-42 in Cricket World Cup victory
Mar 17th - Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship
Mar 17th - Montreal Canadian's 1st game in their new arena
Mar 24th - Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament
Mar 26th - Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld v Vic)
Mar 29th - Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens
Mar 29th - NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
Mar 30th - Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI vs NZ at Port-Of-Spain
Mar 30th - NY Mets beats NY Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game
Mar 31st - 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tenn beats Georgia 83-65
Mar 31st - 25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan
Apr 1st - 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67
Apr 1st - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston MA on WBCN 104.1 FM (morn)
Apr 3rd - South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield
Apr 3rd - St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
Apr 6th - Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
Apr 7th - 8th Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus
Apr 7th - Kelly Robbins wins Sacramento 12 Bridges LPGA Golf Classic
Apr 8th - Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title
Apr 11th - Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
Apr 13th - En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
Apr 13th - Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup Champs NJ Devils from playoff
Apr 14th - 60th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276
Apr 14th - Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
Apr 15th - 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9
Apr 19th - Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles
Apr 20th - Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
Apr 21st - 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin
Apr 21st - Barb Mucha wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship
Apr 21st - Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)
Apr 24th - Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
Apr 28th - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
May 1st - Gerald Williams is 1st NY Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game
May 4th - 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01
May 5th - Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship
May 8th - NY Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3
May 11th - Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colo Rockies, 11-0
May 12th - 42nd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies
May 12th - Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8
May 14th - NY Yankee Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0
May 16th - Sammy Sosa is 1st Chic Cub to hit 2 HRS in 1 inning
May 17th - Habib & Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics v Worcs
May 18th - 122nd Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2
May 21st - Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win
May 26th - Indianapolis 500 race
May 26th - Laura Davies wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game
May 26th - Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
Jun 2nd - 51st US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam
Jun 8th - 128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96
Tennis Player Steffi Graf Jun 8th - 66th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats A S Vicario (63, 67, 108)
Jun 9th - 66th French Mens Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov beats M Stich (76, 75, 76)
Jun 9th - Michelle McGann wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic
Jun 9th - Sunday League cricket game Kent 6-314 overhaul Leicestershire's 4-311
Jun 10th - Stanley Cup: Colo Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games
Jun 16th - 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seat Supersonic, 4 games to 2
Jun 16th - 96th US Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC
Jun 16th - Liselotte Neumann wins First Bank Edina Realty LPGA Golf Classic
Jun 22nd - 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain & Ireland wins 11-6
Jun 22nd - Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title
Jun 22nd - Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
Jun 23rd - Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
Jun 30th - Dottie Pepper wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
Jul 1st - NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes
Jul 6th - 103rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Graf beats Aranxta S Vicaro (63, 75)
Jul 7th - 110th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: R Krajicek beats M Washington (63 64 63)
Jul 7th - 17th US Seniors Golf Open: Dave Stockton
Jul 7th - Joan Pitcock wins LPGA Jamie Farr Kroger Golf Classic
Jul 9th - 67th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Veterans Stadium, Phila
Jul 9th - All star MVP: Mike Piazza (LA Dodgers)
Jul 12th - Kirby Puckett, retires from Minnesota Twins
Basketball Superstar Michael Jordan Jul 12th - Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million
Jul 14th - 14th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Raymond Floyd

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 2 of 2

Jun 15th - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US Open final-93)
Sep 28th - Celeste & Johnny Edison, Assyria & Pele's twins, boy & girl

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 59 of 59

Jan 4th - Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer, dies at 83
Jan 16th - Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75
Jan 26th - David Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont
Jan 27th - Tommy Mitchell, cricket (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 Tests for Eng), dies
Jan 28th - Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44
Feb 9th - Neil Franklin, soccer star, dies at 74
Feb 11th - Cyril Poole, cricket (Notts 1946-62, England 1951-52 in 3 Tests), dies
Feb 19th - Charles O Finley, baseball owner (Oakland A's), dies at 76
Feb 22nd - Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at 80
Feb 23rd - Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut & wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies
Feb 27th - Pat Smythe, show jumper, dies at 67
Mar 14th - Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57
Mar 29th - Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1944)
Apr 1st - John McSherry, American baseball umpire (b. 1944)
Apr 17th - Michele Carew, daughter of baseball great Rod, dies of Leukemia at 18
Apr 19th - Norman Oldfield, cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies
Apr 21st - A H Kardar, cricketer (3 Tests for India & 23 for Pak 1946-58), dies
Apr 21st - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76
Apr 22nd - Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American professional golfer (b. 1908)
May 3rd - Timothy Gullikson, tennis player/coach, dies at 45
May 5th - Beryl Burton, cyclist, dies at 58
May 11th - Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (b. 1922)
May 14th - Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die
May 17th - Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies
May 17th - Scott Evans Brayton, racing car driver, dies at 37
May 17th - Willi Daume, olympic organiser, dies at 82
May 18th - Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner, dies at 44
Jun 8th - Gerry Gomez, cricketer (West Indian captain played 29 Tests), dies
Jun 11th - Alan Weeks, British sports commentator, dies at 72
Jun 16th - Mel Allen, American sportscaster (NY Yankees), dies at 83
Jun 18th - Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist, dies at 73
Jun 22nd - Ray Lindwall, cricketer (228 wkts 61 Tests for Australia), dies at 74
Jun 29th - Bobby Keetch, footballer/entrepreneur, dies at 54
Jul 6th - Kathy Ahern, American golfer (b. 1949)
Jul 12th - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan's 1st five Tests 1952-53), dies
Jul 14th - Jeff Krosnoff, CART driver (b. 1964)
Jul 17th - Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (NSW 1933-37) and radio commentator (1935-85), dies at 85
Jul 24th - "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60
Jul 24th - Jock Wallace, football player/manager, dies at 60
Aug 6th - Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63
Aug 7th - Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer, dies at 76
Aug 13th - Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46
Aug 15th - Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver, dies at 93
Aug 20th - George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81
Sep 2nd - Paddy Clift, cricketer (Rhod & Leicester all-rounder 1970-88), dies
Sep 4th - Sam Cook, cricketer (Gloucestershire slow bowler with one Test for England), dies
Sep 5th - Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby intl/journalist, dies at 67
Sep 9th - Edward Greenall, businessman/sportsman, dies at 67
Sep 14th - Joe Elsby Martin, boxing coach, dies at 80
Sep 23rd - Jack Newman, cricketer (NZ left-arm pacer 1932-33), dies at 94
Sep 30th - Aubrey Brabazon, jockey/trainer, dies at 76
Oct 4th - Silvio Piola, footballer, dies at 83
Oct 11th - Keith Boyce, cricketer (West Indian all-rounder 1969-76), dies
Oct 11th - Ken Boyce, cricketer, dies at 23
Oct 12th - Jack Robertson, cricketer (Midsex & Eng open bat 11 Tests), dies at 79
Oct 13th - Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92
Nov 6th - Tommy Lawton, footballer, dies at 80
Nov 12th - Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72
Dec 6th - [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, commissioner (NFL), dies at 70