Mays NL MVP
1965 Willie Mays named NL MVP
Leonard's First Retirement
1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for 1st time
- 1984 1st-class cricket debut for Brian McMillan, Transvaal B v N Tvl B
Holmes vs. Smith
1984 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1984 Most shots in a NY Islander game (88 - Isles 45, NY Rangers 43)
Hadlee Takes 9-52
1985 Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 New Zealand v Australia at the Gabba
Kasparov Youngest Chess Champion
1985 Russia's Garry Kasparov (22) becomes the youngest ever World Chess Champion, with a 13-11 win over fellow countryman Anatoly Karpov
Holyfield vs. Tyson
1996 Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas to regain WBA heavyweight boxing title; second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win a heavyweight title 3 times
Williams WTA Champion
2008 American tennis star Venus Williams wins her first career year-ending title; beats Russian Vera Zvonareva 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 in the WTA Tour Championship final at Doha, Qatar
Czech Republic vs. Germany
2014 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Home favourite Petra Kvitová beats Germany's Angelique Kerber 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 for an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-1) and an 8th title for the Czechs
- 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends Russian Federation be banned from athletics competitions for running a "state-supported" doping programme
Coach's Corner Ends
2019 Last segment of "Coach's Corner with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean airs after 37 years in Canada
KSI vs Logan Paul
2019 YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision
Sports History
2022 Caitlin Clark makes her sophomore season debut with 26 points, eight rebounds, and six assists for Iowa against New Hampshire
