Stanley Cup | ... common in bandy, a relative of ice hockey played outdoors.The record for a | playoff game is 28,183, set on April 23, 1996, at the Thunderdome during a ... |
NCAA tournament | ... oldest college post-season tournament in continuous existence—predating the | (1939), the NIT (1938), and the NAIA national championship (1937) |
1999 Rugby World Cup | ... demolished to make way for the Millennium Stadium in 1999, which hosted the | and became the national stadium of Wales. The Cardiff rugby ground has rem ... |
Rugby League World Cup | ... strongest rugby league nations are Australia, England and New Zealand. The | is the highest form of representative rugby league and currently features ... |
1995 Rugby World Cup | ... arly hosts the national team, the Springboks, and hosted matches during the | , including the opening ceremony and game, as well as the All Blacks versu ... |
Stanley Cup | ... ominion Hockey Challenge Cup, which later became more famously known as the | , was first awarded in 1893 to the Montreal HC, champions of the AHAC. It ... |
1966 FIFA World Cup | Hillsborough was used as a venue for the | and 1996 UEFA European championships. It was also used for some England ma ... |
Euro 1988 | ... years as a full international, was on 12 November 1986 at Hampden Park in a | qualifying game against Luxembourg, which Scotland won 3–0. His 30th and f ... |
Rugby League World Cup | ... ent popularity has been increased with the Irish Wolfhound's success in the | which was held in Australia in 2008. The Dublin Marathon has been run sinc ... |
1970 FIFA World Cup | ... e inflamed rioting during the second North American qualifying round of the | . On 14 July 1969, the Salvadoran army launched an attack against Honduras ... |
2007 Rugby World Cup | ... other international games, the Millennium Stadium held four matches in the | and six FA Cup finals (from the 2001–02 to 2005–06 seasons) while Wembley ... |
Ryder Cup | ... f the toughest on the East Coast. The Ocean Course was the home of the 1991 | , the World Cup of Golf in 1997, and the 2007 Senior PGA Championship, and ... |
1990 edition | ... s as Spain beat Denmark 5–1 in the round of 16 match. He also played in the | in Italy (four matches, no goals), and was the national side's fifth-highe ... |
2008 European Championships | ... ful and in recognition of this the city was one of the Swiss venues for the | , as well as Geneva, Zurich and Bern. The championships were jointly hoste ... |
FIFA 2010 World Cup | ... o da Gama. Cape Town was also the location of several of the matches of the | including a semi-final, held in South Africa. The Mother City built a new ... |
NIT | ... ournament in continuous existence—predating the NCAA tournament (1939), the | (1938), and the NAIA national championship (1937) |
UEFA Euro 2004 | The Greek national football team, ranked 14th in the world in 2012, won the | in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport. The Greek Super ... |
Presidents Cup | ... person who donated it, Samuel Ryder. The Ryder Cup, and its counterpart the | , are unique in the world of golf, and possibly professional sports, since ... |
1995 Rugby World Cup | Some notable events hosted by Cape Town have included the | , 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, and World Championships in various sports su ... |
British Open | ... ament is between only four golfers – the winners of the Masters, U.S. Open, | and PGA Championship. The event returned to Bermuda again in 2008 and 2009 ... |
1990 World Cups | ... he 1982, the 1986 — where he led Argentina to the World Cup title — and the | , where he led them to the final. Maradona was expelled from the tournamen ... |
2002 Ryder Cup | ... ed years. The boards at The Brabazon Course at The Belfry, which hosted the | (which should have been hosted in 2001) still read "The 2001 Ryder Cup", a ... |
Stanley Cup | === Clubs ===The National Hockey League,(NHL) and specifically the | trophy, is the oldest still operating international competition, featuring ... |
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | ... Conference (Division III). Starting in 2002, Indianapolis began hosting the | at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, alternating years with the United Center in Ch ... |
2006 FIFA World Cup | ... sed near Baden-Baden at Hotel Bühlerhöhe (Schwarzwaldhochstraße) during the | |
Spengler Cup | ... Cup.One of the oldest international ice hockey competition for clubs is the | , held every year in Davos, Switzerland, between Christmas and New Year's ... |
1991 Rugby World Cup | ... Five Nations titles in nine years—and was the venue for Wales' games in the | . The Arms Park has a sporting history dating back to at least the 1850s, ... |
2006 FIFA Club World Cup | ... or the club's first European Cup victory in 14 years. They took part in the | , but were beaten by a late goal in the final against Brazilian side Inter ... |
1974 Summit Series | ... rded international tournament by ice hockey fans.The 1972 Summit Series and | , established Canada and the USSR as a major international ice hockey riva ... |
Olympics | ... there have been thirteen tournaments. Women's hockey has been played at the | since 1998. The 2006 Winter Olympic final between Canada and Sweden marked ... |
1986 FIFA World Cup | ... nning the Detroit Grand Prix, two days after Brazil was eliminated from the | , Senna asked a supporter for the Brazilian flag and drove one lap waving ... |
2004 European Championships | ... o support the England national football team during their appearance in the | |
Continental Cup | ... by the IIHF include the Champions Hockey League (currently cancelled), the | , the Victoria Cup and the European Women's Champions Cup.One of the oldes ... |
Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open | ... ent annually. Beginning September 2008, Bangalore has also been hosting the | tournament annually. Bangalore is also home to the Bangalore Rugby Footbal ... |
National Invitation Tournament | The first national college-level basketball championship, the | , was held in New York in 1938 and remains in the city. The New York Knick ... |
Swiss Indoors | ... el every October. Some of the best ATP-Professionals play every year at the | , including Switzerland's biggest sporting hero and frequent participant R ... |
2006 FIFA World Cup | ... oat Race, advertisements for the BBC's coverage of England games during the | , on television advertisements for RTÉ's Gaelic games coverage in Ireland, ... |
World Cup of Hockey | ... rs from the NHL played the USSR. The Canada Cup tournament later became the | , played in 1996 and 2004. The United States won in 1996 and Canada won in ... |
Bangalore Open | ... so reside in Bangalore. The city hosts the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) | tournament annually. Beginning September 2008, Bangalore has also been hos ... |
1970 FIFA World Cup | ... tlético beat the Brazilian National Team that would become champions of the | by 2–1 at the Mineirão |
2006 | ... in the country. Ecuador qualified for the final rounds of both the 2002 and | FIFA World Cups. The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign was considere ... |
2006 | ... ome games are played at the AWD-Arena, which hosted matches in the 1974 and | World Cups and the Euro 1988. Their reserve team Hannover 96 II plays in t ... |
World Cup 2006 | Walter died in 2002 aged 81. It was his dream to see the | in "his" town Kaiserslautern as the town had not been selected in the smal ... |
1991 Rugby World Cup | The National Stadium hosted four games in the | , including the 3rd / 4th place play-off. The National Stadium was also ho ... |
1958 World Cup | ... e. Walter received his last cap during the semi-final against Sweden in the | , suffering an injury which ended his international career, and retired fr ... |
2002 FIFA World Cup | ... is not always the case. South Korea and Japan successfully dual-hosted the | together bridging a physical and political gap between the two countries. ... |
2006 FIFA World Cup | On the occasion of | , the transport infrastructure in Gelsenkirchen leading to the Veltins-Are ... |
1985 Ryder Cup | ... ad been guilty of excessive celebration and gamesmanship as far back as the | Matches, without attracting the same opprobrium from the European media |
Stanley Cup | ... 7 NHL Expansion, the Flyers were the first non-Original Six team to win the | , victorious in 1973–74 and again in 1974–75 |
1970 World Cup | ... the 125 greatest living footballers. His most famous moment occurred in the | against Brazil, where he pulled off a stunning save from a goalbound heade ... |
Euro Hockey Tour | ... r Olympic final did not involve both Canada and the United StatesThe annual | , an unofficial European championships between the national men's teams of ... |
2002 | ... g events in the country. Ecuador qualified for the final rounds of both the | and 2006 FIFA World Cups. The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign was ... |
Victoria Cup | ... the Champions Hockey League (currently cancelled), the Continental Cup, the | and the European Women's Champions Cup.One of the oldest international ice ... |
US Open tennis coverage | ... ns due to special programming (holidays, early-round NCAA Tournament games, | , etc.) were announced over the final logo or during the credit crawl. Thi ... |
the 1938 World Cup | ... man counterparts, representing the unified Germany for the first time since | |
Pilot Pen Tennis | ... r Hartford Open", the event is now known as the Travelers Championship. The | tournament is held annually in the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center at Yale Un ... |
1970 FIFA World Cup | ... s and El Salvador met in the second North American qualifying round for the | . There was fighting between fans at the first game in the Honduran capita ... |
Australian Open | ... in the singles tournaments held at professional tennis' four major events ( | , French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) |
Euro 1988 | ... the AWD-Arena, which hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 World Cups and the | . Their reserve team Hannover 96 II plays in the fourth league. Their home ... |
NCAA Tournament | ... n Region era, preemptions due to special programming (holidays, early-round | games, US Open tennis coverage, etc.) were announced over the final logo o ... |
Rugby League World Cup | ... d for attendance at a rugby football match of either code. Also in 1954 the | , the first for either code of rugby, was formed at the instigation of the ... |
UEFA Euro 1984 | ... ualifier, although he had already been picked as an uncapped player for the | team, as the nation finished runners-up |
2008 FIFA Club World Cup | ... Sudamericana and the Recopa Sudamericana; they were also runners-up in the | . The matches of the Ecuadorian national team are the most-watched sportin ... |
French Open | ... ournaments held at professional tennis' four major events (Australian Open, | , Wimbledon, and US Open) |
Stanley Cup | ... y regarded by Europeans than North Americans because they coincide with the | playoffs. Consequently, Canada, the United States, and other countries wit ... |
1966 World Cup | Banks was a member of the England national team that won the | . In March 2004 Pelé listed Banks as one of the 125 greatest living footba ... |
World Cup winning team | Soon after his death in 1994, the Brazilian football | dedicated their win to the great racer in order to recognise his contribut ... |
1974 World Cup | ... r Denmark at Hampden Park. Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the | in West Germany, where they were eliminated during the group stages |
1990 FIFA World Cup | ... , an architecturally innovative 58,000-seater stadium purpose-built for the | . The stadium also hosted the 1991 European Cup Final |
World U20 Championship | ... e 1996–97.Other ice hockey tournaments featuring national teams include the | , the World U18 Championships, the World U-17 Hockey Challenge, the World ... |
1986 FIFA World Cup | ... and scored 26 goals. His debut came on 17 October 1984, against Wales in a | qualifier, although he had already been picked as an uncapped player for t ... |
US Open | Since 1978 the | tennis tournament has taken place in Flushing Meadows Park at the USTA Bil ... |
Tampere Cup | ... from all over the world.Pre-season tournaments include the European Trophy, | and the Pajulahti Cup.The Australian Ice Hockey League and New Zealand Ice ... |
1986 FIFA World Cup | After the | , English top scorer Gary Lineker was signed along with goalkeeper Andoni ... |
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ... teams include the World U20 Championship, the World U18 Championships, the | , the World Junior A Challenge, the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, the W ... |
World Poker Tour | ... are largely traditional, but enforced by the World Series of Poker and the | organizations which sponsor tournament play. Even in these cases, the rule ... |
1991 Rugby World Cup | ... British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the | , including the 3rd / 4th place play-off. The Arms Park also hosted the in ... |
2010 FIFA World Cup | On 4 December 2009, Theron co-presented the draw for the | in Cape Town, South Africa, accompanied by several other celebrities of So ... |
2006 FIFA World Cup | ... ifiers behind and above the team that would become World Champion, . In the | , Ecuador finished ahead of and to come in second to in Group A in the 200 ... |
1982 | ... ment saw the end of Diego Maradona's World Cup career, having played in the | , the 1986 — where he led Argentina to the World Cup title — and the 1990 ... |
1966 | ... s previously played host to World Cup and European Championship football in | and 1996 respectively |
Rendez-vous '87 | ... ey nation could play, and two exhibition series, the 1979 Challenge Cup and | where the best players from the NHL played the USSR. The Canada Cup tourna ... |
1999 Rugby World Cup | ... replaced by the 74,500 capacity Millennium Stadium in 1999—in time for the | —and is home stadium to the Wales national rugby and football teams for in ... |
2006 FIFA Club World Cup | Internacional competed in the | and won it. But the next biggest highlight of the club, after the Libertad ... |
US Open | ... nal tennis' four major events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and | ) |
1986 edition | ... Spanish national team in two World Cups (being the second top scorer in the | ) and as many European Championships, scoring 26 international goals for h ... |
U.S. Pond Hockey Championships | ... ed on Roulston Lake in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, Canada. Since 2006, the | have been played in Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Stanley Cup | The Philadelphia Flyers won the | in 1974 and 1975 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament | ... are many side-betting games played by casual groups of spectators, such as | Bracket Pools, Super Bowl Squares, Fantasy Sports Leagues with monetary en ... |
1982 World Cup | ... g against eventual runners-up the Netherlands in a famous 3–2 win – and the | in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. On both occasions Scotland failed t ... |
1994 FIFA World Cup | ... A World Cup had its own samba composed for the occasion, the "Copa 94". The | , in which samba played a major cultural role, holds the record for highes ... |
2002 FIFA World Cup | ... alified for the final rounds of both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. The | qualifying campaign was considered a huge success for the country and its ... |
1966 World Cup | ... attendance was nearly 69,000, which broke records that had stood since the | . The total attendance of nearly 3.6 million for the final tournament rema ... |
Italia '90 | ... o encourage attacking football after the defensive display of many teams at | |
European Trophy | ... ice hockey clubs from all over the world.Pre-season tournaments include the | , Tampere Cup and the Pajulahti Cup.The Australian Ice Hockey League and N ... |
2010 FIFA World Cup | ... f a light aircraft runway near Durban into an international airport for the | . The roughly 250 metres (275 yards) square Mount Moreland reed bed is a n ... |
World Junior A Challenge | ... pionship, the World U18 Championships, the World U-17 Hockey Challenge, the | , the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, the World Women's U18 Championships ... |
1986 World Cup | Butragueño was also selected for the | , where he played a major part, scoring four goals as Spain beat Denmark 5 ... |
1998 World Cup | ... n of the competition from 24 to 32 teams (and from 52 to 64 matches) in the | |
1970 FIFA World Cup | ... in West Germany and Argentina won the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. The | was the first world cup to be televised in color |
1990 World Cup | The format of the competition stayed the same as in the | : 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. Sixteen teams would ... |
US Open Series | ... ampionships through 2009, one of the many tournaments which are part of the | . On May 20, 2008, the city was awarded the rights to host Super Bowl XLVI ... |
UEFA Euro 2000 | Ermelo is home to various sports clubs. At the time of | , the Portuguese national team stayed in Ermelo and played against one of ... |
World Women's U18 Championships | ... nge, the World Junior A Challenge, the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, the | and the 4 Nations Cup |
Euro 96 | The largest gate receipts taken from a match at Hillsborough was for the | game between Turkey and Denmark on 19 June 1996. A crowd of 28,671 watched ... |
U.S. Open | ... the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the current venue for the | tennis tournament, Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets baseball team ... |
1994 FIFA World Cup | ... ganised by several devoted Italian and Canadian fans of Senna, bringing the | winning team of Brazil (who dedicated their 1994 FIFA World Cup win to Sen ... |
Final Four | ... e Indianapolis 500, Academy of Country Music Awards, NHL Winter Classic, or | basketball tournament) |