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Sport inchildhood.Association football, shown above, is ateam sport which also provides opportunities to nurturephysical fitness andsocial interaction skills.

Sport is aphysical activity orgame, oftencompetitive andorganized, that maintains or improves physical ability andskills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants andentertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual.

Sport competitions may use ateam or single person format, and may beopen, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others providetie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in atournament format, producing achampion. Manysports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regularsports season, followed in some cases byplayoffs. (Full article...)

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  • Image 1 The final was held at De Kuip (pictured in 2008). The 2015 KNVB Cup final was an association football match between PEC Zwolle and FC Groningen on 3 May 2015 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2014–15 KNVB Cup, the 97th edition of the Dutch cup competition, the KNVB Cup. PEC were appearing in their fourth KNVB Cup final and were the defending champions, having won the trophy for the first time the previous year by defeating Ajax 5–1. Groningen had reached the final of the competition once before, losing to PSV Eindhoven in 1989. PEC and Groningen each entered the competition in the second round and progressed through five rounds to reach the final. PEC won after extra time in the quarter-final, proceeding to the semi-final of the KNVB Cup for the third consecutive year, where they were victorious in a penalty shoot-out to reach the final. After defeating amateur clubs in the second and third rounds, Groningen eliminated three professional sides from the competition by a three-goal difference or more. En route to the final, Groningen scored 22 goals, the most of all teams during the cup season. (Full article...)
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    The final was held atDe Kuip(pictured in 2008).

    The2015 KNVB Cup final was anassociation football match betweenPEC Zwolle andFC Groningen on 3 May 2015 atDe Kuip,Rotterdam. It was the final match of the2014–15 KNVB Cup, the 97th edition of the Dutchcup competition, theKNVB Cup.

    PEC were appearing in their fourth KNVB Cup final and were the defending champions, having won the trophy for the first time theprevious year by defeatingAjax 5–1. Groningen had reached the final of the competition once before, losing toPSV Eindhoven in1989. PEC and Groningen each entered the competition in the second round and progressed through five rounds to reach the final. PEC won afterextra time in the quarter-final, proceeding to the semi-final of the KNVB Cup for the third consecutive year, where they were victorious in apenalty shoot-out to reach the final. After defeating amateur clubs in the second and third rounds, Groningen eliminated threeprofessional sides from the competition by a three-goal difference or more. En route to the final, Groningen scored 22 goals, the most of all teams during the cup season. (Full article...)
  • Image 2 The Kona Lanes Bowl roadside sign in 2002 Kona Lanes was a bowling center in Costa Mesa, California, United States, that operated from 1958 to 2003. Known for its futuristic design, it featured 40 wood-floor bowling lanes, a game room, a lounge, and a coffee shop that eventually became a Mexican diner. Built during the advent of Googie architecture, its Polynesian-inspired Tiki styling extended from the large roadside sign to the building's neon lights and exaggerated rooflines. When Kona Lanes was demolished in 2003, it was one of the last remaining examples of the Googie style in the region; its sister center, Java Lanes in Long Beach, was razed in 2004. Much of Kona's equipment was sold prior to the demolition, but the distinctive sign was saved and sent to Cincinnati, where a portion is on permanent display in the American Sign Museum. Costa Mesa's planning commission approved a proposal to build a department store on the site, but those plans were scrapped following public outcry. In 2010, the still-vacant land was rezoned for senior citizens' apartments and commercial development. Construction on the apartments began ten years after Kona Lanes was demolished. (Full article...)
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    The Kona Lanes Bowl roadside sign in 2002

    Kona Lanes was abowling center inCosta Mesa, California, United States, that operated from 1958 to 2003. Known for its futuristic design, it featured 40 wood-floor bowling lanes, agame room, a lounge, and a coffee shop that eventually became aMexican diner. Built during the advent ofGoogie architecture, itsPolynesian-inspiredTiki styling extended from the largeroadside sign to the building's neon lights and exaggerated rooflines.

    When Kona Lanes was demolished in 2003, it was one of the last remaining examples of the Googie style in the region; its sister center, Java Lanes inLong Beach, was razed in 2004. Much of Kona's equipment was sold prior to the demolition, but the distinctive sign was saved and sent toCincinnati, where a portion is on permanent display in theAmerican Sign Museum. Costa Mesa's planning commission approved a proposal to build a department store on the site, but those plans were scrapped following public outcry. In 2010, the still-vacant land wasrezoned forsenior citizens' apartments and commercial development. Construction on the apartments began ten years after Kona Lanes was demolished. (Full article...)
  • Image 3 Easy Jet (1967–1992) was a racing champion American Quarter Horse. He was one of only two horses to have been a member of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Hall of Fame as well as being an offspring of members. Easy Jet won the 1969 All American Futurity, the highest race for Quarter Horse racehorses, and was named World Champion Quarter Race Horse in the same year. He earned the highest speed rating awarded at the time—AAAT. After winning 27 out of his 38 races in two years of racing, he retired from the race track and became a breeding stallion. As a sire, he was the first All American Futurity winner to sire an All American Futurity winner, and went on to sire three winners of that race, and nine Champion Quarter Running Horses. Ultimately, his ownership and breeding rights were split into 60 shares worth $500,000 each—a total of $30 million. By 1993, the year after his death, his foals had earned more than $25 million on the racetrack. (Full article...)
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    Easy Jet (1967–1992) was aracing championAmerican Quarter Horse. He was one of only two horses to have been a member of theAmerican Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)Hall of Fame as well as being an offspring of members. Easy Jet won the 1969All American Futurity, the highest race for Quarter Horse racehorses, and was named World Champion Quarter Race Horse in the same year. He earned the highestspeed rating awarded at the time—AAAT. After winning 27 out of his 38 races in two years of racing, he retired from the race track and became a breedingstallion.

    As a sire, he was the first All American Futurity winner to sire an All American Futurity winner, and went on to sire three winners of that race, and nine Champion Quarter Running Horses. Ultimately, his ownership and breeding rights were split into 60 shares worth $500,000 each—a total of $30 million. By 1993, the year after his death, hisfoals had earned more than $25 million on the racetrack. (Full article...)
  • Image 4 The 2020 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 31 July to 16 August 2020 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 44th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible. The final ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, the tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 18 April to 4 May 2020, but both the qualifying stage and the main rounds were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was one of the first to allow live audiences since the onset of the pandemic, but on the first day, it was announced that the event would be played behind closed doors for subsequent days. A limited number of spectators were allowed in for the final two days of the championship. The tournament was organised by the World Snooker Tour, a subsidiary of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, and was broadcast by the BBC, Eurosport and Matchroom Sport. The event had a total prize fund of £2,395,000, with the winner receiving £500,000. Qualifying for the tournament was due to be held between 8 and 15 April 2020, but instead took place from 21 to 28 July at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. There were 128 participants in the qualifying rounds, with a mix of professional and invited amateur players, 16 of whom reached the main stage of the tournament, where they played the top 16 players in the snooker world rankings. The event was sponsored by sports betting company Betfred. (Full article...)
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    The2020 World Snooker Championship (officially the2020 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professionalsnooker tournament that took place from 31 July to 16 August 2020 at theCrucible Theatre inSheffield, England. It was the 44th consecutive year that theWorld Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible. The finalranking event of the2019–20 snooker season, the tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 18 April to 4 May 2020, but both the qualifying stage and the main rounds were postponed as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic. The event was one of the first to allow live audiences since the onset of the pandemic, but on the first day, it was announced that the event would be playedbehind closed doors for subsequent days. A limited number of spectators were allowed in for the final two days of the championship.

    The tournament was organised by theWorld Snooker Tour, a subsidiary of theWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, and was broadcast by theBBC,Eurosport andMatchroom Sport. The event had a total prize fund of £2,395,000, with the winner receiving £500,000. Qualifying for the tournament was due to be held between 8 and 15 April 2020, but instead took place from 21 to 28 July at theEnglish Institute of Sport, Sheffield. There were 128 participants in the qualifying rounds, with a mix of professional and invited amateur players, 16 of whom reached the main stage of the tournament, where they played the top 16 players in the snooker world rankings. The event was sponsored by sports betting companyBetfred. (Full article...)
  • Image 5 An early volume of the General Stud Book, Volume 6 The Jersey Act was a regulation introduced to prevent the registration of most American-bred Thoroughbred horses in the British General Stud Book. It had its roots in the desire of British horse breeders to halt the influx of American-bred racehorses of possibly impure bloodlines during the early 20th century. Many American-bred horses were exported to Europe to race and retire to a breeding career after a number of U.S. states banned gambling, which depressed Thoroughbred racing—and thus breeding—in the United States. The loss of breeding records during the American Civil War and the late beginning of the registration of American Thoroughbreds led many in the British racing establishment to doubt that the American-bred horses were purebred. In 1913, the Jockey Club and the owners of the General Stud Book passed a regulation named by the foreign press after the Jockey Club's senior steward, Lord Jersey, prohibiting the registration of horses in the book unless all of their ancestors had been registered. Despite protests from American breeders, the regulation remained in force until 1949. Among the factors influencing its relaxation were the racing success of ineligible horses in Europe and the damage caused to British and Irish breeders by the unavailability of French Thoroughbreds during and after the Second World War. In addition, by 1949 the possibly impure ancestors of the American bloodlines had receded far back in most horses' ancestry. (Full article...)
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    An early volume of theGeneral Stud Book, Volume 6

    TheJersey Act was a regulation introduced to prevent the registration of most American-bredThoroughbred horses in the BritishGeneral Stud Book. It had its roots in the desire of British horse breeders to halt the influx of American-bredracehorses of possibly impure bloodlines during the early 20th century. Many American-bred horses were exported to Europe to race and retire to abreeding career after a number of U.S. statesbanned gambling, which depressed Thoroughbred racing—and thus breeding—in the United States. The loss of breeding records during theAmerican Civil War and the late beginning of the registration of American Thoroughbreds led many in theBritish racing establishment to doubt that the American-bred horses were purebred.

    In 1913, theJockey Club and the owners of theGeneral Stud Book passed a regulation named by the foreign press after the Jockey Club's senior steward,Lord Jersey, prohibiting the registration of horses in the book unless all of their ancestors had been registered. Despite protests from American breeders, the regulation remained in force until 1949. Among the factors influencing its relaxation were the racing success of ineligible horses in Europe and the damage caused to British and Irish breeders by the unavailability of French Thoroughbreds during and after theSecond World War. In addition, by 1949 the possibly impure ancestors of the American bloodlines had receded far back in most horses' ancestry. (Full article...)
  • Image 6 Mark Lyndon Tonelli (born 13 April 1957), whose birth name was Mark Lyndon Leembruggen, is an Australian former backstroke, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet. Tonelli unofficially led the relay team and was an athletes' spokesperson who fought for the right of Australian Olympians to compete in the face of a government call for a boycott to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Tonelli took up swimming due to his asthma, and quickly came to prominence. Selected to represent Australia at the 1973 World Championships, he came sixth in the 200 m backstroke at the age of 16. He won his first Australian titles in 1974 in the 100 m backstroke and 200 m butterfly and went on to the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, where he won his first major international race, the 100 m backstroke, and took silver in the 200 m backstroke. In 1975, Tonelli won his only individual medal at global level, a silver in the 200 m backstroke at the World Championships in Cali, Colombia. In 1975, Tonelli enrolled at the University of Alabama in the United States, studying and competing in the collegiate sport system. He was selected in both backstroke events for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, but struggled and missed the medals in both events. During his stay in America, Tonelli set times that would have placed him among the world's leading swimmers, but he was expelled from the 1978 Commonwealth Games team for breaches of discipline. (Full article...)
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    Mark Lyndon Tonelli (born 13 April 1957), whose birth name wasMark Lyndon Leembruggen, is an Australian formerbackstroke,butterfly, andfreestyleswimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-namedQuietly Confident Quartet. Tonelli unofficially led the relay team and was an athletes' spokesperson who fought for the right of Australian Olympians to compete in the face of agovernment call for a boycott to protest against theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan.

    Tonelli took up swimming due to his asthma, and quickly came to prominence. Selected to represent Australia at the1973 World Championships, he came sixth in the 200 m backstroke at the age of 16. He won his first Australian titles in 1974 in the 100 m backstroke and 200 m butterfly and went on to the1974 Commonwealth Games inChristchurch, where he won his first major international race, the 100 m backstroke, and took silver in the 200 m backstroke. In 1975, Tonelli won his only individual medal at global level, a silver in the 200 m backstroke at theWorld Championships inCali, Colombia. In 1975, Tonelli enrolled at theUniversity of Alabama in the United States, studying and competing in the collegiate sport system. He was selected in both backstroke events for the1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal, but struggled and missed the medals in both events. During his stay in America, Tonelli set times that would have placed him among the world's leading swimmers, but he was expelled from the1978 Commonwealth Games team for breaches of discipline. (Full article...)
  • Image 7 Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn professional until 1936; the club was elected to the Football League in 1938. Ipswich won the league title in 1961–62, their first season in the top flight, and finished runners-up in 1980–81 and 1981–82. They finished in the top six in the First Division for ten years, and won the FA Cup in 1978 and UEFA Cup in 1981. They have never lost at home in European competition, having defeated teams such as Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Lazio and Barcelona. (Full article...)
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    Ipswich Town Football Club is a professionalfootball club based inIpswich, Suffolk, England. The club competes in theEFL Championship, the second tier ofEnglish football.

    Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn professional until 1936; the club was elected to theFootball League in 1938. Ipswich won theleague title in1961–62, their first season in the top flight, and finished runners-up in1980–81 and1981–82. They finished in the top six in the First Division for ten years, and won theFA Cup in1978 andUEFA Cup in1981. They have never lost at home in European competition, having defeated teams such asReal Madrid,AC Milan,Inter Milan,Lazio andBarcelona. (Full article...)
  • Image 8 Collins on an 1899 postcard Arthur Edward Jeune Collins (18 August 1885 – 11 November 1914) was an English cricketer and soldier. He held, for 116 years, the record of highest score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628 not out over four afternoons in June 1899. Collins's record-making innings drew a large crowd and increasing media interest; spectators at the Old Cliftonian match being played nearby were drawn away to watch the junior school house cricket match in which Collins was playing. Despite this achievement, Collins never played first-class cricket. Collins's 628 not out stood as the record score until January 2016 when an Indian boy, Pranav Dhanawade, scored 1009 in a single innings. Collins joined the British Army in 1902 and studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, before becoming an officer in the Royal Engineers. He served in France during the First World War, where he was killed in action in 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. Collins had been mentioned in despatches and also represented the Royal Military Academy at cricket and rugby union. (Full article...)
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    Collins on an 1899 postcard

    Arthur Edward Jeune Collins (18 August 1885 – 11 November 1914) was an Englishcricketer andsoldier. He held, for 116 years, the record of highest score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628not out over four afternoons in June 1899. Collins's record-makinginnings drew a large crowd and increasing media interest; spectators at theOld Cliftonian match being played nearby were drawn away to watch the junior schoolhouse cricket match in which Collins was playing. Despite this achievement, Collins never playedfirst-class cricket. Collins's 628 not out stood as the record score until January 2016 when an Indian boy,Pranav Dhanawade, scored 1009 in a single innings.

    Collins joined theBritish Army in 1902 and studied at theRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich, before becoming anofficer in theRoyal Engineers. He served in France during the First World War, where he waskilled in action in 1914 during theFirst Battle of Ypres. Collins had beenmentioned in despatches and also represented the Royal Military Academy at cricket andrugby union. (Full article...)
  • Image 9 The 2022 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 21 to 27, 2022, at the Sud de France Arena in Montpellier, France. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), the World Championships are considered the most prestigious event in figure skating. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each skating federation at the 2023 World Championships. Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto, both of Japan, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the United States won the pairs event, and Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance event. (Full article...)
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    The2022 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 21 to 27, 2022, at theSud de France Arena inMontpellier, France. Sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union (ISU), theWorld Championships are considered the most prestigious event in figure skating. Medals were awarded inmen's singles, women's singles,pair skating, andice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each skating federation at the2023 World Championships.Shoma Uno andKaori Sakamoto, both of Japan, won the men's and women's events, respectively.Alexa Knierim andBrandon Frazier of the United States won the pairs event, andGabriella Papadakis andGuillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance event. (Full article...)
  • Image 10 The statue of Edwards in the centre of his home town of Dudley Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club. He was noted for his physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch, and has been ranked amongst the toughest players of all time. One of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster, he survived initially but succumbed to his injuries in hospital two weeks later. Many of his contemporaries have described him as one of the best, if not the best, players with whom they had played. Born in Woodside, Dudley, Edwards signed for Manchester United as a teenager and went on to become the youngest player to play in the Football League First Division and at the time the youngest England player since the Second World War, going on to play 18 times for his country at top level. In a professional career of less than five years he helped United to win two Football League championships and two FA Charity Shields, and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. (Full article...)
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    The statue of Edwards in the centre of his home town of Dudley

    Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an Englishfootballer who played as aleft-half forManchester United and theEngland national team. He was one of theBusby Babes, the young United team formed under managerMatt Busby in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club. He was noted for his physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch, and has been ranked amongst the toughest players of all time. One of eight players who died as a result of theMunich air disaster, he survived initially but succumbed to his injuries in hospital two weeks later. Many of his contemporaries have described him as one of the best, if not the best, players with whom they had played.

    Born inWoodside, Dudley, Edwards signed for Manchester United as a teenager and went on to become the youngest player to play in theFootball League First Division and at the time the youngest England player since theSecond World War, going on to play 18 times for his country at top level. In a professional career of less than five years he helped United to win twoFootball League championships and twoFA Charity Shields, and reach the semi-finals of theEuropean Cup. (Full article...)
  • Image 11 The match was played at Wembley Stadium. The 1998 Football League First Division play-off final was an association football match played on 25 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League for the 1998–99 season. The top two teams of the 1997–98 Football League First Division season gained automatic promotion, and the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Sunderland had ended the season in third position and Charlton had finished fourth. The clubs won their semi-finals and competed for the final promotion place. Winning the game was estimated to be worth up to twenty million pounds to the successful team. The match was played in front of almost 78,000 spectators and was refereed by Eddie Wolstenholme. Clive Mendonca opened the scoring for Charlton midway through the first half, before Niall Quinn equalised early in the second. Kevin Phillips then scored his 35th goal of the season to put Sunderland ahead but Mendonca doubled his own tally with fewer than twenty minutes remaining. Quinn restored Sunderland's lead two minutes later, before a Richard Rufus header for Charlton five minutes from the end of regular time made the score 3–3, and sent the game into extra time. Nicky Summerbee then gave Sunderland the lead for the third time before Mendonca completed his hat-trick, the first player to do so in a play-off final. Extra time ended 4–4, so the game was determined by a penalty shootout. Both teams scored their first five spot-kicks before the shootout moved to 'sudden death'. Michael Gray stepped forward to take Sunderland's seventh penalty, but his weak strike was saved by the Charlton goalkeeper Saša Ilić and Charlton won 7–6 on penalties. (Full article...)
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    The match was played at Wembley Stadium.

    The1998 Football League First Division play-off final was anassociation football match played on 25 May 1998 atWembley Stadium, London, betweenCharlton Athletic andSunderland. The match was to determine the third and final team to gainpromotion from theFootball League First Division, the second tier ofEnglish football, to thePremier League for the1998–99 season. The top two teams of the1997–98 Football League First Division season gained automatic promotion, and the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Sunderland had ended the season in third position and Charlton had finished fourth. The clubs won their semi-finals and competed for the final promotion place. Winning the game was estimated to be worth up to twenty millionpounds to the successful team.

    The match was played in front of almost 78,000 spectators and was refereed byEddie Wolstenholme.Clive Mendonca opened the scoring for Charlton midway through the first half, beforeNiall Quinn equalised early in the second.Kevin Phillips then scored his 35th goal of the season to put Sunderland ahead but Mendonca doubled his own tally with fewer than twenty minutes remaining. Quinn restored Sunderland's lead two minutes later, before aRichard Rufus header for Charlton five minutes from the end of regular time made the score 3–3, and sent the game intoextra time.Nicky Summerbee then gave Sunderland the lead for the third time before Mendonca completed hishat-trick, the first player to do so in a play-off final. Extra time ended 4–4, so the game was determined by apenalty shootout. Both teams scored their first five spot-kicks before the shootout moved to 'sudden death'.Michael Gray stepped forward to take Sunderland's seventh penalty, but his weak strike was saved by the Charlton goalkeeperSaša Ilić and Charlton won 7–6 on penalties. (Full article...)
  • Image 12 Agnew at the Adelaide Oval in 2006 Jonathan Philip Agnew, MBE, DL (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and a former cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated at Uppingham School. He is nicknamed "Aggers" and, less commonly, "Spiro" – the latter, according to Debrett's Cricketers' Who's Who, after former US Vice-President Spiro Agnew. Agnew had a first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of 29.25. Agnew won three Test caps for England, as well as playing three One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career when he had learned to swing the ball. He was second- and third-leading wicket-taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of 100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. (Full article...)
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    Agnew at theAdelaide Oval in 2006

    Jonathan Philip Agnew,MBE, DL (born 4 April 1960) is an Englishcricket broadcaster and a former cricketer. He was born inMacclesfield, Cheshire, and educated atUppingham School. He is nicknamed "Aggers" and, less commonly, "Spiro" – the latter, according toDebrett's Cricketers' Who's Who, after former US Vice-PresidentSpiro Agnew.

    Agnew had afirst-class career as afast bowler forLeicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666wickets at anaverage of 29.25. Agnew won threeTestcaps forEngland, as well as playing threeOne Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. Incounty cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career when he had learned toswing the ball. He was second- and third-leading wicket-taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the fiveCricketers of the Year byWisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. (Full article...)
  • Image 13 During the 1987–88 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division. It was the 56th season in which the club competed in the Football League, and the 38th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. In the previous season, Gillingham had qualified for the final of the play-offs for promotion to the Football League Second Division but had been defeated. The team began the new season strongly, including winning matches 8–1 and 10–0 on consecutive Saturdays, but their performances quickly declined and by December the team had slipped down the league table. After a heavy loss to Aldershot in the last game of 1987, manager Keith Peacock was dismissed from his job and replaced by his former assistant Paul Taylor, a decision which was extremely unpopular with the club's supporters. Although the team's performances improved in the second half of the season, briefly bringing them close to a potential play-off place, their form declined once again and they finished the season 13th in the 24-team division, the same position as when Peacock lost his job. During the season, Gillingham also reached the third round of the FA Cup and the second round of the Football League Cup, but were eliminated from the Associate Members' Cup at the earliest stage. The team played 55 competitive matches, winning 17, drawing 17, and losing 21. Steve Lovell was the club's leading goalscorer, with 27 goals in all competitions, three times as many as any other player. He also made the most appearances, playing in all of the team's 55 matches; two other players each appeared over 50 times. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 9,267 for an FA Cup match against Birmingham City. (Full article...)
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    During the1987–88 English football season,Gillingham F.C. competed in theFootball League Third Division. It was the 56th season in which the club competed inthe Football League, and the 38th since the club wasvoted back into the league in 1950. In theprevious season, Gillingham had qualified for the final of theplay-offs forpromotion to theFootball League Second Division but had been defeated. The team began the new season strongly, including winning matches 8–1 and 10–0 on consecutive Saturdays, but their performances quickly declined and by December the team had slipped down theleague table. After a heavy loss toAldershot in the last game of 1987,managerKeith Peacock was dismissed from his job and replaced by his former assistantPaul Taylor, a decision which was extremely unpopular with the club's supporters. Although the team's performances improved in the second half of the season, briefly bringing them close to a potential play-off place, their form declined once again and they finished the season 13th in the 24-team division, the same position as when Peacock lost his job.

    During the season, Gillingham also reached the third round of theFA Cup and the second round of theFootball League Cup, but were eliminated from theAssociate Members' Cup at the earliest stage. The team played 55 competitive matches, winning 17, drawing 17, and losing 21.Steve Lovell was the club's leading goalscorer, with 27 goals in all competitions, three times as many as any other player. He also made the most appearances, playing in all of the team's 55 matches; two other players each appeared over 50 times. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground,Priestfield Stadium, was 9,267 for an FA Cup match againstBirmingham City. (Full article...)
  • Image 14 The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian: De 6. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city was keen to host the 1948 Winter Olympics, but that was made impossible by World War II. Instead, Oslo won the right to host the 1952 Games in a contest that included Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy and Lake Placid in the United States. All of the Olympic venues were in Oslo's metropolitan area, except for the alpine skiing events, which were held at Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital. A new hotel was built for the press and dignitaries, along with three dormitories to house athletes and coaches, creating the first modern athlete's village. Oslo bore the financial burden of hosting the Games in return for the revenue they generated. The 1952 Winter Olympics was the first of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, preceding the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. (Full article...)
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    The1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as theVI Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian:De 6. olympiske vinterleker;Nynorsk:Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known asOslo 1952, were a wintermulti-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 inOslo, the capital of Norway.

    Discussions about Oslo hosting theWinter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city was keen to host the1948 Winter Olympics, but that was made impossible byWorld War II. Instead, Oslo won the right to host the 1952 Games in a contest that includedCortina d'Ampezzo in Italy andLake Placid in the United States. All of the Olympic venues were in Oslo's metropolitan area, except for thealpine skiing events, which were held atNorefjell, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital. A new hotel was built for the press and dignitaries, along with three dormitories to house athletes and coaches, creating the first modernathlete's village. Oslo bore the financial burden of hosting the Games in return for the revenue they generated. The 1952 Winter Olympics was the first of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, preceding the1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. (Full article...)
  • Image 15 The 2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the final ranking event of the 2001–02 snooker season. This was the 26th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, marking the 25th anniversary of the first staging of the event at this venue. The championship was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Peter Ebdon won his only world title by defeating seven-time winner Stephen Hendry 18–17 in the final. Ebdon defeated Matthew Stevens 17–16 in the semi-finals, and Hendry defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–13 to reach the final. This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship final. There were 65 century breaks during the tournament. The highest break of the tournament was by Stevens, who achieved 145 in his quarter-final match. Hendry made 16 centuries during the event, a record for any individual tournament, equalled by Mark Williams in 2022. A total prize fund of £1,615,770 was awarded at the event, the winner receiving £260,000 (Full article...)
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    The2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professionalsnooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2002 at theCrucible Theatre inSheffield, England. It was the finalranking event of the2001–02 snooker season. This was the 26th consecutive year that theWorld Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, marking the 25th anniversary of the first staging of the event at this venue. The championship was sponsored by cigarette manufacturerEmbassy.

    Peter Ebdon won his only world title by defeating seven-time winnerStephen Hendry 18–17 in the final. Ebdon defeatedMatthew Stevens 17–16 in the semi-finals, and Hendry defeated the defending championRonnie O'Sullivan 17–13 to reach the final. This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship final. There were 65century breaks during the tournament. The highest break of the tournament was by Stevens, who achieved 145 in his quarter-final match. Hendry made 16 centuries during the event, a record for any individual tournament, equalled byMark Williams in2022. A total prize fund of £1,615,770 was awarded at the event, the winner receiving £260,000 (Full article...)

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Pierre de Coubertin
The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread these principles is to build up a strong and more valiant and, above all, more scrupulous and more generous humanity.     

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Jordan going in for a slam dunk with his signature exposed tongue.
Jordan going in for a slam dunk with his signature exposed tongue.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is an American former professionalbasketball player,entrepreneur, and majority owner and chairman of theCharlotte Hornets. His biography on theNational Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

After a three-season career at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which included anational championship in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA'sChicago Bulls in1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performingslam dunks from thefree throw line inslam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.

Jordan led the Bulls to NBA championships in1991,1992,1993,1996,1997, and1998, as well as an NBA-record72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in1999. After retiring from the sport, he returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of theWashington Wizards.

Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include fiveMVP awards, numerousAll-NBA Team andAll-Defensive Team appearances,All-Star Game MVP andNBA Finals MVP awards, and other accolades. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game).

In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century byESPN, and was second toBabe Ruth on theAssociated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was inducted into theBasketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success ofNike'sAir Jordan sneakers, and starred in the 1996 feature filmSpace Jam as himself.(Full article...)

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New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac (#19, foreground) instructs Nick Palmieri (#32), Mark Fayne (#34), and Ilya Kovalchuk (#17) prior to faceoff
New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac (#19, foreground) instructs Nick Palmieri (#32), Mark Fayne (#34), and Ilya Kovalchuk (#17) prior to faceoff
TheNew Jersey Devils are aprofessionalice hockey team based inNewark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of theAtlantic Division. The club was founded inKansas City, Missouri as theKansas City Scouts in1974, moved toDenver,Colorado as theColorado Rockies after only two seasons, and then settled in New Jersey in1982.

The franchise had been poor to mediocre in the years before moving to New Jersey. The pattern continued in its first five years in New Jersey; they failed to make the playoffs and never finished higher than fifth in their division. However, under currentpresident andgeneral managerLou Lamoriello, the Devils have made theplayoffs all but three times between 1988 and 2012, including thirteen berths in a row from 1997 to 2010. They finished with a winning record every year from 1992–93 to 2009–10, tied with theDetroit Red Wings as the longest such streak of any team in America's four major sports. They have qualified for fiveStanley Cup Finals in their history, winning in1994–95,1999–00 and2002–03.

For their first 25 seasons in New Jersey, the Devils were based inEast Rutherford and played their home games atBrendan Byrne Arena/Continental Airlines Arena. Prior to the2007–08 season, the Devils relocated to Newark to play their home games at the newly-constructedPrudential Center.

The Devils have arivalry with their cross-Hudson River neighbor, theNew York Rangers, as well as arivalry with thePhiladelphia Flyers. Since the division's creation in1993, the Devils have won the Atlantic Division season title nine times, most recently in the 2009–10 season.(Full article...)

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