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| Sun. |
Eastern Germany |
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Federer ends long title wait
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Moscow |
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Putin: I did not steal Super Bowl ring
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| Jun. 12 |
Barcelona |
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Messi in tax probe
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| Jun. 9 |
Paris |
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Nadal beats Ferrer to win eighth French Open title| Rafael Nadal, 27, came through 6-3 6-2 6-3 to reaffirm his dominance on clay, and further elevate himself among the greats of the sport | |
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| Jun. 8 |
Paris |
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Williams clinches French Open title
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| Jun. 7 |
Paris |
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Nadal edges Djokovic in epic
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| Jun. 6 |
Paris |
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Sharapova beats Victoria Azarenka at French Open |
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| Jun. 5 |
Paris |
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Sharapova rallies after dropping first six games |
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| Jun. 4 |
Paris |
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Tsonga stunning Federer in Paris |
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| Jun. 3 |
London |
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Mourinho returns to Chelsea |
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| Jun. 1 |
Bavaria |
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Cup win clinches Bayern's historic treble |
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Paris |
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Stephens, Azarenka win, Sharapova advances |
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| May. 31 |
Paris |
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Federer, Nadal, Serena advance at French Open |
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| May. 30 |
Moscow |
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Sochi Olympics a 'monstrous scam' |
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| May. 27 |
Paris |
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French Open: Nadal rallies to win opening match |
|
| May. 26 |
Northern Italy |
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Giro d'Italia: Vincenzo Nibali wins |
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Monaco |
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Nico Rosberg wins incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix |
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| May. 25 |
London |
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Bayern wins Champions League. 2-1, over Dortmund
Map of Wembley England Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final
| Bayern Munich captured their fifth European title with goals from Arjen Robben and Mario Mandzukic
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| May. 24 |
European Union |
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Platini issues racism warning |
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| May.20 |
Madrid |
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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid |
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| May.19 |
Barcelona |
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Barca celebrate La Liga title at rain-soaked Nou Camp
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| May.16 |
England |
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David Beckham to retire from football
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| May.8 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire
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| May.1 |
Barcelona |
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Bayern humiliate Barcelona
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| Jan.7 |
Barcelona |
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Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time Argentina star is becoming the first player to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title on four separate occasions
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| Aug.12 |
London |
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Olympic flag handed over to Rio
Map of Olympic stadium England The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed, as part of a spectacular closing ceremony
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London |
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'Dream Team' retains title |
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London |
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Mexico deny defenseless Brazil Olympic soccer gold |
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| Aug.9 |
London |
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Bolt makes history with 200m gold
Map of Olympic Stadium England Usain Bolt became the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles as he led home a gold and green Jamaica clean sweep in the 200m
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| Aug.5 |
London |
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Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal |
|
| Aug.2 |
London |
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Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal| Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley | |
|
| Aug.1 |
London |
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Olympic badminton players disqualified 8 players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition after being accused of 'not using one's best efforts to win'
|
| Jul.31 |
London |
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Phelps wins record Olympic medal |
|
| Jul.30 |
London |
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China swimming star denies doping |
|
| Jul.28 |
London |
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China's Yi Siling wins London Games' first gold |
|
| Jul.27 |
London |
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Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games
Map of Stratford England| The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond. The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show... | |
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| |
London |
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Young athletes light 2012 Olympic flame |
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| Jul.22 |
Paris |
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Wiggins makes history in Paris |
|
| Jul.9 |
London |
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Federer captures seventh Wimbledon title |
|
| Jul.1 |
Kiev |
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Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine| Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium. Spain are the first side to score four ... | |
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| Jun.28 |
Poland |
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Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final
Mario Balotelli's first-half double saw Italy through to the final of Euro 2012 as they stunned Germany
|
| Jun.27 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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Spain reach Euro final after shootout
Spain won a nail-biting penalty shootout against Portugal after a tense goalless draw. Ronaldo never even got to take a spot kick
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| Jun.24 |
Kiev |
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Italy go through on penalties |
|
| Jun.23 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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Spain reach semi-finals |
|
| Jun.22 |
Poland |
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Germany knock Greece out of Euros |
|
| May.19 |
Bavaria |
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Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern
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| Jan.9 |
Barcelona |
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Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row
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| Sep.7 |
Russia |
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Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash
Map of Yaroslavl Russia An airliner carrying members of a major league ice hockey team has crashed shortly after taking off killing 43 people
|
| May.29 |
Switzerland |
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FIFA suspends top executives
FIFA has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of ethics committee
|
| May.28 |
London |
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Barcelona wins Champions League over MU
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|
| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
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FIFA's World Cup be held in Qatar in 2022
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| |
Switzerland |
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2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia
|
| Aug.28 |
England |
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Arrest over cricket 'bets scam' A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged cricket betting scam centred on the current Test between Pakistan and England at Lord'...
|
| May.22 |
Spain |
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Inter are European champions Jose Mourinho wrote his name into the history books as Diego Milito inspired Inter Milan to Champions League glory against Bayern Munich
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|
| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
|
| Jul.5 |
London |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record
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| Jun.7 |
Paris |
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Federer claims historic French Open win
|
| May.27 |
Rome |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory Barcelona completed an historic treble with a 2-0 win over holders Manchester United in the final. Goals: Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi
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|
| Jun.29 |
Austria |
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory
|
| May.21 |
Moscow |
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United victorious after shoot-out drama
|
| Apr.7 |
Paris |
|
Olympic torch extinguished
The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
|
| Mar.30 |
Athens |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch |
|
| Mar.24 |
Greece |
|
Protest as Olympic torch is lit
A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
|
|
| Nov.11 |
Rome |
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Fans rampage after killing
|
| Jul.8 |
London |
|
Federer wins historic fifth title |
|
| May.23 |
Greece |
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Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan |
|
| Feb.2 |
Italy |
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Football league halted by violence |
|
|
| Jul.27 |
France |
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Landis gives positive drugs test
|
| Jul.9 |
Berlin |
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Italy wins World Cup over France Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
|
| Jul.4 |
Ruhr |
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Late double puts Italy into final
|
| Jul.1 |
West Germany |
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Vintage France beat holders Brazil
|
| Jun.9 |
Bavaria |
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Spectacular opening for World Cup |
|
| May.17 |
Paris |
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Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph |
|
| Feb.26 |
Turin |
|
Spectacular ceremony closes Games |
|
| Feb.10 |
Turin |
|
Torino Olympics open in spectacular style The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture
|
|
| Jul.24 |
Paris |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title
|
| May.25 |
Turkey |
|
Liverpool crowned over AC Milan |
|
|
| Aug.29 |
Athens |
|
Olympics: Games Close
|
| Aug.21 |
Greece |
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Phelps got record-tying 8th medal |
|
| Aug.15 |
Hungary |
|
Schumacher claims record 12th win |
|
| Aug.13 |
Greece |
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Glittering opening for Olympics The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
|
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France
|
| Jul.5 |
Portugal |
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Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal
|
| May.26 |
Germany |
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Porto wins Champions League |
|
|
| Jul.27 |
Paris |
|
Armstrong wins 5th Tour
|
| Jul.2 |
Czech Republic |
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2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver |
|
| May.28 |
England |
|
AC Milan defeats Juve for European title |
|
|
| Dec.17 |
Spain |
|
Ronaldo best world player for third time |
|
| Jul.28 |
Paris |
|
Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France |
|
| Jul.21 |
France |
|
Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title |
|
|
| Dec.17 |
Madrid |
|
Figo best in world by FIFA |
|
| Jul.29 |
Paris |
|
Armstrong wins Tour de France |
|
| Jul.16 |
Moscow |
|
Rogge wins top Olympics job |
|
| May.23 |
Bavaria |
|
Bayern wins Champions League |
|
|
| Jul.2 |
Netherlands |
|
France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy
|
| May.24 |
Madrid |
|
Real Madrid wins Champions League |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.21 |
Greece |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Sun. |
Moscow |
Putin: I did not steal Super Bowl ring
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.9 |
London |
Bolt makes history with 200m gold
Map of Olympic Stadium England Usain Bolt became the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles as he led home a gold and green Jamaica clean sweep in the 200m
|
| Aug.5 |
London |
Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Sun. |
Eastern Germany |
Federer ends long title wait
|
| Jun. 9 |
Paris |
Nadal beats Ferrer to win eighth French Open title| Rafael Nadal, 27, came through 6-3 6-2 6-3 to reaffirm his dominance on clay, and further elevate himself among the greats of the sport | |
|
| Jun. 8 |
Paris |
Williams clinches French Open title
|
| Jun. 7 |
Paris |
Nadal edges Djokovic in epic
|
| Jun. 6 |
Paris |
Sharapova beats Victoria Azarenka at French Open |
|
| Jun. 5 |
Paris |
Sharapova rallies after dropping first six games |
|
| Jun. 4 |
Paris |
Tsonga stunning Federer in Paris |
|
| Jun. 1 |
Paris |
Stephens, Azarenka win, Sharapova advances |
|
| May. 31 |
Paris |
Federer, Nadal, Serena advance at French Open |
|
| May. 27 |
Paris |
French Open: Nadal rallies to win opening match |
| 2012 |
|
| Jul.9 |
London |
Federer captures seventh Wimbledon title |
| 2009 |
|
| Jul.5 |
London |
Federer win breaks Sampras record
|
| Jun.7 |
Paris |
Federer claims historic French Open win
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.8 |
London |
Federer wins historic fifth title |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jun. 12 |
Barcelona |
Messi in tax probe
|
| Jun. 3 |
London |
Mourinho returns to Chelsea |
|
| Jun. 1 |
Bavaria |
Cup win clinches Bayern's historic treble |
|
| May. 25 |
London |
Bayern wins Champions League. 2-1, over Dortmund
Map of Wembley England Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final
| Bayern Munich captured their fifth European title with goals from Arjen Robben and Mario Mandzukic
|
| |
|
| May. 24 |
European Union |
Platini issues racism warning |
|
| May.20 |
Madrid |
Mourinho to leave Real Madrid |
|
| May.19 |
Barcelona |
Barca celebrate La Liga title at rain-soaked Nou Camp
|
| May.16 |
England |
David Beckham to retire from football
|
| May.8 |
Northern England |
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire
|
| May.1 |
Barcelona |
Bayern humiliate Barcelona
|
| Jan.7 |
Barcelona |
Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time Argentina star is becoming the first player to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title on four separate occasions
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.12 |
London |
Mexico deny defenseless Brazil Olympic soccer gold |
|
| Jul.1 |
Kiev |
Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine| Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium. Spain are the first side to score four ... | |
|
| Jun.28 |
Poland |
Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final
Mario Balotelli's first-half double saw Italy through to the final of Euro 2012 as they stunned Germany
|
| Jun.27 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Spain reach Euro final after shootout
Spain won a nail-biting penalty shootout against Portugal after a tense goalless draw. Ronaldo never even got to take a spot kick
|
| Jun.24 |
Kiev |
Italy go through on penalties |
|
| Jun.23 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Spain reach semi-finals |
|
| Jun.22 |
Poland |
Germany knock Greece out of Euros |
|
| May.19 |
Bavaria |
Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern
|
| Jan.9 |
Barcelona |
Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row
| 2011 |
|
| May.29 |
Switzerland |
FIFA suspends top executives
FIFA has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of ethics committee
|
| May.28 |
London |
Barcelona wins Champions League over MU
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
FIFA's World Cup be held in Qatar in 2022
|
| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia
|
| May.22 |
Spain |
Inter are European champions Jose Mourinho wrote his name into the history books as Diego Milito inspired Inter Milan to Champions League glory against Bayern Munich
| 2009 |
|
| May.27 |
Rome |
Barcelona claim Champions League glory Barcelona completed an historic treble with a 2-0 win over holders Manchester United in the final. Goals: Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.29 |
Austria |
Torres strike gives Spain final victory
|
| May.21 |
Moscow |
United victorious after shoot-out drama
| 2007 |
|
| May.23 |
Greece |
Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan |
|
| Feb.2 |
Italy |
Football league halted by violence |
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.9 |
Berlin |
Italy wins World Cup over France Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
|
| Jul.4 |
Ruhr |
Late double puts Italy into final
|
| Jul.1 |
West Germany |
Vintage France beat holders Brazil
|
| Jun.9 |
Bavaria |
Spectacular opening for World Cup |
|
| May.17 |
Paris |
Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph |
| 2005 |
|
| May.25 |
Turkey |
Liverpool crowned over AC Milan |
| 2004 |
|
| Jul.5 |
Portugal |
Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal
|
| May.26 |
Germany |
Porto wins Champions League |
| 2003 |
|
| May.28 |
England |
AC Milan defeats Juve for European title |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.17 |
Spain |
Ronaldo best world player for third time |
| 2001 |
|
| Dec.17 |
Madrid |
Figo best in world by FIFA |
|
| May.23 |
Bavaria |
Bayern wins Champions League |
| 2000 |
|
| Jul.2 |
Netherlands |
France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy
|
| May.24 |
Madrid |
Real Madrid wins Champions League |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.12 |
London |
'Dream Team' retains title |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 26 |
Northern Italy |
Giro d'Italia: Vincenzo Nibali wins |
| 2012 |
|
| Jul.22 |
Paris |
Wiggins makes history in Paris |
| 2005 |
|
| Jul.24 |
Paris |
Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title
| 2004 |
|
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.27 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins 5th Tour
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.28 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France |
| 2001 |
|
| Jul.29 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins Tour de France |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 26 |
Monaco |
Nico Rosberg wins incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix |
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.15 |
Hungary |
Schumacher claims record 12th win |
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.21 |
France |
Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.11 |
Rome |
Fans rampage after killing
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.27 |
France |
Landis gives positive drugs test
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Aug.28 |
England |
Arrest over cricket 'bets scam' A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged cricket betting scam centred on the current Test between Pakistan and England at Lord'...
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Sep.7 |
Russia |
Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash
Map of Yaroslavl Russia An airliner carrying members of a major league ice hockey team has crashed shortly after taking off killing 43 people
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 30 |
Moscow |
Sochi Olympics a 'monstrous scam' |
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.12 |
London |
Olympic flag handed over to Rio
Map of Olympic stadium England The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed, as part of a spectacular closing ceremony
|
| Aug.2 |
London |
Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal| Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley | |
|
| Aug.1 |
London |
Olympic badminton players disqualified 8 players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition after being accused of 'not using one's best efforts to win'
|
| Jul.31 |
London |
Phelps wins record Olympic medal |
|
| Jul.30 |
London |
China swimming star denies doping |
|
| Jul.28 |
London |
China's Yi Siling wins London Games' first gold |
|
| Jul.27 |
London |
Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games
Map of Stratford England| The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond. The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show... | |
|
| Jul.27 |
London |
Young athletes light 2012 Olympic flame |
| 2009 |
|
| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.7 |
Paris |
Olympic torch extinguished
The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
|
| Mar.30 |
Athens |
Greece hands China Olympic torch |
|
| Mar.24 |
Greece |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit
A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.26 |
Turin |
Spectacular ceremony closes Games |
|
| Feb.10 |
Turin |
Torino Olympics open in spectacular style The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.29 |
Athens |
Olympics: Games Close
|
| Aug.13 |
Greece |
Glittering opening for Olympics The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.2 |
Czech Republic |
2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver |
| 2001 |
|
| Jul.16 |
Moscow |
Rogge wins top Olympics job |