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Mo Salah shines as Liverpool run riot before Roma hit back
Northern England: The Egyptian led the rout from the first whistle as Liverpool found themselves 5-0 up with just 10 minutes of the game left to play
| Apr. 16 |
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Manchester City wins English Premier League title. Northern England
| Apr. 11 |
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Roma stun Barcelona, advance to Champions League semifinal |
| Apr. 3 |
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Juventus 0-3 Real: Ronaldo Stunner All But Secures Semi-Final Spot. Turin
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| Mar.19 |
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Six Nations: Ireland defeats England to secure Grand Slam |
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| Jan.27 |
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Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title |
| Jan.25 |
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Cilic beats Edmund to make Australian Open final |
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| Dec.7 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win fifth Ballon d'Or |
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| Nov.13 |
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Italy Misses World Cup for First Time Since 1958 |
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| Oct.29 |
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Lewis Hamilton wins fourth Formula One world title |
| Oct.23 |
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Ronaldo beats Messi to win Best FIFA men's player award |
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| Sep.11 |
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Rafael Nadal rolls to win third US Open |
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| Aug.26 |
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Mayweather stops McGregor in 10th round in Las Vegas. Nevada
| Aug.3 |
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Neymar signs 5-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain
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| Jul.23 |
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Chris Froome Wins 4th Tour De France Title In Five Years |
| Jul.16 |
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Federer overwhelms Cilic to clinch historic eighth Wimbledon title. London
| Jul.2 |
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Germany secured first Confederations Cup title |
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| Jun.11 |
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Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka to win the tournament for a 10th time. Paris
| Jun.3 |
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Real Madrid hit four to win Champions League
Wales: Real with record 12th European Cup win. Ronaldo with his 104th and 105th Champions League goals. Bale came off the bench for real
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| May.24 |
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Manchester United win Europa League on emotional night |
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| Apr.29 |
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Bayern Munich wins fifth-straight Bundesliga title |
| Apr.11 |
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Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions
Ruhr: Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco
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| Dec.12 |
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Ballon d'Or 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi |
| Nov.27 |
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Nico Rosberg clinches world title in tense Abu Dhabi GP finale |
| Aug.20 |
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Brazil beat Germany on penalties to win men's football gold. Rio de Janeiro
| Aug.14 |
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Andy Murray defeats Juan Martin del Potro for second Olympic gold |
| Aug.13 |
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Great Britain's Mo Farah repeats as Olympic 10,000-meter champion |
| Jul.10 |
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Portugal grinds its way to Euro 2016 title, overcoming Ronaldo injury
Map of Stade de France Paris France Paris: Portugal beats hosts France in the Euro 2016 final and win their first major tournament thanks to substitute Eder's superb extra-time strike
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Andy Murray beats Milos Raonic for second Wimbledon title |
| Jul.7 |
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France stuns Germany to make Euro 2016 final
Map of Stade V%E9lodrome Marseille France Southern France: As it did in 1984 and again in 1998, France reached the final of a home football tournament after stunning world champion Germany 2-0
| Jul.6 |
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Ronaldo fires Portugal past Wales and into Euro 2016 final. Southern France
| Jul.3 |
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France ends Iceland's dream with crushing win |
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| Jun.30 |
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Portugal defeats Poland in penalty kicks to reach semifinal |
| Jun.27 |
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Iceland knocked out England
Southern France: England suffered their worst humiliation since they were knocked out of the 1950 World Cup by USA in Brazil. England manager Roy Hodgson res...
| Jun.12 |
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Euro 2016: Russia, England threatened with disqualification over violence. Southern France
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| May.29 |
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Olympiakos footballer Alan Pulido kidnapped in Mexico. North Mexico
| May.28 |
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Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to Champions League glory Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo fired home the winning penalty with draw by Atletico Madrid as Real Madrid won Europe's biggest prize for the 11th time in...
| May.15 |
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Controlled explosion carried out as Man Utd game called off
Northern England: A controlled explosion has been carried out at Old Trafford after a suspect package was found before Manchester United's match against Bourn...
| May.2 |
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Leicester wins Premier League title as Chelsea holds Tottenham. England
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| Feb.26 |
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Gianni Infantino crowned new FIFA president
Switzerland: World football's governing body elected the Swiss-Italian lawyer after he defeated Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the 2nd...
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| Jun.6 |
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Barcelona crowned European champions for fifth time |
| Mar.9 |
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French Olympic medalists filming reality show among 10 dead. Argentina
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| Jul.13 |
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Germany wins World Cup over Argentina
Map of Maracana Brazil Rio de Janeiro: Germany won the match 1-0 after extra time, with a goal from Mario Götze. The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title and their first since reunification
Germany's victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. Italian Nicola Rizzoli was named as the referee of the final. Among these invited leaders was Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, the next World Cup hosts, and Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, the previous host.
Rousseff delivered the trophy to the champion in the awards ceremony.
German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel were present for the final
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| Jul.8 |
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Brazil humiliated by rampant Germany
Map of Belo Horizonte Brazil Brazil suffer one of the most humiliating World Cup defeats as Germany score five first-half goals in reaching the final, 1-7
Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 remarkable minutes in front of a disbelieving Estadio Mineirao crowd
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| Jul.4 |
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Germany through to semi-finals over France |
| Jun.18 |
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Spain knocked out of World Cup by Chile |
| Jun.8 |
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Rafael Nadal clinches record ninth French Open title |
| May.24 |
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Real Madrid win Champions League |
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| Dec.29 |
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Schumacher injured in skiing accident in France
Map of Meribel France Southern France: Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury while skiing in Meribel, France | |
| Sep.10 |
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Bach new IOC president |
| Jul.7 |
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Murray wins historic Wimbledon title |
| Jun.9 |
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Nadal beats Ferrer to win eighth French Open title |
| May.25 |
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Bayern wins Champions League. 2-1, over Dortmund
London: 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
| Jan.7 |
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Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time |
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| Oct.14 |
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Skydiver breaks sound barrier
New Mexico: Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
| Sep.10 |
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Murray wins historic first major |
| Aug.12 |
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Olympic flag handed over to Rio. London
| Aug.9 |
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Bolt makes history with 200m gold. London
| Aug.2 |
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Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal London: 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 |
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Olympic badminton players disqualified. London
| Jul.27 |
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Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games
Map of Stratford United Kingdom London: 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.1 |
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Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine Kiev: Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
| Jun.28 |
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Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final |
| May.19 |
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Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern |
| Jan.9 |
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Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row |
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| Oct.16 |
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Indy 500 Champ Dies |
| May.28 |
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Barcelona wins Champions League over MU |
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| Aug.28 |
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Arrest over cricket 'bets scam'. England
| Jul.11 |
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Spain win World Cup in extra time
Map of Johannesburg Johannesburg: Andres Iniesta scores with four minutes left in extra time to give Spain their first World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands
| Jul.7 |
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Spain reached the World Cup final. South Africa
| Jul.6 |
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Netherlands beat Uruguay to reach final. Cape Town
| May.22 |
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Inter are European champions. Spain
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| Oct.2 |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
Denmark: 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 |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record. London
| Jun.7 |
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Federer claims historic French Open win |
| May.27 |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory. Rome
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| Jun.29 |
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory. Austria
| May.21 |
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United victorious after shoot-out drama |
| Apr.7 |
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Olympic torch extinguished
Paris: The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch |
| Mar.24 |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit. Greece
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| Nov.11 |
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Fans rampage after killing. Rome
| Jul.8 |
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Federer wins historic fifth title |
| May.23 |
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Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan |
| Feb.2 |
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Football league halted by violence |
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| Jul.27 |
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Landis gives positive drugs test |
| Jul.10 |
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Zidane blames Materazzi insults |
| Jul.9 |
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Italy wins World Cup over France Berlin: Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
| Jul.4 |
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Late double puts Italy into final |
| Jul.1 |
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Vintage France beat holders Brazil |
| May.17 |
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Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph |
| Feb.26 |
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Spectacular ceremony closes Games |
| Feb.10 |
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Torino Olympics open in spectacular style. Turin
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| Jul.24 |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win. Paris
| Jul.6 |
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London wins 2012 Olympics. Singapore
| May.25 |
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Liverpool crowned over AC Milan |
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| Aug.29 |
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Olympics: Games Close |
| Aug.21 |
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Phelps got record-tying 8th medal |
| Aug.15 |
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Schumacher claims record 12th win |
| Aug.13 |
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Glittering opening for Olympics Greece: The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers. The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators... | |
| Jul.25 |
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Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France |
| Jul.5 |
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Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal |
| May.26 |
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Porto wins Champions League |
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| Nov.22 |
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England revels in rugby World Cup glory |
| Jul.27 |
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Armstrong wins 5th Tour |
| Jul.2 |
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2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver |
| May.28 |
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AC Milan defeats Juve for European title |
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| Dec.17 |
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Ronaldo best world player for third time |
| Jul.28 |
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Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France |
| Jul.21 |
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Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title |
| Jun.25 |
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Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final |
| Jun.18 |
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South Korea beat Italy |
| May.31 |
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France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening |
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| Dec.17 |
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Figo best in world by FIFA |
| Jul.29 |
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Armstrong wins Tour de France |
| Jul.16 |
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Rogge wins top Olympics job |
| May.23 |
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Bayern wins Champions League |
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| Jul.2 |
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France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy |
| May.24 |
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Real Madrid wins Champions League |
before year 2000
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Horace Saussure reaches summit of Mt. Blanc
Southern France: Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Swiss aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism
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2016 |
| Aug.13 |
Great Britain's Mo Farah repeats as Olympic 10,000-meter champion |
2012 |
| Aug.9 |
Bolt makes history with 200m gold. London
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2018 |
| Tue. |
Mo Salah shines as Liverpool run riot before Roma hit back
Northern England: The Egyptian led the rout from the first whistle as Liverpool found themselves 5-0 up with just 10 minutes of the game left to play
| Apr. 16 |
Manchester City wins English Premier League title. Northern England
| Apr. 11 |
Roma stun Barcelona, advance to Champions League semifinal |
| Apr. 3 |
Juventus 0-3 Real: Ronaldo Stunner All But Secures Semi-Final Spot. Turin
2017 |
| Dec.7 |
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win fifth Ballon d'Or |
| Nov.13 |
Italy Misses World Cup for First Time Since 1958 |
| Oct.23 |
Ronaldo beats Messi to win Best FIFA men's player award |
| Aug.3 |
Neymar signs 5-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain
| Jul.2 |
Germany secured first Confederations Cup title |
| Jun.3 |
Real Madrid hit four to win Champions League
Wales: Real with record 12th European Cup win. Ronaldo with his 104th and 105th Champions League goals. Bale came off the bench for real
| May.24 |
Manchester United win Europa League on emotional night |
| Apr.29 |
Bayern Munich wins fifth-straight Bundesliga title |
| Apr.11 |
Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions
Ruhr: Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco
2016 |
| Dec.12 |
Ballon d'Or 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi |
| Aug.20 |
Brazil beat Germany on penalties to win men's football gold. Rio de Janeiro
| Jul.10 |
Portugal grinds its way to Euro 2016 title, overcoming Ronaldo injury
Map of Stade de France Paris France Paris: Portugal beats hosts France in the Euro 2016 final and win their first major tournament thanks to substitute Eder's superb extra-time strike
| Jul.7 |
France stuns Germany to make Euro 2016 final
Map of Stade V%E9lodrome Marseille France Southern France: As it did in 1984 and again in 1998, France reached the final of a home football tournament after stunning world champion Germany 2-0
| Jul.6 |
Ronaldo fires Portugal past Wales and into Euro 2016 final. Southern France
| Jul.3 |
France ends Iceland's dream with crushing win |
| Jun.30 |
Portugal defeats Poland in penalty kicks to reach semifinal |
| Jun.27 |
Iceland knocked out England
Southern France: England suffered their worst humiliation since they were knocked out of the 1950 World Cup by USA in Brazil. England manager Roy Hodgson res...
| Jun.12 |
Euro 2016: Russia, England threatened with disqualification over violence. Southern France
| May.29 |
Olympiakos footballer Alan Pulido kidnapped in Mexico. North Mexico
| May.28 |
Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to Champions League glory Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo fired home the winning penalty with draw by Atletico Madrid as Real Madrid won Europe's biggest prize for the 11th time in...
| May.15 |
Controlled explosion carried out as Man Utd game called off
Northern England: A controlled explosion has been carried out at Old Trafford after a suspect package was found before Manchester United's match against Bourn...
| May.2 |
Leicester wins Premier League title as Chelsea holds Tottenham. England
| Feb.26 |
Gianni Infantino crowned new FIFA president
Switzerland: World football's governing body elected the Swiss-Italian lawyer after he defeated Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the 2nd...
2015 |
| Jun.6 |
Barcelona crowned European champions for fifth time |
2014 |
| Jul.13 |
Germany wins World Cup over Argentina
Map of Maracana Brazil Rio de Janeiro: Germany won the match 1-0 after extra time, with a goal from Mario Götze. The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title and their first since reunification
Germany's victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. Italian Nicola Rizzoli was named as the referee of the final. Among these invited leaders was Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, the next World Cup hosts, and Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, the previous host.
Rousseff delivered the trophy to the champion in the awards ceremony.
German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel were present for the final
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| Jul.8 |
Brazil humiliated by rampant Germany
Map of Belo Horizonte Brazil Brazil suffer one of the most humiliating World Cup defeats as Germany score five first-half goals in reaching the final, 1-7
Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 remarkable minutes in front of a disbelieving Estadio Mineirao crowd
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| Jul.4 |
Germany through to semi-finals over France |
| Jun.18 |
Spain knocked out of World Cup by Chile |
| May.24 |
Real Madrid win Champions League |
2013 |
| May.25 |
Bayern wins Champions League. 2-1, over Dortmund
London: 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
| Jan.7 |
Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time |
2012 |
| Jul.1 |
Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine Kiev: Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
| Jun.28 |
Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final |
| May.19 |
Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern |
| Jan.9 |
Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row |
2011 |
| May.28 |
Barcelona wins Champions League over MU |
2010 |
| Jul.11 |
Spain win World Cup in extra time
Map of Johannesburg Johannesburg: Andres Iniesta scores with four minutes left in extra time to give Spain their first World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands
| Jul.7 |
Spain reached the World Cup final. South Africa
| Jul.6 |
Netherlands beat Uruguay to reach final. Cape Town
| May.22 |
Inter are European champions. Spain
2009 |
| May.27 |
Barcelona claim Champions League glory. Rome
2008 |
| Jun.29 |
Torres strike gives Spain final victory. Austria
| May.21 |
United victorious after shoot-out drama |
2007 |
| May.23 |
Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan |
| Feb.2 |
Football league halted by violence |
2006 |
| Jul.9 |
Italy wins World Cup over France Berlin: Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
| Jul.4 |
Late double puts Italy into final |
| Jul.1 |
Vintage France beat holders Brazil |
| May.17 |
Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph |
2005 |
| May.25 |
Liverpool crowned over AC Milan |
2004 |
| Jul.5 |
Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal |
| May.26 |
Porto wins Champions League |
2003 |
| May.28 |
AC Milan defeats Juve for European title |
2002 |
| Dec.17 |
Ronaldo best world player for third time |
| Jun.25 |
Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final |
| Jun.18 |
South Korea beat Italy |
| May.31 |
France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening |
2001 |
| Dec.17 |
Figo best in world by FIFA |
| May.23 |
Bayern wins Champions League |
2000 |
| Jul.2 |
France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy |
| May.24 |
Real Madrid wins Champions League |
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2017 |
| Jul.23 |
Chris Froome Wins 4th Tour De France Title In Five Years |
2005 |
| Jul.24 |
Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win. Paris
2004 |
| Jul.25 |
Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France |
2003 |
| Jul.27 |
Armstrong wins 5th Tour |
2002 |
| Jul.28 |
Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France |
2001 |
| Jul.29 |
Armstrong wins Tour de France |
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2017 |
| Oct.29 |
Lewis Hamilton wins fourth Formula One world title |
2016 |
| Nov.27 |
Nico Rosberg clinches world title in tense Abu Dhabi GP finale |
2013 |
| Dec.29 |
Schumacher injured in skiing accident in France
Map of Meribel France Southern France: Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury while skiing in Meribel, France | |
2011 |
| Oct.16 |
Indy 500 Champ Dies |
2004 |
| Aug.15 |
Schumacher claims record 12th win |
2002 |
| Jul.21 |
Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title |
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2007 |
| Nov.11 |
Fans rampage after killing. Rome
2006 |
| Jul.27 |
Landis gives positive drugs test |
| Jul.10 |
Zidane blames Materazzi insults |
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2010 |
| Aug.28 |
Arrest over cricket 'bets scam'. England
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1889 |
| Aug. 2, 1787 |
Horace Saussure reaches summit of Mt. Blanc
Southern France: Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Swiss aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism
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2012 |
| Oct.14 |
Skydiver breaks sound barrier
New Mexico: Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
|
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2004 |
| Aug.21 |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal |
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2018 |
| Jan.27 |
Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title |
| Jan.25 |
Cilic beats Edmund to make Australian Open final |
2017 |
| Sep.11 |
Rafael Nadal rolls to win third US Open |
| Jul.16 |
Federer overwhelms Cilic to clinch historic eighth Wimbledon title. London
| Jun.11 |
Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka to win the tournament for a 10th time. Paris
2016 |
| Aug.14 |
Andy Murray defeats Juan Martin del Potro for second Olympic gold |
| Jul.10 |
Andy Murray beats Milos Raonic for second Wimbledon title |
2014 |
| Jun.8 |
Rafael Nadal clinches record ninth French Open title |
2013 |
| Jul.7 |
Murray wins historic Wimbledon title |
| Jun.9 |
Nadal beats Ferrer to win eighth French Open title |
2012 |
| Sep.10 |
Murray wins historic first major |
2009 |
| Jul.5 |
Federer win breaks Sampras record. London
| Jun.7 |
Federer claims historic French Open win |
2007 |
| Jul.8 |
Federer wins historic fifth title |
|
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2018 |
| Mar.19 |
Six Nations: Ireland defeats England to secure Grand Slam |
2003 |
| Nov.22 |
England revels in rugby World Cup glory |
|
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2015 |
| Mar.9 |
French Olympic medalists filming reality show among 10 dead. Argentina
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2013 |
| Sep.10 |
Bach new IOC president |
2012 |
| Aug.12 |
Olympic flag handed over to Rio. London
| Aug.2 |
Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal London: 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 |
Olympic badminton players disqualified. London
| Jul.27 |
Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games
Map of Stratford United Kingdom London: 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... | |
2009 |
| Oct.2 |
Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
Denmark: 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 |
Olympic torch extinguished
Paris: The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Mar.30 |
Greece hands China Olympic torch |
| Mar.24 |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit. Greece
2006 |
| Feb.26 |
Spectacular ceremony closes Games |
| Feb.10 |
Torino Olympics open in spectacular style. Turin
2005 |
| Jul.6 |
London wins 2012 Olympics. Singapore
2004 |
| Aug.29 |
Olympics: Games Close |
| Aug.13 |
Glittering opening for Olympics Greece: The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers. The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators... | |
2003 |
| Jul.2 |
2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver |
2001 |
| Jul.16 |
Rogge wins top Olympics job |
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2017 |
| Aug.26 |
Mayweather stops McGregor in 10th round in Las Vegas. Nevada