Sports in History
Explore 424 historical moments related to sports — from pivotal breakthroughs to world-changing events.
📅 20th Century(190)
Babe Ruth is sold to the New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees, a deal that transforms baseball history.
Mount Everest Conquered
Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali Sherpa, become the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They achieved this feat on the expedition's final day.
First ascent of Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Munich air disaster
The aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team crashed while attempting to take off from Munich-Riem Airport. The disaster tragically killed 8 players and 23 people in total.
Muhammad Ali Name Change Announcement
Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced in a radio broadcast that boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali.
Flyers-Blues brawl
A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia.
Jim Thorpe's medals posthumously recognized
Thirty years after his death, the International Olympic Committee presented commemorative medals to the family of American athlete Jim Thorpe. Thorpe had been stripped of his gold medals for playing semi-professional baseball before the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Shergar stolen
The Irish-bred racehorse Shergar was stolen by gunmen. They demanded a £2 million ransom for his return.
Doug Williams in Super Bowl XXII
Doug Williams made history as the first African-American quarterback to play in and win the Super Bowl, leading the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII.
Hillsborough disaster unfolds in Sheffield
A crowd crush at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield leads to one of the deadliest disasters in British sporting history.
Birth of Thorgan Hazard
Thorgan Hazard, a Belgian footballer, was born.
Jacob Gagan
Jacob Gagan is an Australian rugby league player.
Sam Johnstone
Sam Johnstone is an English professional footballer.
Nancy Kerrigan attack
Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.
Arman Hall
Arman Hall is an American sprinter.
Paxton Lynch
Paxton Lynch is an American football player.
Birth of Matt Olson
Matt Olson, an American baseball player, was born.
Tang Haochen
Chinese tennis player Tang Haochen was born.
Edwin Díaz
Edwin Díaz is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher.
Justine Dufour-Lapointe
Justine Dufour-Lapointe is a Canadian freestyle skier.
Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen is an American professional football player.
Nyck de Vries
Nyck de Vries is a Dutch racing driver.
Madison Keys
American tennis player.
Devonte' Graham
Devonte' Graham is an American professional basketball player.
Andrew Wiggins
Canadian basketball player Andrew Wiggins was born.
Laura Gulbe
Laura Gulbe, a Latvian tennis player, was born. She has competed in various professional tennis tournaments.
Claressa Shields
American boxer and mixed martial artist Claressa Shields was born.
Birth of Kevin Kauber
Kevin Kauber, an Estonian footballer, was born.
Conor Garland
Conor Garland, American ice hockey player.
Birth of Wade Baldwin IV
Wade Baldwin IV, an American basketball player, was born.
Zhou Qi
Zhou Qi, a Chinese basketball player, was born.
Jakub Jankto
Czech footballer.
Mohamed Hany
Mohamed Hany is an Egyptian footballer.
Kevon Looney
Kevon Looney is an American professional basketball player.
Kenedy
Kenedy is a Brazilian professional footballer.
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
On February 10, 1996, the chess-playing computer Deep Blue defeated World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in a game. This marked the first time a computer beat a reigning world champion under tournament conditions.
Sebastian Aho
Swedish ice hockey player.
Noah Rubin
American tennis player Noah Rubin was born.
Kia Nurse
Kia Nurse is a Canadian professional basketball player.
D'Angelo Russell
American basketball player D'Angelo Russell was born.
Chris Godwin
Chris Godwin, an American football player, was born. He is a wide receiver in the NFL.
Kyle Allen
Kyle Allen is an American football player.
Birth of Alexander Albon
Alexander Albon, a Thai-British race car driver, was born.
Birth of Joel Kiviranta
Joel Kiviranta, a Finnish ice hockey player, was born.
Birth of Matt Renshaw
Matt Renshaw, an English-Australian cricketer, was born.
Birth of Max Strus
Max Strus, an American basketball player, was born.
Birth of Ryan Noda
Ryan Noda, an American baseball player, was born.
Mayo Hibi
Mayo Hibi, a Japanese tennis player, was born.
Ozzie Albies
Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan baseball player, was born.
Travis Konecny
Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey player.
Ray Spalding
Ray Spalding, American basketball player.
Derrick Jones Jr.
American basketball player Derrick Jones Jr. was born.
Douglas Augusto
Brazilian footballer.
Egan Bernal
Colombian cyclist.
Noah Hanifin
Noah Hanifin is an American ice hockey player.
Joel Eriksson Ek
Joel Eriksson Ek is a Swedish professional ice hockey player.
Jack Roslovic
Jack Roslovic is an American professional ice hockey player.
Drew Eubanks
Drew Eubanks, American basketball player, was born.
Patrick Roberts
Birth of Patrick Roberts, an English footballer.
Breel Embolo
Breel Embolo is a Swiss footballer.
Gaetano Castrovilli
Italian footballer.
Jerome Robinson
Jerome Robinson is an American basketball player.
Ilya Samsonov
Ilya Samsonov is a Russian ice hockey player.
Jamal Murray
Canadian basketball player Jamal Murray was born.
Jessie Bates
Jessie Bates is an American football player.
Taher Mohamed
Egyptian footballer.
Tijana Bošković
Tijana Bošković is a Serbian volleyball player.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is an English professional footballer.
Florian Neuhaus
Florian Neuhaus is a German professional footballer.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer Katie Ledecky was born.
Daniel Sprong
Dutch ice hockey player Daniel Sprong was born.
Rieko Ioane
New Zealand professional rugby union player.
Birth of Alex Meret
Alex Meret, an Italian footballer, was born on this day.
Chimezie Metu
Chimezie Metu is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player.
Birth of Ben Manenti
Ben Manenti, an Australian cricketer, was born.
Birth of Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus, a Brazilian footballer, was born.
Birth of Zhao Xintong
Zhao Xintong, a Chinese snooker player, was born.
Alexandra Eade
Alexandra Eade, Australian artistic gymnast, was born.
Ben Godfrey
Ben Godfrey, English footballer, was born.
George Russell
English racing driver George Russell was born.
Tony Bradley
Tony Bradley is an American basketball player.
Emre Guler
Australian rugby league player.
Malik Monk
Malik Monk is an American basketball player.
Maximilian Wöber
Maximilian Wöber is an Austrian footballer.
Adley Rutschman
Adley Rutschman is an American professional baseball catcher.
Rui Hachimura
Rui Hachimura is a Japanese professional basketball player.
Cem Bölükbaşı Born
Cem Bölükbaşı, a Turkish racing driver and former sim racer, was born.
Trent Frederic born
Trent Frederic, American ice hockey player, was born.
Josh Jacobs born
Josh Jacobs, American football player, was born.
Devin White
American football player.
Katharina Gerlach
German tennis player.
Tara Lipinski wins Olympic gold
At the age of 15, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympic Games on February 20, 1998.
Todd Cantwell
Todd Cantwell, an English footballer, was born. He has played for several clubs in English football.
Jayson Tatum
American basketball player Jayson Tatum was born.
Kyle Trask
Kyle Trask is an American professional football player.
Justin Herbert
Justin Herbert, American football player, was born on this date.
Jay-Roy Grot
Dutch professional footballer.
Brandon Aiyuk
American football player Brandon Aiyuk was born.
Emmanuel Clase
Dominican professional baseball pitcher.
Julian Love
Julian Love, American football player, was born.
Birth of Miles Bridges
Miles Bridges, an American basketball player, was born.
Birth of Lance Morris
Lance Morris, an Australian cricketer, was born.
Birth of Kalyn Ponga
Kalyn Ponga, an Australian rugby league player, was born.
Mitchell Robinson
Mitchell Robinson is an American professional basketball player.
Marvin Bagley III
Marvin Bagley III is an American basketball player.
Ignas Brazdeikis
Ignas Brazdeikis is a Lithuanian-Canadian basketball player.
Mason Mount
Mason Mount is an English footballer.
Jeanette Hegg Duestad
Norwegian sport shooter.
Lim Sung-jin
South Korean volleyball player.
Brandon Wakeham
Australian-Fijian rugby league player.
Declan Rice
Declan Rice is an English professional footballer.
Emerson Royal
Emerson Royal is a Brazilian professional footballer.
Jonathan Taylor
American football player.
Donyell Malen
Dutch footballer.
Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas is an American football player.
Vitalie Damașcan
Moldovan footballer Vitalie Damașcan was born.
Tristan Wirfs
Tristan Wirfs is an American football player.
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Mohamed Abdelmonem, Egyptian footballer, was born.
Jeff Okudah
Jeff Okudah is an American football player.
Alessia Russo
Alessia Russo is an English footballer.
Tyler Adams
Tyler Adams, American soccer player, was born.
Ignatius Ganago
Ignatius Ganago is a Cameroonian footballer.
Jarrett Culver
Jarrett Culver is an American professional basketball player.
Harry Brook
Harry Brook is an English cricketer.
Luka Dončić
Luka Dončić, a Slovenian basketball player, was born.
Oswaldo Cabrera
Oswaldo Cabrera, a Venezuelan baseball player, was born.
Brogan Hay
Brogan Hay, a Scottish footballer, was born.
Corey Kispert
American basketball player Corey Kispert was born.
Justin Fields
American football player Justin Fields was born.
Ylena In-Albon
Ylena In-Albon is a Swiss professional tennis player.
Nathan McSweeney
Nathan McSweeney is an Australian cricketer.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen born
Finnish ice hockey player Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was born.
Cole Kmet
Cole Kmet, American football player, was born on this date.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a Canadian professional baseball player.
Diogo Dalot
Diogo Dalot, a Portuguese footballer, was born on March 18, 1999.
Nico Collins
Nico Collins, American football player, was born.
Katie Swan
Katie Swan, an English tennis player, was born on March 24, 1999.
Japhet Tanganga
Birth of Japhet Tanganga, an English footballer.
Gabe Davis
Gabe Davis, an American professional football player, was born.
Birth of Chanel Harris-Tavita
Chanel Harris-Tavita, a New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player, was born.
Gastón Martirena
Gastón Martirena is an Uruguayan footballer.
Fiete Arp
Fiete Arp is a German footballer.
Mohamed Camara
Mohamed Camara is a Malian footballer.
Triston Casas
Triston Casas, American baseball player, was born.
Tyrese Haliburton
Tyrese Haliburton is an American basketball player.
Ferran Torres
Ferran Torres is a Spanish footballer.
Jakub Kiwior
Polish footballer Jakub Kiwior was born.
Erik Botheim
Erik Botheim is a Norwegian footballer.
Sven Botman
Dutch footballer Sven Botman was born.
Harley Smith-Shields
Australian rugby league player.
Jonathan David
Jonathan David is a Canadian professional soccer player.
Andrew Nembhard
Andrew Nembhard, a Canadian basketball player, was born.
Tyler Herro
Tyler Herro, American basketball player, was born.
Birth of Laia Codina
Laia Codina, a Spanish footballer, was born on January 22, 2000.
Fanni Pigniczki
Hungarian rhythmic gymnast Fanni Pigniczki was born.
Morgan Gibbs-White
English footballer born on January 27, 2000.
Aurélien Tchouaméni
French footballer born on January 27, 2000.
Julián Alvarez
Julián Alvarez is an Argentine footballer.
Talanoa Hufanga
Talanoa Hufanga, American football player, was born.
Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami is a Japanese baseball player.
Conor Gallagher
Conor Gallagher, an English footballer, was born.
Jayden Campbell
Jayden Campbell, an Australian rugby league player, was born.
María Carlé
Argentine tennis player.
Nassir Little born
Nassir Little, American basketball player, was born.
Gabriel Moreno
Gabriel Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player, was born.
Coby White
Coby White, an American basketball player, was born.
Carlos Yulo
Carlos Yulo is a Filipino artistic gymnast.
Zakaria Aboukhlal
Moroccan footballer.
Giacomo Raspadori
Italian footballer.
Josh Sargent
Josh Sargent is an American professional soccer player.
Femke Bol
Dutch hurdler and sprinter Femke Bol was born.
Antony Matheus dos Santos
Antony Matheus dos Santos is a Brazilian footballer.
Nichika Yamada
Nichika Yamada is a Japanese volleyball player.
Bo Nix
Bo Nix is an American football player.
Moise Kean
Moise Kean, an Italian footballer, was born.
Josip Šutalo
Josip Šutalo, a Croatian footballer, was born.
Ja'Marr Chase
Ja'Marr Chase, an American football player, was born.
Bárbara Domingos
Bárbara Domingos, a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast, was born.
Illan Meslier
Illan Meslier, a French footballer, was born.
Jevon Holland
Canadian-American football player Jevon Holland was born.
Doug Edert
American basketball player Doug Edert was born.
Armando Bacot
Armando Bacot is an American professional basketball player.
Rasmus Sandin
Swedish ice hockey player.
Nick Bolton
Nick Bolton, American football player, was born on this date.
Jalen Smith
Jalen Smith, an American basketball player, was born on March 16, 2000.
Birth of Dimitrios Meliopoulos
Dimitrios Meliopoulos, a Greek footballer, was born on this day.
Ozan Kabak
Ozan Kabak is a Turkish professional footballer.
Birth of Colton Herta
Colton Herta, an American race car driver, was born.
Rhian Brewster
Rhian Brewster, an English professional footballer, was born.
Rodrigo Riquelme
Rodrigo Riquelme is a Spanish professional footballer.
📅 21th Century(234)
Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield is an American ice hockey player.
Luiz Henrique
Luiz Henrique is a Brazilian footballer.
Mykhailo Mudryk
Mykhailo Mudryk is a Ukrainian footballer.
Ellis Simms
Ellis Simms is an English footballer.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a Georgian footballer, was born on February 12, 2001.
Jameson Williams
Jameson Williams is an American football player.
Birth of Jalen Carter
Jalen Carter, an American football player, was born.
Birth of Angelo Stiller
Angelo Stiller, a German footballer, was born.
Trevor Zegras
Trevor Zegras, an American ice hockey player, was born on March 20, 2001.
Birth of Nico Mannion
Nico Mannion, an Italian-American basketball player, was born.
Zach Charbonnet
Zach Charbonnet, American football player, was born.
Eric García
Spanish footballer Eric García was born.
Peter Mamouzelos
Australian rugby league player Peter Mamouzelos was born.
Santi Aldama
Spanish basketball player.
Sam LaPorta
American football player Sam LaPorta was born.
Cora Jade
Cora Jade, an American professional wrestler, was born.
Enzo Fernández
Enzo Fernández is an Argentinian footballer.
Baek Jong-bum
South Korean footballer.
Olga Danilović
Serbian tennis player Olga Danilović was born.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Elisabetta Cocciaretto is an Italian tennis player.
Latalia Bevan
Latalia Bevan, Welsh artistic gymnast, was born on January 26, 2001.
Isaac Okoro
Isaac Okoro, American basketball player, was born on January 26, 2001.
Tre Mann
Tre Mann, American basketball player, was born.
Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams, English footballer, was born.
R. J. Hampton
R. J. Hampton, an American basketball player, was born.
Dylan Cozens Born
Dylan Cozens, a Canadian ice hockey player, was born.
Sergio Camello
Sergio Camello, a Spanish footballer, was born on February 10, 2001.
Bryan Gil born
Bryan Gil, Spanish footballer, was born.
Kaapo Kakko
Kaapo Kakko, a Finnish ice hockey player, was born.
Yuki Naito
Yuki Naito, a Japanese tennis player, was born.
Tanguy Coulibaly
Tanguy Coulibaly, a French footballer, was born on February 18, 2001.
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Jaime Jaquez Jr., an American basketball player, was born on February 18, 2001.
Lee Kang-in
South Korean footballer.
Vernon Carey Jr.
Vernon Carey Jr. is an American basketball player.
Wander Franco
Wander Franco, a Dominican baseball player, was born.
Freya Anderson
Freya Anderson is an English freestyle swimmer.
George Pickens
George Pickens is an American football player.
Max Duggan
Max Duggan is an American football player.
Thomas Dearden
Australian professional rugby league footballer.
Kyle Hamilton
Kyle Hamilton, an American football player, was born on March 16, 2001.
Pietro Pellegri
Italian footballer Pietro Pellegri was born.
Birth of Artūrs Šilovs
Artūrs Šilovs, a Latvian ice hockey player, was born on this day.
Birth of Anna Hall
Anna Hall, an American world champion heptathlete, was born.
Clara Burel
Clara Burel, a French tennis player, was born on March 24, 2001.
Birth of Wang Xiyu
Wang Xiyu, a Chinese tennis player, was born.
Birth of Anastasia Potapova
Anastasia Potapova, a Russian tennis player, was born.
Simon Adingra
Simon Adingra is an Ivorian footballer.
Tim Stützle
Tim Stützle, German ice hockey player, was born.
Jahmyr Gibbs
Jahmyr Gibbs, an American football player, was born on March 20, 2002.
Bijan Robinson born
Bijan Robinson, an American football player, was born.
Elly De La Cruz
Dominican baseball player.
Eva Lys
German tennis player Eva Lys was born.
JJ Peterka
JJ Peterka, a German ice hockey player, was born.
Anastasia Zakharova born
Anastasia Zakharova, a Russian tennis player, was born on January 18, 2002.
Ki-Jana Hoever born
Ki-Jana Hoever, a Dutch footballer, was born on January 18, 2002.
Karim Adeyemi
Karim Adeyemi is a German professional footballer.
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Arnaud Kalimuendo, French footballer, was born.
Birth of Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark, an American basketball player, was born on January 22, 2002.
Joško Gvardiol
Croatian footballer Joško Gvardiol was born.
Nicola Zalewski
Polish footballer Nicola Zalewski was born.
Darya Astakhova
Darya Astakhova, Russian tennis player, was born on January 26, 2002.
Beñat Turrientes
Beñat Turrientes is a Spanish footballer.
Brian Brobbey
Brian Brobbey, Dutch footballer, was born.
Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders, an American football player, was born.
Jalen Green Born
Jalen Green, an American basketball player, was born.
Liam Lawson born
Liam Lawson, New Zealand racing driver, was born.
Jaden Ivey
Jaden Ivey, an American basketball player, was born.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, American football player, was born.
Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker, an Indian sports shooter, was born on February 18, 2002.
Gavin Bazunu born
Gavin Bazunu, Irish footballer, was born on February 20, 2002.
Gerard Martín
Spanish footballer Gerard Martín was born.
César Tárrega
Spanish footballer César Tárrega was born.
Johnny Davis
Johnny Davis, an American basketball player, was born. He later played in the NBA.
Brooks Barnhizer
Brooks Barnhizer, an American basketball player, was born.
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva is an Australian rhythmic gymnast.
Usman Garuba born
Spanish basketball player Usman Garuba was born.
Keon Johnson
Keon Johnson, American basketball player, was born on this date.
Frank Gore Jr.
American football player.
Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice, an American football player, was born on March 18, 2002.
Daria Snigur
Daria Snigur is a Ukrainian tennis player.
Daria Trubnikova
Daria Trubnikova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast.
CJ Egan-Riley
CJ Egan-Riley is an English footballer.
Elye Wahi
Elye Wahi is a French footballer.
Ryan Dunn
Ryan Dunn, American basketball player, was born.
Tristan Vukčević
Tristan Vukčević, Serbian-Swedish basketball player.
Birth of Harvey Elliott
Harvey Elliott, an English footballer, was born.
Amen Thompson born
Amen Thompson, an American basketball player, was born.
Ausar Thompson born
Ausar Thompson, an American basketball player, was born.
Cesare Casadei
Italian footballer.
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Russian tennis player.
Robin Roefs
Robin Roefs is a Dutch footballer.
Wendy Shongwe born
Wendy Shongwe, a South African sprinter and soccer player, was born on January 18, 2003.
Felix Afena-Gyan
Ghanaian footballer.
J. J. McCarthy
J. J. McCarthy, American football player, was born.
Antonia Ružić
Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player, was born.
Hannibal Mejbri
Tunisian footballer.
Park Seong-hoon
South Korean footballer born on January 27, 2003.
Jarell Quansah
Jarell Quansah is an English professional footballer.
Rasmus Højlund
Rasmus Højlund, a Danish footballer, was born on February 4, 2003.
Alessandro Fontanarosa
Alessandro Fontanarosa, an Italian footballer, was born.
Cooper DeJean Born
Cooper DeJean, an American football player, was born.
Raúl Asencio
Raúl Asencio, a Spanish footballer, was born.
Honey Osrin
Honey Osrin, a British swimmer, was born.
Brandin Podziemski
Brandin Podziemski is an American basketball player.
Jamal Musiala
German footballer Jamal Musiala was born.
Sunisa Lee born
American gymnast Sunisa Lee was born.
Quinn Ewers
American football player.
Birth of Abbi Pulling
Abbi Pulling, an English racing driver, was born.
Lamine Camara
Lamine Camara is a Senegalese footballer.
Carlos Baleba Born
Carlos Baleba, Cameroonian footballer, was born.
Toby Collyer Born
Toby Collyer, English footballer, was born.
Habib Diarra Born
Habib Diarra, Senegalese footballer, was born.
Shane Wright
Shane Wright is a Canadian ice hockey player.
Lydia Jacoby
Lydia Jacoby is an American swimmer.
Abdukodir Khusanov
Abdukodir Khusanov is an Uzbek footballer.
Margarita Kolosov
Margarita Kolosov, German rhythmic gymnast.
Šimon Nemec
Slovak ice hockey player Šimon Nemec was born.
Birth of Kim Ju-chan
Kim Ju-chan, a South Korean footballer, was born.
Julio Enciso
Paraguayan footballer Julio Enciso was born.
Emoni Bates
Emoni Bates is an American basketball player.
Liam Öhgren
Liam Öhgren is a Swedish ice hockey player.
Roger Federer becomes world No. 1
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
Eleonore Caburet
Eleonore Caburet, French rhythmic gymnast, was born.
Scoot Henderson
Scoot Henderson, American basketball player, was born.
Jared McCain born
Jared McCain, American basketball player, was born on February 20, 2004.
Samuele Vignato
Samuele Vignato, an Italian football player, was born.
Rafael Obrador
Rafael Obrador, a Spanish footballer, was born.
Matt Poitras
Matt Poitras, Canadian ice hockey player, was born on March 10, 2004.
Coco Gauff
American professional tennis player.
Isaiah Bond
American football player.
Gonzalo García
Gonzalo García, a Spanish footballer, was born on March 24, 2004.
Birth of Anna Shcherbakova
Anna Shcherbakova, a Russian figure skater, was born.
Samson Baidoo
Birth of Samson Baidoo, an Austrian professional footballer.
Mateo Sanabria
Birth of Mateo Sanabria, an Argentine professional footballer.
Alex Luna
Birth of Alex Luna, an Argentine professional footballer.
Diana Shnaider
Diana Shnaider is a Russian professional tennis player.
Rob Dillingham
Rob Dillingham, American basketball player, was born.
Iker Bravo
Spanish footballer.
Peio Canales
Peio Canales is a Spanish footballer.
Sergio Mestre
Sergio Mestre, a Spanish footballer, was born.
Vitor Roque
Vitor Roque, a Brazilian footballer, was born.
Rodri Mendoza
Spanish footballer.
Reed Baker-Whiting
Birth of Reed Baker-Whiting, an American professional footballer.
Adrián Liso
Adrián Liso is a Spanish professional footballer.
Claudio Echeverri
Claudio Echeverri, an Argentine footballer, was born on January 2, 2006.
Marc Guiu
Marc Guiu, Spanish footballer, was born.
Stefanos Tzimas
Stefanos Tzimas, Greek footballer, was born.
Irfan Pathan's Test Cricket Hat-trick
India's Irfan Pathan achieved a historic feat by becoming the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.
Sára Bejlek
Sára Bejlek, a Czech professional tennis player, was born.
Gianluca Prestianni
Gianluca Prestianni, an Argentine professional footballer, was born.
Ian Subiabre
Ian Subiabre is an Argentine footballer.
Jesús Fortea
Jesús Fortea, a Spanish footballer, was born. He is known for his career in professional soccer.
South Pole of Inaccessibility Reached
A four-man team using skis and kites reached the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to do so since 1967.
Luke Littler
English darts player.
Birth of Pau Cubarsí
Pau Cubarsí, a Spanish footballer, was born on January 22, 2007.
Filippo Raciti killed in football violence
Following a Derby di Sicilia match in Catania, football violence caused the death of police officer Filippo Raciti, leading to new safety regulations at Italian sporting events.
Diego Aguado
Diego Aguado, a Spanish footballer, was born.
Ryan Williams Born
Ryan Williams, an American football player, was born.
Kiyan Anthony
American basketball player.
Birth of Ethan Nwaneri
Ethan Nwaneri, an English footballer, was born.
Brenda Fruhvirtová
Brenda Fruhvirtová is a Czech professional tennis player.
Rémi Himbert
Rémi Himbert is a French footballer.
Antonio Arena
Antonio Arena, an Italian footballer, was born on February 10, 2009.
NCAA Report on Florida State University
The NCAA released a report alleging academic fraud by 61 student athletes at Florida State University as part of an investigation into an athletic scandal.
Togo national football team attack
Gunmen attacked the bus transporting the Togo national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. Three people were killed.
Port Said Stadium Riot
Following an Egyptian Premier League match, fans rioted and attacked supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.
Vic Howe
Vic Howe was a Canadian ice hockey player.
Andy Bathgate
Andy Bathgate was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager.
Don Getty
Don Getty was a Canadian football player and politician, serving as the 11th Premier of Alberta.
Al Wistert
Al Wistert, an American football player and coach, died. He was born in 1920.
Roberto Perfumo
Roberto Perfumo, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster, died on this date.
Jack Mansell
Jack Mansell, an English footballer and manager, died on March 19, 2016. He was born in 1927.
Minneapolis Miracle
In the "Minneapolis Miracle", Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard touchdown pass, securing the Minnesota Vikings' victory in a playoff game.
Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler was an American professional basketball player.
Steve Folkes
Steve Folkes, an Australian rugby league player and coach, died. He was born in 1959.
Roger Bannister
English middle-distance athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a four-minute mile, has died. He was born in 1929.
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks was an English footballer.
Jake Phelps
Jake Phelps was an American skateboarder and editor-in-chief of Thrasher magazine.
Charlie Whiting
Charlie Whiting was a British motorsport director.
Dick Beyer
Dick Beyer, an American professional wrestler, died on March 7, 2019. He was born in 1930.
Cedrick Hardman
Cedrick Hardman was an American football player and actor.
Éva Székely
Éva Székely was a Hungarian Hall of Fame swimmer and 1952 Olympic champion.
Pat Dalton
Pat Dalton was an Australian footballer.
Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, killing all nine people on board, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.
John Altobelli
John Altobelli, an American college baseball coach, died on January 26, 2020. He was born in 1963.
Gianna Bryant
Gianna Bryant, an American student-athlete, died on January 26, 2020. She was born in 2006.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant, an American basketball player, died on January 26, 2020. He was born in 1978.
Yuzuru Hanyu completes Super Slam
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.
Joel Robert
Joel Robert was a Belgian professional motorcycle racer.
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron was an American baseball player.
Marty Schottenheimer
Marty Schottenheimer was an American football player and coach.
Julie Pomagalski
Julie Pomagalski, a French snowboarder, died on March 23, 2021. She was born in 1980.
Scott Hall
Scott Hall was an American professional wrestler.
Francisco Gento
Francisco Gento was a Spanish professional footballer.
Kim In-hyeok
Kim In-hyeok was a South Korean volleyball player.
Johnny Raper Dies
Johnny Raper, an Australian rugby league player and coach, died. He was born in 1939.
Olsen Filipaina
New Zealand rugby league player.
Rod Marsh
Rod Marsh, born in 1947, was an Australian cricketer and coach.
Shane Warne
Shane Warne, born in 1969, was an Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster.
Shirley Burkovich
Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player, has died.
Greta Andersen
Greta Andersen was a Danish swimmer who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Arto Heiskanen
Arto Heiskanen was a Finnish professional ice hockey player.
Death of Willis Reed
Willis Reed, an American basketball player, passed away. He was a prominent figure in the sport.
Mário Zagallo
Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and manager, has died. He was born in 1931.
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager, has died. He was born in 1945.
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers was an American football player and actor.
Barry John
Barry John was a Welsh rugby player.
Andreas Brehme
Andreas Brehme was a German professional footballer.
Death of Larry Lloyd
Larry Lloyd, an English professional football player and coach, died.
Vontae Davis
Vontae Davis was an American professional football player.
Bob Lanigan
Bob Lanigan, an Australian rugby league player, died.
Ágnes Keleti
Ágnes Keleti was a Hungarian Olympic gymnast.
Junior Bridgeman
Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman, died.
Dick Button death
Dick Button, American figure skater and actor, is predicted to pass away.
Black Bart
American professional wrestler Black Bart died. He was born in 1948.
Bill McCartney
Bill McCartney was an American football player and coach, born in 1940.
Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker is an American former professional baseball catcher and sportscaster.
Denis Law
Denis Law was a Scottish footballer.
Jeff Torborg
American baseball player and manager, born in 1941.
Iris Cummings
Iris Cummings was an American swimmer and aviator.
Fay Vincent
Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball, died.
Virginia Halas McCaskey
Virginia Halas McCaskey was an American football executive and the owner of the Chicago Bears.
Dick Jauron
Dick Jauron was an American football player and coach.
Peter Tuiasosopo
American football player and actor.
Al Trautwig
American sports commentator Al Trautwig died.
Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky, a Russian chess grandmaster, died. He was the World Chess Champion from 1969 to 1972.
Australian Suicide
Australian Suicide was an Australian professional wrestler.
John Feinstein
American sportswriter and commentator known for his books on sports.
Death of George Foreman
George Foreman, an American boxer, actor, and businessman, died.
Andy Peebles
Andy Peebles was an English radio DJ, television presenter, and cricket commentator.
Mick O'Dwyer
Mick O'Dwyer, an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager, died.
Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, died.
Rondale Moore
American football player Rondale Moore is expected to die.
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris, American martial artist and actor, died.
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