Who inflicted Nigel Benn's first defeat as a professional?

Nigel Benn: 'Boxing is therapy for rage' | Sport | The Guardian Sportblog Nigel Benn: 'Boxing is therapy for rage' The British former world champion hit rock bottom before finding salvation and then redemption at an amateur gym on the other side of the world in Australia Former World Champion Nigel Benn in the ring at Blacktown PCYC in Sydney’s western suburbs after a long afternoon of training and teaching. Photograph: Matthew Abbott for the Guardian Sportblog Nigel Benn: 'Boxing is therapy for rage' The British former world champion hit rock bottom before finding salvation and then redemption at an amateur gym on the other side of the world in Australia Tuesday 9 June 2015 17.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 10 October 2016 21.52 EDT Share on Messenger Close Boxing regularly throws up stories of courage, persistence, triumph and tragedy, and is a sport that thrives in tough working class areas. In Sydney, the real estate boom has gentrified boxing’s inner-city heartland, moving it to clusters in the distant outer suburbs, and 40 kilometres out west, Blacktown has become the new epicentre of Australian boxing. The Vinegar Hill Boxing Gym sits in the heart of a dusty industrial area, in the roof cavity at the back of a concrete factory wedged between exhaust muffler and scrap metal dealers. It is named after the 1798 Battle of Vinegar Hill – the last stand of the Irish Rebels against the English and its local namesake, the 1804 Battle of Vinegar Hill when the British Colonial army crushed an Irish convict rebellion nearby. The gym reeks of struggle. The posters hanging off the cinder blocks surrounding the ring are old-school – Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston. It is a surreal yet suitable habitat for a boxing blue blood, Nigel Benn, nicknamed the Dark Destroyer and at his peak one of England’s most recognisable sporting heroes. Benn’s record as an amateur boxer was 41-1 before he turned professional in 1987. Over a nine-year career he won two world titles, at middleweight and super middleweight, and finished with a professional career record of 42-5-1 with 35 knockouts. Trainer Rod Williams waits patiently on the ropes for Benn’s private training session to start. Williams is a wiry and wise South African who moved to Australia from the tough streets of Johannesburg at the age of 10. A champion coach, he has devoted his life to the fight game and now trains a stable of rookies and elite amateurs including Benn’s son Conor. Benn was so impressed at Williams’s work with his son that he joined the stable himself to keep learning. Williams trains champions like Benn, but he also works with novice fighters. “They are the ones who teach me how to teach,” he says. Since taking on Benn over a year ago, Williams has been shocked at his ability to do new things. “He could easily have played the old dog you can’t teach new tricks to, but in every single session he’s done everything I’ve asked,” says Williams. “He has never put the ‘I’m the Dark Destroyer’ on me. He’s good that way. For a man over 50 his stamina and strength is amazing.” Pinterest Benn working the pads with trainer Rod Williams. Photograph: Matthew Abbott for the Guardian Inside the ring, Benn explodes into action. The stereo blares while Williams calls the shots and Benn obliges. Conor leans on the ropes watching his father’s every move. Conor has now had 20 amateur fights and is planning to join the Hatton Academy in Manchester run by former world champion Ricky Hatton. “I still watch my father’s fights” Conor says with a smile. “I look up to him and he’s my inspiration. I didn’t know how big he was growing up in Spain. Until we went to England and everybody wanted a photo – it was bizarre. Look at him – he’s still looking good!” Benn Snr is in mint condition and throwing thunderclap straight rights into the pads, working feverishly through three-minute rounds with half-minute rests. Between rounds, Williams chimes in: “Conor brings a lot to the table genetically but gets no special privileges.” “He’s got the D


Which movie star was an Austrian Junior Olympic Weightlifting Champion?

..GUEST.. Jeopardy Template Which team Won for the last NBA Championship? Mavericks which movie did the president Obama came out ? NONE-_- This question word refers to time. When Which movie star was an Austrian Junior Olympic Weight lifting Champion? Arnold Schwarzenegger. What character did Leonardo DiCaprio play in the movie Titanic? Jack Dawson This question word asks about a person who


Who was non-playing captain of the US Davis Cup team in '81 and '82?

TRIVIA - SPORTS TRIVIA - SPORTS TRIVIA HOME ` Fun sports trivia questions and answers - Ty Cobb, the Olympics, little league baseball, Boxing, Tennis, Cross Country Bike Racing What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field? 60 feet. What college once had 22 members of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on its football team? Dartmouth, in 1925. What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics? Tennis, at the 1900 games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist. What sport was the first to be filmed---and who filmed it? The sport was boxing; the man who did the filming, Thomas A. Edison; the year, 1894. Edison filmed a boxing match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in a studio on the grounds of his laboratory complex in West Orange, New Jersey. How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played? None. Sports trivia questions and answers about baseball, football, boxing, the Olympics, NBA, NFL, Deion Sanders... �@ What Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first major league at-bat--and never hit another? New York Giant knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, in 1952. What baseball player hit the only home run of his 212-year major league career off his own brother? Joe Nickro in 1976. Nickro, a pitcher with the Houston Astros, hit a four-bagger off his brother Phil, who was pitching fro the Atlanta Braves. Houston won the game, 4-3. What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of The New York Times --except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I? The July 2nd heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carpenter, the first fight to gross over $1 million in gate receipts. Dempsey won in a fourth-round knockout. In the National Football League, how many footballs is the home team required to provide for each game? 24--although from 8 to 12 are usually used. Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski hold the major league baseball record for playing the greatest number of seasons with the same team. How many years did they play-- and with what teams? 23 years. Third baseman Robinson played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977; Carl Yastrzemski, outfielder/first baseman, played with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983. Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it's square? Boxing rings were originally circular. In the very first Boston Marathon, 15 runners competed. How many finished? 10. How long is the average pool cue? 57 inches. Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee, how much pure gold must there be in each gold medal awarded to first-place winners? At least 6 grams. Silver medals must be at least .925 sterling silver. What professional ice hockey star didn't hang up his skates until he was 52? Gordie Howe, who played in 1,687 games in the National Hockey League. What is the state sport of Alaska? Dog-mushing. Who was the first athlete to hit a major league home run and make a professional football touchdown in the same week? Jim Thorpe, in 1917. He did it a second time in 1919. Deion Sanders was the second athlete to accomplish the feat---70 years later in 1989. Who was the famous great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young? Mormon leader Brigham Young. Who was the first professional athlete to win championship rings in two major sports? Gene Conley. He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves team that won the 1957 World Series, and was on the Boston Celtic teams that won National Basketball Association championships in 1959,1960 and 1961. How long and wide is the balance beam used in Olympic gymnastic competition? Length, 16 feet 3 inches; width, 4 inches. What sport besides football did famed fullback Jim Brown compete and excel in while he attended Syracuse University in the mid 1950s? Lacrosse. He made All-American. How much did a one-minute TV spot cost advertisers on the first Super Bowl broadcast in 1967? $85,000. How many of the four Grand Sl


In which sport did Andy Thomson become a world champion?

World indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson no fan of clock watch bowls - Sport - Norwich Evening News World indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson no fan of clock watch bowls 17:42 11 January 2013 Andy Thomson prepares for his defence of the world indoor singles title at Potters. Picture: James Bass Archant Norfolk Photographic © 2013 Defending world indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson has hit out at the sport’s new ‘Shot Clock’, which will be in action at the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines World Championships for the first time at Potters Leisure Resort next week. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. One major change which Hopton will instantly notice are large digital clocks placed at each end of the famous blue rink. They will come into use for the world singles, which Thomson won for the third time last year, when it gets under way on Monday, clicking down from 30 seconds as soon as a wood comes to rest. If the next wood is not bowled when the 30 seconds is up, a loud horn will sound and that delivery will be deemed to be dead. World Bowls Tour chief Richard Maddieson insists the idea was a success when pioneered at the Scottish Open in November, the added tension making the game more exciting for spectators and – more importantly – TV audiences. But Thomson, who was made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to sport, believes it is a bad move – and has data to back up his case. “I don’t like it at all,” he said. “I personally don’t think it’s a good innovation to the sport. “I feel I’m speeding my game up and I’m not by any means a slow player. I’ve had a look at my tapes from last year and it was taking me on average 26 seconds to go down to the other end, quickly look at the head and get on to the mat and play my bowl. So that gives me a four second gap. “Basically now, when my opponent’s bowl comes to rest, I can only quickly look at it. Normally we are giving ourselves a quick check of the angles we need to play etc, but we just don’t have time to do that now. I just feel it’s rushing the game a little bit.” Thomson feels the game clock becomes a particular issue for the decisive final bowls of each end – and also when the tournament gets towards its climax with the pressures of a world title and potential £45,000 winner’s cheque at stake. “I had a look at the tape of last year’s final against Jason Greenslade and for that the majority of last bowls were way beyond 30 seconds,” said the man who bridged a 17-year gap to claim his third title at the age of 56. “When it’s a big shot, in a final with a lot on the line, you want a chance to think things through and compose yourself – and unfortunately you won’t have that. “As a professional sportsman you’ve got to be able to adapt to any conditions and I will. But I don’t like it.” Maddieson, however, says the feedback from fans has been almost wholly positive. “A lot of people thought I brought it in to speed the game up,” he said. “Not so. I brought it in because we thought there needed to be a bit more excitement for the audience and TV viewers. It gives the players an extra dimension to have to think about but it also gives the audience something to focus on when deliveries are being made. It adds a measure of excitement to the match as well. “Some players like it, some players don’t. But most acknowledge that it’s something the sport needs to make it more visually exciting and thrilling, which we hope will give us more TV in the future and add to spectators but also add to the number of people coming in an joining local bowls clubs. “One thing we noticed in Scotland was that at the start of the week on BBC Scotland the viewing figures were where they normally were. Towards the end of the week our viewing figures had gone up 25pc. We did a poll of the audience daily and out of the whole week we only received one negative comment. We noticed that the audience paid a lot more attention during the match when the shot clock was ticking down. So we think on the whole the idea is working.” Maddieson points out that players


Which legendary American golfer played his last British Open in 1995?

1995 British Open: John Daly Does It Again By Brent Kelley John Daly won his second major championship on The Old Course at St. Andrews , proving that he possessed a delicate touch in his short game to negotiate the huge greens and run-ups of the historic links . This British Open was also one of significant comings and goings: The 1995 British Open was the first played by Tiger Woods , and the last played by Arnold Palmer . Woods,still an amateur, made the cut, but finished well back, shooting 74-71-72-78--295. Palmer missed the cut with rounds of 83 and 75, but at least the man who revitalized this championship in the early 1960s got to have his farewell at St. Andrews. Two veterans, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Watson , opened strong before fading, sharing the first-round lead with Daly and Mark McNulty at 67. Daly shared the second-round lead with Brad Faxon and Katsuyoshi Tomori, with Constantino Rocca a stroke behind. Daly had a 73 in the third round and fell four strokes off the pace set by Michael Campbell, with Rocca in second two behind Campbell. continue reading below our video How to Throw a Perfect Curve Ball in Baseball But Campbell struggled to a final-round 76, leaving Daly and Rocca to battle over the final round. It looked like Daly had the tournament wrapped up when Rocca, who needed a birdie to tie, flubbed a pitch shot on the final hole, leaving the ball in the dreaded Valley of Sin on The Old Course's No. 18. But Rocca then proceeded to roll in the most unlikely birdie putt, up and over and down a swale and through the valley, some 65-feet worth of snaking, undulating putt. Rocca and Daly went into a four-hole playoff, where Daly quickly seized control. Rocca's chances were completly sunk when he hit into the Road Hole bunker on No. 17 and took three tries to get out. And John Daly was the 1995 British Open winner. 1995 British Open Scores Results and prize money from the 1995 British Open, played at The Old Course at St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland (a-amateur; p-won playoff): p-John Daly


In which decade did Martina Navratilova take US citizenship?

Martina's Moment | TENNIS.com Martina's Moment by: Steve Tignor April 29, 2013 The biggest story in sports today is Jason Collins's: The NBA veteran, in an article for Sports Illustrated, became the first male athlete in a major professional team sport in the U.S. to declare publicly that he's gay. It's a big deal, and something that many of us have been waiting for. But "male athlete in a major professional team sport" is also a pretty big qualifier. This year we've already had a female athlete in a major team sport, Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner, come out. And it has been more than three decades since tennis's Martina Navratilova did the same, in 1981. The post below was originally meant to be Chapter 19 (of 20) of my book, High Strung , which revolves around the 1981 U.S. Open. The chapter tells the story of Navratilova at that tournament, which turned out to be a crossroads moment in her life. She had become a U.S. citizen that summer, and around the same time had, with some trepidation, made her sexuality public. Navratilova played the Open as an American for the first time, and for the first time was accepted as one. The tournament ended in defeat and tears for her that year, but in many ways it was the start of her great, career-transforming run through the 1980s. The clip above is from Martina's breakthrough win at the event, a three-set semifinal win over Chris Evert. It was a sign of things to come. ***** “Go back to Russia!”—advice screamed in the direction of Martina Navratilova (formerly of Czechoslovakia) by an upper-deck U.S. Open heckler in 1981 “I don’t think I would take a vacation at Flushing Meadows,” Martina Navratilova told the press at the U.S. Open with a laugh. 1981 had been a year of change and tumult for the newly minted American citizen, but she was in a good mood at the moment. She had just beaten her longtime rival Chris Evert, the tournament’s top seed and the world’s No. 1 player, in a classic three-set semifinal. Now Navratilova would get a chance to play her first U.S. Open final, in front of 18,000 of her adopted countrymen. But as Navratilova intimated in her press conference, Louis Armstrong Stadium hadn’t been a pleasant place for her or her opponent that afternoon. In the middle of the third set, a raffish, tipsy crew of “known scalpers and gamblers” in Row Q of the upper deck began to get rowdy. They were drinking, they were screaming, they were cursing, they were brawling with security guards.  They were so annoying to the spectators and disruptive to the players that play had to be halted to shut them up. One of them, an Englishman named Philip Greenwood, began to taunt Navratilova obscenely. She answered him with a yell: “Go have another beer and shut up during the points!” Finally an all-out chase scene began. Police, security guards, and even ushers tore across the bleachers, as everyone else in the stadium, including Evert and Navratilova, stopped to watch. It ended when an usher and St. John’s student by the name of Ron Calamari took a flying leap and took one of the rowdies down. When play ensued, it was, to the surprise of most tennis observers, the high-strung Navratilova who recovered her concentration more quickly than the eternally even-keel Evert. Navratilova came back from 2-4 down in the third set to win 6-4. “That scuffle in the stands could easily have put me away,” Navratilova said afterward. Maybe she was finally beginning to feel at home at the Open. As of 1981, Navratilova was the women’s version of Bjorn Borg in New York. She had won Wimbledon twice and been a dominant player for nearly a decade, but she had never reached the final at Forest Hills or Flushing Meadows. Like her countryman and fellow U.S. transplant Ivan Lendl, she had been stamped with the choker’s label. In the previous four years, she had been upset in the semifinals by Wendy Turnbull, Pam Shriver, Tracy Austin, and, in the fourth round in 1980, by her younger countrywoman Hana Mandlikova. Always ready to speak her mind, Navratilova had complained about the swirling winds, the roari


"How was Mildred ""Didrikson better known?"

10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Didrikson Zaharias - History in the Headlines 10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Didrikson Zaharias June 24, 2016 By Evan Andrews Share this: 10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Didrikson Zaharias Author 10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Didrikson Zaharias URL Google Mildred Didrikson Zaharias—better known by the nickname “Babe”—was born on June 26, 1911, in Port Arthur, Texas. A gifted athlete from a young age, she became one of history’s first female sports stars by mastering everything from basketball and track and field to softball, tennis and even bowling. She also broke records as a golfer, winning an unprecedented 82 amateur and professional tournaments before her untimely death at age 45. Explore 10 fascinating facts about the multi-sport titan that the Associated Press once named the “Woman Athlete of the Half Century.” 1. She dropped out of high school to become an athlete. Babe Didrikson Zaharias wearing training clothes. (Credit: New York Times Co./Getty Images) Didrikson was born into a Norwegian immigrant family on the Gulf Coast of Texas, and earned the nickname “Babe” after her mother’s habit of calling her “Min Bebe.” After spending her youth beating the neighborhood boys in pickup sports games, she became a standout performer on her high school’s basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis, golf and swimming teams. At age 18, her skills caught the eye of the Employers Casualty Insurance Company, which convinced her to quit school and play for its women’s basketball team in the Amateur Athletic Union. It wasn’t long before the brash and boastful Babe had staked a claim as the league’s top forward. She led her team in scoring during her debut game, and was selected as an all-American for three straight years from 1930 to 1932. 2. Didrikson won a team track meet singlehandedly. Babe Zaharias, born Mildred Ella Didriksen, demonstrates her hurdling technique. (Credit: Three Lions/Getty Images) Didrikson’s first taste of national celebrity came in 1932, when she took part in the U.S. women’s track and field championships as the lone member of the Employers Casualty team. While the other teams each fielded a dozen or more athletes, Babe singlehandedly competed in eight events ranging from the hurdles and the broad jump to the shot put and the discus throw, often finishing one heat and then immediately rushing to the starting line of another. Despite the obvious disadvantages of being a “one-girl track team,” she won five events and amassed enough points to claim the championship. Journalists hailed the victory as one of the greatest accomplishments in amateur sports history. “Implausible is the adjective that best befits the Babe,” wrote the New York Times. “As far as sports are concerned, she had the golden touch of Midas.” 3. She set multiple records at the Olympics. Mildred Babe Didrikson of the USA throws the javelin to win the gold medal during the Women’s Track and Field javelin event at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Getty Images) Following her breakthrough at the track and field nationals, Didrikson participated in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics in three events: the javelin, the 80-meter hurdles and the high jump. She easily took gold in the javelin with an Olympic record throw of 143 feet, four inches, and set a new world record in the hurdles by crossing the finish line in just 11.7 seconds. Didrikson could have completed a clean sweep by winning the high jump, but she was relegated to a silver medal after the judges ruled that her head had illegally cleared the bar before her body during her final jump—a rule that no longer exists today. She still left Los Angeles with one silver medal and two gold, having set Olympic or world records in every event in which she competed. According to Didrikson biographer Don Van Natta, Jr., she remains the only female Olympian to have won individual medals in running, jumping and throwing contests. 4. Didrikson worked as a vaudeville performer. Athlete “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias. (Credit


Who beat Carl Lewis's best time of 9.86 seconds for the 100 meters?

ESPN.com: King Carl had long, golden reign King Carl had long, golden reign By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com Carl Lewis has always amazed us. By distinguishing himself in two seemingly simple actions -- jumping and running -- for the longest time, he became unlike any competitor. With his unsurpassed talent in the long jump and his speed in the sprints, he has gone places where no other track and field athlete has ever visited.     Carl Lewis capped his remarkable Olympics career by winning gold in the long jump at Atlanta in 1996. He didn't lose in the long jump for a decade, winning 65 consecutive competitions. He won four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics, equaling the 1936 accomplishment of his hero, Jesse Owens. He sped to a world record in the 100 meters. And then, when it appeared to be time for him to leave the jumping to younger athletes, he fooled us. "You try to give a man a gold watch, and he steals your gold medal instead. You ask him to pass the torch, and he sets your Olympics on fire," Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly wrote about Lewis, at the age of 35, winning his fourth consecutive Olympic long jump in 1996. That unexpected and stunning victory gave Lewis his ninth Olympic gold medal, tying him for the largest gold collection with U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz, Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi and Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina. Yet, through all his triumphs, Lewis never came to be embraced by the country. He never became his sport's ambassador, his sport's Magic Johnson. He came across as haughty and arrogant, cold and calculating, aloof and abrasive. We like our heroes to display at least a minimum of modesty (see Michael Jordan), though it is not necessary to have the unpretentiousness of a Lou Gehrig. The quest for perfection in most athletes is seen as a positive. In Lewis, it came across as a negative. "He rubs it in too much," said Edwin Moses, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400 hurdles. "A little humility is in order. That's what Carl lacks." That lack of humility never made up for Lewis being handsome and articulate, of having stayed clean in a dirty sport, of being a crusader against steroid use. Lewis, like Frank Sinatra, did it his way. But unlike Sinatra, he didn't have the charm to go with the talent. ZONE POLL   "Lewis' liberating cool liberates him, not necessarily us," wrote Sports Illustrated's Kenny Moore. "We might understand him best as forged by the 100, holding on to his solitude until the pack falls away." Frederick Carlton Lewis was born July 1, 1961, in Birmingham, Ala., and raised in Willingboro, N.J., a suburban, middle-class, racially mixed environment. Bill and Evelyn Lewis raised Carl and his three siblings with the premise that they didn't have to bend to authority just because it's authority. "We don't like outside influence," said Carl's older brother Cleve, "and we don't like control." Carl was seven when Bob Beamon set the remarkable record - 29 feet, 2½ inches at the 1968 Olympics -- that would possess Lewis for his career. He competed in track on the town club his parents coached. When he was 10, he and a cousin had their picture taken with Owens, who advised him to have fun. Small for his age (his younger sister Carol called him "Shorty") and shy, Lewis sprouted so suddenly at 15 (2½ inches in a month) that he had to walk with crutches for three weeks while his body adjusted. As a high school senior, his 26-8 leap broke the national prep long-jump record. Lewis went to the University of Houston, instead of local track power Villanova, to become more independent. By 1981 he was No. 1 in the world in the 100 meters as well as the long jump. Two years later, he won the 100, 200 and long jump at the U.S. national championships, the first person to achieve this triple since Malcolm Ford in 1886. The 6-foot-2, 173-pound Lewis had even grander plans for the 1984 Olympics: four gold medals. First came the 100 meters. With a burst that was clocked at 28 mph at the finish, Lewis won by an incredible eight feet -- the biggest margin in Olympic history -- in 9.9


Who won a record ninth Wimbledon singles title in 1990?

TENNIS -  Navratilova Captures Ninth Singles Title - NYTimes.com TENNIS;  Navratilova Captures Ninth Singles Title By ROBIN FINN, Special to The New York Times Published: July 8, 1990 WIMBLEDON, England, July 7— She straddled the net to acknowledge a badly beaten opponent and then, her courtside courtesies complete, Martina Navratilova sank down on her sore, old knees for an instant of silent communion with the tennis court she loves best. Navratilova is 33 years old and has been transfixed for the last three of them by a compulsion to make history at Wimbledon by winning a record ninth singles championship. She achieved the object of her obsession on Center Court today by beating Zina Garrison in straight sets. ''There were no glitches this time; everything came up nines,'' said Navratilova, who had been defeated by Steffi Graf in the finals for the last two years and began plotting the surest path toward this 1990 final the day after she lost in 1989. With the victory, she improved her career singles record here to 99-9. Navratilova's cause received some unanticipated assistance from Garrison, who played the first Grand Slam final of her career today, when Garrison knocked Graf from the tournament in the semifinal round. Navratilova showed her gratitude, though, by dismissing Garrison in two virtually trouble-free sets. Stylish and Wise Play ''It would have been more fitting to play Steffi, but at the same time, obviously Zina earned her place there,'' said Navratilova, who has competed here for 18 years. ''The event overtakes the person you end up beating.'' Determined not to be overwhelmed by the occasion until she had succeeded in making it the occasion she wanted to remember, Navratilova played more stylishly and wisely than Garrison in defeating the 26-year-old Texan, 6-4, 6-1, in their 75-minute final. Navratilova's record against Garrison improved to 28-1 with the victory that brought her an 18th Grand Slam singles title and earned her a $354,674 top prize. ''She was a step ahead of me the whole time,'' said Garrison, significant flattery from the woman generally considered to be the nimblest player in women's tennis. Garrison also noticed that Navratilova, despite the momentous situation, was far from nervous. Garrison said, ''I think if you play somebody and beat them 28 times and they've only beaten you once, I know I'm more relaxed when I play players I've beaten a lot.'' Garrison admitted that the prospect of appearing on Center Court for her first Grand Slam final against a woman who had already been successful there in 8 of her 10 visits was a daunting one. She said she was not distracted by the presence of Althea Gibson, a two-time Wimbledon champion and the only other black woman to appear in a Wimbledon final, who appeared in the Royal Box in the same tracksuit she had worn to Garrison's morning practice. ''I was really happy Althea was here, but it didn't affect me in any way,'' said Garrison, who thought she played too feebly to worry Navratilova. ''My returning serve wasn't working as well as I would have liked, and you know, she was the most aggressive. She went out and she went for it; I think I was a tad too laid back. With a player like Martina, who's aggressive, your adrenaline needs to be a little bit high.'' Garrison said there was never a doubt in her mind that it would require a monumental performance to detour Navratilova today. ''I can't even comprehend winning one Wimbledon; it's amazing that someone can do this.'' Garrison said. ''She really believes this is her court and that no one can take it away from her.'' 'Going for Double Digits' By adding a ninth silver plate to the eight she began collecting here in 1978, Navratilova broke a record she had shared for the last three years with Helen Wills Moody, the octogenarian who won her eighth and final Wimbledon title in 1938. ''I think people like to see history being made,'' Navratilova said. ''Now I'm going for double digits. As long as the body is willing, I'm willing.'' Navratilova termed this the toughest Wimbledon of her life, bo


On which course does the Kentucky Derby take place?

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Which American was the youngest male Olympic gold medalist when he won in 1948?

Famous Olympians Famous Olympians Olympians ‧ since 1850 ‧ Birthday-Anniversaries Top Surnames This project is a place to list famous and "historic" Olympians and perhaps connect them to Geni profiles. Youngest Olympic Champions in History The youngest athlete to participate at the Modern Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras of Greece who was 10 years, 216 days old when he competed in men's team parallel bars gymnastics at the 1896 Games in Athens. Inge Sørensen of Denmark was 12 yrs, 24 days old when she won a bronze medal in the 200m Breaststroke in 1936. The youngest athlete to win a gold Marjorie Gestring of the United States who was 13 years, 267 days old when she won the women's springboard diving event at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. Barbara Pearl Jones won gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. At 15 years old, she is still the youngest track and field gold medalist in history. Marjorie Gestring won gold for the United States diving team in the 1936 Berlin Games when she was only 13 years old. Due to the war, she was unable to defend her title. Nadia Elena Comaneci was the first gymnast to get a perfect score at the Olympics, she was also the youngest to win the all-around title at only 14 years old during the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Bob Mathias was able to overcome his inexperience to win the Decathlon at the 1948 London Games easily at just 17-years old, and without knowing many of the rules of the event. Eleanor Simmonds is the youngest Paralympic Champion, winning gold in the 100 and 400-meters swimming competition for England at only 13 years old. Simmonds continues to train in her hometown of Swansea. Fu Minxia Olympic diver - winning a gold medal award while in her teens. She won gold in Barcelona 1992 at just 14 years old. The youngest runner to win the Olympic marathon, as well as the four major marathons, Sammy Wanjiru was only 22 years old when he won in Beijing 2008. He died two years later in an apparent suicide. Tara Lipinksi, figure skater, won the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Games when she was only 15 years old. She is still the youngest gold medalist in the Winter Olympic Game history. Henry Cejudo the youngest ever American wrestling champion (21) at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. He is expected to defend his title in 2012 despite a short lived retirement. Dmitry Nelyubin is the youngest cycler to ever win a gold medal at 17 in Seoul 1988. Unfortunately, Nelybuin would be killed in a street fight in 2005. His attackers were charged with murder. Oldest Olympic Champions in History Oscar Swahn won a gold medal for shooting at the 1912 Olympics, when he was 64 years and 280 days old. At the time of his win, Swahn was 9 months older than Galen Spencer had been when he won his gold medal in 1904. The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden. He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed at the 1920 Olympics in shooting. He also qualified for the 1924 Olympics but withdrew without competing. Arthur von Pongracz of Austria competed at age 72 in Dressage in 1936, becoming one of the oldest ever competitors at the Olympics. He was born June 25, 1864 and competed on August 12-13, 1936, - 72 years and 49 days old. Hiroshi Hoketsu equestrian rider became the oldest Japanese Olympic representative at age 67in Beijing 2008. Hoketsu first took part in the Olympics in 1964, and he has also made the team for the 2012 Olympics, where he will be 71 years old. Louis, Count du Douet de Graville (69 years, 95 days) competed in Equestrian at the 1900 Olympics. He was born February 27, 1831, competed June 2, 1900. Galen Carter Spencer was an American who competed in archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the team competition. He was born September 19, 1840, and competed on September 19, 1904, which means he competed on his 64th birthday. Jerry Millner (born July 5, 1847) was a British shooter who represented Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the Free rifle at 1000 yards. At the time he was 61 years and 4 days old. Lorna Johnstone was the oldest wom


In women's field hockey, which country has won the most World Cups?

India and World Cup Hockey Home > Sports > Indian Hockey > Hockey in India > India and World Cup Hockey India and World Cup Hockey Hockey World Cup better known as Hockey World Championship is a most popular international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2014 Hockey World Cup is hosted in Netherlands. Next world Cup will be in 2018, which will be in India. Subscribe to Free E-Magazine on Sports   Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament commenced in the year 1971. It is also known as the Hockey World Championships. Hockey World Cup is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics. Five countries have dominated the event's history. Pakistan is the most successful team, having won the tournament four times. The Netherlands have won three titles, and Germany and Australia have each won two titles. India won the tournament once. There is also a Women's Hockey World Cup, which has been held since 1974 and was organized by the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) until 1981, when the governing bodies merged into the current International Hockey Federation in 1982. The 2010 Hockey World Cup was held in India from February 28 to March 13 at New Delhi 's Dhyan Chand National Stadium. Australia defeated Germany in 2-1 in the final, to win their second World Cup title. And in the 2014, the Hockey World Cup is hosted in Netherlands, with the name "Rabobank Hockey World Cup The Hague 2014". Next World Cup Hockey will be in India. History of Hockey World Cup The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan. He proposed his idea to the FIH under the name of Patrick Rowley, the first editor of World Hockey magazine. Their idea was approved on October 26, 1969, and adopted by the FIH Council at a meeting in Brussels on April 12, 1970. The FIH decided that the inaugural World Cup would be held in October 1971, in Pakistan. However, political issues would prevent that first competition from being played in Pakistan. Pakistan and India had been at war with each other only six years earlier. When Pakistan invited India to compete in the tournament, a crisis arose. Pakistanis, led by cricketer Abdul Hafeez Kardar, protested against India's participation in the Hockey World Cup. Given the intense political climate between Pakistan and India, the FIH decided to move the tournament elsewhere. In March 1971, the FIH decided to move the first Hockey World Cup to the Real Club de Polo grounds in Barcelona, Spain, which was considered a neutral and peaceful European site. The FIH has set no requirements or limitations on the size of the competition. The 1971 Cup included only ten nations, the smallest World Cup to date. The 1978 Cup featured fourteen nations. The 2002 Cup featured sixteen nations, the largest World Cup to date. The remaining 9 World Cups have featured 12 nations. The first three tournaments were held every two years. The 1978 Cup was the only tournament held three years from the previous tournament. Since 1982, the tournament has been held every four years, halfway between the Summer Olympics field hockey competition. The 2006 Hockey World Cup was held at the Warsteiner Hockey Park, Germany from September 6 to September 17. Germany won for the second time, defeating Australia 4-3 in the final. India's Performance at the Hockey World Cup It has been 27 years since India won any medal at the World Cup. Only 3 Indians, Mohinder Singh, Rajinder Singh and Mukesh Kumar have scored more than 2 goals in a single World Cup match. Only 2 Indians, Ashok Kumar, son of legendary Dhyan Chand , and Dhanraj Pillai, have participated in 4 World Cup tournaments. In the first 3 World Cups, India lost only one match during the entire tournament. In the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, India won only one match during the entire tournament. India has won only one Hockey World Cup to date, in 1975. A capacity crowd of 40,000 turned up at Merde


Name France's last Wimbledon men's singles winner of this century.

List of winners of Wimbledon men's singles | Reuters Fri Jun 20, 2008 | 7:21 AM BST List of winners of Wimbledon men's singles In this file photo Switzerland's Roger Federer holds the trophy after winning his men's final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 8, 2007. Reuters/Alex Livesey/Pool List of Wimbledon men's singles champions since 1922: 2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 2006 Federer beat Nadal 6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 2005 Federer beat Andy Roddick (United States) 6-2 7-6(2) 6-4 2004 Federer beat Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4 2003 Federer beat Mark Philippousis (Australia) 7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(3) 2002 Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat David Nalbandian (Argentina) 6-1 6-3 6-2 2001 Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) Pat Rafter (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7 2000 Pete Sampras (United States) beat Rafter 6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 1999 Sampras beat Andre Agassi (United States) 6-3 6-4 7-5 1998 Sampras beat Ivanisevic 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2 1997 Sampras beat Cedric Pioline (France) 6-4 6-2 6-4 1996 Richard Krajicek (Netherlands) beat Mal Washington (United States) 6-3 6-4 6-3 1995 Sampras beat Boris Becker (Germany) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2 1994 Sampras beat Ivanisevic 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0 1993 Sampras beat Jim Courier (United States) 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 1992 Agassi beat Ivanisevic 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-4 1991 Michael Stich (Germany) beat Becker 6-4 7-6(4) 6-4 1990 Stefan Edberg (Sweden) beat Becker 6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4 1989 Becker beat Edberg 6-0 7-6(1) 6-4 1988 Edberg beat Becker 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 6-2 1987 Pat Cash (Australia) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 7-6(5) 6-2 7-5 1986 Becker beat Lendl 6-4 6-3 7-5 1985 Becker beat Kevin Curren (United States) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4 1984 John McEnroe (United States) beat Jimmy Connors (United States) 6-1 6-1 6-2 1983 McEnroe beat Chris Lewis (New Zealand) 6-2 6-2 6-2 1982 Connors beat McEnroe 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-4 1981 McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg (Sweden) 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 6-4 1980 Borg beat McEnroe 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7(16) 8-6 1979 Borg beat Roscoe Tanner (United States) 6-7(4) 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 1978 Borg beat Connors 6-2 6-2 6-3 1977 Borg beat Connors 3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4 1976 Borg beat Ilie Nastase (Romania) 6-4 6-2 9-7 1975 Arthur Ashe (United States) beat Connors 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-4 1974 Connors beat Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-1 6-1 6-4 1973 Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) beat Alex Metreveli (Soviet Union) 6-1 9-8 (7-5) 6-3 1972 Stan Smith (United States) beat Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 1971 John Newcombe (Australia) beat Stan Smith (United States) 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 1970 Newcombe beat Rosewall 5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 1969 Rod Laver (Australia) beat Newcombe 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 1968 Laver beat Tony Roche (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-2 1967 Newcombe beat Wilhelm Bungert (Germany) 6-3 6-1 6-1 1966 Manuel Santana (Spain) beat Dennis Ralston (United States) 6-4 11-9 6-4 1965 Roy Emerson (Australia) beat Fred Stolle (Australia) 6-2 6-4 6-4 1964 Emerson beat Stolle 6-4 12-10 4-6 6-3 1963 Chuck McKinley (United States) beat Stolle 9-7 6-1 6-4 1962 Laver beat Marty Mulligan (Australia) 6-2 6-2 6-1 1961 Laver beat McKinley 6-3 6-1 6-4 1960 Neale Fraser (Australia) beat Laver 6-4 3-6 9-7 7-5 1959 Alex Olmedo (United States) beat Laver 6-4 6-3 6-4 1958 Ashley Cooper (Australia) beat Fraser 3-6 6-3 6-4 13-11 1957 Lew Hoad (Australia) beat Cooper 6-2 6-1 6-2 1956 Hoad beat Rosewall 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-4 1955 Tony Trabert (United States) beat Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) 6-3 7-5 6-1 1954 Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) beat Rosewall 13-11 4-6 6-2 9-7 1953 Vic Seixas (United States) beat Nielsen 9-7 6-3 6-4 1952 Frank Sedgman (Australia) beat Drobny 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 1951 Dick Savitt (United States) beat Ken McGregor (Australia) 6-4 6-4 6-4 1950 Budge Patty (United States) Frank Sedgman (Australia) 6-1 8-10 6-2 6-3 1949 Ted Schroeder (United States) beat Drobny 3-6 6-0 6-3 4-6 6-4 1948 Bob Falkenburg (United States) beat John Bromwich (Australia) 7-5 0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5 1947 Jack Kramer (United States) beat Tom Brown (United States) 6-1 6-3 6-2 1946 Yvon Petra (Fran


Who was the oldest US Open golf champion of the 20th century?

US Open Golf | US Open History| US Open Past Winners| US Open Courses History US Open Championship History The first ever US Open took place in 1895 and was played at the nine-hole Newport Golf and Country club in Rhode Island, USA. It was played over 36 holes with only 11 players taking part. The eventual winner was an Englishman named Horace Rawlins who scored a total of 173. For the next three years the US Open maintained the same format of four rounds around a nine-hole golf course before moving to four rounds around an 18-hole course in 1898, the format that is maintained still today. Despite very modest beginnings the US Open really began to capture the interest of the American people during the early part of the 20th century. The US Open Championship had been dominated by professional golfers from England and Scotland playing amongst American amateurs. This was until an American amateur named John McDermott won the Championship back-to-back in 1911 and 1912. These victories kick started an American dominance, which has been maintained ever since, with home born players winning 84 US Open Championships since 1911. The US Open was first opened up to spectators in 1922 at the Skokie Country Club (Illinois) but it was the preceding years that would really spark interest from the general public. Between 1923 and 1930 the US amateur Bob Jones won the US Open Championship four times, and as his style of play began to impress fans the profile of the competition increased. The US Open is now firmly established as one of the best known golf championships in the world and has been one of the four majors since the inception of professional golf during the 1950s. Over the years some of the best known names in the history of golf have had their name inscribed on the US Open trophy. Famous US Open Winners Jack Nicklaus, probably the most famous golfer of them all, won the US Open a joint record four times during a career which saw him play in 44 consecutive Championships between 1957 and 2000. Nicklaus was very unlucky not to make it five victories in the US Open when he lost out to Lee Trevino in the 1971 Championship. Other US Open players who have won the Championship four times include Willie Anderson, Bob Jones and Ben Hogan. Tiger Woods will be attempting to join this illustrious list of great players in 2011 as he bids for his 15th Major. The Tiger of old resurfaced in the final few rounds at the Masters and he'll be aiming to take his new found form to the Congressional County Club on June 16th. In more recent memory, Hale Irwin won the Championship a total of three times between 1974 and 1990 and on his final victory become the oldest ever US Open champion at the age of 45. The South African Ernie Els threatened to dominate the title when winning it in 1994 and 1997 but has since failed to make an impact. The Big Easy can never be ruled out and it would be no surprise to see him come back to Major form at the 2013 US Open. Free Bets & Betting Offers


Who did Hubert Green beat to win the US PGA Championship in 1985?

1985 PGA Championship Tournament Summary and Scores By Brent Kelley Updated August 07, 2015. Hubert Green won the 1985 PGA Championship , overtaking 36-hole leader Lee Trevino in the third round when Trevino shot 75 to Green's 70. That gave Green a 3-stroke lead beginning the final round. Trevino made a move early with an eagle on the fifth hole, and took a 1-shot lead. But over the remainder of his round Trevino had six bogeys . Although Trevino and Green were still tied after 14 holes, Trevino then bogied the 15th and 17th holes. Green wound up shooting a solid 72 in Round 4, which was good enough to win by two strokes over Trevino. The win was Green's second major championship victory, after the 1977 U.S. Open . And it was also the last of Green's 19 PGA Tour titles. The 1985 PGA Championship was the last one played by Gary Player . 1985 PGA Championship Scores Results from the 1985 PGA Championship golf tournament played at the par-72 Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado: Hubert Green


Evolution of the Breeders' Cup 21dMatt Hegarty | Daily Racing Form Evolution of the Breeders' Cup • Paul Moran is a two-time winner of the Media Eclipse Award among several other industry honors. He also has been given the Red Smith Award for his coverage of the Kentucky Derby. • You can email him at pmoran1686@aol.com comment There was no shortage of stars, from Kelso and beyond to Secretariat, Forego, Spectacular Bid and John Henry. Racing may have given up its place on the front burner of American sport as the NFL, driven by ingenious marketing and, the NBA gained market share alongside Major League Baseball. But, even though the milk-and-honey era that was racing in the '70s saw three winners of the Triple Crown, the sport flagged, began to fray at the edges, yield to shadows cast by the soaring NFL. Change was heavy with an ill wind that still blows cold. Television was -- and remains -- the most valuable of marketing tools, but they reasoned that exposure of racing on television would keep patrons away from the racetrack. It was an entirely different sporting world in the early '80s with a playing field level at first but landscaped by insight, foresight, vision and money not universally shared. Almost none of what applies now was germane then. Cable television was in its infancy and primarily local. Legal gaming was local and restricted to Nevada and Atlantic City. Simulcasting was an experiment. The Internet no more than a foreshadowing of what it would become. Personal computers were crude, limited and widely expensive. Phones were still dumb. Twitter was a speech impediment and a blog was something unspeakable sucked from deep in a clogged pipe. Social media was a top-end sound system, a bottle of good wine and a Saturday night date. The nation came to a standstill for "Monday Night Football." The Super Bowl was becoming an international holiday. A heavyweight championship fight was a huge, pay-per-view spectacle that dominated the news weeks in advance. But if someone wished to see a horse race, bet on a horse or spend an afternoon in the company of kindred spirits, the local racetrack was the only game in town and often required travel. Off-track betting was established widely only in New York and even there it was crude and distasteful. Racing's movers and shakers of that era surveyed the landscape and neither moved nor shook. Television was -- and remains -- the most valuable of marketing tools. But, they reasoned, employing a sort of pre-Neanderthal brain freeze, the availability of racing on television would keep patrons away from the racetrack. The metamorphosis of the shrinking media did not happen overnight. At the outset of the '80s, the print media remained robust and racing remained prestigious with most sports editors, a key source for entries, results, selections and daily coverage. News cycles were limited. Sports sections sold papers and racing information was important to the product, particularly in established markets. Press boxes in New York, California, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Kentucky were vibrant -- travel destinations as these tracks hosted major races in a seasonal rotation. Others -- Cleveland, Detroit and San Francisco were staffed by writers and handicappers. Racing's print media was still a long way from passing the wrong way through the looking glass. The destination was, however, inevitable. But newspapers, as decision makers the media grew younger and timid, followed television's lead. Racing's most important leaders eschewed television outside the Triple Crown. Racing depended upon newspapers, and newspapers had already begun to decline. It made no sense to a handful of Kentucky breeders, led by John Gaines and John Nerud, that as other sports built dramatic momentum toward a finale, racing's various titles were decided piecemeal and primarily in New York. There was no equivalent to the Super Bowl or World Series, only occasional television exposure. It didn't get better than a seven-game series, but racing allowed for no such drama. Racing's most marketable and popula


Which team lost the first Super Bowl of the 1980s?

Super Bowl History 1980 - 1989 - Superbowl in the 1980's Super            Bowl History 1980 - 1989 Super Bowl XIV Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers would repeat to win Super Bowl 14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 20th, 1980 against            Ray Malavasi's LA Rams. Terry Bradshaw took home MVP            for the second straight year as the Steelers won their 4th            Super Bowl before any other team had won three. John Stallworth and Lynn Swan each caught touchdowns, while Franco            Harris ran for two. Dave Elmendorf, Rod Perry, and            Eddie Brown intercepted three Bradshaw passes, but it wasn't            enough. Lawrence McCutcheon connected with Ron Smith on a halfback pass but quarterback Vince Ferragamo couldn't            make the big throw for the Rams. Unsung hero, Larry Anderson,            had 162 return yards setting up the Steeler win, 31-19. Super Bowl XV Tom Flores' Oakland Raiders beat            Dick Vermeil's Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, in            Super Bowl 15 on January 25th, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Ron Jaworski had 291 yards, but was            intercepted by linebacker Rod Martin three times. Jim Plunkett            threw three touchdowns in Super Bowl Fifteen; an 80 yard            bomb to Kenny King, and two shorter scores to Cliff            Branch. An Eagle defense led by John Bunting and Herman            Edwards couldn't slow Plunkett and Mark Van Eeghen (75 yards).            Ted Hendricks, Matt Millen, Dave Browning, and Martin led            the stout Raider defense. Super Bowl XVI On January 24, 1982 Super Bowl 16 was played            in Pontiac, Michigan at the Pontiac Sliverdome. Bill            Walsh's San Francisco 49ers faced Forrest Gregg's Cincinnati            Bengals. MVP, Joe Montana, inched his Forty-Niners            into Super Bowl Sixteen by completing a last second touchdown            to Dwight Clark in the NFC Title Game, known as "The            Catch". Montana took home MVP honors, throwing one            touchdown to Earl Cooper, while running for another. Ray Wersching            had a Super Bowl record 4 field goals. Ken Anderson            brought the Bengals roaring back with a touchdown run and            pass to Dan Ross. But early turnovers by Chris Collinsworth            and Anderson were too much to overcome as Eric Wright, Lynn Thomas, Ronnie Lott, and Dwight Hicks led San Francisco's defense to victory. Super Bowl XVII On January 30th, 1983, Joe Gibbs' Washington            Redskins beat Don Shula's Miami Dolphins 27-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Super Bowl            17 MVP, John Riggins, rushed for a record 166 yards, and Joe            Theismann threw two touchdowns, to Alvin Garrett and Charlie            Brown, leading the Redskin comeback in the second half. Miami's 17 Super Bowl Seventeen points came in the first half;            a 76 yard touchdown pass from David Woodley to Jimmy            Cefalo, a short field goal by Uwe Von Schamann, and            a 98 yard kickoff return by Fulton Walker. Vernon            Dean and Mark Murphy led the Washington defense that held            Woodley and Don Strock to 4-17 passing. Super Bowl XVIII Joe Gibbs' Washington Redskins were            back as Defending Champs for Super Bowl 18 in Tampa, Florida on January 30th, 1983. Super Bowl Eighteen was different for            Joe, as Tom Flores' Los Angeles Raiders blew-out Joe            Theismann (2-ints), John Riggins (64-yds) and the rest            of the Redskins, 38-9, in the Super Bowl's most            lops


Which was the last horse before Nijinsky to win the English Triple Crown of 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and St. Leger?

Nijinsky II Derby Winner Nijinsky In 2000, British racing aficionados voted Nijinsky as their Horse of the Millenium. It was a tremendous honor considering that so many great horses have made their mark on the British horse racing scene over the last century. But the 2000 poll conducted by the Sun newspaper spoke loud and clear -- Nijinsky was the horse the people loved the most. It's easy to say that Nijinsky was pegged for greatness at birth. As the son of two winners of the prestigious Queen's Plate race (Northern Dancer and Flaming Page), Nijinsky had an excellent gene pool in his favor. But his amazing performances over a sterling 13-year span would clearly mark Nijinsky as one of the greatest of the greats. Incidentally, the name Nijinsky II was recorded simply for registration purposes. To his legion of fans around the world, he was known simply as the one and only Nijinsky. During his standout career, Nijinsky blazed a trail like no other horse before him. He was the first horse to win the coveted English Triple Crown in 35 years, after capturing the Epsom Derby, St. Leger Stakes and the Two Thousand Guineas in 1970. That same year, Nijinsky was honored as Europe's Horse of the Year. He also shattered the European Earnings record after winning $677,177, Nijinsky was later syndicated for a world record sum of $5.4 million. In 1969, Nijinsky began his career as two-year-old in Curragh, Ireland, where he won the Erne and Railway Stakes, followed by the Anglesey Stakes and finally the Beresford Stakes to cap his career as a two-year-old. With his victories, Nijinksy was heralded as the two-year-old champion of both Ireland and England. He also began his career as a three-year-old in Curragh where he won the Gladness Stakes. He followed this up with the Two Thousand Guineas to capture the first jewel of the Triple Crown. His next two races were easy victories for the muscular thoroughbred as he left the field eating his dust in the English Derby and the Irish Sweeps Derby. The prestigious King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Ascot came next, where Nijinsky faced an elite and older field that included the 1969 Epsom Derby winner, Blakeney. Despite that, Nijinsky would defeat this heralded field and, with his jockey, Lester Piggott, would gain consideration as the most formidable horse and jockey combo ever. An attack of ringworm after that victory left Nijinsky inactive for a significant period. Despite that, Nijinsky captured the St. Leger Stakes upon his return to complete the Triple Crown, the first to do so since Bahram accomplished the feat 35 years earlier. In the world-famous Prix de l�Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Nijinsky would suffer his first defeat, losing by a head by Sassafras. Many pundits blamed his jockey, Piggott, for what critics claimed was a sloppy performance. However, in his final race, the Champion Stakes, Nijinsky would again finish second, signaling the fact that the end had arrived for the champion colt. After his retirement, Nijinsky was assigned as a stud at the Claiborne Farm in Kentucky, with his owners earnestly hoping that the great horse could pass on his strength, stamina and incredible will to win. In 1970, a film was released commemorating Nijinsky's brilliant racing career. Orson Welles was the film's narrator. The film was later released in VHS video format in 1988. Bookmakers


Which team won baseball's first World Series of the 60s?

Baseball History in 1903: The First World Series 1903 Leaders & Numbers 1902 1904 1900s 1903 The First World Series Both the American and National Leagues finally agree to co-exist in peace, leading to an inaugural "world's championship" between the two pennant winners. On January 9, 1903, the hatchet was finally buried. It was on this day in Cincinnati that the powers that be for both the National and American Leagues began the process of co-existing harmoniously, ending two years of bitter fighting. Gone would be the player raids, the cutthroat crosstown rivalries and the clandestine undermining of each other. Although nothing was said about the leagues playing one another—be it as regular season interleague play or postseason competition—the door was certainly propped open more widely than ever for the possibility. Ironically, it was the National League—the established entity of big league baseball—that more or less waved the white flag to the relatively infant American League, singularly run by Ban Johnson. Talent and attendance had both swayed in favor of the AL, and there was still ongoing pilferage of NL rosters. Jack Chesbro, Jesse Tannehill, Willie Keeler and Sam Crawford had already defected to the junior circuit since the end of the 1902 season, and AL owners were closing in on signing Christy Mathewson, Tommy Leach, Vic Willis and Sam Mertes, among others. To stop the bleeding, the NL decided to put the emergency brakes on the feud and meet with Johnson. Though the Cincinnati talks supposedly provided a level playing field between the leagues, there was no mistaking that Johnson and his AL owners were firmly in charge. The NL magnates gave it the good ol’ college try anyway. Johnson was initially asked by NL executives, led by president Harry Pulliam, to merge the two leagues—eliminating the four AL franchises doing business in NL cities, while allowing the other four to continue as part of a 12-team National League. An incredulous Johnson quickly rejected the idea and walked out, only to return four days later with his own list of demands—many of which he’d get. Johnson demanded that all existing player contracts be honored, allowing AL teams to hold onto the players snapped up from the NL; in return he would stop the player raids. Johnson also pledged not to follow through on his threat to move the Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh—but only on the condition that he could move his tampered Baltimore franchise to New York. The NL reluctantly, though not unaminouslyJohn Brush, who helped scuttle the Baltimore Orioles and now owned the New York Giants—where most of the released Orioles wound up—vehemently decried the AL’s move to New York. , agreed to these key issues. Out of the Cincinnati talks came the National Agreement, the bylines of which both leagues would be run; and the National Commission, an executive group of three representatives from both leagues that would rule over the game. The three elected to the Commission were Johnson and two NL executives: Pulliam and Cincinnati Reds owner Garry Herrmann. On the surface, the AL appeared outnumbered 2-to-1 within the Commission, but it was a deceptive facade; Herrmann, a long-time pal of Johnson, brought a more impartial voice to balance out the trio. The negotiating power and dominating presence of Ban Johnson proved one thing as the new season proceeded in April: It was he who now ran the whole show. The shortest end of the peace stick would not be reserved for the NL, but for the players. They once considered Ban Johnson their savior for thumbing his nose at the reserve clause and encouraging them to jump to his fledgling circuit. But the AL-NL peace treaty also brought agreement by both leagues to respect each other’s roster sovereignty and, therefore, the reserve clause. The players were once again perpetually chained and enslaved to the owners. Of all the teams hit hard by the pre-peace player movement following the 1902 season, no one was hit harder than the Pittsburgh Pirates—ironically, the team that had been least touched by player raids the year befo


Who was the first woman tennis player born in the US to win the US Open after Chris Evert's 1984 triumph?

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Movie History at Stoke Park | Luxury 5 Star Hotel, Spa & Golf in Buckinghamshire Movie History Movie History "From Bond to Bridget Jones, Stoke Park is amongst Hollywood’s hottest – and its right on our doorstep" - Wedding Ideas Stoke Park has always had a close relationship to Pinewood Studios (four miles away) and the British film industry. Two James Bond movies, Goldfinger (1964) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) were filmed at Stoke Park. The epic duel between James Bond (Sean Connery) and Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) is still considered to be the most famous game of golf in cinematic history. The famous ‘mini break’ and rowing scenes from Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) were filmed in the Great Hall, Lakes and The Pennsylvania Suite with Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth. In 2004, three movies were released all featuring Stoke Park: Wimbledon, Bride & Prejudice and Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake. In Wimbledon, Paul Bettany is featured on the grass tennis courts. Layer Cake featured Stoke Park in many scenes including the dramatic ending with Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller, filmed on The Mansion’s front steps. Bride & Prejudice, a Bollywood reworking of Jane Austen's classic novel, featured shots throughout the grounds. Guy Ritchie’s 2008 movie RockNRolla also featured the grass tennis courts and the 21st green. The Stoke Park estate once again featured in W.E., Madonna's 2011 film about the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and its effect of a modern day New Yorker.. Dead of Night - 1945 Two golfers, having fallen for the same woman battle it out in style on the golf course. They decide to play 18 holes who ever loses would leave the area for good. The location, none other than Stoke Park. James Bond - 007 The third and eighteenth movies in the James Bond series of feature films, Goldfinger (1964) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), were filmed in and around the mansion and on our championship golf course. Goldfinger - 1964 It would be only a matter of time before James Bond's creator Ian Fleming would inject his passion for golf into a 007 adventure, and in his seventh Bond novel, published in 1959, he had his hero face-off against a villain with the Midas touch. In the novel Goldfinger, Bond finds himself very much in the rough when playing against Auric Goldfinger, international jeweller, gold smuggler and golf cheat. Set at the fictional Royal St Mark's at Sandwich in Kent (although a rather transparent use of Fleming's own club, Royal St George's), 007 narrowly escapes defeat by bringing a little gamesmanship of his own into play. The golf match for the film version Goldfinger (1964) was shot at Stoke Park, and remains cinema's most famous golfing scene. Sean Connery's agent 007 is pitted against Auric Goldfinger, in the monumental form of the late Gert Frobe - complete with Plus Fours! After catching Goldfinger cheating, Bond switches balls on his opponent during the match. Realising that Bond is attempting to interfere in his affairs, Goldfinger motions to Oddjob, his deadly Korean manservant and caddie, to sever the head of a nearby statue with his steel-rimmed bowler. Bond is suitably impressed, but wonders what the club secretary will have to say. Goldfinger explains smugly, "Oh nothing Mister Bond - I own the club!" Tomorrow Never Dies - 1997 Stoke Park was proud to welcome back Bond in 1997 when scenes filmed at Stoke Park. The film crew and technicians converted our Ballroom into Bond's hotel room in Hamburg. James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) learns billionaire media mogul Elliot Carver is manipulating world events via an exclusive flow of information through his satellite system reaching all corners of the planet. With a stealth battleship sinking a British naval vessel, Carver sees that the Chinese are blamed. Crashing Carver's party in Hamburg, Bond meets "journalist" Wai Lin, later revealed as a Chinese agent. In a brief tryst, filmed at the club, Bond renews his past relationship with Carver's wife Paris (Teri Hatcher). Carver dispatches Stamper (Gotz Otto) cancel Bond, a struggle between them was f


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Judo Bond Nederland - Condoleanceregister Anton Geesink Condoleanceregister Anton Geesink Condoleanceregister U kunt blijk geven van uw medeleven omtrent het overlijden van Anton Geesink door een bericht te sturen naar condoleance@jbn.nl . Een overzicht van alle condoleances is hieronder weergegeven. -------------------------------------------------------- Eens een Judoka... Altijd een Judoka. Ik wil graag mijn medeleven betuigen aan de familie Geesink met het ontvallen van Sensei Anton. Veel sterkte en kracht toegewenst   Michel van den Eng - Gouda -------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends,   Let us impress our condolences regarding the passing away of the greatest judoka and fantastic person Mr. Anton Geesink. Our hearts are full of pain and our eyes full of tears realizing that judo world is to be without him. Hope new generation of Nederland will keep judo flag high to give the highest respect to the legends like Mr. Geesink.   Kutaisi, Georgia -------------------------------------------------------- With great sorrow I have taken notice of the sudden and unexpected death of Anton Geesink. In my life I have had the pleasure to meet him only a few times and every time I felt myself in presence of a great and strong personality with a good sense of humour. His pass away is a big loss for Judo and for all of us. I will always remember him with pleasant reminiscence. I would like to express my sincere condolences to his family. May he rest in peace. Nico van Dijk IT member of European Judo Union -------------------------------------------------------- I had the peasure to meet Sensei Anton G 3x at the International judocamp at Papendal. Later on i trained underneat « his wings » at a clinic he was asked to give for the VJF. I like/loved his personality, his way of approaching judo but for sure his training-endurance and RESPECT!!!! Judo and Anton geesink are linked for life and judo will miss this great Champion. He will allways be in my heart/judo-teaching. Werner, Belgium -------------------------------------------------------- I would like to express my deepest condolences for the loss of Anton Geesink. A great athlete and gold medallist in judo, Mr. Geesink dedicated his entire career to the promotion of sport values and education of judo. The Judo Family as well the Olympic Family have lost one of the most popular athletes in the world and a great person. I believe that my sentiments of sorrow are shared by all the Spanish people and in particularly by the Spanish Olympic Family. Please accept my deepest and fraternal condolences. Alejandro Blanco President Spanish Olympic Committee -------------------------------------------------------- We wish to address our most heartfelt condolences for the passing away of Mr. Anton Geesink, to his relatives and the entire judo family, since Mr. Geesink was a true icon in Judo and Sports History. Not only was Mr. Geesink a 10th Dan, but also he was the first non-Japanese World Champion in 1961, won the Olympic title in Tokyo 1964 and was a member of the IOC. We deeply mourn the loss of this great personlaity. With our Highest Regards, President Portuguese Judo Federation -------------------------------------------------------- With great sorrow we learned of the death of Anton Geesink, surely one of the most famous judo legends of all time. From the beginning of my time in judo, I have always heard of Anton Geesink, the first non-Japanese to win a World Championship, first to win Olympic Games against Japanese domination and a leader in so many ways in judo. As an educationalist he showed originality and vision and his ideas have borne fruit in countless ways. In after years I was privileged to work with Anton Geesink on the IJF Education Commission and to see him in action as a teacher and leader. His originality was an inspiration and his kindness and humour made him a pleasure to know and work with. We have lost a giant of judo. His work in judo remains and the legend remains, his friends will remember him all their life as a man of humour and fun


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Ping Pong Arcade Game 57 Ping Pong Arcade Game Ping Pong (table tennis) has been played on many home consoles and arcades. It's regarded as the first popular arcade and home console game. Ping Pong is based on table tennis. Latter games such as Arkanoid were based on the concept of table tennis.  Please wait for the game to load. Game not loading? Please enable Active X Content by clicking the circle with a strike through icon in the address bar which looks like this ( ) and clicking the 'Turn Off Active X Filtering' button.


In which decade of this century were airmail letters first carried?

A Brief History of Air Mail | Airtug A Brief History of Air Mail Posted on June 8, 2016 in Blog It all started a very long time, ago – there existed a sophisticated mail service in Ancient Rome; and the postal service of 2nd-century Rome was akin to our postal service today in that regardless of the weather or the circumstances, the mail would simply have to go through!  Horse-drawn carts meandered a good 50 miles per day over the masterfully-constructed roads that covered the sprawling Roman Empire.  Relay teams worked with one another, day and night, to ensure that the most important mail – usually political – would make a 170 mile trip within 24 hours!   As centuries passed, mail delivery became increasingly ‘sophisticated’; and the first aerial mail transportation occurred in 1870 in France.  Here, letters were carried by balloons cast adrift, guided by the wind.  It was on September of 1870 that 500 pounds of mail was carried, although the question remains:  Was the mail actually delivered?  With no way to control the balloons’ flights, the system was doomed shortly after its inception.  With that being said, however, balloon mail was also experimented with in 1877 in Nashville, Tennessee with, presumably, questionable results.   If we fast-forward to the 2nd decade of 20th-Century America, we find government-sponsored flights for domestic US Airmail which took place between 1911 and 1918.  It wasn’t until May 15 of 1918 that the first day of scheduled airmail came to be – the US Post Office Department officially established a new class of mail service – Air Mail was born!  On that date, the first airmail route was inaugurated between Washington DC and New York City.  The US Post Office Department had made an agreement with the War Department which would supply the planes and pilots while the Post Office would manage the mail and relevant details.  This historic flight carried 136 pounds of mail.  During a 76-day operation that followed, Air Service pilots delivered 20 tons of mail.  It should be noted, however, that of the initial 40 pilots, three died in flight crashes in a single year during 1919 and nine more crew died in 1920.   To further demonstrate the potential of utilizing aircraft for mail delivery, however, arrangements were made for a flight from San Francisco to New York City on February 22, 1921; and it was successful!  Including all stops, the flight took 33 hours and 21 minutes with an average speed of 104 mph, covering a distance of just over 2600 miles.  By 1924, transcontinental air mail delivery became serious business; and 5 years later, a total of 45 airlines were chosen for mail delivery.  The compensation for the carriers was a whopping $1.10 per mile!